The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-11
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR
TO SELL MINERAL LANDS
Will Seek 10 Abolish Office Of
Commissioner 10 Five
Civilized Tribes


special 10 HNllY tsthlVtl
Washington. Jan Charles y.
Garter Qf the Fourth district is lhe
member from Oklahoma who has
been placed m eharge BY the Okla.
homa delegation Of the sections that
9ill be demanded IN the Indian bill
for the ave civilized tribes. Tae
ChoctaN ANA chickashav natoua have
larger interests involved They are
IA Mr, Cartcr's district, and he him
,elf being in Indian. makes his de
landa more forceiul The Indian ap.
roprlatOn bin Is now being rapidly
whipped Into shape 9ad win scon he
ready lor report 10 the houae. SEN
atur owen "a on tAe indian committee
81 the senate and he and the rest oi
the Oklahoma delegation are ~ close
touch ON Indian matters. 10 Mr.
Garter succeeds IN getting his meas-
irea N The bin IN the house .therli
"A llltle doubt that Senator Owen VIII
N aho 10 gct thein tArough the son.
ate Mr Garter today outlined the
neasures he will SIX ior
The secretary Of ihe interior will
S. asked TO sen the mineral lands ai
nee. both surface and mineral rights
sli surlaco lands adapted 20 agrienl
nfo d near established towns nrs &
% sold NJ tracts not lo exceed i9e
ttfaa 10 cach person Whom such
ufacp " aald separately there ehal
he established fixed price, on 2
uaSlmun aid minimum price, 70 nf
aail for such amounts 0t hnd e.
hall 10 hv future be necessary luf
the operation aHd development of lht
ainem products Thn speqotury Il
az instructed ta taka immediate
Inp8 l0 ADVERTISE For saln these
nde. anl fhe maHey for them ~ hf
valuable lor H.Hfflhulon rot later
ban lnlg 4 1919
Wt0ra lhn improvements Of lhe
Nner ~ tr surface ul lno and Hf
eatnyel af injured hy mineral On
raiom hHl compensation mna 81
iaid b me .oWner 81 the Improve
nthis. The state Of oklahoma #
ho permitln1 to bid ON lhe laula.
muet or all Of them az p dealfea
pnrchaac
Jnalotled Lands.
The unailoited lands % ihe Indian
al0ns are 10 be sold Immediately
nd ln no case IS one purchaser to b.
ntlled 10 pureaase more than igo
lerea OF agricultural land This VIII
al. apply TO land that Is moi ft fof
agricultural purposes.
ribsI propertlee
There ls provision that All Of
the trbal buildings shall pe sold 1t
mee, ana the m0aeg added q the
lhai funds, Another provisions IS
that there shall - an appropriation
to pay tAe chiekasaRs ipr The iant
which has been allotted 10 freedmen
l that nntlon and which has boon
leeidei bys the courts was Without
authority
A demand la made lAal All tribal
funds shaIl Be apailabio fof dislrs
button not later laan iuly 4. tei0.
md taal the distribution shall De eem
hieted not later than December alst
al the same year
aauallslap eFsss Aileaneass,
a provision aalis for ihe equitable
equalization ef aliosmenis in the eFeek
nation, but does not saggesl III what
manner iais ahhli b DONE iufsht4
lhaa % aay that fractional haianeef
iua alloiiees shai Be paid ~ money
The provision calls FOR a completion
st equalization within ninety DAYS
from the passage nf iho ecg
Laaa Tlsls aelst
10 enNhle the secretary ui laseflgf
q complete the land tltlo sglls 81
appropriation If si0.oO0 IA asked
This Is in lieu o. the appropriation of
fs6.0oo which mas asked by Indian
easee officials This sci also provides
nat 'all anlls not lnYolylng ncsilal
fraua ok 8raHaly lnHdeqilnie eonsld
efatlcf. SHAH be dlAmisHHd ~ once
SO Eiimlnasa NumHlaslonsr
Iae secretary oi interior hrs askea
an appropriation q sliS0V0 q con.
flnae se Wo K 81 the Office 81 he
rarmluipner = the ngp ifibes but
ssss K belns eHpeaed hy ihe OhIsbn
na DELEGATION witch believes De
commissioners 8lfIee should ha alal
Erd Jul + this Seas IA nluHllleH
~ i WV 81 ilc lasi session ana That
fha work n thai eiIice shnuld b
1Ikeed nndef tie ludian attnt tie
aersfimcnl 81 Washington nnd IHe
'Eie c1Hfle q oklahoma