The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1925-01-29
PER CAPITA PAYMENT OF $4,000
- ASSURED. AGREEMENT REACHED
ON CHIPPEWA JURISD|CT|ONAL BILL.

agreements with the said Indians;
Provided, That if in any claim sub.
mitted hereunder treaty or agree
ment with the Indians be involved,
and it be shown that the same has
been amended or superseded by an
act or acts of Congress, the court
shall have authority hereunder to
determine whether such act or acts
have violated any property rights
of the claimants, and, if so, 70
render judgment for the damages
resulting therefrom; and jurisdic-
tion is hereby conferred upon the
Court of Claims, with the right of
appeal to the Supreme Court of
the United States by either party,
to hear and determine all legal
and equitable claims of whatsoever
nature which said Indians may
have against the United States; it
being the intent of this Act to
allow the said Court of Claims full
and complete authority to adjust
and determine all claims submitted
hereunder so that the rights. legal
and equitable, both of the United
States and of said Indians may be
fully considered and determined, I,
and to render judgment thereon
accordingly"
Section 2 of the bill was amend.
ed so that the Indians will not be
charged up with ''gratuities'', and
the provision charging the Indians
with all sums heretofore paid or
expended for their benefit was
amended by adding thereto the
words IF legally chargeable
against the claim" The bill was
further amended so that more than
one suit may be fled if such is
found expedient or desirable. The
bill will undoubtedly have passed
the Senate by the time this COM
municatiOn reaches The TOMA-
HAWK.
H. r. 26, which appropriates
81, ,7S7.751. 38 with interest for the
agricultural lands disposed of
under the Homestead Laws is not
to operate as a payment in full,
but will be a mere payment on
account. This is expressly pro-
vided in the report of the Senate
Committee on the bill. This bill
may be a law by the time this
communication is received.
H. R 81, which appropriates
$422, 939. Oh with interest for tim
Der in the Minnesota National
Forest Reserve, and which has
passed the House, was favorably
reported by the Senate Committee
last Wednesday, it being expressly
stated in the report of the Com.
mittee that the payment was not
intended to operate as a payment
in full if it should later be found
that the Indians were entitled to a
greater sum.
Thus the long fight of the Chip.
pewa Indians TO secure justice at
the hands of their guardians and
trustees, the United States, is
drawing to a close. Like all other
Indians the Chippewas must now
sue their guardian and trustee for
an accounting, all of which would
have been unnecessary if the Gov,
ernment of the United States
through its officers had admins
tered the estate of the Chippewas
properly. es.. El. "
It has taken ten years to secure
relief for ihe wrongs that were
known to the administrative Off
GERS, and disclosed by the efforts
of the General Council. Relief
was only obtained after Minnesota
changed its representation in the
United States Senate, and partially
changed It's representation in the
House of Representatives. Since
1889 the Chippewa Indians have
been protesting against the ad.
ministratiop of their estate in