The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-10
BUSINESS MEN
MAY SUFFER
Unless Favorable Action is Taken the
Regime Of Indian Agents
Ends Thursday

/ Ends thursday.
Tulsa, Okla, Aug. 10.-The action OF
1.-THE conference committee OF the sen.
ate and house in Washington in elimi-
mating from the Indian bill the appro-
ipriation for the district agents in Ok
lahoma has thrown scare into bus
liness and professional men having bus
liness with the different Offices. In the
event that the committee is sustained
by the two houses the district agency
will close on next Thursday.
| No previous notice having been
given that the appropriation will not
be continued an immense amount OF
unfinished business will be left in the
agency. Especially interested in this
unfinished business are tenmerchants,
farming implement dealers and lumber
{ companies which have been furnish
ing supplies for Indians through the
: agencies
A large number of kilograms were
, sent to senators and representatives
lin Washington yesterday from Tulsa,
, urging that the district agency be con-
tinued for at least a sufficient length
of time to close, up all unfinished bus
/ mess.
One Of the important actions decid-
ed upon was that which restricts the
secretary of the interior in the use of
J tribal funds, he being required to hold
t his expenditures solely to the salaries
) of the tribal officers and attorneys,
) tribal payments and schools. When
7 ever other moneys are spent it will
: have to be through specific legisia-
2 ton of congress and the department
/ cannot continue to spend the Indians
$ money with free hand as in the past
E years
3 By agreement of the conferees, S40,-
600 is appropriated for the Kiowa
, Comanche hospital near Lawt0n The
j conferees struck fro mthe bill the
q same amendment providing for the
t payment of the heirs of John w. West
t for the Saline claim. The house
f agreed to the same amendment pro
9 viding $4,000 for the expenses, ad
n vertisement and sale of unallotted
i, lands of the five tribes Without this
g item the sale would have probably
been discontinued during the next
e year, An amendment made by the
n senate providing for the expense o
It collecting the tribal revenues was not
S to exceed 20 per cent Of the amount
e collected was agreed to. The senate
8 amendment for $4,000 for travelling ex
II penses of the appraisers for the Sc
d gregated mineral lands was knocked
It out Under the present law these ap
y praisers are paid SIS day for salary
n and expenses 1t is claimed by triba
it authorities that appraisers will no
spend sufficient money for expenses Il
expedite the work. The senate amend
ment providing for the settlement o
/ improved claims Of the settlers in th'
segregated lands was adopted.
/ Right was granted for the purchas'
OF cemeteries on the segregated land
The senate amendment calling for tn
appropriation Of $4,000 for the cor
struction of a sewer through Platt
! National park, which will be of grea
aid to the city Of Sulphur, Okla, wa
adopted with the amount cut to S17
500.
The senate amendment for the az
propriations for Albert j. Lee for cour
judgments against Jack PostOak an
other Mississippi Choetaws was agree
to.
Z" The fight for the payment Of ) pc
cent interest on Choctaw funds
= amounting to 1890, 0,25792, now deposit
Y ed with the United States, was pos
poned and the amendment stticke
out of the bill. Special legislation liks
ly will be enacted at the next sessio
of congress caring for this feature.
OIL One Of the interesting features {
Mt the agreement was the appropriate
en- of $4,000 for the purchase of land
is for the Apache prisoners Of war VIII
en- desire to remain on the Fort Sill rese
e. walton instead of removing to th
er Mescalero Indian reservation in Ne
y Mexico, where the original Apach
&c tribe is now located
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