The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-05-24
DELEGATE INQUIRIES BILL Sc
cREcATlNG Usage LANDS.
ACTION APPROVED BY INDIANS.
About 100000 Of the Land is to be
Allotted, Each Member Of the
csase Indians to Receive 700 Acres
Exclusive Of Coal and OH Lands.
Wednesday, May 22.

Wednesday, May 90.
Washington. Outside Of statehoo
possibly the most important legisls
tion In which the Usage Indians Q
Indian Territory are interested pass
ed the house This is the bill segre
eating the lands Of the Usage Indian
which was introduced by Delegate Nc
CURE Of Oklahoma, and who ha,
charge Of the measure on the floor
assisted by Mr.. Curtis and Mr.. Muir
dock Of Kansas.
| For years efforts have been mad,
to segregate the lands of these In
dams, but the Indians themselve!
have been dilatory and 1t was bu
recently that the bill which passed
was approved by them. The Usage
Indians, some 1900 in number, have
$S,000,000 in the treasury. The bill
which passed today segregates the
fund to individuals and will give then
$50 each per quarter as interest AND
In rs years they are to receive the
| principal.
In addition the land of the Osages
about 100000 acres, is to be allot
ted, each member of the tribe to re-
ceive about 700 acres exclusive of the
coal and oil lands which are not to
be alienated under the provisions of
the bill for twenty-five years. Some
Of the richest coal and OIL lands in
the country are included within the
Usage reservation according to a
statement by Mr.. Zenor of Indiana,
who succeeded In introducing an
amendment to the bill that the Indians
must ratify the act before December
1, 1906, by majority vote of the adj
ult members of the tribe.
The railroad rate bill was consid-
cred for three hours by the house
committee ON interstate and foreign
commerce and the decision reached to
recommend disagreement to all of the
senate amendments and to send the
measure to conference The COM
mittee will not ask that instructions
of any character be given to the
house conferees.
There was no disposition to criti-
else the amendment comforting juris-
diction on the courts to review ord
ers made by the interstate commerce
commission, for the house committee,
as well as in the senate, many men,
bers contended that the bill as pass
ed by the house gave that authority to
the courts. This amendment and 9th
ers which collectively are known as
the Allison compromise undoubtedly
will be agreed to- by the house con-
ferees.
The amendment which gave the
house committee the greatest concern
was that making pipe lines common
carriers, which the committee thought
inconsistent with the amendment pro-
hibiting common carriers from pro-
duclng commodities carried by 1t.
Formal action was not had on any of
the amendments, and therefore the
house conferees likely will be left
free to exercise their best judgment
Tuesday, May %.
Washington railroad rate bill,
the statehood bill, the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill, the natur-
alization bin. the pure food bill, con-
ference reports on the army and In
dian appropriation bills are all posi-
bilities of consideration in the ma
tional house this week. The certain
ties in this calendar of business are
that today will be devoted to the pas
sage of minor bills under suspension
of the, rules. With the fillbuster OF
the Democrats to promote the state
hood bin, the result will be compare
lively small in the number OF meas
ures passed.
The diplomatic and consular arpro-
priation bill will be called up Tues
day, according to the present pro-
gram. The diplomatic bill is a small
measure and will require but day or
two at most in consideration, unless It
is to be made the vehicle for set
speeches.
The rate bill is likely to be made
the subject of more or less discussion
when the motion is made to send 1t
to conference. Just what viii be the
character of this discussion or length
of time it will occupy can not be as
certained with any definiteness.
The conferences on the statehood
bill indicate that preliminary re-
port to the two houses is a possibility
for the not distant future. While
nothing definite can be said as to the
character Of this report. 1t Is believ.
Church Missionary Closed.
Dayton, o., May 23.-The American
Baptist Home Missionary Society
closed the celebration Of Its seventy
fourth anniversary with the election OF
Hon. w. s. Shallenberger, second as
sistant postmaster general, as presi-