The Goodland republic., 1897-08-13
INDIAN PROBLEM.
The Senate Committee Proposes to
Settle It in the Next Congress.
4 NOTE OF WARNING ABOUT lLASEA
Secretary Bliss Takes OhielaI Notice Of the
RnGh to the Biondilse Gold FisIds-A
Decision About Homestead
Privileges,

WAsHIHGTOE, Aug. 1.-THE senate
committee on Indian affairs proposes
TO settle at the coming session of con-
gress the whole question of govern
ment Of the FIVE civilized tribes. 1t
will submit bill early in the session
covering the entire matter. Septem-
Der Is subcommittee of the Indian
committee Will start for the Indian
territory. 1t will thoroughly investi-
gate conditions as they exist now, and
in December viii submit a report
which will be made the basis for
prompt action on the part OF the SEN
ate. The subcommittee is composed
of Senator Platt, of Connecticut,
Senator Jones, Of Arkansas, and
Senator Mantle, of Montana. They
90 with full authority to make such
investigation as they may see fit, and
that they propose to make it thorough
is attested by all three members Of the
committee. There is much dissatisfac-
tion among senators over the Obstinacy
Of the five tribes in refusing to deal
with the Dawes commission, and the
object in sending subcommittee into
the territory at this time is to get such
data as is necessary for the drastic
step which certain members contem-
plate. As soon as the senate
convenes in December the com
mittee will report, and then the
next step will be the introduction of
a bill to carry out the suggestions
prompted by the inquiry. 1t is pro-
posed by those who are familiar with
the Indian question to end decisively
and for all time the squabbles between
the tribes and the Dawes commission.
This is to be done by the passage of a
bill, general in its nature, which win
take from the FIVE tribes, or such of
them as fail to make terms with the
Dawes commission, ali right to deal
further with them. Especially is the
senate committee determined to see
what influences prevented the Chero-
KEGS and the Creeks from entering
into agreement with the commission,
and just where responsibility lies for
the discord among the tribes over the
proposition to take lands in severalty.
NOTE OF WARNING ABOUT ALASKA.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1f.-Secretary
Bliss has taken eognizance Of the rush
to the Klondike gold fields and Alaska,
and has issued the following warning
to the general public;
TO Whom It May Concern: In view Of infor-
nation received at this department. that 800
persons, with {, 100 tons Of baggage and freight,
are now waiting at the entrance to White pass,
IN Alaska, for an opportunity to cross the
mountains to the Yukon river, and that many
more are preparing to join them, deem II
proper to call the attention to all who cOntem-
plate making that trip to the exposure, priYa-
tion, suffering and danger incident thereto
at this advanced period Of the season, even
II they should succeed IN crossing the noun
tains- To reach Dawson City, when over the
pass, 200 miles Of difficult navigation on the
Yukon river, without adequate means OF trans
portation, will still be before them, and il is
doubtful if the journey can be completed before
the river is closed by ice. am moved to draw
Of the possible consequences to people detained
in the mountainous wilderness during I've OF
sixmonths Of an arctic winter, where no relief
can reach them, however great the need.
@. N BLISS.
Secretary Of the Interior.
A HOMESTEAD DECISION,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-Assistant At
torney-General Van Devanter, of the
interior department, has prepared, and
Acting Secretary Ryan yesterday ap-
proved, a decision which will be of
considerable interest to land states.
Section OF. the act of March 2, 1883,
authorized those who had partially ex-
ercised their homestead privileges to
make an additional entry of public
land so as to make a full quota of 100
acres. Heretofore this section has
been construed as applying only to
those who had partially exercised
their homestead privileges, before the
passage Of the act. The decision says
that it was the evident intention of
congress to provide a means whereby
every homesteader might acquire title
to 100 acres Of land, Notwithstanding a
prior partial exercise Of the homestead