The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-06

IlOnS ana,
Whereas; after all members and freed
men of our Nations have taken their al
lotments there win be many thousands
of acres OF valuable surplus land, which
are to be sold under the terms of the
supplementary agreement which terms
are so indefinite and uncertain. and vest
in the Secretary of the Interior such ex-
tensive power that there is great proba-
bility of our nations being cheated and
defrauded out of practically the entire
value of such lands; and
Whereas; it is contended by the Com
mission to the Five Civilized Tribes and
the Department of the Interior that after
the commission shall have issued certifi-
Gates of allotment, they will not go TO
the expense or trouble or securing and
issuing deeds or patents TO our allotments
| and it being an imperative necessity that
such patents be issued at the very earl
lest practicable moment, and without ex-
pense TO the members or our Nations
And it being our understanding that a
fair consideration of our treaties required
the United States government TO prepare
and pay for such patents; and
Whereas; great many of our citizens
are being induced to enter into rental
contracts. leasing their allotments for a
long period of years. for an extremely
insufficient consideration, and in carrying
! out such contracts they are having their
ailotments divided into many small tracts
scattered so badly that they viii ever be
/ able to realize a fair consideration Of the
same either for sale for rental purposes;
and
Whereas; this matter of allotment is
( being recognized by the Commission to
the Five Civilized Tribes, all of which
/ could and should be prevented and in
such allotments our members having Sc
/ lected for them as a homestead, lands
that are practically valueless. and 10
Gated at such remote distances from the
other portions OF their allotment that cur
members Will never be able to watch
after and keep up with the persons leas-
ing their allotments. thus virtually de-
livering to such non-citizens all of our
members outside of their homesteads;
and
Whereas, there has been an unwar.
ranted interference through the Interior
Department in our governmental affairs.
the Interior Department claiming and
enforcing by military power their views
and wishes. overriding the popular vote
of our people and disregarding our laws
and constitution and the treaty Obliga-
tons; and by such unwarranted acts Gre
ating disturbances and dissatisfaction
among our citizens and causing us to
lose a great portion of what little conf
dence we had in the government of the
United States as a protector; and,
Whereas; there has been an unneces-
sary and vexatious delay in surveying,
plating. appraising and selling our town
sites, by the persons having the same
in charge apparently being done for the
purpose of continuing their jobs indefi-
nitely for the salaries derived there
from.
Be it Therefore Resolved: That we
deeply regretting the great injustice done
to our members, demand that the lands
allotted to the Chickasaw freedmen be
re-appraised, and the amount of each
appraisement be the true value Of such
lands. and that the government of the
United States pay the true value in
stead of the value that has been fixed |
under the present appraisements
That out of the five hundred thousand |
Cs5Oo0oO dollars of townsite money. now /
in the treasury of the United States /
each member of our nations whose en- /
rollment has. been proved by the Secre- /
tar yof the Interior and thus became (
final, be paid the sum of fifteen G15) dol /
lars. and the balance of said money be /
paid out annually and per capita, as /
provided for in the Atoka Agreement.
III.
That the sale of our coal lands. includ. /
ing the surface, the surface and coal be 4
sold separately. at a place convenient 4
TO such lands. and that in selling the (
surface the same be sold in tracts as 4
smaH as quarter sections, and that in /
the sale of such lands to our citizens. /
owning improvements thereon be per-
mitted TO buy such as they may desire
and can pay for, and in the payment o.
the same the appraised value of their
improvements be taken as so much pay
ment on such purchases; and that no
surface occupied by our citizens be sold
without first giving to such occupants
ten dm days notice of the time and
place of such intended sales.
"
That after the members and freedmen
of our nations have selected their al
lotments. they be permitted to buy such
surplus lands as adioia their allotments
at the appraised value.
Y
That all children born since the rai-
ncation Of the Supplementary Agreement,
and UP to six 90 months after the final
decision of Citizenship cases. be placed
upon the rolls. ana lands allotted to
them.
VI
That the United States government i'm
mediateIy have prepared and pay for
patents TO the members and freedmen
OF our tribes. conveying to them their
allotments. and that said patents bbe IS
sued with all possible speed.
VII
The rules and regulations be adopted
and enforced in the allotmen; OF lands
that will protect the members 81 cur
nation fully. in all particulars ana
against all persons; and that in the al
lotrnent Of lands the Commission end av-
or to have the members select their lands
in a body when it would Be 70 the IN
terest Of such member 10 make the selec-
ton in such manner.
VIII
That the work Of surveying. Batting.