The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-20
H CHIEFS
/ On THE RACK
| |Inthority for With
Allotment of In
rsrritory Lands.
Ion OF CONDUCT
TO SUIT SENATOR'S
b,retaries Hitchcock
Clearly Outside
lgal Rights.

ron. Dec. 19.-Admit-
4 had no authority of law
'.drswal from allotment of
rillion acres of land be-
N, Five Civilized tribes in
|rsuitory for the purpose OF
|.,,st reservation, two mem
4 President IS Cabinet-Sec-
LII of the Department of
/ and Secretary Wilson of
.ral department-endeav-
''is their course by stating
"a lhe best interest of the
:,tion was made before a
committee, which is in
.fairs in relation TO the
4, of the five tribes, but
4 declined to accept 1t, and
a of Wyoming, Teller of
"a Senator Brandege de-
IL Interior department has
siatn;e OF the United
Id authority. and that it
4 of Secretary Hitchcock
Ia cancel his order with
| kpd from allotment. The
s sad TO Secretary Will
IA Forester Clifford Pinchot
| heir duty to request the
I the Interior for a suspen"
Moments.
q Reserve Planned.
Tiihdrawing the land from
d Issued early in the pres
Ihe purpose was not stat
1. the time, bnt il deyel-
ihe earlier inquiries by
h That the Department of
r|anued to create a forest
|ir the withdrawn lands,
contain about l 100000
lands would have to be
Ia the Indians under some
| b. presented, and an ap"
ly Congress would be re-
committee determined to
Explanation from the heads
Executive departments re-
the withdrawal.
Hitchcock, when called TO
BID that he had asked the
division Of the Agri-
|imeut, 10 report on n re-
Gordon of Paris. Tex.
that they be permitted
acres Cor a game preserve
nnking an adverse report
Tiee asked for the with
y lands for a forest re-
Hitchcock said the suspen-
temporary and design ed
'tse of determining what
interest Of the Indian,
no right to suspend the
"a statute one hour. not
declared Senator Teller.
The right to temporarily
application of a law YOU
its operation for a month,
~ years. -
questions Of Senator Long.
g said that the request of
uson had prompted his nc
on Is Condemned.
1embers Of the committee
zoe action of the depart
fnding the law.
3ye violated the law. | an
aid Secretary Hitchcock
y motive was in the inter
tdlan and because I desire
aate the Secretary of Agri.
committee, | think, doe.
c consideration that the
srely provided for the sub.
plan to Congress for the
Forest reserve. -
secretary Wilson, Senator
10 know under what au
ie9uested the Withdrawal
eS from allotment -
looked at an authority
Fay Wilson. II made III
we had a better PROPOSE
indinn than to turn hit
fdme preserve. The righ
Inc land was a matter 70
u The III Interior departmen
We made an investiga
~ a recommendation. ]
~ gentlemen TO saw wha
y not. /"
Y Question of Law.
SSonded Senator Clarke. "i
1, secretary of the Interior l.
leIs him 10 do. -
'sier Pinchot was called T.
sld after be had explaine.
SOn members Of the commit
4 ssmr.phatically IN. that he couI,
e. ms plan through Cor
y ~, lold that his request ha,
pace, inasmuch as il sua
p,'a pS'a'iGn d of the law.
hltchcock should no
4. 1Tlnutes Tsr,iees in telegraphipg a
|io n..,rltory TO permit the q
~ proceed" concluded Sen:
81 "a Senators Long. Brand,