Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-14
THE INDIAN BILL.
Materially Amended by the Senate
Subcommittee.

The subcommittee of the Senate commit
tee on Indian affairs has completed the In
dian appropriation bill. The bill Is mate
rally amended by the subcommittee.
Among the amendments are the following:
For the removal Of intruders and placing
allottees in the five civilized tribes in I'M
disputed possession Of their allotments,
$4,000. 1t is provided also that all unsold
lots, disposition of which Is now required
at public auction, shall be offered for sale
and disposed of by the Secretary of the In
terror for the best obtainable price, SO
best to subserve the interests of the sew
eral tribes
The bill as passed by the House provid-
ed for the removal of all restrictions upon
the alienation of lands of all allottees of
any of the five civilized tribes, except as to
minors, and as to homesteads. The Senate
subcommittee has stricken out this provi
sion and substituted one which declares
that the homestead of the allottee shall re-
main inalenable, and that other lands Of
the allotteeS shall remain inalienable for
a period of twerty-one years after the date
of the deeds for such lands. The Secretary
Of the Interior is required within six
months from the passage of the bill TO APP
praise the lands of the allottees. When
this Is done the lands will be subject tc
purchase in tracts not exceeding eighty
acres to any one purchaser, who shall live
on the land continuously for five Years and
make the usual improvements required ull-
der such conditions.
The leasing of any land In the Indian ter
ritory, except for oil and mineral purposes,
is absolutely prohibited. The Secretary
of the Interior is directed to vacate and
cancel all leases heretofore made when he
is satisfied they were procured by fraud or
for an inadequate consideration To exc
cute these and other provisions relating
thereto $4,000 is appropriated. All min
eral lands within the boundaries Of Indian
reservations are declared to be open for
location and development in the same man.
ner other mineral lands Of the United
States, where entry may be enforced With
out infringing on the vested rights or any
Indian tribe or any individual Indians APP
propria tons of $40, goo each to maintain al
Omaha, Neb., and st. Louis, Mo-, ware
houses for the receipt, storage and ship
ping of goods for the Indian service are
stricken out.
The requirement that actions against In
dams whose affairs are under the super
vision of Indian agents or bonded superin-
tendents shall be brought in the district
court of the county in which the Indian re-
sides is stricken out
An amendment was adopted removing all
restrictions on lands Of adopted full adult
white allottees of the Quapaw agency. The
provision in the House bill for the division
Of the unexpended balance of the funds
arising from the judgment of the Court of
Claims in favor of the New York Indians
was struck out by the Senate subcommit-
tee. The Senate committee eliminated the
House provision extending the time for
opening the unallotted lands to public en-
try of the Uintah reservation In Utah,
which had been fixed by law for March 10,
1905. The Senate committee. however, pre-
scribes conditions under which the lands
shall be allotted.
New legislation Is provided in relation to
the Five Civilized Tribes with respect to
the manner Of selling improvements to
other citizens of such tribes and partc-
patton in the distribution Of tribal property.
The Senate committee has provided that all
persons who have purchased lands on the
Umatilla Indian reservation shall receive
patent therefor on submitting proof that
the untimbered lands are incapable Of any
profitable use other than for grazing pur-
poses. 1t Is provided that any electric rail-
way, light or power company in Indian ter
ritory shall have the right of locating and
owning dams across non-navigable streams,
as we'll as of locating other property for
the purpose Of obtaining water for the
manufacture of light, power and heat
Provision Is made for the payment Of the
Kaw Indians of $155,976 in full settlement
of their claims against the United States.
The Secretary of the Interior Is required
to make an investigation as to the practi-
cability Of providing water supply for ir-
rigation purposes on the reservation Of the
Southern Utes in Colorado.