Omaha daily bee., 1908-01-07
Measure Removes Most Of Restrictions
Now on Statute Books.
TRUST FUND TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Same Congressman Also Has Bill to
Perfect Title Of Santee Indians.
'LD SURVEYS PROVE FAULTY
Land Much of it of Such a Character
Indians Have Not Made the
improvements RequIred ~
Present Law.
- > So Corresnona.nt.l

" lFn - Eldll Aoffet ffoluenAsN
WASHINGTON. Jan. s.-tspeciai Tele-
Eram. .p-Representative Boyd today intrc-
duced a bin TO authorize the payment ~
The funos due the WiunehsEo tribe OF In
dians and 20 enable them 10 sen and con-
vey their allotted lands in Nebraska
Under this bill the secretary Of the treas
ury Is directed TO place 20 the credit q
TIE WinnehsEo Indians $3.50. being ths
balance Of the unappropglaied amounts
due the tribe under the treaty OF Novern-
Der j. 1S5. and the act OF July l5. 1870 and
the secretary Of the interior Is authorized
10 pay the per capita which would be due
the members Of the tribe a. provided Nv
the act passed April q 1900.
The bin further provides that any allotted
land to a Winnehago Indian IN NebraskA
or any Inherited interest therein for which
a trust patent has been issued may ne
sold on such terms and conditions and
unoer such regulations as the secretary Of
Tire Interior may prescribe on petition of
allottee or heirs. The lands of any minor
or other persons laborinE under a legal
disability for which trust patent has been
issued may also be sold In the same num-
Der, but only on petition of the natural
guardian as 10 infants- and on petition %
an officer designated for the purpose by
the secretary Of the interior for persons
lsboring under legal disability and Or
phans without natural guardians
other Lands 10 Ne sOlS-
The third section of Judge Boyd's bn
provides for the sale of allotted or inner
ited lands for which patent IN Zee has been
Issued but containing restrictions upon
alienation. This third section protects
minor beirs or persons lsboring under legal
disability, though d guardian duly ar-
pointed by the proper court and upon 10
titicn filed b. such guardian and convey
ances are made subject TO approval of the
secretary Of the interior. but the approval
Of the secretary operates as a removal Of
restriction in the patent as Far as the LAND
conveyed in concerned. and the deed ap-
proved conveys fun title 10 the purchaser.
THE proceeds derived from these sales
under the bill as introduces by Congress-
man Boyd are 20 be used for the benef7ts
q ibe alIottees or heirs diEposinE of their
several interests
Patents for the santee..
Under the treaty Of 1854 nearly 5000 acres
Of land were located as homesteads for
the Santee Indians in Nebraska The law
provided that they should receive aErIcuI-
tursl lands and conditional patents. after
they had made improvements TO the
amount Of 500 In many cases the slIot-
ments made these Indians turned out 10 b.
non-sg gricUlturl land and naturally tha
Indians took little or DO Interest 10 the.-
rights and The unfortunats oonAlg.on went
on from time TO time without LrlnE rem
edied AS survey Of the reservation IN
der which the original sllotnsnts were
made has proved faulty and as other Oh
sections have arisen 10 the passage II tlt4s
in fee either 10 the Indians or those hoId-
ing under them JudEe Bord TOD -iro-
,Sr1reG F7Tl 77vHr-4rp --s. usr.,sa.--
interior 70 issue a patent 10 any sartse In
dian TO whom lands were assigned under
the provisions Of the treaty Of April y
1862 who has not heretofore obtained
patent 10 his lands under the provisions of
that treaty.
Minor Matters at Capital.
Judge Boyd today introd uced a prIvst
pension bills for Peter storm Of Genoa
Henry J. KlmhaIl Of Norfolk and samuel
Beckley Of Creighton
Pustmasters appointed Nebrsska Kc-
wanda, deuel. county. John W Smith, vice
A. c. Pickering, resigned; JomRK. Custer
county, Carleton p. CrismGn, vice @. A
Brown resigned. Iowa, Bentley Puita-
wattouis county, Chester A. Muir, yIcs.
Andrew Anderson, resigned
Rural carriers appointed Nebraska. An
sley. route J. Alien N Hyatt osrrisr; j.
ssph c. Hyatt, substitute, Florence, route
J. Harry F. Dodds. carrier; Louise q.
Dodds substitute. South Dakota Garth
age. route J. Edward /. Mack. carrier.
Lewis Vercoe. substitute
Congressman Phlo Hal of BrookinEE.
S D. with niE wife and two children, a.
/ rived IN Washington today and is stopping
I al the Ebbitt House.
! The secretary of the navy. through Sen
( aior BuTketl. has requested Professor I'd
/ win MsXey OF College of the Law. Uniyer-
/ sity Of Nebraska. 10 supply the 6spsrtrnsr,
I with a copy Of his new work on Internal on
T al Law that the department may determine
/ its desirabuity for uss In the Libraries Of
I the United States navy.
/ Representative Pollard today introduced
& bin 10 grant pension OF 50 per month
10 william r. SwishCr of Lincoln. Ntb.
He also laid before the house 9 petition
/ of Omaha Central Labor Union. advocating
] The pa Ee % q IA reels most hill