The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-07
oKLAHoMA's ORGANIZATION.
The Provisions Contained in the Indian
Appropriation Bill.


WASHINGTON March Elm the confusion
attendant upon the closing hours of con-
gre the exact nature and effect of the
amendments made to the Indian appropria-
tion bill have not been clearly
understood. An impression has gained
rrencY that all the provisions
of the blll organizing the territory of OKLA
homa in effect, were embodied in the Indian
appro riation bill TINS is not the case.
Senator Farwell moved to have them in
corpora, ed, but they were ruled out on "A
p int of order. TIE amendme IS made to
the bill bv tho Senate and ag eed to IN con.
ference res to the Seminole aad Cherokee
lands, and are rs fol $:
| The sum of 81 ,9l2,042 is appropriated to pay
in full the Seminole nation for al right, title,
interest and claim which they may have in and
to certain lands ced d by Article II of the
treaty between the United States and
4. 1865 containing 2QS' AS acres.
| OF this sum Sl,500,00O shall remain
in the treasury, per cent. interest," to be paid
| seni-Hnnuaily to the treasurer OF the ma. ion,
and S412, 942 shall be immediately available for
| distribution to sucl persons as may be lie ,lared
| by the legislative authority of the nation to be
| entitled to receive it.
WHEN IT BECOMES OPERATIVE.
This appropr alton to oeco ne operative upon
| the execution by the duly appointed delegates
| of said nation, s si,e ,ially empowered TO do so,
OF relea 'e and convey nee 70 tn United atas
OF all right, title, interest ami claim OF said ma
| tlon of dams in and t. said lands in man
ner aud form satisfactory to the President
OF the United States, and said release and
conveyance, when fully executed and de-
livered shall operate TO extinguish all claims
| of every Kiud aud character OF sail
| Seminole nation of Indians in and to the
| tract of country, which said release and con-
veyance and extinguishment shall not inure TO
| tue benefit, or cause TO vest in any railroad
! company any right title or interest whatever.
in or to any OF said lands, and all laws a. parts
| OF laws so + tr as they conflict with the fore
| going, are hereby repealed. and all grants or
| pretended grants of said lands or a y interest
or right therein now existing Ia or on behalr OF
| and depot groun IL, are hereby declared to be
| forever forfeited for breach OF con nlition. .
! TO BE PART OF THE PUBL c DOMAIN.
| The lands thus acquired alAll part Of the
| pu lie domain. Two ectons in each township
| to be reserved for the use and beneft OF public
| schools to be erected within che limits Of said
| lands. All lands thus acquired exec school
sections shall be disposed Of to actual settlers
in otherwise pr vided Except tlat sec
| tiOn 2,3o1, Revi,el Statutes, shall
not apply. And provid d further
but for any cause failed to secure title in fee 10
| a homestead under the existing law, or who
| made entry under what is known as the I'M
muted provision of the homestead law shall be
| qua III ID TO maze homestead entry upon said
! lands. And provided further that the ri yhts Of
honorably DISCHARGED union soldiers I'd sailors
IN t1e late eivil war as defined and descr bed in
sec ions 2.304 aud 2,3J5 OF the Rsvs ID Statutes
| shall not be abridged and provided further,
| that each entry shall bs in square form as
nearly as practicable, and no person be
permit ed to enter m )re than one quarter sec
! tion thereof, but until said lanis arr opane
for settlement by proclamation of the p esi-
| dent, no person shall be permitted to enter upon
and occupy the same, and no person viOlatn ?
this provision shall ever be permitted to enter
| any OF said Ian Is or acquiri u" ri h5 thereto.
ENTRIES FOR TOWN SITES
The Secretary OF tne Interior ay after said
| proclamation, and not before per nit entry OF
| said Ian S for Wn SITES but no sucn entry
snail embrace more than one ali section OF
| lanl. All the foregoing provisions with fer
| ence to the lands TO be acquicei from the Semi
| mole Indians, ncllding the provisions pertain
| ing to fort titure shall apply to aud regulate
| the disposal of the lands acq yired from the
| Muscogee or Creek Indians by articles OF ces-
sion and agreement made and concluded at
| WaShingtOn, j n 10, 1889.
| The President is hereby authorized to appoint
| three commissioners, not more than two OF
| whom shall be members of the same political
| party, TO negotiate with the Cherokee .ndians
| and with all other lndi ans owning or claiming
| lands lying west of the 96o of LONGITUDE in
Indian le ritory for tie Cherokee outlet cession
| to the United States of all their title, claim
| interest of every character in and 10
! said lands, and any and all agraem nts result
| ng from such negotiations shall be reported TO
| the President aud by him to congress at its
| next session, and TO the council or councils of
| the nation or nations, tribe tribes, agreeing
| to the 81 m for ratification, and for is pur
| pose the sum of S2S GOO, or as much thereof as
| may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to be
| Immediately available
| PROPOSITION TO THE CIERoKEEs.
Provided that said commission Is further
| authorized to submit to e Cherokee nation q
| propos ton that said nation shall cede to the
United States in the manner and with the effect
aforesaid, all ri 2hts of said nation in said lands
| upon the same terms as to payment as is pro-
| vtdtd IN the agr ement ma lie with the Creek
Indians OF date Jan, 10, 1899, and ratified by the
| present congress-; ami II the said Cherokee
nauoI shall accept and by act of its le yislative
| authority duly passed ratify the same, said
| lands all thereupon become part of the public
domain for the purpose of such disposition as is
| herein provd ID q I'd the President is author
! lied as soon thereafter as he may deem advisa-
| bic by proclamation to open SAID lands to set
| tlement in the same manner and the same effect
as in this act provided concerning the lands
| lands are opened for ttlement by pFocama-
tion of the President person shall be permit
| ted to enter upon and occupy the same. and no
| person violating this provision shall be pernli =
| ted to enter any of SAID lands or acquire a y
! right thereto The President may, when.
ever he deems it necessary, create
not TO exceed two land districts en-
bracing the lands whicl he may open
! to sett'em mt by prOclama ion as hereinbeiore
provided, ald he enpow red 20 lOc tte land
Offices for the same. appointing thereto in con-
formity to the existing laws registers and rs-
ceivers, and for the purpose OF carrying out
this provision s., 600 or 50 much th re0f as may
be necessary, is hereby appropriated.