Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1893-01-19

pected that the senate and the con-
ferees who will be appointed by
the two houses will reconstruct the
measure in its vital parts so as to
make it acceptable TO the Cher
okees. If the appropriation is re-
inserted so as to make the money
available at once the Cherokee
delegates have tacitly agreed to ac-
cept it. 1t will then come back to
the house with reinforced prestige
and will pass, it is thought, despite
Mr.. Holman.
The principal amendments, other
than the one referred to respect
ing the payment of the money, are
as follows: No person who is
owner of eighty acres of land, or
who owns real estate in any
city or town to the value of $1,000
shall be allowed to enter any of
these lands, nor any person who
has had the benefit of the home
stead. timber-culture or desert
land laws of the United States.
The price of the lands east of
81 IL degrees is fixed at $3.50 per
acre, or double the purchase
price and no person can take mere
than eighty acres. This embraces
about one-third of the Strip and
is good farming land, being well
watered and having considerable
timber, which If decided, would
bring ten to twenty dollars per
acre.
THE DELAwAREs.
On motion of Mr.. Peel: The
government shall hold the money
alleged to be due the Delawares as
their per capita share until their
status shall be determined by the
courts before which their suit is
now pending.
Another amendment provides
that no person shall be allowed to
purchase more town lots than shall
be embraced in one block. Sections
13 and 19 of each township are
reserved for the benefit of normal
school, charitable institutions,
reformatories, etc.
RAILROADS.
All charters and franchises
through the Strip of railroad COM
panies that have not complied
with lie conditions OF their char
ters are repealed. This affects no
less than four railro2d corpora.
tions and is intended to prevent
between settlers and rail.
roads that will begin construction
as soon as the lands are opened.
Many more minor amendments
of technical character were ad-
ded which do not change the ma
terial provisions Of the act. The
clause relating to manner of pay
ment will be of interest to pros
pective settlers. One half the
purchase price is made payable
at the end of two years from date
of entry; the remainder at the end
of four years from date of entry.
Representative Bowers, of CAL
ifornia made vigorous protest in
favor of the intruders, whom he
characterized as pioneers, and who
he said under the treaty would be
driven from their homes by and
with the consent of the govern
ment. He offered an amendment
to the first section of article 2 OF
the agreement which would have
practically annulled the whole Of
the treaty relating to the intruders,
but it was voted down. Taken all
in all the treaty as it passed the
house is decidedly against the in
truders, and has spread consterna
tion in their ranks. That the
agreement will come back to the
council of this nation for ratifica-
tion there is no doubt, and If it
passes the senate as mapped out
by the committee and tacitly
agreed to by our delegation, it will
be accepted by the Cherokee coun-
Gil.
CHANGES ARE NEEDED.
A Number of the Most Important
Here Stated.