Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-12-26
der direction of said United States

/ unuer the provisions OF this Sectlon
shall be paid to the assistant
United States treasurer in St
Louis, Mo, for final distribution
among the members of the tribe
entitled thereto.
SEC. %. That said United States
commission is also authorized and
directed TO inquire into and con-
slider any claims which any of said
tribes may have, or claim to have,
against the United States. and TO
enter into agreements with the
agents or commissions of said sew
eral tribes for The adjustment and
settlement thereof, and shalt re-
port same to the secretary of the
interior, to be by him laid before
congress for its approval. Said
commission is authorized to inves-
tigate and report to the secretary
of the interior all other matters
arising out of the relations hereto
fore existing between the United
States and said several tribes, and
which may be necessary to be ad-
iusted in the final determination
of such relations, the extinguish-
ment of said tribal governments,
and the erection of territorial
government herein provided.
SIC. "a That said United States
commission shall, if possible, Sc.
cure agreements with said agents
or commissions of said tribes for
the purchase by the United States
of sufficient grounds or lots of
land on which have been erected
school houses, church houses, and
buildings for all charitable and
other institutions of like character
in said territory, and if such
agreement cannot be effected said
commission shall prepare descrip-
tions OF such grounds or lots of
land, with estimates of values
thereof, and submit the same to
the secretary of the interior, to be
laid before congress for its action in
the premises.
That said commission shall also
secure agreements, if possible,
with said agents or commissions of
tribes for the purchase by the
United States of lands for high
ways, four rods wide between all
sections of land in said territory,
the section lines to be the center
of said highways, and in case OF
failure to secure such agreements,
said commission shall prepare es-
Inmates of the amount of land nee
essary for such highways, and the
reasonable value thereof, and sub
nit same to the secretary of the
interior to be laid before congress
for its action thereon.
SEC. 25. That no part of the
land embraced within the terrific
ry hereby created shall inure to the
use or benefit of any railroad cor
poratiOn, except the rights of way
and land for stations heretofore |
granted to certain railroad corpor-
atiOns. Nor shall any provision
of this act, or OF any officer of the /
United States, done or performed |
under the provisions of this act or
otherwise, invest any corporation,
o@ning or operating any railroad |
IN said territory, with any land or
right to any land in said territory.
and this act shall not affect any
lands therein in such manner as to
cause them to become public lands
of the United States, and thereby
to inure TO the benefit or become
the property of any railroad cor
poration.
SEC. 26. That in aid of allot-
ment and distribution of lands. as
heretofore provided for, the secre-
tary of the interior shall direct the
surveyors of the lands of said ter
ritory IN making the survey pro-
vided for in section twenty-seven
to make classification of said lands
surveyed by them, dividing same
into first, second and third classes,
the first class being the best or
most valuable lands, the second
class being the medium lands, and
the third class being lands of the
least value, noting therein the
lands improved and the lands un
improved, and 10 further direct
said surveyors to make report of
same TO the secretary.
Section Il provides for continu-
alton of the survey now in pro-
gress, apprOpriating 100000 for
the purpose. Other appropria-
tions are as follows:
To pay the expenses of the first
legislative assembly of said terri
tory, including the printing of the
session laws thereof, the sum of
seven thousand dollars.
To pay the salaries OF the gov
ernor, the Judges of the district
courts. the secretary of the terrific
ry, the marshal, the attorney, the
clerks OF courts, and other officers,
whose appointment is provided for
in this act, for the remainder of the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1896,
the sum of fifty thousand dollars.
To pay the rent of buildings for
the legislative assembly and exec
utive offices and for the supreme
and district courts. to provide jails
and support prisoners, to pay
mileage and per diem ofiurors and
witnesses. to provide books, rec
ords and stationery for the execu-
tive and Judicial offices for the re-
of the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1896, the sum of twenty
five thousand dollars.
To enable the governor to take
a census of the inhabitants of said
territory, as required by this act,
the sum of ten thousand dollars.
To be expended by the govern
Or in temporary support and aid
Of common school education in