The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-06-14
THEIR NEW DUTIES.
The Text of the Amsndmsnts 10 the In
dian Appropriation BIZ. a. Agreed to
BY the Conferences COMMITTEES.

making appropriations for current
and contingent expenses of the In
dian department and fulfilling treaty
stipulations with varion Indian tribes
for the fiscal year ending June 80.
1897, and for other purposes, having
met, after full and free conference
have agreed to recommend and do
recommend to their respective houses
as follows:
That the senate recede from its
amendment numbered 66.
Amendment numbered 81:
That the house recede from its dis
agreement to the amendment OF the
senate numbered 81, and agree to
the same with amendments as fol-
lows;
Add at the end of said amendment
the following:
That said commission is further
authorized and directed to proceed
at once to hear and determine the
application of all persons who may
apply to them for citizenship in any
of said nations, and after such hear
ing they shall determine the right OF
such applicant to be so admitted and
enrolled: Provided, however, that
such application shall be made to
such commissioners within three
months after the passage of this act.
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such applications within ninety days
after the same shall be made. That
in determining all such applications
said commission shall respect all
laws of the several nations or tribes,
not inconsistent with the laws OF the
United States, and all treaties with
either of said nations or tribes, and
shall give due force and effect to the
rolls, usages and customs of each of
said nations or tribes. And pro-
vided further, that the rolls of citi-
Zenship of the several tribes as now
existing are hereby confirmed, and
any person who shall claim to be
entitled to be added to said rolls as q
citizen of either of said tribes and
whose right thereto has either been
denied or not acted upon, or any
citizen who may within three months
from and after the passage Of this
act desire such citizenship, may
apply to the legally constituted court
or copmittee designated by the sew
eral tribes for such citizenship, and
such court or committee shall de-
termine such application within
thirty days from the date thereof.
In the performance of such duties
said commission shall have power
and authority to administer oaths, to
issue process for and compel the
attendance of witnesses, and to send
for persons and papers, and all depo-
sitions aud affidavits and other evil
dence in any form whatsoever here
tofore taken where the witnesses
giving said testimony are dead or
now residing beyond the limits OF
said territory, ana to use every fair
and reasonable means within their
reach for the purpose of determining
the rights of persons claiming such
citizenship, or to protect any of said
nations from fraud or wrong, and
the rolls so prepared by them be
hereafter held and considered to be
the true and correct rolls OF persons
entitled to the rights of citizenship
in said several tribes: Provided
that If the tribe, or any person, be
aggrieved with the decision of the
tribal authorities or the commission
provided for in this act, 1t or he may
appeal from such decision to the
United States district court: Pro.
vided, however, that the appea
shall be taken within sixty days
and the judgment of the court shal
be final.
That the said commission, aftel
the expiration of six months, shal
cause a complete roll of citizenship
of each of said nations to be mad,
up from their records, and ado
thereto the names of citizens who's,
right may be conferred under thii
act, and said rolls shall be, and ar
hereby, made rolls Of citizenship o
said nations or tribes, subject, how
ever, to the determination of tn,
United States courts, as provided
, herein.
The commission is hereby require,
: to file the lists Of members as the,
finally approve them with the com
) missioner of Indian affairs, to remain
there for use as the final iudgmen
of the duly constituted authorities
And said commission shall also max
a roll of freedmen entitled to citizen