The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-21
OMNIBUS INDIAN BILL



Special to Daily Leader.
Washington ID. G.. May 2t-An
omnibus Indian administration bill,
mention of which has been made IN
ihis correspondence, embracing with
IN its SCOPE much remedial legislation
affecting Oklahoma as well as other
states, has been introduced in tho
house by Chairman Sherman, OF the
house committee on Indian affairs. and
10 Is pretty generally conceded that
the measure win pass the house and
become law at this sesstouaof con.
grcss Perhaps the most important
items contained in the bill ot interest
70 the new state are those affecting
The sale OF the remnant pasture and
wood reserve lands In the kiowa, Go
manche and Apache reservation, of
which there are said TO be more than
100000 acres remaining, and the re-
mOVal OF restrictions on two acre lots
in every school district in East ON
lahoma. The limitations placed upon
the sale and the alienation of full
blood lands minors lands and the
lands of other Indians IN the i'ive OK
ilized Tribes viii in 10 wise affect
this item. Under It's rrcsisions ihe
secretary of interior will be enabled
TO remove the restrictions from TWO
acres OF fun blood lands as well as
any other This legislation is deemed
necessary because u viii place the
title TO the land in the state and
make possible the immediate construc-
lion OF school buildings all over East
Oklahoma. something that has hereto
fore been impossible because no con
tractor could be found who was Will.
t,.,, 49,. ,,.,1y,| Iyt,H NnA ftrdtfu n a npppu
ssrv miildings swlhhbtb~ ahle to the
land remained in the Indian and gov
ernment
Both of these items are the creation
of Scott Ferris, who has been urgin
them upon congress for some time
past but unfortunately were over
snadowed by the removal OF restria
tion bill which has beeu a kind Of King
bill hereabouts ibis session. Nov
that this bill Is IN conference and
ont of the way re omnibus bill viii
receive lhe attic an Of the eeislai
ors and will doul cas- also become q
law at this session.
The differences between the house
and senate as regards the removal ol
restrictions bill are not of naiure
TO cause a great deal OF concern to tilc
people directly Interested in this pee,
of legislation. The fact that both
branches OF congress have passed the
bill sregarded here as pretty goud
criterion that The leaders in congress
! really want TO see the bill become
slaw. Yet there are raTse, mostly pes
simists, however, who dSclaro that The
last section In the bin opening the
rolls for six months viii defeat Cir
measure altogether These people j.
sist that the house cOnferees viii ne
fuse to stand Tor thai amendment and
If il should 90 out the friends OF The
amendment viii IN turn defeat all re
moval of restriction legislation 10 *
true that threats Of this kind are Va
the air. Int no one is taking Them Se-
riously az this time probably because
there is little or no occasion TO fear
tho outcome. The amendment whish
was offered by Senator Owen aGd
ndpoted and made a part of the bill
simply provides that the secretary Of
Interior for six months after thc
passage OF the measure review tho
cases that were thrown out by th
Choctaw and Chickasaw citizensAir
court and restore 10 the rolls the
names Of all persons whose names
were left from thc rolls through mad
vertance. fraud on mistake on the part
bi tilt dlitbl lAiin'
That there win be some trouble on
account OF the seuates action in re-
moving the restrictions from Indians
of one quarter Indian blood instead
half bloods and less as contemplated
by The house hill is certain. Charley
Garter who will be a member of tho
conference committee states frankly
that he is against the proposition and
will endeavor 10 line up the house
forces against the proposed change
Carter Is opposed TO the senate amend
meni ON general principles, and not be-
cause of selfish or personal interest 80
The fact remains that as Carter Is
more than "a quarter tnoctaw and
Cherokee. ne restrictions Will remain
on his lands until he sees lit 10 say
Please Mr. Secretary OF Interior. ne
move the restrictions irOni Inc alicna.
iion OF my lands n Is "A safe bet do li
Carter will need the money mighty
badly before he viii do that act
The omnibus Indian administration
bill above mentioned also provides for
pro rata payments TO "these inteimare
ried wnite citizens of The Cherokee na.
tion placed on the finally approved
rolls by the secretary of interior pur
suant 10 an opinion of The Jaited
States supreme court in the case ol
Daniel Red Bird against the United
States These intermarried white ciu
zens have never before participated iI
the funds OF The Cherokee natiog anu
It Is now proposed 10 put them upon
an even footing with their fellows Tho