Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-08
CONGRESSMAN GOODS BILL AL
LoTINe TAMA INDIAN LANDS
PROTECTS REDS.
EACH MUST SHOW COMPETENCY
TO OBTAIN FREE TITLE
Funds Now in Hands Of Government to
Be Used in Improving Lands and
Erecting BuiIdnss-Traet Set Aside
For School and Agency Purposes
All to Be Treated Alike.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican
Washington, April S.-The bill pre-
sented in the house by. Congressman
Good providing for the allotment in
severalty Of the lands held in trust by
the government for the Indians Of the
terest of the red men in every respect.
Among the important provisions is the
continuation of the trust arrangement
until such time as the individuals
shall show their competency to manage
their own property, when it shall be
given into their absolute control.
y ,Mr. Goods bill provides that
"-All living persons whose names APP
pear on the last annuity pay roll made
prior to the passage of this Act shall
be entitled to share equally, as near as
may be, in the division of said lands.
THAT all allotments made under the
provisions Of this act shall be selected
by the Indians, heads of families Sc
lecting for their minor children, and
the agent shall select for each orphan
child, and in such manner as TO en-
brace the improvements of the Indians
making the selections. Where he i'm
provements of two or more Indians
have been made on the same legal sub
division of land, unless they shall
otherwise agree, a provisional line may
be run dividing the lands between
them, and the amount to which each
is entitled shall he equalized in the
assignment of the remainder of the land
to which they are entitled under this
act, provided. that if anyone entitled to
an allotment shall fail to make a Selec-
ton within two years of the passage
of this act the secretary of the interior
may direct the agent of these Indians,
or a special agent appointed for that
purpose. to make a selection for such
Indians, which selection shall be al
lotted as in cases where selections are
made by the Indians and patents shall
be issued in like manner.
Section 5. That upon the approval of
the allotments provided for in this
act by the secretary of the interior. he
shall cause deeds to issue. to be prop
erly recorded in the records Of Tama
in the state of Iowa. in the
name of the allottee. which deeds shall
be of the legal effect and declare that
the secretary of the interior does and
will hold the lands thus allotted in
the Indian to whom such allotment
shall have been made, or. in the case OF
his heirs, according to the laws of the
state of Iowa. in trust for period Of
years. or until such time
as the secretary may believe such In
dian to be competent to protita bly, adj
his own affairs: and at&the
expiration of such period of time the
secretary of the interior will convey
the same by proper deed to said In
dian, or his heirs us aforesaid, In fee.
discharged of said trust and free of
all charge or encumbrance hatsoever.
and the deed shall be issued accord
ingly.
section Z. That upon the approval
of the aIlotments provided for in this
act the secretary of the Interior may,
under such rules and regulations as
he may from time to time prescribe,
upon q request of majority of the
business committee or tribal council of
said Indians, pay to any Indian SUCH
sums of money, out of the fund now
on deposit with the treasurer or the
United States as Sac and Fox of the
Mississippi in Iowa fund" and out OF
money belonging to these Indians un-
der the treaty of eighteen hundred
and four, or any modification Of that
treaty, as may be profitably used un-
der the direction of the agent IN
charge of the affairs of these Indians;
FOR the Improvement of their holdings,
such as buildings, fences, furniture, i'm
Elements, stock. seeds, and so forth:
Provided, That no Indian shall draw
out more than his proper per capita
share of such funds.
Section s. That not to exceed fifteen
acres shall be set aside for school and
agency purposes, the site or sites to
be selected by the agent in charge OF
these Indians and the agent making
the allotments, and in such a way as
TO include the buildings now used FOR
school and agency purposes"