The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-01-10
INDIAN BILL READY
APPROPRIATIONS LESS THAN FOR
TIE CURRENT YEAR.

i The CURRENT YEAR
Thousand-Dawss CommIssion Ce.sinasd
'sOid Settlers'' Claims Provided for
Fiynn's Rili for the EaflReatson of the
Agreement With the Conanchss,K KIowas
and Ap~ches ID Incorporatsa-Ceafsr.
enee of the Dawes Commissi0a and
Choctaws With Secretary Francis.
Washington. Jan. s.-The Indian ap-
preparation blilfor the next fiscal yearhas
been completed by the committe on In
dian affairs and reported TO the house by
Chairman Sherman The bill carries .
total OF s7.AS5. .eoo. which is somewhat
less than the appropriation OF the current
year. The allowance for schools. how
ever. is increased by saoo. COO and provis-
ion is made for starting the new schools
at Chamberlain and Rapid City, s. D..
! whose establishment was provided for
by the last bill There Is an item con-
tinu.ng the Dawes commission. with
! special salaries and compensation, and
$4,000 Is given for the expenses OF the
| commission OF citizens who serve with
out compensation.
The claims OF the "old settlers" or
| wertern Cherokee Indians, which has
been troublesome question for years.
| are settled by clause directing the Sec
| fetary OF the interior TO pay the amount
l $50 a0S--on the requisltion. or reQu.si-
| tions. made by the national treasurer of
| the Cherokee Indians. or such persons as
! the 'old settlers may appoint in special
council In the last session the senate
| endeavored TO divide the remaining bal-
/ ance OF this money among attorneys who
had secured the allowance OF the claims.
| The bills for the ratification OF treaties
to secue Indian lands are incorporated
| in the bill
One is NJ. Flynn's bill. to ratify thu
| agreement made with the Comanchc.
| kiova. and Apache tribes Of Oklahoma.
| by which the government IS 90 secure
| their reservations for s2.0o0.oco~ Every
| Indian over Is years OF age Is permitted
| TO reserve a homestead OF $50 acres. half
grazing and half grain land. The first
payment is to be 100000. apportioned
among the Indians per capita made
within 40 days after the ratification.
the second payment. ofs2ao.o 600. withis
one year: 100000 in two years and the
balance in installmeuts Of per cent q
year. all TO be per capita.
The second is for ratification OF tho
treaty OF 1892 with the Turtle Mountain
Chippewas OF North Dakota for their
lands. The right OF reserving home-
steads isNgiven the Indians and the COM
pensation is 10 81. COO. 600. $50e zoo 90 bs
raid the first year and the remainder IN.
annual installmcnts through a period oc
twenty years. They are to be paid In
food, clothing. horses. cattle. seed, ard
farming implements.
One OF the most important features Of
the bill is the incorporation In u OF bill
recently introduced by Mr.. sherman OF
New York which provides for three In
dian commissioners, 10 succeed the pres
ent commissioner and deputy commits
sioner. One OF the three is TO be an army
officer and the Office or deputy commits
sioner is to be done away with.
DAWES COMMISSION.
Washington. Jan. "A Joint confer.
ence OF the Dawes Indian commission
and the Choctaw delegation respecting
the Choctsw agreement was held In fha
office OF Secretary Francis this after
noon Commissioner OF Indian Affairs
Browning was present. The session was
devoted TO a discussion of the leading
provision OF the agreement. preliminary
10 its approval by Secretary Francis and
its submission TO the president. The ac-
t!on that congress may take when tho
document is submitted for ratification Ia
causing considerable uneas.ness and was
talked over at length.
The agreement provides for the aIict-
ment OF all the Choctaw and Chicksssw
lands Except TO freedmen provided for
in an 1856 treaty.. the keeping OF title to-
all minerals In the United States govern
ment, in trust for the tribes: making tho
allotted lands inalienable and uutaxabls
for twenty-five years and giving full cit
frrs4Fa t4tW -
the termination OF tribal government.
which IL fixed TO end eight years from
March 4 next
So far the Chckasaws have not indi-
Gated their approval of the agreement
and II may be necessary 20 enforce 10
for the benefit Of the Choctaws' inter-
ests. pending further legislation
The principal opposition that has De.
veloped thus far IL that OF the holders OF
leases Of coal lands. The agreement pro-
v.des that those coal mines now In oper-
etion IN good faith may be continued ua-
II the lease runs out. but leases for mines
not now In operation terminate with the
OF tire agreement. Those
people have organized I'm an effort 10 de-
feat ratification and have sent an st;or-
ney here 10 represent their interests.
They claim. incidentally. 10 represent ths
Interests OF the tawn-s.te holders. who
bought t..!e from the individual Indians.
but in view OF the interests IN common
IN the land must buy again under the
agreement.
Much OF the time Of the conference was
taken Cd IN a hearing given 70 Simon
steTne. a New York attorney reprezent-
ng the Missouri. Kansas ard Texas rail-
way. The road under 10 charter. Il 10
riamee. = given alternate sections for
Ten miles o. each side along iis lsne.
amounting. II has been figured. TO over
. million acres cf valuable land. xf1oss
Ike Is 20 pass 70 I. upon the extinguish-
nent of The Indians tile. The road
claimed that. having constructed and op-
rated It's road. x had performed 80 part
y the stipuiaiioas aod ifs charter should
lot therefore be violated. a1d the land
should become the property of Tire road
n the ex uSuishms1t ~ communal title.
The department. the comm .Essou and th9
Indians naturally are against this proDo-
itioa. The commission took tae ground
hat when n contract - made ss 70 any
1Yht or property on which legiEia;iss
,ody .! f1e government has p8g~r %
sgisiate. the contract Is entered into win
view n such isxiFiatloa ss tha: body
nay $50 ~ 20 enact
memorial vas presented from -
8ii-bicot Chectsys 20 Mississippi ard
= uissaaa Calming tna. they should 30
'onsl1eTed part q ne Chocsa-x nats0r.
nd ;eelr rigais Be couSsder~d- Tssis vas
'rac.icsily ignored. as roeze people have
tsa1fzstiy refused 20 return 20 The Ia
Ian Tc-ri;ory with n. nation.
After bTief dlscusx.on cf .he Eorx
ere by TIE Dawes con-nIxs-oa fa fs>
srrstoTT the conferences was sdt>ar-sf
7fii A1e@y morning next
To Ds2z< indian nziI2n. K n ra's hxa
sSe4 for SeSotizfions with tns couxn5.-
% On re szrnz lines as WITH Ih~ Fzys
'sFl'szet frstar TIE asssk,o-S<v e. So