The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-24
KIOWA AND
COMANCHE
COUNTRY
Two important Changes Pa
tJioticalIy Submitted To
BY DELEGATE D. T. FLYNN
Full Text of the Measure as
1t Now Stands.

Especial Correspondence of The Eagle)
Washington. Feb 23.-Two important
changes .were. made in Mr.. Flynn's bill to
provide for the disposition Of Kiowa-Com-
anche lands, etc.-two changes which Mr.
Flynn was 10th to make, but which he
made because he wanted his bill law.
one change was the elimination Of the
section providing that Oklahomans who
had exhausted homestead rights could
stuI enter in the Kiowa and Comanche
country. The second change was placing
The appointive power in designating coun-
- and township officials with the COVER
nor Of Oklahoma instead Of the secretary
OF the interior.
Mr.. Flynn made the best fight he could
for the Oklahoma man and to permit him
to take second entry. Stephens Of Texas
and other vigorous opponents, however,
made it possible for but one of two things
1.-The elimination Of that provision or the
defeat Of the bin. Mr.. Flynn believed the
bin should be a law at this congress;
hence he eliminated the Objectionable sec
ton
Mr. Lacey Of Iowa, chairman Of the
committee Of public lands, called up the
bill under suspension Of the rules. He
Bail:
Il think the house ought to have
few words Of explanation of this
bill This is practically the last chapter
in series If legislative acts necessary to
open up to settlement about 100000 acres
Of land IN Oklahoma The appropriation
has been made. the land has been sur
Heycd the a10tments are nearly all COM
pleted, and the completion win occur per
haps some time in July next. 1t must
be done before August G. It is necessary,
in order finally to omen up the lands, that
there shah be land offices provided couD-
Ties established, and county seats To-
Gated. This bill was called I'd on a re-
quest for unanimous consent some days
ago. and objection was made by the gen
tleman from Texas AIr. Stephens. in
offering this bill I have inserted amend
ments which, ] understand, are satisfac-
tory to him. and which have met the ap-
prevail Of the gentleman from Oklahoma
(Mr Flynn. who offered the bill before.
Mr. Williams Of Mississippi-Ts this
peace Offering between these two gentle
men?
Mr.. LACEY hope so. 7 would like to
say. further. that this bin provides that
the townsites shan be laid ont and sold
at auction instead of being put up at
foot race or a horse race. as heretofore.
Mr. Payne-WiI the gentleman tell rs
what these amendments are Some Of the
rest Of us may want to know
Mr.. Lacy-The bin has been read as
amended
Mr.. Payne-I know; but that does not
point out the amendment
Mr.. Lacey-The main difference between
this bin and the bin that was offered the
other day is that the other bin had pro
vision In it by which q man who had
Joined I'm the oklahoma race some years
ago and bad succeeded in getting GUAR
TER section of land, and had subsequently,
committed and paid for the same. might
take another quarter section now if he
was otherwise eligible and had no home
stead
That section has been stricken out. so
that those men who have had on. oppor-
tonity to obtain a quarter section Of land
under the homestead law viii have no
further chance, so far as this land is con
cerned. In my opinion that is wise
amendment, because there are plenty of
men TO taGe the land without thus en-
larging the scope of those who would be
eligible so as to include men who had al
ready had one such advantage.
Another amendment ia the bill provides
that the officers temporarily chosen TO
perform the business Of the new counties
shall Dee appointed 10y the governor instead
81 by the secretary Of the interior Tt was
thought by some persons that the score
tary OF the interior might possibly appoint
oy and with III advice and consent Of
fae delegate At least. a suspicion of
that kind seemed to prevail, and some of
these parties seemed 10 prefer Tire gov
ernor The delegate. with The becoming
modesty that has always characterized
his action. has Welded To this amendment
substituting the governor for the secre-
7ary of the interior
The bin provides that the proceeds Of
The sales If the town lots shall go into
The county fund for the building Of
Bridges and court houses. This is p great
Improvement over the previous laws under
which other parts of Oklahoma have been
Coencl
Mr. Gaines-You say these funds viii
De- applied 70 the building of bridges. win
They be applied to the Improvement NJ
streets also2
Mr. I3cev-The bridges and court
houses win no doubt consume an the re-
ceipts and so FAR as streets are concern
al there is no trouble because the s7i
in oklahoma is OF Thar character and the
lanl lies SO that The construction OF
streets is not a very expensive thing
Air. Gaines-T am very glad {, hear that
Mr. Lacey-One other SUGGESTION An
other amendment prohibits any man from,
buying more than one business and ora