The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-14
PASSING OF RESTRICTIONS BILL
IN THE SENATE
AFFECTS MILLIONS OF ACRES
Senate Amendment Is TO Extend Re.
strietions to Indians Of Quarter or
Less Than Quarter Blood and
Thus neauce Acreage.

The news as published in the Ard
mOreite Wednesday afternoon that
the restrictions bill had passed the
senate was a joyful surprise to all the
people and at once became the one
topic of discussion.
The bill renewing restrictions from
lands OF the five civilized tribes OF
Oklahoma, as amended by the senate
committee ON Indian affairs and re
ported by Senator owen, was passed
by the senate, as recommended by
the committee. The measure, hav-
ing been amended after passing the
house, will now 80 to conference
committee and the Oklahoma delega-
tion will attempt before that commit
tee to have the bill raise the limit so
as 10 include halfbloods, and will rec
ommond other minor amendments.
1ne original nil provided that re-
strictions should be removed from all
lands, including homesteads. of allot
tees OF less than half blood, but the
senate committee amended It so as
to extend to Indians OF quarter or
less than quarter blood, and thus re.
duced the total from ten million to
seven million acres. This amendment
leaves Congressman Carter a restrict
ed Indian.
All homesteads of mixed blood In
dians having one-qual ,er or more
than one-quarter Indian blood, includ-
ing minors, and all allotted lands OF
enrolled living full-bloods shall not be
subject to alienation, contract to sell,
power of attorney, or any other in
cumbrance prior TO April 26, 1881. eX-
may remove such restrictions under
such rules and regulations as he may
prescribe.
The right of eminent domain is
not to be denied and all restricted al
lotted land is to be subject to taxa
/ ton and may be leased for a period
not to exceed five years. Citizenship
rolls shall be conclusive evidence as
to the degree OF blood and age. Oil
gas and other mineral leases in eX-
istence at this time shall not be in
| terfercd with.
The property of minor allottess
shall be subject to the jurisdiction ot
the probate courts of the state but
| the secretary OF interior may appoint
representative to inquire into the
appropriation of $4,000 is provided,
to be used in the payment OF neces-
sary expenses incident to any suits
/ brought at the request of the secre-
tary. OF this amount $4,000 is to be
used in the prosecution OF cases in the
western judicial district of Oklahoma.
The secretary is authorized to pay
out any funds in the treasury all out
standing and general school warrants
of the Chickasaw nation drawn ON
the national treasurer prior to April
20, 1906. Lands leased for coal and
asphalt purposes may be exchanged
for other lands under the direction OF
the secretary. All royalties hereto.
fore accrued or hereafter arising
from mineral leases by Seminole al
lottees shall be paid the Indian agent
for this tribe.
All records pertaining to the allot-
ment OF lands shall be deposited in
the Office OF the United States Indian
agent at Union agency, and an appro-
| priation of $4,000 is provided to en-
able the secretary TO furnish various
/ counties OF Oklahoma certified copies
of such records as affect title to lands
| in the respective counties.