The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-31

Washington. Jan. 30.-The Indian an
preparation bill was reported to the sen
ate today. 1t carries $l4509. 2O1, net
increase Of s5,50Sl32 over the bill as
passed by the house. The large increases
Dy the senate committee are due to ap-
preparations under which the United
states treasurer will pay to a number
OF indian tribes the money now held in
trust as Indian tribal funds. The SEN
ate committee feels that these tribes are
competent TO manage their own affairs
,-iu that the government should cease
paying interest on the funds
~ IS estimated that the Indian apDrO-
priatlOn bill carries more general legis-
,atlon OF a far-reaching effect than il
lcally all Of the recommendations made
Dy special Subcommittee of the senate
Whlch visited oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory during the summer investigating
citizenship and property rights of the five
CIVILIZED tribes. Chief of these recommen-
cations is that ION and after July /. 1907,
;rlu es'IIcIioIlS upon the alienation leas-
ing or eneumbering Of the lands. except
homesteads. of all allottees OF Indian
blood IN the Indian territory and all re-
strlcll3hs upon the alienation leasing or
encnmoering of all lands OF allottees not
'ot indian blood and hereby removed"
Surface to Be Sold.
An equally extensive provision has been
lands. The surface Of the segregated lands
or the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations
containing these deposits. whether leased
1 ~, uIiieased' Is TO be appraised by
OF the interior and approved by the pres
lqent. and their value ascertained When
TINS has been done, the surface of these
lands may be sold. after six months no.
tee OF such sale. in tracts Of not more
man 100 acres to each purchaser. and at
not less than the appraised value. The
a n no mo D
OF the purchaser of mineral deposits to
mine under the lands. in accordance with
the conditions drafted by the special COM
mittee which investigated the Subject
lished.
5Iackfeet Reservation.
The Blackfeet reservation in Montana
is 10 be opened TO settlement if another
senate amendment Is adopted. Provision
= mace Tor the immediate survey of all
The lands embraced within the limits of
the reservation and for allotment to all
persons having tribal rights on the reser-
Vauon. the remainder Of the lands are
10 be appraised in the usual manner and
opened to settlement in accordance with
the general custom 81 throwing Indian
lands open TO the public. An appropri-
alton is made also to enable the secre-
tary Of the interior to complete the sur
vey allotment, classification and appraise-
ment OF the lands in the Flathead Indian
reservation in Montana.
Among other important amendments
made by the senate committee are the
following:
White children may be admitted TO any
Indian school and the tuition fee shall
in no case exceed the tuition fees allowed
or charged by the state or county in
which the school is situated.
Annuities to BE COMMITTED.
With a view TO committing the perpetu-
al annuities. due to Indian tribes under
treaty Stipulaticns. the Indian commits
sioner is directed to send a special IN
dian agent 10 visit all tribes enjoving
such relations with the government.
The secretary of the interior is in
structed to acquire by purchase or con-
demnation such land as he may deem
necessary in constructing q reservoir for
storing water for the purpose of irri-
eating lands on the Fort Hall Indian res
ervation, Idaho.
Names or persons OF Choctaw or Chieka-
saw Indian blood on the side of either
parent, now on the freedmen roll. are
to be transferred TO the roll of citizens
by blood of the Choctaw or Chickasaw
Indian nations, and these persons will be
permitted TO participate in tribal rights
as full blOOds.
Payment to Kiekapoos.
An appropriation OF s2i5. $50 is made to
pay 10 the Mexican Kickapoo Indians.
this amount being the difference of 32H
cents an acre heretofore paid to these
Indians. and the amount realized bv the
United States for their surplus lands in
Oklahoma. The attorney general of tho
United States is directed TO investigate
conVeyances. purpOrted to have been exc
cuted in Mexico, OF lands in Oklahoma
and if found to have been procured nv
set aside he is also instructed to prose-
cute parties TO the frauds. II any were
committed.
The bill contains the usual large nun
Der OF appropriations for the settlements
of claims which every year are inserted
In the measure by. the house or the SEN
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