The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-03
BIG MONEY
FOR OKLAHOMA
Continued From First Page)

900 having been appropriated for the
present fiscal year; Kingfisher will get
$4,000 for the completion of her build
ing, $25,000 having been appropriated
for the present fiscal year; McAlester
will get $65,O00 for the completion of
the building there, $4,000 having been
provided for; Muskogee will get $lO5,-
900 for postofIlce and court house,
$4,000 having been provided for, and
Tulsa win get $4,000 for completion
of postoflice and court house, $4,000
having been provided for.
Representative Dick Morgan today
conferred with Representative Shep.
pard chairman of the house public
building committee, and as result
when the general omnibus building bill
is introduced in the house at this Sos
sion, it will call for the appropriation
of $4,000 for the extension of the
government building in Oklahoma
City. Representative Sheppard be-
lieves that a general omnibus bin Will
be passed by congress at this session
Whatever amount Oklahoma City gets
will be Incorporated in the estimates
of the secretary of the treasury next
year. Under any circumstances it is
not believed the extension to the Ok
lahoma City office will be started under
two years
For Various Tribes,
For the conduct of Indian affairs in
Oklahoma the following estimates are
given in the secretary's budget SUP,
port Of Wlohitas and affiliated bands,
$4,000; withdrawal of Kiowa, Conan.
che and Apache funds for support Of
agency and pay Of employees, $4,000;
withdrawal of KioWa, Comanche and
Apache funds for the improvements of
homesteads, $25O,0O0; support of
Cheyennes and Arapahos, $4,000, sup
port of the Kansas Indians, $l,5O0i
support of the Kickapoo Indians, $2,-
600: support OF the poneas, $4,000;
Chiloceo Indian school, $l0S0OO; of
this amount $4,000 is for repairs and
$4,000 for new buildings; for fulfilling
treaties with the Poneas, $47l00; sup
port of the Quapaws, $1,000; pay Of
employees Sac and Fox agency $4,000;
pay Of employees Of the Seneca agency,
1900 administration of the five
tribes $25OOOO
For sale of unallotted lands for the
Five Tribes. $25,O00 This includes
employees and incidental expenses.
Expenses in the collection of rents
of unallotted lands, such amount as
may be necessary as long as it does
not exceed 10 per cent of the amount
collected
Fulfilling treaties with the Choctaws,
Sl0,520 To provide means of theoreti.
cal and practica instruction of the
army staff college at Fort Leaven
worth, mounted service school Fort
Riley Kansas, and for the school OF
fire for the field artillery at Fort Sill
the war department asks 100000
General Woods Recommendation,
General Wood recommends $3.50 foi
special observing instruments for Fort
Sill. For the maintenance of bridges
roads and Plat National park, SS,92'
is desired This is an increase from
$4,000. The general estimates falling
under the Indian service and which
may be of great value to the Indians
of Oklahoma follow For irrigation OF
reservations, $96O,000 suppressinI
liquor traffic among the Indians, $l25,
000 relief of destitute Indians anC
treatment Of diseases $250,000; con
struction of Indian tuberculosis hos
pital or hospitals, 100000; for Indial
schools not otherwise provided for
$4,000; school and agency buildings
100000 investigation of claim
against individual Indians, $4,000
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