The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-08-12
BREWERY man TOUCHED
FOR HALF A THOUSAND


preserve said water right. Provided
further that he may, in his discre-
ton. use said funds to pay for water
rights and the maintenance charges
on 20 acres of any Indian allotment
If the sum obtained from the sale of
the allottee's land in excess of 20
acres and his interest in the tribal
funds be insufficient for those pur-
poses.
Sec. 6. That the secretary of the
interior shah be authorized, upon
compliance with the provisions of
this act and of the reclamation act
by any party having purchased such
allotted or patented land as herein
provided, to issue patent passing un-
conditional title in fee by the United
patentee, and shall cancel any allot-
ment as to the lands disposed of un-
der this act.
Sec. Z. That the irrigation works
heretofore constructed for the Yal1i-
ma Indian reservation may be, at
cost to be determined by the secre-
tary of the interior. included in any
project developed under the provis-
ions of the reclamation act and of
this act, and become a part of SAID
project for all purposes of the recla-
nation act, and the cost of same
shall be included in the cost of such
project and be paid into the Yakima
Indian fund out of the proceeds aris-
ing from the sale of water rights
from time to time, as payments on
account thereof are received. The
provisions of this act shall be con-
strued as superseding or amending
any provisions of the said act of De-
cember 81, 1904, so far as any con-
fliet may appear.
Sec. s. That the secretary of the
interior is hereby authorized to per-
form any and all acts and to make
such rules and regulations as may be
necessary and proper for the purpose
of carrying the provisions of this act
into full force and effect.
Approved March G, 1906.
The above bill would make speedy
settlement of tho reservation certain
if it was operative; but it isn't II
Is good bill all but the last section,
which passes the whole proposition
up to the secretary of the interior,
with no time limit. Absolutely moth
ing can be done toward carrying out
the provisions of the bill until the
spirit moves the secretary to act. AL
though nearly two years have elapsed
since the bill became law the spirit
has not moved yet, and the Indian
agent, who could be a great help in
inducing the Indians to dispose vi
their lands. is entirely helpless in the
absence of any action on the part Of
the interior department.
Major Lynch was seen the first Ct
the week by the Independent repre-
sentative, and when asked what had
been done by the department toward
carrying out the provisions of the
Jones bill, he replied:
Practically nothing has been done
to put the law into effect. 1t was
known and understood at the time
the bill was passed that it could not
be put into effect without other con-
gressional enactments or amend
ments to the bill. My office has never
received any instructions in the
premises other than to inform parties
interested as to the purport of the
BILL
ION May 9, 1908, was requested
by the Indian department to make
such suggestions as might think
best as to methods Of sale of lands
and rules to be adopted in carrying
out the terms of the bill, and also to
ascertain from tho reclamation serv-
ice an estimate of the cost OF the Wa
patio project, and was advised that
upon receipt Of this information and
suggestions would be furnished fur
Their instructions. The reclamation
department replied that no estimate
could be given at that time. My re-
port was sent in on June 8, 1908. and
I have received no further instruc-
lions in regard to the matter. 1t ap-
pears that some report from the rec
lamation service is necessary before
anything further can be DONE"