The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-04
WILL NULLIFY THE
M'CUMBER AMENDMENT
Reduction in School ApprO.
priatiOn Declared a Slap
at Oklahoma
Special to the Leader.

Special to the Leader
Washington, Feb. Doubtless the
most important provision OF the In
dian appropriation bill as reported to
the House recently is that part of the
measure which lodges with the Secre-
! tGry Of the Interior discretionary pow
ers 10 dealing with all Indians o. the
Indian Territory including the full
bloods The Importance OF this provi.
sion TO Oklahoma can hardly be over
estimated for the reason that il will
nullify the McCumber amendment II
enacted into law. This McCumber
amendment ID viii be remembered
makes the lands Of the full bloods in
alienable for period OF q years.
II the provision in question is en-
acted into law the Secretary OF tho
Interior may in his discretion cause
to be issued to competent allottees
patents in fee simple and thereafter
all restrictions as to sale, incum-
brance or taxation OF the land in ques-
tion viii be removed, and the land
win not be liable TO the satisfaction
Of any debt contracted proir to the
issuing of the patent
The item was introduced Ia the bill
at the instance of Bird Mcclure. and
is said to have the support of the In
terror Department
What is declared to he a slan al
Oklahoma is the reduction of the East
Oklahoma school term from 100000
to $l50,000. State Superintendent of
instruction, Mr. Cameron, and Mr.. J.
d. Benedict have been wrangling ov-
or their respective jurisdictions in ok
lahoma since Oklahoma has been for
mally admitted into the Union The
l4onner would have Benedict get OF
on the state and administer the gov
ernment school monies himself Con
gress however. and the Interior Dc
partment, do not seem to take kind
~ to that proposition as is evidenced
by the reduction IN the appropriation
and the fact that il specifically pro-
Yides that the money be expended un-
der rules and regulations prescribed
by the Secretary of the interior
The bill also makes provision for
patent TO the bureau of Catholic lu-
dian Missions to forty acres OF land
in the Quapaw Nation on which rich
deposits of lead and zinc. it is said,
have been discovered. The priest in
charge of the mission recently enter
ed into an agreement With a mining
man who agreed to divide profits from
the undertaking with the Quapaw
tribe aud the Catholics, but neither
have anything to show for their bar
gain. Now that a patent Is to be is
sued to the Catholics for the land
they viii endeayor to oust the specu,
later, who il is alleged took advan-
tage of the poor title.
The bill win probably be brought
up in the House early next week. Ok
lahoma provisions Of interest follow
in full;
For pay OF Indian agents in Okla
homa at the following named agencies
at the rates respectively indicated,
namely:
At the Kiowa agency, Oklahoma,
one thousand oight hundred dollars.
AT the Usage agency. Oklahoma,
two thousand five hundred dollars.
For support and civilization OF the
! Apaches, Kiowas. Comanches, Nichi-
tas and affiliated bands who have
been collected IA the reservations set
apart for their use and occupancy,
! twenty-five thousand dollars
For support and civilization of the
Arapahoes and Cheyennes Who have
been collected ON the reservations set
apart for their use and occupation,
thirty-five thousand dollars.
For support and civilization Of the
Kansas Indians. Oklahoma. including
agricultural assistance and pay of em-
ployees, one thousand FIVE hundred
dollars.
For support and civilization Of the
| kickapOo Indians in Oklahoma. two
thousand dollars.
For support and civilization OF the
/ ponca Indians. including pay OF en-
ployees, nine thousand dollars.
The Secretary OF the Interior IS
hereby authorized to issue patent
] 70 the Rurau OF Catholic Indian Mis-.
sions for the southeast quarter of the
i northeast quarter of section six.
township twenty-eight north. range
| twenty-iour east OF the lndian Ncri.
dian Indian Territory. the same hav-
ing been set apart 20 the Roman Cath
Ollie Church for church and school pur.
poses by the Qnapaw National coun-
eli on August, tWentyfourth, eighteen
hundred and ninetythree aud said
church having maintained a church
aud school thereon since that dafe.
Chilocco SCHOOL,
For support and education 81 seven
hundred Indian pupils at the Indian
schoo' at Chilocco, Oklahoma. aud fer
pay OF superintendent one hundred
and nigeteen thousand four humdred
dollars
For general repairs and Improve
ments ten thorsaud dollars
In an, one hundred apa twenly.nsne
Thousand four liundred dollars
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