The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-12-20

In compliance WIS sgoYsions
Of the various agB@gfs, all eS-
penses incident to gosK of enroll
ment classificatios aRpraisement
OF the lands and ssSst sents to indiyid-
ual members fro# creation Of the
Dawes commissi0a gga TO June 30,
1912, have been 81 the govern
ment at an aysss cost per capita
| Of persons alloysa sgfa9, No pro
vision was mad@ IN any oil the agree.
ments with reisrenee to the expense
OF disposing @ iands after allotment;
therefore congfass BY act Of March 8,
1911, proyids3 that such expenses
should be paM gFom proceeds Of sale.
The expense of the tribes in connec.
tion with tie sales Of lands to June
80, 1912, amoaFted to ss9, ,42O9O, or an
average ccsg of about four cents per
acre.
/ Before trjbal affairs can be finally
settled Legislation will be required
with rel@5ence to the final disposition
OF the coal and asphalt mineral, to.
getheF with tracts reserved for GENE.
tefgaa II is also desirable that con.
gesss authorize payments from time to
Ehe 70 enrolled members of arcumu-
iated proceeds from sale Of unallotted
AatsGs and other tribal property, to-
gsfAar with the satting aside OF spe-
scil8s amounts from tribal funds for
4tlie maintenance Of tribal boarding
Sssaools for such period as their con
Y Ht5Aaance may be thought advisable.
is estimated that the value Of
Z fF8a estate belonging TO minor Indians
y iR4 the Five Civilized Tribes will ex-
lseed sl5eOO0,O0O. Part Of this is in
l5aerited land, but a large part Of it
Cones from the fact that the minors
4were allotted equally with adalts wher
Il the allotments were originally made
I and that most Of those minors are not
Il yet Of age This vast amount of prop
+ erty occasions naturally a very large
amount Of guardianship business which
is handled by the probate judges in
Oklahoma. There is one judge to each
county and he has certain ordinary
civil and criminal jurisdiction so that
all his time can not be given to pro
bate work In consequence the fielt
T force Of the Union agency has accom-
plished a great deal in looking aftel
( the interests of the minors. A grea'
majority OF the probate judges have
commended this work and asked fol
the continued assistance and cooper
alton of this force
The Union agency has handled up t,
the close Of the past fiscal year man.
thousands Of oil and gas leases on a,
count Of individual members Of TIT
Five Civilized Tribes. mostly Creel
and Cherokee. On June 30 1911.
there were carried on the books YER
nearly 5000 accounts OF Individual In
dlans with balances aggregatin
S1.1s5.0S32l. This money was depo.
tied in banks aud was earning intet
est during the period before IT'S rs
by or for the benefit Of the Indians
Including amounts received from th
treasury for per capita payments an
their disbursement the Union sgenc
handled slo79leei97 during the fisc.
year 1912,
Recent decisions OF the Unre
States supreme court involving col
: Teyauces OF Indian lands have pace
the way for the disposition Of a lare
number OF the more than 10000 sui
to set aside illegal oonYeyances. Som
G9s4 of these suits have been dismis
ed or adjusted Many others coaI
without doubt be- settled II the neee
sary legislation were enacted to De
NIT adjustments along lines that woui
do substantial Justice TO the indian
which would go long way towaI
The STRENGTHENING out Of title cond
tions IN eastern Oklahoma The d
= partment has made reports to ea
gress upon different bills seeking
"a accomplish ihis end and pointed oi
e the way that il believes these result
Is may be secured and the desirabil
i Ier sue hactlon
y The total expenditures for an pu
N poses on account Of The Five CiYrizl
Tribes during the year from congr,