The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-18
U|HTAH RESERVATION BILL.
FULL TEXT OF SENATOR RAW
Inns MEASURE.
Commission to Make Allotments and
Provisions For the Disposition of
Surplus Lands-Has Passed the
Senate.
fsnecial CorrespondenceN

Washington, Jan. 14.-Following is
the full text of Senator Rawlins' bill
providing for the opening of the Uintah
reservation:
An act for the appointment of a COM
mission to make allOtmentS of lands
in severalty to Indians upon the Uin-
tab Indian reservation in Utah, and
to obtain the cessiOn to the United
States of all lands within said reser-
walton not so allotted.
Be it enacted by the senate and house
of representatives of the United States
of America in congress assembled, that
the president of the United States is
hereby authorized and directed to ap-
point commission of three persons,
who shall, with the consent of the In
dams properly residing on the Uintah
Indian reservation in Utah, allot in sew
crafty to the said Indians, and to such
of the UncOmpahgre Indians as may
not be able to obtain allotments within
the Uncompahgre Indian reservation,
agricultural and grazing lands as fol-
lows: To each head of a family, one
quarter of a section, with an additional
quantity of grazing land not exceeding
one-quarter of a section; to each single
person over Is years of age. one-eighth
of section, with an additional quantity
of grazing land not exceeding one
child under IS years of age, One-eighth
of a section, with an additional guam
tity of grazing land not exceeding one
eighth of a section; to each person
under IS years of age born prior to such
allotment, one-eighth of section, with
like quantity of grazing land; pro-
vided, that with the consent of said
commission any adult Indian may select
a less quantity of land. if more desir-
able on account of location
All necessary surveys to enable said
to complete allotments shall
be made under the direction of the gen
eral land office.
Sec. 2. That said commission shall
also obtain, by the consent of the ma
jority of the adult male Indians prop
erly residing upon and having an in
terest in the said Uintah Indian reser-
walton, the cession to the United States
of all the lands within said reservation
not allotted or needed for allotment as
The agreement for such ces-
sion shall be reported by said commits
sion and become operative when rati-
fed by act of congress; and thereupon
such ceded lands shall be subject to
entry under the general land laws of
the United States. or to selection by the
state of Utah as provided by law to
satisfy the land grants made to said
state. Mineral lands therein shall be
subject to entry under the mineral land
laws.
Sec. 8. That said commissioners shall
receive Sc per day each, and their actual
and necessary travelling and incidental
expenses while on duty, and to be al
lowed a clerk to be selected by them. |
whose compensation shall be fixed by
said commissioners, subject to the ap-
prevail of the secretary of the interior; J
provided, that the cost of executing the |
provisions of this act shall not exceed |
he sum of $4,000, which sum is hereby |
appropriated out of any moneys in the |
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Passed the senate Jan. H. 1898.