The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-26
OH. MARKET QUOTATIONS.
NM the Usage Land
Be Extended

There is once moro before us the
very Interesting question hH '"
whether the Usage lease should br
extended beyond 1891 or loft es "
now stands with the certainty OF be
ing lcasei at once II tho lease ~ no'
extended
Ala meeting yesterday Of lc-SecS
In the Osags a new urEn niEation was
wa. formed which has taken the
name OF Usage OH and Gas l'essers
A,aocIntion and as usual u G. con
nelly has been made the chief OF the
new organization. Mr. 'onnelJ
propnby reprcren the secretary or
thu interior Franklin X, Lane. Nh"
il thus seeking TO perpetuate Ms hu.
thority over the Usage and Keep tat
job FOR tho Indian bureau Tor y'"r"
TO come. 49,.
reauest OF tho department by con
grcssmah snyder, which reads as tol'
lows
slHty-slxth congress. first Ec~rion. ~,
T. 5000. In the house OF ropro-
Hentativea. June 3, 1913.
Mr. snyder introduced tho follow
Inc bin. which was referred 10 the
committee on Indian affairs ana OF.
derod TO be printed
ARII.L
To amend section Of an act en-
tiled AN act for tho division OF lhe
lands ana funds OF the Usage Indians
In Oklahoma, and for other pur'
poses
BE It enacted by the senate and
house OF representatives of the
limited states OF America In congress
assembled. that all that part OF ths
act approved June -. 1905. entitled
AN act for the division OF the lahnr
and funds OF the Usage Indians IN
pLiahomA and for other purposes y"
(ThIrty fourth statutes AZ larEe'
paro 5ssD, which reserved to tho
0nare tride tho oil, gas, coal or otheT
minerals covered by the lAnda Tor
the selection and divinlon OF which
proyirion liz made In that act n here
BY amended 80 that tho oil, gas
coal or other minerals covered ny
said lands are reserved to the O"ass
tribe for the period ending Deceinpor
81, 1859: Provided, that the InerA's
in the allotted lands shall become .
IN. property Of 10 individual owner
Of the surface Of said lands At the
exnlration OF said period unless
otherwise provided by act OF con
I, wa. also determined TO work In
harmony with the Osago council ana
to bring about concerted action pe
tween the council and me aepar,
mont OF tho interior and the organ
aAtion was perfected as followr a..
Assoclntlon and executive commhle'
composed OF Judge Campbell bo''
Collins and Henry Meoraw
the legal COMMITTEES selected wa
"a follows. Judge Campbell. ohalr
man, Judge veaaey T. y leAhS
Burdetts Blue and Judge UgEs.
The statistical and publicity com
mit,ee IL As follows; Bert Sohins
chairman. John Croehcr,
Marland. John l. Bird ana Nhh'''
The finance COMMITTEES ie a. fol
lows Henry Mcorow, chairman
Mr. German OF nartlesville, JONI
IAndin OF Independence and CharI"
owen OF Caney, Kan.
The most important resolution wa
on. nv Judge IsAhy OF Pawhuska
IN. effect that the chairman or IN
oil and gas committee nouty Con
rr~msmAn Snyder that thlS pouy us
.ire. to be heard when me house oi
No B0Os Gomez up,
=, .o,id appear a good time 10
chnnT. in the usual order
things and let some one who Is q
Dable honest and In accord VII
the republican congress now !
nowcr 10 take a hand In the matte
and get .omo sort OF action. loohln
20 a relief from present condition
ana less stringent regulations
else to play into the hands OF IN
democratic chiefs In Warrington
There is too little to be gained .
extending the leases TO put up VII
any more OF this departmental Arr'
EAnce and tho only thing that helI
matters now Ia that there IL SON
new blood on the committee Whlo
will take up the matter with cot
rres. and this In the person OF he
Collins, a republican, and one WI
a not afraid to make his wan
known. or we would be about as We
off As the oil producers OF Oklahou
are in the matter OF taxes under "
present internal revenue law
Tho Oaags must no develope
nrompuy IL must be leased no
and not pieeemeal RS herotofor
and this for the reason that thei
will be enough TO so around 10 I'M
every one can have n little OF IT an
In addition the royalty on oil shou
be lowered and cut down TO n
usual one eighth, without regard
the size OF the we'll
II will be a safe bet that let thAnl
he run as they frequently have bee
hy the bunch here that the best n
Usage lessee would get would he
chance to buy their property back
public sale rs they did In 1914 an
have tho royalty raised at that
II IN a good time right now for
new deal all around. as were II M
for the fact that the oil men are 81
titled to lease for rs hong as oil
gas Is found In paying quantities,
would he mighty good thing