The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-21


president of the Federation Of Women's
Clubs, and Prof. Maria Sanford, of the
state university, left last evening for
Washington, where they will try and
straighten out the differences between the
members of the Minnesota congressional
delegation upon the proposed national
park scheme. 1t is felt that Congress-
men Eddy and Morris, while not openly
lending opposition to the movement, have
not given it a Jealous support.
Mrs. Williams and Prof. Sanford will
endeavor to win them over to the park
scheme, and will to this end, after can
wasting the situation, ask for a hearing
before the Minnesota delegation.
AS yet no definite plan has been out
lined as to the proper method to bring
the matter before congress. It Is, how
ever, first desired to develop public senti-
ment, and when a strong expression has
been secured from this source a bill will
be introduced in congress which will set
aside the Cass Lake, Mississippi, Winni-
bigoshish and Leech Lake Indian reser-
vations as a public national park. The
area embraces Gil, 592 acres of land and
| 218, 470 of water surface. The Indians are
| IOI 10 Ue uISCuTDSu III Their udDIludl
| homes, and the proposed reservation con-
! templates saving all the pine on the reser-
walton from the woodlands ak. Mrs.
| Williams and Dr. Sanford go to Washing
| ton armed with numerous Endorsements
| from commercial, civic and professional
organizations, and will work in co-opera-
| ton with committee Of citizens from
I Walker, Mimi, who are now in Washing
ton in the interest Of the state park.
The representatives Of the scheme. when
| the proper time arrives, will present and
| advocate the passage Of bill drawn by
| Gen. G. c.. Andrews, chief fire warden.
The proposed law Is as follows:
Be it enacted by the senate and house
| of representatives Of the United States
in congress assembled. That the president
of the United States is hereby authorized
and directed, within sixty days after the
passage of this act, to designate and APP
| point commissioners. to be we'll known
| citizens Of the United States. to negotiate
with bands of Chippewa Indians in Mime
sofa hereinafter mentioned and agree
upon a sum that shall be paid by the
United States for the Mississippi,
Chippewa Indian reservations, Minnesota,
| as whole in lieu of the manner of dis
posing Of said lands in said reservations
prescribed by section four. Of the act of
ment that may be. entered into shall be
deemed sufficient II made and assented
| to IN writing by tWo-th1rdS OF the male
adults over eighteen years of age accord
| ing to the latest census of the Mississippi,
| Leech Lake, Lake Winnibigoshish and
Cass Lake bands Of Chippewa Indians in
| Minnesota; and provided that the agree
ment that shall be made shall be approv-
| ed by the president Of the United States
| before taking effect
| Provided, further, That in any case
| where an allotment In seyeralty has here
| tofore been made to any Indian of land
| upon any of said reservations he shall
| not be deprived thereof or disturbed there
in except by his own Individual consent,
separately and previously given, in such
| form and manner as may be prescribed by
| the secretary of the interior. And the
| sum Of money that shall be agreed upon
| as the price of said reservations shall be
placed in the treasury of the United, States
| in the state of Minnesota as permanent
| fund, which shall draw interest at the
| rate of five per cent per annum; and prin-
| cipal and interest shall be paid in the
manner provided in section seven of said
act OF Jan. IA, 1899.
| Section g. That the sum Of $4,000 Is
| hereby appropriated or so much thereof
| as may be necessary out of any money in
| the treasury not otherwise appropriated,
| to enable the president to carry this act
| into effect; which money shall be eXpend-
| ed under the direction Of the secretary Of
| the interior.
Section 8. That any lands that come
| into the possession Of the United States
| under this act shall be held and used as
| q national park and until further legis-
| latfon the president shall prescribe all
| necessary regulations for the care and
management Of such lands.