The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-04
Railroad Control of
ritory Coal Lam,
Senator's Com
TRIBAL RELATIONS
EXTENDED TO NJ
Indians Also Given
Schools Until Rel
TEN Is Establ

WASHINGTON. March ~
dag passed the bill pnx,d,,
mont Of tho affairs OF the AZ
Under the guiso Of conside
Scnat" spent practically theI :
cussion Of the railroad ousa
wno ralsod by Mr.. Ia r.,
amendment to the Indian h, .
road companies and their
acquiring the coal lands r.
and when the question yaf
senate It held It's place uni,
OF the days session.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Lar
the Senate lers thnn thrrs a
debate and occupied more IL
Senator He contendsd an
contained In hi. hmendmer
prevent the railroads from q
business OF Inilnn TerrItor.
lnto in tho day the la =
together with oil the I,e
amendments 20 the section,
table. VI
Provisions Of Il
Tho bill has passed both 4 ]
Senate, but no the Senate a
respects II will now 20 Int<s
q general bill for the adjust =
Of the i've civilized tribe u !.
mont of their tribal orKan
are the more important feaf
Requires the snrollment,
five civilized tribes by Mari
rights OF the Indian frredm(
flee the present principal ch, Z
from the Indian 10 tho I'M
authorizes tho Secretary OF ?.
sumo charge OF and sell ~
for the benefit OF the trlhez<
OF tho schools until a reF1.
torial school system is adof ,
OF tho restrictions placed u1:
matter OF alienation OF la1
tionAl line roads; glycs "a
RI ads and light and power
canals, reservoirs and dam.
the Oklahoma laws 70 In
extends tho present tribal q
crnment until March 4. lsa7 q
La Follette's Pow
A somewhat general dluc< =
Ssrres followed. and at ita q
lette again took tho flootrl
speeches germanc TO his an .
that all tho Senator's who A /.
feEscd sympathy With his m Z
tended that his provision ~
application 10 the stockhold
What Will IL avail" he 1
reads are cut out and the<
allowed 10 own the coal Ia
He said that experience 4
Pennsylvania and for tveE
Virginia had shown that su
result In the control OF ~
roads. Appeals had bean ~,
ocpt a modification OF ths ig
could not sec his way cleajtE
experience had taught him :
to 60 down to defeat In 5ap
measure than TO compromls-
Government Ov
Sr, La Toilette said thai
to posc ns n prophet but n
prediction that unleS CongTT
presently 20 dealing with Il
control OF public utilities In =;
their further control by cenu
country would soon be COZ
Govcrnment-ownership prubI .
would not be put aside. -
Mr.. Hepburn spoke Of the :
the railroads to enter into -
ness than that OF comm
charged that the ownership 7
OF Utah by the railroad con :,
ing In tho way OF develo14 =.
In Idaho and other western q
Hepburn Asks for.
Mr.. spooner suggested thai
OF the situation might b
ceptlng the House leasing q
lenses non-asnlgneble. !,
ar. Hepburn would not z =
stitution would accomplish =
predicted that without rest !.
would soon control the cor
dian Territory =,
After the debate had proee
hours. Mr.. McCumber said =
apparen, 10 him that the =
this time desire to provide / 9
lands IIe therefore move1 =
teo amendment be laid on 9 ~
tion prevailed. 2s to Z. No7 d
burn. Clay, Dubois, In M
Pettus being those voting ife
All Amendmeu ,
The effect OF the vote wa
bic not only tho commltte
the la Toilette amending
amendments suggested 70 III:
the House provislons stand
Sir. Clark OF Wyoming N =
House provision go ae TO Ms
lows:
That oil coal and aspn =
leased or unbiased. shall q
sale under this act rnu =,
for the coal and asphalt u =
plred or until such time h9
provided bv law" ~
The suggestion Was adops
Give Indians Pow
On motion OF Mr.. Mocm a
was substituted for the PC
alienation.
That nil restrlctions "
leasing Of lands of 1ndin'c
Chickasaw. Choctaw. Cns
Seminole tribes Of less IN
dinns Of any OF said tribe
heirs shall have power to az =
Of or lncumter In any M
lands allotted TO him for
Owe year,, from and after W
proval Of this act. unlo:
shall. prior 70 the expiraui
be removed by act OF Com
May Lease Hollis
Provided. however. that
dians OF any Of the said 'b
any lands other than home
rules and regulations as me
the Secretary OF the Inserr
tho inability OF any full "
on account OF w.
TO work or farm his homes' =
shall. upon proof Of such !.
the leasing Of such nome
-ulss and regulations. ~
On motion of Mr. TelleIt +,
II and IS were stricken out "
the Conferences com I
over those provisions. Al