The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-09-28
BAVLINS'
EFFORTS IN CONGRESS.
The Utah University and Reser-
walton Bills.
BOTH VERY IMPORTANT.
Description of the Land Desired for
the University.
How 1t Is Proposed That the Uintah and
Uncompaghre Lands Shall Be Thrown
Open for Settlement = The
Mineral Question.


The HERALD has heretofore mentioned
the fact that Delegate Rawlins had intro
duced in the House a couple of bills OF
great interest to the people of this terri
tory-one to grant to the territory sixty
acres @ the Fort Douglas military reser-
walton for site for the Utah university,
and the other to open up the Uncom-
paghre and Uintah reservations.
Both are now given in full below:
THE UNIVERSITY BILL.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Represen tatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That
there is hereby granted to the territory of
Utah, and to any state formed from the
same, the following tract OF land: Com
mencing on the west boundary line OF the
Fort Douglas military reservation at a
point where it is intersected by the north
line of Fourth street, in Salt Lake city E,
Utah territory, and running thence north
on said line one hundred and thirty-six
rods, more or less, to a point where the
south line of First South street, in said
city, according to the plat thereof, inter
sects the said boundary line; thence run
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hundred thirty sixths rods; thence
south parallel with said boundary line
one hundred and thirty-six rods, more or
less, to point due east of the point Of
beginning; thence running west seventy
and eightysix one-hundred-andth thirty
siyths rods, to the point of beginning,
containing sixty acres, fCE site and cam
pus for the University of Utah, and upon
the condition that such tract shall be &C.
cupied by the said university within five
years after the passage of this act, and
perpetually thereafter; and in case it is
not so occu pied and used it shall revert to
the United States.
THE RESERVATION BILL.
Whereas, 1t appears that the Uintah
and Uncompahgre Indian reservations in
the territory OF Utah embrace an area far
in excess of the actual or possible needs
of the Indians resident thereon
That a large portion of the said reserva-
ton consists of desert land unavailable
for the use of said Indians, but contain
ing valuable deposits of asphalt and other
hydrocarbons which, in the public inter-
est. should be made accessible;
That oLher portions of said reservations
are capable of maintaining a large and
prosperous agricultural population after
due allowance made for the use of the
Indians; and
ldb bQ6 opening OF IQe mineral de-
poslts will afford employment to many
citizens of the United States who are now
suffering for lack Of employment: There
fore,
Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress Assem- bied, that the
secretary of the interior be, and is
hereby, authorized and directed to
release from reservation and to restore
RI fhn mn bfi0 domain e1soh r1orfiop o- nov
tions of either or both OF said reservations
as are in his judgment desirable to De so
released, having que regard to the in
terests of the several Indian tribes NTH
eric occupying the same and to all rights
secured to such Indians by any treaties or
statutes.
Section 2. Thatin case it shall appear
&c the secretary of the interior that any
tribe or baud of Indians have any title or
proprietary interest in any body of land
ia their said reservations which should,
in the judgment of the said secretary. be
restored to the public domain, it shall be
lawful for the secretary to appoint and
send out a commission for the purpose OF
treating with such Indians fer the pur-
chase of such title or interest; and the
result Of such negotiations shall be COM
municated to Congress.
Sec. 8. That in case it shall be repre-
scented on behalf of any tribe or band of
the Indians occupying the said reserva-
lions that such tribe or band have claim
against the United States or any state or
any citizens of the United States on ac-
count of any depreciation, robbery, or
violent outrages committed upon such
Indians by citizens of the United States,
the secretary OF the interior may appoint
q commission, or may authorize such
commissioners as may have been ap-
pointed under authority of the preceding
section of this resolution, to investigate
such claim and to report to Congress for
payment, what sum, if any, is found to
be due under the same.
Section 4. That where the secretary NAV
deem it desirable to release from reserva-
ton any body OF land within either of
said reservations, and such body of land
is claimed by any band or tribe of Indians
under a valid possessory title, the said
secretary may propose to purchase such
body of Land from the Indian owners at a
rate not exceeding $3.50 an acre for
agricultural land, Si.25 per acre for
desert laud, and S. per acre for
mineral land, such sums not to be due
until the lands shall have been sold by
the United States and to be paid to the
Indians out of the proceeds of such sales;
and if the Indian owners shall accede to
this proposition the secretary is author
lied TO conclude treaty for the purchase
valid and binding without further ac-
ton by any branch of the government:
and any lands purchased in accordance
with this section she'll be subject to dis
posai under existing laws regulating en-
tries OF public land: Provided, That all
persons entering such land shall pay in
addition 20 The fees fixed by law an
amount per acre of land entered equal 20
that which the United States shall. be
bound TO pay to the Indians for land of
the same character.
Section 5. That in case the secretary
shals be satisfied from the report of the
commission authorized by section three
Of this resolution that there is due TO any
band or tribe OF Indians within either of
said reservations any sum of money
las indemnity for depre6ations committed
Nv citizens of the United States, be shall
be authorized to promise and pay to such
band or tribe the amount found to be due
them, not exceeding $50, 000; provided,
that such payment shall be made from
the proceeds of the sale of lands owned or
claimed by such band or tribe, and. in
such case, it shall be lawful to fix upon
the lands so pledged for the payment of
indemnity, prices not exceeding those
named in section four of this resolution.
Section 6. That ali lands released from
reservation under the provisions of this
resolution shall be subject to entry under
existing laws applicable to other lands OF