Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-04
THE UTE BILL

I'M VIZ hAANh
The full text Of the Ute removal bill
ns II passed the Bonalo and probably
will pass the House IL 10 hand, 20 that
n former inquiry may be answered.
In lts first section II provides that the
treaty Of Now 10, 1855, by which the
Southern Utos went on to their present
reservation IN southwestern Colorado,
shall be- annulled, and the treaty Of
June 10, 1850, 40 far ~ II can DO made
applicable, shall be- carried Out Sec
ton two ArrAnges Tor tho allotment, by
the secretary OF tho interior, TO such
Indians A. he may deem qualified, Of
agricultural land In severslly within
tho boundaries Of the present reserve
tlon, and provides that lndians
taking Allo,monls shall retain
their interest In oil tribal prop
orty. Section three dispoaes
OF Indians not qualified TO rooBivo
land In severalty, by setting apart as a
reservation that portion Of the present
reserve In Colorado west Of tho range
line between townships thirteen and
fourteen west Of the New Mexico
principal meridian, and also all Of
townships lhirly-one and thiIty.lwo Of
ranges fourteen, fifteen and sixteen
west In New Mexico, the line north
and south being about forty miles east
Of the western line OF Colorado and
New Mexico; tho new reservation 10
thus considerably leas than half the
siEo Of tho old one. Section four pro.
vides for the opening, six months alter
tho bill becomes a law, OF that part Of
the reservation not allotted or retained
for the.Indlans, and for the sale there.
Of and OF improvements thereon. Bee.
ton nvo directs that Of the
money received from such sale
$4,000 shall 20 In ten an.
nual payments to the Indians, equally
distributed among them; 100000 to be-
handled by the secretary Of the inter
Tor, to Invest tho same In sheep 10 be-
Apporilonsd equally to tho IndiAns; to
IgnAolo, head chief, 10 Buokskin
Charley, chief Of tho MoAohes, and 10
Mariana, chief OF tho Wesminuches,
$500 each; TO Tapueke and TAbowalch,
chiefs Of the CApoies, $3.50 each; the
balance 10 be held In Ihe United states
treasury for the benefit Of the Indians.
As might have been expected, the
Indians get decidedly tho worst OF 10
On iia face the measure seems fair. In
Alloltlng 10 the natives agricultural
land on the present reserve, and
making the other provisions named.
But when II comes to applying the
law, its eject Il practical robbery
Of the red man, There aro very few,
II any, Of the Southern Utes who arc
qualified to receive lands In soveralIy
~ proposed; therefore tho Indians viz
tually will DO confined 10 tho new
boundaries. The bulk Of tho land will
90 10 white men, aud the Indians will
be on the poorer section OF the oouu.
try both In Colorado and Now Mexico,
where their lot will be much worse
than II Is now.
In the meantime, action cannot be
taken teo promptly In opening San
Juan county, Utah, to settlement.
The restriction OF tho Indians to
smaller area and more
forbiiding section than they have
been accustomed g. NO doubt will
cause a stronger desire on their part to
break beyond bounds; and IN order 10
preserve tho rights Ct San Juan
settlers no time should be Loot 10 open.
Ing the way for them TO obtain gov.
eminent title to the land that ls mo-
longer Intended 10 prospective Tor In.
dian occupancy. In the Interests u
the people OF that county, someone ll-
recuy associated VITA this matter
should move at once to secure the
proper official action By tue Interior
department