Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-01-09

Proposes Immediate Opening
Of the Outlet TO Settlement.
Il Provides That Sooners May Not
be Barred; tho Lands to be SUBJ
ject to Homestead Entry by Pay
ment OF $1.26 an Acre.

WAsMxGroN, D. c., January A-Hon. d.
A. Harvey. delegate to congress from Okla
homa. will to morrow introduce q bill author
ixina PRECEDENT Harrison to ct once issue his
proclamation opening the Cherokee outlet to
settlement and attaching it to the territory
Of Oklahoma Tho government has besn
for several months negotiating with the
Cherokee nation tor these lands. but the In
dams have stubbornly refused to accept tho
propositions made by the government.
Mr.. Harvey's bill, after recit,n9 the treaty
history Of the outlet. the negotiations with
the Cherokses, etc, in series of whsreases,
then reads:
Section L That the said lands arc hereby
attached to and made part of the territory
OF Oklahoma, and subject to tho laws and
Jurisdiction thereof; and the president Is
hereby authorized and empowered to issue
his proclamation declaring said lands part
of the public domain and open to settlement.
Sec. That the president is hereby au-
thorized to create an additional land district
for the territory of Oklahoma and with the
advice and consent of the senate, to appoint
q register and receiver for each of said dis
tricts Who shall discharge like and similar
duties and receive the same amount OF COM
pensation allowed to other officers dlscharg-
ing like duties in other land offices IN said
territory.
Sec. 3. That whenever any of SAID land
shall by operation of law or proclamation of
the president of the United States, be opened
to settlement, they shall be disposed of to
actual settlers only, under provisions of the
homestead and town site laws, except section
23O1, which shall not apply; provided, how
ever, that each settler under and in accord
ance with the provisions of SAID homestead
laws, shall. before receiving patent for his
homestead, pay to the United States for the
land SO taken by him, in addition to the fees
provided by law, the sum of SLIPS for each
acre thereof, and such person. having COM
piled with all the laws relating to such home
stead settlement, may at his option receive
patent therefor at the expiration of twelve
months from the date of settlement upon
said homestead and any person otherwise
qualified who has attempted to, but for any
cause failed, to secure title in fee to o
homestead under existing law, shall be quail
fed to make homestead entry upon any of
said lands: And provided further, that sec
tons numbered sixteen and thirty-five in
each township, and where either of said sec
tions, or any part thereof, has been sold or
otherwise disposed of, other lands equivalent
thereto shall be reserved to the territory of
Oklahoma for the use of public schools. And
section six in each township of said lands
shall be reserved to said territory for the use
and support of public institutions, to be
available after said territory shall have be-
come state. Ano provided further, that 10
per cent. Of the net proceeds of the sales of
all lands IN said territory heretofore and
hereafter sold by the United States shall be
set apart by the secretary of the treasury and
paid to the proper authorities of said terri
tory for the use of public schools, and pro-
vided further, that proof showing that any
person has entered upon and occupied any
to settlement, prior to the time fixed by
proclamation of the president, shall not dis
qualify such person from making entry of
any of SAID lands or acquiring rights thereto.