The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-29
SENATE TALKS Of
INDIAN COAL LANDS
La Toilette Says Halt Should
Be Called i'll DISPOSE
ton.

WASHINGTON, March 2S-Mr. Knox
made his first set speech In the Senate
today. He spoke on the railroad rate
question, end dealt almost exclusively
with the legal features OF the problem.
When Mr. Knox concluded. the Senate
entered upon the consideration OF the
conference report on The bill regulating
the final disposition OF the affairs of the
Five Civilized Tribes OF Indians. and much
objection was expressed TO many of the
changes Mr La Toilette took the floor
I'm opposition to its acceptance He yield
ed the floor to Mr. Patterson, who made
a point OF order against the provision In
serted by the conference committee giving
the commissioner TO the Five Civilized
Tribes final authority In deciding qucs-
tions Of fact in the matter of allotment OF
Ready to Withdraw
Mr Clapp In charge of the report, de-
Tended he provision on the ground that
IL would expedite business He indicated
a willingness to withdraw the report, but
said that before doing so he would like
10 have other objections presented and
discussed. This request was generally
Mr Clark OF wyoming criticized several
points Of the agreement, especially That
| regarding the coal lands In Indian Ter
! ritory. He conteudcd that the acceptance
| of the report would place the entire con
| trol of the coal lands In the hands OF the
! Secretary of the Interior Instead OF Con
Should Call a Halt.
Mr.. La Toilette discussed the provision
| dealing with the Indian Territory coal
| lands. saying that there are known TO De
| la OIO acres of these lands and that they
| are worth not less than SlI5,Oo.vU ana
| nossibIy much more He believed the SEN
! ate should call a halt on the disDosal OF
| Ihn lands until inquiry can be made DS
| thc senate relative TO the matter. The
| LEASING OF the lands would be as untor-
| tunatc as their sale
Suggested Amendment
| Mr.. Tnlmnn suggested az an amend
| nocnt To prevent the railrOuds from get
| ling control OF the Indian Territory prop
lie fhat the Government purchase the
| lads He read n letter from a corre-
snnndent ut Edmond /. r., saying that
notwithstanding the place Is only l-D ",ie- ,ns
! rom the mines In the TERRITORY. th'
! EtnbIson. Topeka & Santa Fe railroad In
! slsts on bringing coal from o0loraao III
order To get the long maui, WIN INC oo,,',- re-
| Ill iTol to nav SO n ton for bitumiuous coal
iIc expressed the belief that the TollroaaS
either by transfer or nt,coiiry SOM aIi tbo
Ios9es He said II Congress did not take
nat,,s step to prevent railroad Gontrol ne
soi"I '.amid moi undertake TO say what would
happe" Trouble Is Likely.
,,,. ho added. There should be strike
49,, .,rrooltc coal miners In mid%lntcr
,hon ut thirty or forty millions oil people nrI
wliarn1d wnem 1r,'t' there IS liable 10 be some
trouble. ,,,,,,I thot tho only yynN
NV. ..,tiing The numerous difficulties con
oi 1'i,h Indian Territory iS 10 ncor-
neeIIto r. r. in a State, and he said thi,
POND P%r2iSdi have been done gear ago but od 6ol
qss1Gnee sfaeSood 9% S5@S"pH pToysion f to the
oklahoma bill u, ~ tho ouostion hat
-, hocn concluded when, at 6E p. M,
tn' I'D tEc Senate adjourned