Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-13
sEMIN01E M cHEaoREE LzsDs
The Apssdmspts Msde e the Ihdiam APP
prouziatiou 6nI d aAfEsStsng 0klahoma.

WASHINGTON, March Tin the confusion
Eatessaaat upon The closing hours of Con.
gress, the exact nature and effect Of the
Observation-Disclosures appropfia
tion bill have not been clearly understood
The impEessi2Ra Las gained currency thai
aff the provisions or TIE BIN organizing the
Tsrritors OF Uaehonia, ia Effect, were en-
bodied il the Inai-t appropriation bill
Th5sgsN1ot. the case..sg ha amendments
relsAe to tftssSeE mole and Eberokee lands
and are as follows: a4,ssaIs
The sum Of s., 912 ,943 is appropriated
to pay iii fall the Seminole rights. title and
interest III claims fbey may have, and te
certain aaa8ddis eesdsJt ~ the treaty OF 1866
lsontainiaagg 2, oar AIS acres. or this sum
81, 900 ashail te6laid in the treasury
aud fiyeipet cent iag 30
INTEREST 70 BE al SEMI ANNUALLY
to the treasurer of the 4ation, aa:d $412.
S4s Of his shall be immediately available
for distribution. This alpipropriation to be
leone operative upon execution by duly APP.
pointed delegates OF said nation of The
release and conveyance to the United
States of,ali right. title, interest aud claim
| of the said nation OF Indians. and to said
lands in a manner and form satisfactory
to the President OF the United States. .as,
Tt is further provided that such release
conveyance and extinguishment shah not
Iinure to the benefit aof the increase or to
invest in any railroad company any right
title or interest whatever in or to any d
the said lands. and all laws aud parts oi
Jaws. SO far as they conflict with the fore
Lgoing, are repealed except The rights OF way
aid depot grounds. -
Such lands as are acquired shall be a
| part of the public domain. two sections in
each township to be reser ed for the use
and benefit OF the public schools to be
erected within the limits of said lands thus
acquired, except school sections to be dis
posed OF to actual
SETTLERS UNDER THE HOMESTEAD Law
only, except as herein otherwise provided.
| And provided, further, that any person
who, having attempted to, but for any
cause failed to secure title in fee a home.
stead under the existing law, or who made
entry under what is known as the com
| muted provision Of the homestead law,
shall be qualified to make a homestead
entry upon such lands. And provided
further, that the rights Of ~honorably dis
charged MO soldiers and sailors in the
late civil war, as defined and described in
the revised statutes, shall not be abridged.
And, provided further, that each entry
shall be in "a square form as nearly as
possible, and Lc person be permitted to
enter more than o~ne-quarter section
thereof. .. -
But init such lands are opened for set
tlar,apf1Eu rrnoia n finn of tho prpaiHapt
no person shall be permitted to enter upon
and occupy, and no person violating this
Pre- vision shall ever be allowed to O., ter
any OF said lands or .
ACQUIRE ANY RIGHTS THEREON.
The Secretary OF the Interior may, after
said proclamation. and not before, permit
entry Of said lands for toWnsites, but no
such entry shall embrace more than one
hall section OF land. p
All the foregoing provisions shall apply
to and regulate the disposals OF lands &C.
quired from Muskogee or Creek Indians by
articles OF agreement. January 10, 1889.
The President is authorized to appoint
three commissioners to negotiate with the
therokees and all other InGians owning or
claiming lands lying west OF the 96th degree
OF Longitude, IndiaD Territory, Cherokee
outlet" for cession TO the United States,
all title, claim or interest. The commission
is further authorized to
SUBMIT TO THE CHEROKEE NATION
a proposition that said nation shall cede
their lands to the United States upon
the same terms as to payment as pro-
vided in the agreement with the Creeks.
Ii the Cherokees shall accept said lands
they become public domain for such
provision as provided, and the Presi-
dent ia authorized, us soou thereafter as he
may deem advisable, by proclamation, to
open said lands to settlement in the same
manner and to the same effect as provided
concerning lands acquired from the Creeks.
j., The President may, whenever he deems
necessary, create not to exceed two land
districts, embracing lands which he may
open to settlement by proclamation, as
hereinbefore provided, and is empowered
to locate land offices for thesame, appoint
ing thereto, in conformity to existing laws,
and receivers.