New-York tribune., 1905-02-14
AMEND INDIAN BILL.
Ne5o Provisions for Allotment of
Lands and Funds.

Washington, Feb 13.-The subcommittee of the
Senate Committee Indian Affairs has completed
the Indian Appropriation bin and it will be SUBJ
mtted, probably tomorrow, to the full committee
The bill passed by the House is materially
amended by the subcommittee. A large number of
appropriations, many of which have been in former
Indian bills reported, but have not passed
both houses. are inserted.
For the removal of intruders and placing al
lottees In the Five Civilized Tribes in undsputed
possession of their allotments. SIS 900 is appro-
priated. 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 Interior for the best OBJ
tainable price. and best to subserve the
interests Of the several tribes.
The bill passed by the House provided for the
removal OF all restrictions on the alienation of
lands of all aottees Of any of the Five Civilized
Tribes, except to minors and as to homesteads
The subcommittee has stricken out this provision
and substituted one which declares that the home
stead OF the allettee shall remain inaienable and
that other lands of the aIlottees shall remain in
alienabe for twenty-one years after the date Of
the deeds for such lands. The Secretary of the In
terror Is required within six months from the pas
sage OF the bill to appraise the lands Of the
allottees When this is the lands will be sub
ject to purchase in tracts not exceeding eighty
acres to any one purchaser, who shall i've on the
land continuously for nve years and make the
usual improvements required under such conditions.
The leasing of any land in the Indian Territory.
except for oil and minera purposes. absolutely
prohibited. The Secretary of the Interior is di-
rected 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,
200 is appropriated.
All mineral lands within the boundaries of Indian
reservations are declared to be open for location
and development, IN the same manner as other
mineral lands of the United States, where entry
may be enforced without infringing on the vested
rights or any Indian tribe any Individual Indian
An amendment was adopted removing all restric-
tons on lands OF adopted full blood adult white
The provision in the House bill for the division
OF the unexpended balance OF the funds arisinp
from the judgment of the Court of Claims In favor
or the New York Indians was stricken out
The committee eliminated the House provision
extendng the time for opening the unalotted lands
which had been fixed by law for March 10 1eO5
Inc committee however. preScribes conditions un-
der which the lands shall be allotted
New leglslation is proyided in relation to the
OF selling Improvements to other citizens of such
tribes and participation in the distribution of tribal
property.
The committee has provided that all persons who
shall receive patent therefor on submitting proof
thaL the untmbered lands incapable of any
prontaole use other than for grazing purposes
1t Is provided that any electric railway, light or
power company IN Indian Territory shall have the
right Of locating and owning dams across nom
property for the purpose of obtaining water for the
manufacture OF light, power and heat Provision
Is made for the payment TO the Kaw Indians OF
sbo,s16 In fun settlement Of their claims against
the United States
The Secretary of the Interior is required to make
an investigation the practicabiity OF provid-
ing O water supply for irrigation purposes on the
reservation of the Southern Utes. in Colorado.