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a bill. he is to be suspended. and if
he fails to pay in three months is to
be stricken from the rolls.
After a conference with Secretary
Hitchcock Representative Curtis.
chairman of the subcommittee in
charge of Indian Territory legislation.
completed the bill for the winding up
OF the affairs of the five civilized
tribes. It's most Important provisions
relate 10 the closing OF the rolls, the
issuing of patents to allottees, the sale
of the segregated coal and asphalt
lands in the Choctaw and Chickasaw
nations. the payment to the Indians
of the funds to their credit in the
treasury and the sale of lands resery-
ed for school purposes The bill will
also contain conservative provision
for the removal of restrictions upon
all Indian lands except homesteads
The total area affected by the bill is
about 20 million acres.
The Cherokee nation leads the 9th
er four in the. total cash deposits in
the treasury. as it has SO, 1926 600 to
its credit The Seminoles hold sec
ond place, having $2,070,000. The
Creeks have 1913, 900, the Chicka-
saws 81 100000 and the Choctaws
1927 900. However, the two last
named tribes are more wealthy than
the others, as the segregated coal and
asphalt lands are valued at from ten
to twelve million dollars.
Senator Warner will be made
member of the committee on military
| affairs, place he has been desiring
| to fill, and will also be assigned to
the committee on Indian affairs.
The senate committee on commit
tees will give away the places here
! tofore filled by Senator Burton OF
/ Kansas. and he will be entirely elm
| mated from the organization of the
! senate.
Washington, Dec. 8. = Representa-
tive Morrell of Pennsylvania intro
duced bill placing insurance COM
panies under the control and super
vision OF the department of COM
! merce and labor and a second insur-
! ance bill extending the sovereign Wis
itorial power TO the United States
over life insurance companies and
other corporations organized under
state laws
Among the bills introduced in the
house were:
t By Representative Murdoch of Kan
! sas. creating a commission of five
| senators and five representatives to
Investigate railway capitalization
By Representative Shackelford of
Missouri. to put printing paper and
wood pulp on the free list.
Representative Hays of California
| received a dispatch from the Japan
csc and Korean exclusion club of San
Francisco asking him TO Introduce an
exclusion bill which will be mailed
to him from the club
Senator Perkins introduced a bill
authorizing Rear Admiral McCalla tC
accept decorations rendered him by
the emperor of Germany and the king
of Great Britain. He also introduced
bill for the purchase of metal and
the coinage of minor coins and the
distribution and redemption of coins
Senator Nelson introduced bill
providing for a delegate in congress
from Alaska.
Senator Beveridge introduced bill
providing joint statehood for Oklaho
ma and Indian Territory and New
Mexico and Arizona. The bill is
identical with the one introduced il
the house by Representative Hamil
ton of Michigan.
Senator Allison, chairman of ths
Republican caucus of the senate. an
nounced the personnel of the com
mittee to fill vacancies on commit
tees as follows: Allison; chairman
Aldrich, Cullom, Perkins, Clerk o
Wyoming, Nelson, SpoOner, Kean anC
Beverage.
The board of education of voluntee
soldiers presented its report to con
: gress and requested that congress de
: eide whether the board shall accep
| / the California State Home at Yount
/, ! vile. which has been offered to thu
: government to be used as branch o
: the National Home.