Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-14
INDIAN PROBLEM.
The Senate Committee Proposes to
Settle It in the Next Congress
A NOTE OF WARNING ABOUT ALASKA.
Secretary Bliss Takes OmciaI Notice of the
Ru IN the kIOndike Gold Fields-A
Decision About Homestead
Privileges.

WASHINGTON, 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 a bill early in the session
covering the entire ma tier. Septem-
Der Is Su b-cOmmittee of the Indian
committee will start for the Indian
territory. 1t will thoroughly investi
gate conditions as they exist now, and
in December will submit a report
which will be made the basis for
prompt action on the part of the
ate. The subcommittee is composed
of Senator Platt, of Connecticut,
Senator Jones. of Arkansas, and
Senator Mantle, of Montana. They
go 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 memb erS of the
committee. There is much dissatisfac-
ton among senator's over the Obstinacy
of the five tribes in refusing to deal
with the Dawes commission, and the
object in sending a 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 SQUAD b1eS between
the tribes and the Dawes commission.
This is to be done by the passage of
bill, general in its nature, which will
take from the five tribes, or such of
them fail to make terms with the
Dawes commission, all 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.
A NOTE OF WARNING ABOUT ALASKA.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-Secretary
Bliss has taken cognizance of the rush
to the K1ondike gold fields and Alaska,
and has issued the following warning
to the general public:
To Whom 1t May Concern: In view of infor-
NATION received at this department that 5000
persons with 8, 900 tons of baggage and freight,
waiting at the entrance White pass,
in Alaska, for opportunity to cross the
mountains to the Yukon river, and that many
more preparing to join them, I deem it
proper 10 call the aICenClOn TO all VINO cOnIem-
plate making that trip to the exposure, priva-
ton, suffering and danger incident thereto
at this advanced period of the season, even
if they should succeed in crossing the noun
tains To reach Dawson City, when over the
pass, 700 miles of difficult navigation the
Yukon river, without adequate means of trans
portation, will still be before them and it is
doubtful If the journey can be completed before
the river is closed by ice. am moved to draw
public notice to these conditions by the gravity
of the possible consequences to people detained
wilderness
six months of arctic winter, where no relief
can reach them, however great the need
c. n. BLISS,
Secretary of the Interior.
A HOMESTEAD DECISION.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-Assis tant At
torney- General Van Devanter, of the
interior department, has prepared, and
Acting Secretary Ryan yesterday APP
proved, a decision which will be of
considerable interest to land states.
Section of the act of March 2, 1889,
authorized those who had partially ex-
ercised their homestead privileges to
land so as to make a full quota of 16O
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, notwith standing a
prior partial exercise of the homes tead
right
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