The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-28

territory.
A bill deIegatin gthe power to the Ok
| lahoma legislature to provide a system
for the leasing of school lands. and trans
ferring the business from the secretary
of the interior at washington to parties
in Oklahoma authorized by the legisla-
ture.
Passed a Bill for the relief Of Jesse F.
Morrison. Arapahoe, Oklahoma territory.
A bill giving to the settlers of the Cher
okee Strip the privilege OF making final
proof in fourteen months.
bill authorizing the Pottawatornie
Indians 10 sell their lands.
Passed a bill providing for the reap
pointment Of the territory and allowing
the Cherokee Strip its representation.
Passed bill paying the Iowa Indians
$4,000 in cash instead of agricultural inn
Elements
Passed a bill authorizing gourth-class
postmasters to administer oaths on pen
on pension vouchers.
A bill authorizing the Noble Bridge
company to build bridge across the
Canadian river az Lexington, Oklahoma,
A bill giving Oklahoma two more Unit
ed States judges.
A bill extending certain laws. which
are applicable to other parts of Okla
homa.
A bill granting local government to
Greer county, and confirming in office the
officers that were elected by the people
of that county.
A bill donating condemned cannon to
MCTlRu-an Do al Enid
A bill granting right-of-way to Sapul-
pa, Chandler & Oklahoma railroad. This
bill was vetoed by President Cleveland in
the ifty-third congress. but again passed
by the Fffty-fourth and is now law.
A bill granting roght-of-way of railway
Coffeyville via Saltwater, Guthrie and Ell
Reno to the Gulf.
A bill authorizing settlers in the Kick
apoo lands to commute in fourteen
month";
A bill granting pension to Geo. w.
Taylor
A bill to again extend the time of pay
ment on the Cheyenne Arapahoe and
Pottawatomie lands.
A bill authorizing the cancellation Of
double Indian allotments and right given
settlers to homestead the same.
A bill making clerk of United States
court the register of deeds of Miami,
Indian territory.
A bill establishing a United States
court at Purcell. Indian Territory.
A bill providing for the payment to
parties who published lists of lands in
Cheyenne and Arapahoe country.
A bill for the relief of postmasters of
Guthrie, Oklahoma and Kingfsher
A bill providing for the opening of the
Wichita lands.
A bill reducing United States land Of
fee feees in the interest of the settlers.
This passed both houses and would have
saved the settlers Of Oklahoma 100000,
but was vetoed by the president.
A bill Incorporating the grand lodge of
the A. F. & A. NJ, of the Indian Terri
tory.
A bill providing for the payment OF
certain deputy marshals while engaged in
police duty during the year 1882
A bill giving to settlers in Greer coun-
ty 100 acres at one dollar per acre, pay
able in five equal annual installments.
without interest, and allowing residence
to begin at date of settlement upon the
land in making final proof.
A bill to establish United States land
Office in Greer county.
A bill granting Cleveland Bridge COM
pan yof Pawnee county. right to build
bridge across Arkansas river at or near.
Cleveland, Oklahoma.
A bill providing for the opening of the
Indian Territory.
A bill providing for the opening of the
Kiowa and Comanche reservation.
A bill confirming title to lots sold by
the school board to citizens of Shawnee.
A bill allowing all settlers who have
taken less than 16O acres to make entry
on enough to fill out complete home
stead
On May 1. 1900. the free homes bill. CIV
ing to the settlers of Oklahoma coo
A bill appropriating Fort Sill for school
purposes.
A number Of private pension bills.
A number of bills granting to various
towns in the territory tracts Of land for
cemetery purposes.
A bill delegat,ng to cities of the two
territories of over ten thousand inhabi-
tants the right to vote bonds.
Several bills granting charters and
right-of-way to railroads through the In
dian Territory and Oklahoma
A bill creating the county of Gage ana
the same TO the Territory OF
Oklahoma for judicial purposes.
A bill providing for special appraisers
for various Indian lands.
There is still pending the statehood bill
together with thirteen other bills, intro
duced by Delegate Flynn.
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