Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-14

BlLL now DElNG CONSIDERED.
How u Would Disposo Of the indians
aud sell the Reservation
Lands.

la " deep Interest 10 the people VI utuhi
no. only because 10 % Intended TO throw
open TO occupancy by tho white man "a
largo area OF agricultural Hui mineral
lauls, bu, Tor the ell Ct 10 viii lave on
the indian Tribes which now occupy
be- reservations.
The iull text Of the bill contains an
amount OF necessary legal yeIbiaga
that Is uuiutorcstlng TO tho average
reader. Stripped Of THIS feature, the
prov.sions Of the proposed enactment
are 90 folIowg
Section authorizes the secretary u
Tue Interior TO select a commission Of
three pcm5us, a majority Of whom shall
be- bona Hide residents Of Utah, 10 alllt
20 the Indians upon the Uinlah anu
UacOmpabgtu reservations luula 10
the extent Of eighty acres 10 tGch
head VI family HnJ forty acres
T. each additional Indian; the lands
are 10 DO within the pfcsunt limits NJ
tho reservations, 10 be- suitable Tor cul.
uvaliuu, und ~ situated that thuy may
have q sufficient water lupply. Sur
veyn nru 10 be maIU 80 that such allJi.
mrnis can be- made aud identified, and
whore thufu Hfu any truatitu rotating
10 ullUtmtuts these aru 10 be- cgniUfmul
90,
Section . provides that ~ tho a'loi.
multi are ui I'D, they are 10 b8 fgplried
~ tue commissioner Of tue general
lauu Uillgc, with q duscfipuJn OF the
land nud a designation OF tue alloucra,
aud upon appr1yAiby the hecfo,nry Of
the interior United states patents Afe
10 he Issued Tor the lauI.
Section Directs that the commits.
sioncta thuIl Hru that the lands no
allotted nfu supplied with water anu
otherwise improved 10 enable the
tndiAus 20 dwell thereon, aud out Of
funds now held by the government IN
trust Tor the Indiana or out
Of such funds ~ may be ap.
pr0prlaie1, are 10 500 that the
lnuians are supplied with sufficient
TODD and clothing, ttoi, farming im.
plrmUnts and live sIOCs, 20 that they
may live upon, cultivate, ami Improve
tue lands allotted % them under such
regulations aud restrictions nH may DO
prescribed by the secretary OF tue In
terror.
section provides that II tho com.
misaiouots, prior % or pending the
making 0f the allotmuuts, nnd anu re-.
! port that portions VI the reservations
may be- thrown open % settlement
| without dulrlmcnt b. the rights OF the
/ luuIaus, the secretary OF the ihierlOr
| IL 90 exclude from the reservations
the portions thus designated, AM
/ after all allotmpnts are completed
| that the residue IN TO be treated ia like
manner by the secretary.
Section 8 directs that Immediately
/ upon the passage p' the act the srcfD-
| tuTy OF the interior bhall cause public
surveys 10 be- made OF all lands avail.
! able Tor agriculture Ia the reservations,
| unless the same have been surveyed
| already; townsltOs are 10 be located
| alH0, al suitable places, anu arc % Oc
| surveyed Into lOts ana blucRt, with
reservations for public purp0sul aud
surveys 10 DO made under the direct
supervision Of the surveyor general OF
the Territory.
Section o regulates the disposal Of all
lands not needed for allOtments TO In
uiaus, which aTe nou'minerAl aud ar,
not covered with timber Of n CONNER.
clul value, aud not included Ia any
tuwnsite. THIS IL 10 be- by tho register
and receiver OF the land Ulllce In Salt
Lake CITY giving sixty dayS publ,
notice, In not less than three news
papers Ia the Territory, designatiDl
the lands TO DO sold, iuviting bids FOL
the same In Subdivisions Of not los,
than lO nor more than 100 acres To ans
one person, and HIanng when bid,
may be made. The bids are TO be- II
writing, and are 10 be scaled aud de
llveTed TO the register, accompanied by
certified check at the rate OF twenty.
i've cents m acre, payable to the 10
coiver. All bids are 10 DO opened n
the presence Of the register and rrcclv
or aud such Others IN the secretary o
the interior may designate, At TIT tim,
aud place the secretary shall appoint
Each parcel Il % DO sold 10 tue highes
bidder, tut no bid lees than sl,25 pc
acre will 10 considered, Only ciUzau
OF the United States eau become
purchasers. Within six months allie
tue land In struck OF % the purchase
ho IN 70 establish his Residences there VI
aud continue the residence Tor al ltas
eighteen months. n, after the expira
ton OF two and within three year
from the date OF the original purohAss
proof is made Mt the land office Of com
plignco with theae condition., aud tina
the purchase Is for the exclusive use o
tue purchaser, patent shall iasu,
upon payment Of tho balance Of tn
purchase price. Whatever lands Rr
uudlspospI Of after being once ofers,
for sale are 10 be subject 10 entry undo
the general land laws.
Section provides that lots Ia town
sites snail bu sold TO the hlg 81 bidder
In a similar manner, not TO exceed tW
lots 10 each bidder.
section $ places mineral lands sui
jeut to disposal under eIisting law
relating 10 tbs entry Of mineral landi
Where entry has been maze betOf
, the passage VI the act, In good fait
> and IA ignorance that the same was /
, the reservation, the persons maxim
, the same are u have tue preferred rlgn
, OF entry for thirty days after tue min
! cral lands become subject 10 entry.
, Section o authorizes the COmmii
4 sioners to adjust and settle an
, claims, Of the Indians against IA
I ! United States, anu 10 mako Just con
, pensntion 10 them for the Telinquish
/, munt VI any rights or olaima with
p ! ~. rs.aarVafintas the fuutu f,u fI,Ia a. IA