Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-03
HEARING OF NORRIS BILL OFF
Colorado Citizens Seek 10 Include
Other Lines in Measure.
INDIANS VOICE THEIR PROTEST
Deiesstioa From staadfne Rock
Reservation Insssts that Lands
Already Opened Have Not
Been FuIiy Filled On.
CFrom a stan correspondentJ

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WASHINGTON. Apr.i 2-tspeeiAi Ter
eyrasr.llThe hearing before the tudieiary
ccn1nittee on the Norris bi.i TO limit the
vsdsh of ne Union Paeffic' right-Of-way
set FOR tosaofrow. has been now post
ponsa .untii Thursday at the request Of
Congressnen Rucker and Taylor % Col
orado. whose constituents have wired
TEEN that they cannot reach Washington
untfl April l. Judge Norris said thas
certain arnendments were desired by tn
COLORADO people. but thar be hoped thsi.
wishes cpnId be Incorporated in sep
arate biz. 20 as not 20 delay action O.
his esn measure.
From Information resolved by Con-
gresham TayIcr>it appears that the Col
GRADE amendments desired propose 10 IN
elude In the bin conveyanees by the Kan
sas Pacific Railroad company and u
Denver Pacific Railroad company, in 0
der to validate deeds made along III
line Of the latter similar In their ma
ture to those made along the line o; the
Cuion Pacific. the Denver Pacific com
pany having been Incorporated az part
Of the old Union Pacific under the acts
Of iss. ard subsequent years.
Colorado Peoples Desire.
There are number Of people in Colo
rado living along the line Of the Den
yer Pacific road who acquired their prop
erty BY means OF oonveyanees from losl
companies In $50 and In later years or
ganized BY the directors and officers o.
the Denver Pacific and the Kansas Pa
cific for the purpose OF acquiring. hold
ing and dispoSing OF lands along the
lines Of these roads: and II Is claimed
By the Colorado parties that they ar.
just a. much eniitied to have their titles
validated a. are the people Eho aequireo
their lands through title directly from
the railroad companies.
The Colorado people further suggest
that the Norris bill should reclte thai
tina right-of-way was granted by the
government not only by the act or con
gress Of July iss2. but also the acts o.
Saiy ;. ise. and Marsh !. 1850. They sta,
that II might well be held that certa..
rights are dependent upon the acts
lsss and isss and that II would be merel
IN act OF precaution to include them
Standing Rock Pretess.
Formal protest against opening l.isi.z
acrcs Of lands IN the Standing Rock IL
dian reservation In North and South ia
kotA has been filed with the Indian offie.
and the Indian affairs committee Of IN.
house BY an Indian delegation from tn.
reservation. consisting OF John Grass
Benjamin White. Robert p. Hlghsagie
Antoine DE Rookbrain. Claude K...spotted
John Tiokasin ana Thomas Frosted.
The delegation appeared before tn,
house committee this morning 10 sxpres
dsapprovsl of the bill now beading befor.
thu committee. 1t passed the senats
about month ago. pa
Eight specific objections are set forth
In tbs written protest flied. chief Of which
is that the lands opened 10 settlement ii
IL from the reservation have not been
fully filed upon by settlers. and that until
they are occupied further diminishing Of
the Indian lands should not be authorized.
The Indians claim that they need the
proposed tract for grazing purposes. be-
cause they are unable TO make Q living
NJ farming and must have the range for
their cattle. The area within the state OF
South Dakota proposed 10 be opened for
settlement 10 1850 acres and In North
Dakota sstso acres.