The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1904-01-15

4 Liz dCC VI iCDl udl e, LOO
i Sec. /, authorizing allotments o.
1850, 50 and TO acres, expressly
says. sFrhat where the treaty OF
act of Congress setting apart sucf
preservation provides for the al
letment of lands in severalty ir
quantities in excess of those here.
in provided, the President, in max
ing allotments upon such reserva.
tion, shall allot the lands to each
Individual Indian belonging there
GA, in quantity as specified in such
treaty or act which is cofirmatory
Of the position taken by the Chip,
.pewa Commission,
The ChippeWas of the Missis.
lsippi, at the time OF the making OF
| the treaty of 1867 understood that
not only each individual WAS
ENTITLED TO 100 ACRES IN
SEV ERALTY, but in the tribal
relations to whatever might re-
inain of the thirty-siX townships
which they had purchased from
the United States.
The treaty of 1867 and the act
If 1887 were not affected by the
negotiations. contemplated by the
set of January, 1889, except Civ
| inc permission to other Indians,
| having no interest heretofore IN
said reservation, to settle thereon.
During the negotiations the
/ Commission had no doubts as to
the correctness of the construction
! iey them given to the treaty of
| 1867 and the act of 1887 1889, and
With the approval of the President
! they believed the case was closed.
There was no doubts as to the
! payment Of the 100000, and as to
the clause Of the act of January
IL Il, 1889, providing for the pay
lnent of the interest that may ac-
crue on the permanent fund.
| The Commission found it neces-
sary to give their construction as
! ft5 The intent of the act in which
the Hon. Secretary OF the Interior
conceded and the President APP
proved, and as 10 the first, you
executed the law as interpreted
by the Commission. TO the Presi-
dent, by the act of January A.,
| 1889, was to be submitted the
proceedings appertalnlng to the
negotiations, which were submitted
through the Hon, Secretary of the
interior in full, with the report
and recommendations of the Com
mission, and after all had been
carefully examined and by the
Secretary indorsed, were approved
| by the President, which, in the
minds of the Indians, was conclu-
sive.
The Acts of February 8, 1887
and January IA, 1880, in no way
curtailed the number Of acres to
the individual parties, (Missis-
sippis' to the treaty of 1867, as
the quantity of land owned by
t h m was, beyond question,
ar gely in access of t h eir
requirements; but, if t h ere
remained not enough to give to
those admitted to participate, by
their acceptance of the act of Jan
uary IA, 1889, viz: 100, 80 and 40
acres each, they were to receive
pro-rata of what remained; but in
no event were the original owners
mississippi to pro-ratc with the
participants.
The promises made to the In
dams were based upon the provi-
sions of the treaty of 1887, upon
tie acts of February 8, 1887 and
Of January IA, 1889, and as the
promises made and explanations
given could not have escaped the
attention of the President, after
his approval | supposed the con
struction given and promises made
were binding, and now see no rea-
son to change the views then en-
tertained.
The Commission intended the
Indians should understand, by the
representations made, exactly
| what they said, viz: that those
party to the treaty of 1867 should
have in severa'ty 100 acres each:
that those admitted as partici-
pants in the remaining part of the
reservation should have, under
the act of 1887, 5000 and 40
: acres, provided there should be