The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-24
HETEROGENEOUS BILLS
First District Congressman Busy
on Important Legisla ton.
one OF Mr. BRODERICK'S BILLS

Is for the sale or TnaIIOtted Indian
Land I'm Ramsas-'Ehe other Provides
for the Restoration or ehs old Tmrin
ON Foretgm Cattle
Congressman Case Broderick Of the
First district ID attracting considerable
attention just now BY reason of two i'm
portant bills which he is trying to get
congress to pass.
The first 81 these is q bill for the sale
of the surplus or unallotted lands Of the
Fettswatomie and kickapoO Indian res
ervationz ia Kansas With the consent
Of majority of the chiefs, head-Ren
and male adults Of the two tribes, the
secretary Of the Interior i to cause to be
sold lnsarust for the Indians the surplus
or the P0ttawaton1ie in Jackson county
and of. tile kiekapo0s in Brown county.
The ands are to be appraised, in tracts
Of twenty acres each. by three commits
aIoners. one ot whom shall be selected by
the Indians and the other two appointed
by the secretary. The terms of the sale
are rather interesting, because the prin-
cipie j. the same it is proposed TO apply
Cd the disposition Of all Indian reserva-
tions opened hereafter. The lands are
TO be- ofere u to the highest bidder
But % preserve the homestead idea II
is provided that n0 portion Of the land
shall be sold AZ less than the apprais ed
value. and ia no case for less than 50 per
acre. and 30 none except persons over p
years 81 age. and to such as purchase for
actual occupation and settlement
The operation ia Kansas of this new
plan ia selling honesteads to the highest
bidder viii be watched with great inter
est TIC 1T works we'll il il to he applied
to the reservations in the Indian territory
they are opened
The second bill prov ides for the restor-
alton Of the old tariff of $40 a head on
foreign cattle. The present tariff is only
Co. a head
4he texas cattle men are All opposed
80 tine restoration Of the tariff, according
r0 tine Galveston News. which prints in
terviaws with several large cattle deal
ars
SIR III il Ashburn, cattleman 1T
Waco. Tex. who was intervie wed. said.
s.l have heard Of the Broderick bill in
traduced ia the house restoring the tariff
duty % SI0 per head aud the reasons as
signed for Offering that bill. l do not
think the reasons are good. The reduc-
tiun TO 81 q head enabled quite a num-
Der ot Texans to bring their cattle back
across the Rio Grande. These were not
to be called Mexican cattle They were
trua. healthy Texas stock. which were
moved into Mexico to get grass They
increased greatly and could not be
brought back while the Mckinley rate
prevailed IA case Of that kind was that
of Henry j. Garfield, who sent his stock
cattle over several years ago at the
commencement De the dry period and
got caught by the $40 import tax. After
tine - rate went into effect he began,
with other Texans. to move his cattle,
which are true Texans back across the
Rio Grande, and he is still moving them.
It is this movement. probably. that has
produced the Impression that heavy
movements BIZ Mexican cattle were in
progress. do not think there is any
thing in it The return Of all the Texas
cattle from Mexico will not amount to
drop ia the bucket to affect prices.
a4As for Mexican cattle they will never
take the place Of Texas beef in the mar
ket All dealers know Mexican cattle
They sell from 50 cents to ST below the
market mostly % Gamers"