The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-09
'NEN Bills By FLYNN
introduced Since the Recon-
vening of Congress.
OPENING INDIAN LANDS
To Settlement is the Object of
Two of These.
INDIAN LANDS

most important is the one 10 ratify and
confirm the agreement with the Kiowa.
Comanche and Apache tribes of Indians
and to open their reservation for settle
ment- After reciting and ratifying the
agreement with these tribes. the bill goes
on TO provide as follows:
Section 2-That the Secretary of the
/ Interior is hereby authorized and directed
to cause the allotments of said lands. pro-
vided for in said treaty among said In
dams, to be made by any Indian inspector
| or special agent.
Section THAT all allotments of said
land shall be made upnder the direction
of the Secretary of the interior 10 said
Indians within one year from the pass
age of this Act, subject to the exceptions
contained in article four of said treaty.
Section THAT the lands acquired by
this agreement shall be opened to settle
ment by proclamation OF the President.
and be disposed of under the general
provisions of the homestead and town-site
laws OF the United States: Provided.
That in addition to the land-office fees
prescribed by statute for such entries the
entryman shall pay one dollar and TWEEN
ty-ive cents per acre for the land entered
at the time of submitting his final proof:
And provided further, That IN all home
stead entries where the entryman has
resided upon and improved the land enter
ed in good faith for the period of fourteen
months he may continue his entry to cash
upon the payment of one dollar and
twenty-five cents per acre: And provided
further. That the rights of honorably dis.
charged Union soldiers and sailors Of the
late civil war, as defined and described in
sections twenty-three hundred and four
and twenty-three hundred and five of the
Revised Statutes shall not be abridged:
And provided further, That any person
who having attempted to but for any
cause failed to secure a title in fee to a
homestead under existing laws, or who
made entry under what is known as the
commuted provision of the homestead law.
shall be qualified to make a homestead
entry upon said lands: And provided fur
Their. That any qualified entryman having
lands adjoining the lands herein coded,
whose original entry embraced less than
one hundred and sixty acres in all, shall
have the right to enter so much OF the
lands by this agreement coded lying con-
tiguous to his said entry as shall with
the land already entered. make in the
aggregG1e one hundred and sixty acres,
said land to be taken upon the same con-
ditions as are required of other entrymen:
And provided further That the settlers
who located on that part of said lands
called and known as the neutral strip"
shall have preference right for thirty
days on the lands upon which they have
located and improved
Section 5-That sections sixteen and
thirty-six. thirteen and thirty three of
the lands hereby acquired in each town.
ship shall not be subject TO entry, but
shall be reserved, sections sixteen and
thirty-six for the use OF the common
schools, and sections thirteen and thirty
three for university, agricultural college.
normal schools, and public buildings OF
the Territory and future State OF Okla
homa; and in case either Of said sections,
or pats theeof is lost to said Territory BY
reason Of allotment under this Act or
otherwise, the governor thereof Is hereby
authorized to locate other lands not occu-
pied in quantity equal to the loss
Section 6--That the payment for said
lands shall be made to Indian tribes en-
titled to receive the same under the pro-
visions Of this Act as fast a. the lands
opened for settlement under this Act are
sold The money. received from such sale
shall be covered into the Treasury and
placed TO the credit Of the said Comanche,
Kiowa and Apache tribes Of Indians: Pro-
vided That no part Of said money shall
be paid to said Indians until the question
OF title to said lands Is fully settled be-
tween said tribes and the Choctaw and
Chickasaw tribes by a suit IN the Court
Of Claims as hereinafter provided for. And
said court shall direct the payment therof
10 the tribes that they may find entitled
thereto.
Section That none Of the money or
interest thereon which is. by the terms OF
the said agreement. to be paid 10 said
Indians shall be applied to the payment
OF any judgment that has been or may
hereafter be. rendered under the provisions
Of the Act OF Congress approved March
third. eighteen hundred and ninety-one.
entitled An Act 20 provide for the adju6i-
cation and payment Of claims arising
from Indian deprejaiions"
Section shat should any Of said lands
allotted TO said Indians. or opened 70
settlement under tbs Act. contain vaIu-
able mineral deposits, such mineral depos-
its shall be open TO location and entry.
under the existing mining laws q TIE
United States. upon the passage Of this
ACT and the mineral laxs % the UniteJ
States are hereby extended over said
lands.
Section s-That as the Choctaw and
Chickasaw nations calm 70 have gone
right title. and Interest in ard 70 the
lands cede5 by the foregoing treaty. as
soon as ting same are abandoned 81 sad
Comanche. Kieza and Apache tribes Z
Indians. Jurisdiction 5e. and g. hereby.
conferred upon tha Units5 States Cnurl
OF Claims 70 hear and determine me saia
claim % tae Chlc4szEs aa5 ;hs CBaetavs I
ard 20 render judgment thereon. e
being TIE intention Il i6iS Aet 70 az on
said Court % Claims 5lr5sslietloa. 80 ;haf +
tae rights legal and s2sIfagse. ~ the 4
United states and fhs Caoctaw ard Caic- +
as4E nations and the Corsanche EsgEs.
ard Agaehe iribes - T1Siszs "a the pFsai- &
lses sasB - fully considered and defsr-
mlned. and 20 try and 6esarzaiae al 4