The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-27

Z called on Representative Mondell OF
Wyoming. With all he discussed the
probability of favorable action by con-
gress on the ratification during the
h present session of the treaty with the
7 Grow Indians for cession of a portion
! Of their reservation. He found them
i working hard in that direction and
I was given copies of a bill introduced
|. BY Mr.. Mondell, February 20, for the
purpose of ratifying the treaty. The
object of he>Dill is to amend article
/ 2 Of the treaty to meet the objections
OF those who have been opposing rat
ifcation on the graund that it would
incur expenditure of a vast sum of
4 money by the government without
/ any recompense, and other reasons
4 they have seen fit to advance. AS
amended in the Mondell bill the arti-
{ Gle referred to reads as follows:
I That in consideration of the land
\ coded, granted. %relinquished and con-
I veyed by article l of this agreement
I the United States . s%tipulates and
agrees to dispose of the same under
the provisions of the homestead, town
site and mineral laws, except sections
16 and SO, or! an equivalent OF two
sections in each township, at not less
that $1.25 per acre, to pay for sec
4 lions 16 and SO, or an equivalent OF
two sections in each township, $l.25
I per acre, and to pay the said Indians
from the proceeds derived from the
sale Df.-said lands, and for the said
sections Is and SO, or an equivalent OF
two sections in each township, the
sum of $1.15O, 900, as follows:
ssNinety thousand dollars, or as
/ much thereof as may be necessary,
shall be expended, under the direc-
tons of the secretary of the interior,
in the extension and completion, in
( Guiding the necessary laterals, Of the
system of irrigation now being con-
! structed on said reservation.
.Ten thousand dollars shall be ex-
pended, under the direction OF the
I secretary of the interior, in the build
inc. extension, or completion of in
dividual Indian ditches; provided,
that none of the above sum shall be
expended without the knowledge and
consent of the Indian agent.
"One hundred thousand dollars
shall be placed in the treasury of the
United States to the credit of the
Grow Indians as a trust fund, the
same to remain in the treasury for 10
wears and shall draw interest at the
rate of 4 per centum per annum, SAID
interest to be expended by the Sec
rotary of the interior in maintaining
and managing said irrigation system;
provided further, that at the expira-
tion of the Is years above mention
ed such disposition shall be made OF
said funds as the Indians, with the
consent of the secretary of the inter-
Tor, may determine.
1.-TWO hundred and forty thousand
dollars shall be expended, under the
direction of the secretary of the in
terror. in the purchase of two-year-
old southern heifers, the same to be
placed upon the Grow reservation and
added to the present herd now owned
in common by the Grow tribe OF In
dams.
additional amounts may be ex-
pended for cattle from time 10 time.
at the request of the Indians, under
the direction of the secretary of the
interior; provided further, that dur
I ing the year 1903 all cattle owned at
that time in common by the Grow
tribe of Indians shall be divided equal
" between said Indians, share AND
share alike, to every man, woman and
child having rights upon he Grow
reservation.
'sFifteen thousand dollars shall be
spent in the purchase of jackasses
or stations, either or both, in he dis
erection of the secretary of the inter
ior, the same to be placed upon thu
Crow reservation for the benefit of thu
! Crow Indians.
"Forty thousand dollars shall b.
expended under the direction of tn
secretary of the interior in the pur
chase of ~two-year-old ewes the sam'
/ to be placed upon the Crow reserva
ton for the benefit of the Grow In
dams. Forty thousand dollars, or a
much thereof as may be necessary
shall be expended by the secretary o
the interior in fencing the Grow res
ervation, said fence to be built of 81
strands Of galvanized barbed wire
with either cedar posts not less tha'
four inches in diameter at the smal