The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-06
CITIES GRANTED AID
INDIANS TO Be PAID
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Special to Daily Leader
Washington, June 6-The indian ap-
preparation bill contained an import
ant provision insofar as 1t prevented
the continuance Of the system hereto
fore adopted or requiring Indian les
sors or lessees to be taxed with the
cost Of making leases. issuing patents,
etc Davenport succeeded In having
this item stricken out on a point Of
order while the bill was still in the
house committe on Indian affairs and
thereby much dispeased Chairman
Sherman. owen co-operated with Dav-
export in the senate later with the re-
suit that they actually won out in the
end.
There were many other individual
benefits in the appropriation bill IN
question. Carter and owen, for in
stance, procured a provision authoriz-
ing the immediate sale OF tribal build
ings which, under the law, could not be
sold for year. In that way the state.
cities, counties and municipalities of
Oklahoma can acquire such property If
they desire to do so without delay,
They are given the preference right
by the Indian administration bill
Credit for the per capita payment
to the Sac and Fox Indians, which Will
amount altogether I'm the neighborhood
of 100000 is due to Representative
Mcclure. who successfully engineered
the deal in the house and in the SEN
ate where Senator owen, aided by vir-
tue of his position on the Indian Az
fairs committed Senator owen Is a
member of the Indian Affairs commit
tee, the committee on public lands and
the committee on postoffice and post
roads and as a great majority OF the
bills introduced every session affect
ing Oklahoma come within the juris-
diction OF these committees it will be
seen at once that Senator owen Is IN
a position 10 be of great advantage TO
his state. Almost every bill that has
become a law affecting Oklahoma re-
ceived owens active support and Co
operation in some way or other
Some of the other important items
are as follows:
The distribution Of the Iowa Indian
trust deal The payment Of S7G34.00
to Sam Brown, due him from the Creek
Nation, OF which he was treasurer at
one time Also the payment of d.
II. Johnson $4,000, representing back
salary
A patent was directed TO be issued
TO the Bureau of Catholic Indian Mis-
sions for 40 acres Of land IN the Squaw
Nation. whore they have maintained a
church and school for many years.
Representative Fulton secured leg.
islation which has in view the sale OF
of $40 acres Of land and the buildings
on it in the Cheyenne, Araapaho
agency and to use the proceeds In
building schools for the people
The omnibus Indian administration
bill also contains a provision authoriz.
ing the secretary of the interior 10
plat and lay out new towns In the seq
gregated coal lands. for which credit
IS due TO Representative Carter and
/ Secretary Garfield Of the interior de.
partment
Representative Davenport secured
Legislation directing that the annuities
due the lntermarried whites from the
Cherokee Nation be paid The Nation
however IS given the right 10 protest
any individual not entitled
Through the efforts of Ferris, the
secretary of interior, was authorized
to sell for school purposes from the
lunalloted lands not exceeding two
acres and remove the restrictions for
such purposes from full bloods and
minors
The secretary Of interior was author
ized to sell that part Of the Cheyenne
reservation and the Cheyenne-Arapa
ho agency reservation lying east OF the
lpublic road and separate from the
school and give the adjoining proper,
ty owners the preference To- buy the
proceeds 10 go TO the Cheyennes and
/ IArapahoes. Mr Fulton initiated this
piece OF legislation IN the house.
Also 10 sell 640 acres heretofore be
] longing 10 that agency and giving the
city OF El Reno the preference righ
to purchase the said land aud improve
ments as tho appraised value for schoo
purposes.
The lot holders OF Dewey Oklaho
ma, were cared FOR and given th'
right to buy their lots 40 5000 an acre
Mr. owen said that he had difficult.
lin protecting them IN this Item
The town OF Hartshorne is given
lnew agpraisement and Justice win b,
ldone there at last Judge J Henri
I Shepherd. Representative Carter ant
Senator owen each had a hand secuI
ling the adoption Of this importan
lplece OF legislation, which involve
thousands OF dollars worth Of prop
lert.
A ten acre park was given 70 Enid
a block OF land to Alw and the sam
to Woodward Mcclure got the first
land Fulton ana Ferris the Others