The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-07
House Expected to Concur in Sen
ate Amendments Ia Creek and
Cherokee Agreements.
MINERAL LEASE SECTION CUT.
Provision Was Eliminated by Up
per Body and Principal Con
lr"vcrsy Is Over Re
placing 1t.
Tre Rerlhii. EuL.au.


Washington. Jan 6-The action Of th'
! Sena'" ia ratifying the creek and Cherok"'
/ treaties j. expected To- prove an important
I step 70 the settlement Of lease and town
/ 81" problems in tre Indian Territory. Tie
! treaties We're amended bat slightly -
passed by the House. the main change be
!hE the omission - the House provision
1 governing Mineral le1ses. The bills ratify-
J ing these agreements viii he returned "a
the House for action on the Senate amend
n"nis. II seems probable that ther will De
/ concufred in. For tim. there was de
position on the part o. the House members
/ 1" insist on the provision for mineral le;:s, =
/ bat OWING {" the little time left of this -'s-
Sion u H. quite likely thai the Senate's act
Ton Ia cutting that paragraph 0ut will pre-
vail
Representatives Of the Creeks ard Chcro-
KEGS gre iu Washington. and. while they
desired some further minor amendments hy
INC senate. they d1s fairly wen please I
with the result. The treaties mus finally
." affirmed 10y popular election In IA" Cnef-
okcc and creek nations and H i- believed
That they will De- iudpTSed by the majority
and thus end q complicated matter that for
long time has been pending In Congre--
TIE min, raj lease lection passed 10y 'he
House and eliminated by the senate wa
the main point Of contention. j; was iden-
teal iu bUth treaties as follows;
the secretary = the Interior is directed from
tIai- to tim. - p,o,ia~ rule and regulations Tor
the leasing 81 oii. Eas. c"ii HSihaf ana other
tiou ~ the lands WITHIN the ,h"roH-c ,-uEtis.
and al such leases sua.i De- iiao- iy the Sec
Ietaty u m interior aad any haze for an
such minerals ,tbsr1ise n.aae stall BE- so-,-
lately void. " lease shall be- made or re-
n-Wrt for a longer i.rod than ufte-n y-ar-. nor
cover n. mineral 20 more tnan l"J arTcs -
land. which shall conform ss nearly as .~ssihls
i.essees shan pay on easr oii. ga. coal as
phalt or other niiusIsI claim al %" iate n fipi
"rd yeats. :so p annuri o. the third and
fourth ais. and To- ~ earI succeeding Vear
th"r'ait'r. a. advanced ROYALTY on III H.ire "r
cialm on hi"h fn-s are made. Al such Tl;
Eenis shall - "A credit on ROYALTY wn~n racii
production j. in excess of such guaranteed an
Huai ADVANCED payments. and ala l--se"s mus
pay sald ah'Gai adi ahe"d payments on "a
claim; whether d"N"lppsd - uhd-t-."-'"i; ant
should any lessee H-Ei-ct "f r-tHs~ Z" i"Z such
advanced annual i'Nalty f"f 'i- pfT'.d "f sixty
days after th- saline b-oons-s due any lease.
come null AM VOID. and the rnfalii"s Iait ~
advance shall then teeome she money ami
Provided that nothing Ee-sla contained shall
impair th" rights 81 any holder OF owner ~
.r mineral which Es- been s~s.nte,l o. Ly act Of
CansrsS>. hut all suel Interest shsli continue
iIsr- Or dwre.s =. @ss ', from Iae SIesry
of the Interior for term not "x"-ssliug fifteen
ts- herein provided. wh-r s"r. i-a-@s are
not operated. &" ~ rate = royalty ou cal
preference shall b. given 10 - p psrtis- in 70
any land vhich Las hrn sc.c.:.d - allotted.
then y" foss,ty ior the Isrt - saii .i1d -
20 whom the sIio nts have been f7ade 10
Provided. further. tnat WHEN uuie- the Gus
toms and Laws he.etof"re existing md prevail
lus e. the indian rsrrito.y. I-a-ss have teen
other mineral deEcsits sud p1-s-ssion has been
tie f.' deyeidpnsst . Sch J. caai asphalt or
other mineral deposits ~ l~ssees o. thsir a.
signs wh'h have r.sdiiei in the production -
oil gas. coal asphalt or other mineral IN com
mercial quantities bv such l'-~ee- Or th~ir ss-
period not 10 exceed fifteen years from tire date
q, the lease and n; not riore than 100 scT"T
- land. and such Iaftes ~ possession slai he
given preference IN The making ~ new leases. IN
q the Interior: ant in making new leases due
- nsiieration shall be made fpr the Improve
I"ssinR Or renewal - leases of such deposits
preference stall BE- Stven 10 parties IN posses
IN. rsie ~ rcySiv 10 h nsid hy az l-ase,
shan - hx-d by the secretary of the Interior.
due urder the terms q ie1ses beret5'sre mai.
~ u-der new leas"s made undor the provisions
unsettled lands. 70 the Che~ohse Nation. JTr z
On unallOttsd or selected la1d then the slrn.
shaH be paid 10 the alIpit"e or 10 th~ member
81 The tribe who fas rnsde the selection Pro
y yifed. fgrther. that members ~ ssit iflh's Who
have Md selections. o. 10 whom aiin' uIe1-s
have been made may lease their selections cr
a aiio1n. Mt f,' ne d@n.lo;i'ea' on '4i. 90, 'c'
Toi altv for the same hut before operations shall
f@ begun upon the lands 0wn'f or controlled bv
any pe-son for the deveiopmsrt 81 oil or gas
'ha leSsee or party operating shall pay 20 the
aitottee owner of the said land the yalue -
the Of the necessary surface for prospecting
or mining and the damage done 20 TIE other
land end improvements - said ail0tt-e or owner.
the value to ba uscertained unde- the direction
of the Secretary % the i-tsrior.
Pro, idSi. further thsf NJ lease urCvihrt To-
in This s-rtIo- shall be - force Of effect until
the cqnssnt of the ai1ffss is obtained iT w-firg
2 nd until the same . approved By tn s--re;arv
- ffe Interior. and IN ~ case shni . if1TN
'rents core- tho forfy-acfe sGTTes.@II provide
flr IN this tip iu c1aA cDve- more llat
iaaa Is allotted o. nv on" ali0t-e". exclusive