The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-03-01

lands after allotment. Some Of the
more important provisions of the bill
are az follows:
"After allotments have been made
to the Indians and all persons having
tribal rights On the reserv alton, it is
provided that the president shall APP
point a commission of five to inspect,
appraise and classify the lands.
"Two of said commissioners so
named by the president shall be two
persons now holding tribal relations
with said Indiaus-the same may be
designated to the president by the
chiefs and headmen of said confedera.
ted tribes of 1ndians-two of said com.
missioners shall be resident citizens
of the state of Montana, and a of
said commissioners shall be a United
States special Indian agent or Indian
Inspector of the interior department."
For the purpose Of classification the
lands are to be divided into agricul.
tural land of two classes and grazing
lands.
Section I OF the bill provides:
''That when said commission shall
have completed the classification and
appraisement of all said lands and the
shall have been approved by the
secretary of the interior, the land shall
be disposed of under the general pro.
visions of the homestead, mineral and
townsite law of the United States, ex-
cepting Is and 80 of each township,
which are hereby granted to the state
of Montana for school purposes.
In case of said sections Or parts
thereof is lost to the said state of
Montana by reason of allotments
to any Indian or Indians now holding
the same, or otherwise, the governor
of such state, with the approval Of the
secretary of the interior, is hereby
authorized, in the tract under consid-
Grafton, to locate other lands not oc.
cupied, not exceeding two sections in
any one township, and such selections
shall pc made prior to the opening of
such lands to settlement: provided,
the United States shall pay to said In.
dians for the lands in said sections l6
and 36, or the lands selected in lieu
thereof, the sum Of $l.25 per acre.
Provision is made that settlers un.
der the homestead law who shall re-
side upon and GUILTY. ate the land en-.
tered in good faith for the period
required by existing law shall pay
one.fifth OF the appraised value in
cash at the time of the entry and the
remainder in five equal annual in
stallments.
No mineral locations are permitted
on lands allotted in severality to In
dians.
Not to exceed 32O acres may be re-
served by the president for such re-
ligious deuomin atoms as are o en-
gagged in school or missionary work
on the alton.
All land remaining unsold at thu
expiration of five years ''from tn
taking effect of this act shall be sole
and disposed of to the highess bidder
for cash, under rules and regulations
to be prescribed by the secretary o
the interior, at not less than their ap
praised value, and in tracts not to ex
coed GAO acres to any n person."
The proceeds OF the sale are to b.
disposed Of as follows, after the ex
penses are deducted: One.half shall
be expended from time to time by tn
secretary OF the interior as he ma,
deem advisable for the benefit of tn
said Indians and such persons havin|
tribal rights on the reservation at tn
time that this act shall take effect, Il
the construction of irrigation bitches
the purchase of stock cattle, farmin,
implements or other necessary arti
cles to aid the Indians in farming an
stockraising, and In the education an
civilization of said Indians, and tn
remaining half to be paid to the sal
Indians and such persons havin
v tribal rights on the reservation, pre-
' vided for in section 8 hereof, or eA
pended on their account, Us they ma
elect"
An appropriation of 1000 is mad
to pay for the lands granted to til
. state of Montana and for lands r,
served for agency, school and missio
purposes, as provided in sections
and 10 OF this act, at the rate of 81:
, per acre.
The Troubles of u Millionaire.