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~9~Co~o~, } HOUSE OF P.EPaESENTAT~VES.{ R~o~.~
.Is~, 8~. No, 3219.

DIVISION OF LANDS AND FUNDS OF OSAGE INDIANS,
OKLAHOMA.

APRm 14, 190~,---Commlttecl to ~.be Ce.'r.u~.it*.ce of the Whole House on the orate of the Union and ordered ~o be printed.

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[To accompany H. IL 158~S_]

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¯ The Committee on Indian Affah% to whom was relented the bill (H. R. 15883) for the d/vision of the ]ands and funds of the Osage lndians, in Oklahoma~ submit the tollowing report: -~ For several years the O~ge tribe of Ludlans, of Oklahoma, has been considering the question o~ ~king the Governmant £o divide its laL~ and moneys amon'g the members of the tribe, in all contests for tL election of o~licers in this tribe ~his question has been an issu~ For . the past t~o years these Indians have virtually agreed that ~e~r landis and moneys should be divided, but they have been unable to agree, ~pon a plan of division until this year. The bill which your committee herewith reporta was submitted to the Osages at the last general election held by them, ~nd it was adopted by all factions of the tribe. It was brought to Washington by delegates representing those ~aetions, submitted to the Secretary of the Interior for his considers.tion, and the committee has given themeasure very carefu} oonsidem, tion and recommends its p~sage with the amendr~ents suggested by the Department and also with some amendmenLs which the committee thought ~hould be agreed upon. "f The bill provides for making roils of the tribe and for equally!dividing the lands among the members who are entitled to enroll-| Tment, giving e~oh his fair share ~n seres aa nearly as po~iib, le. The bill vrohibits the sale or disuosition of the lands for t-went Y ¯ five years~ exee~)t your committee t~oaght it adv~able to ~dd a see.- ¯ tion which wou|d authorize any member who felt himself qualified ~x) ; ti'ansaet his own business to file application with the Secretary of the ' . Lnteriov, and if the ~3eeretarv, upon investigation, concludes that such member is qualified~ then he ~s authorized to issue a certificat~ which

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Mr. SEmx~, from the committee of conference, submitted1 the ~ollowing

CON~E:RENCE REPORT.
The commiRee of conference on ~he disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments ,of the Senat~ to the bill (I~ R. 13883) entitled "An act for the division of the lands and funds of the Osage IndSan$ in Oklahoma Tertiary, and for other purposes," having met, ~fter fall and free conference have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows: That the Senate recede from its.amendments numbered 11 and PA~ That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendments of the Senate numbered 1, 9, 4~, 5, 6, q, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16: 17, 19, 20, 91, 99, 93, 95, '26, 97, 28, 99, 30, 31, 3~, 33, 34, 3~;, 86, and 37; m~d agreo to the same. Amendment numbered 8; That the House recede from its disagreement to the smendmant of ~he Senate numbered 3, and agree to tt~o same with an amendment a~ ~ollows: Strike out the words inserted by the Senate, l'es~re the matter Mricken out, an d_ins_er~, after "members~, ,~d~eet t~ t/L~ a~tova2 qf tAe ~'eoreta'~t of*he ln2~tior; and the Senate agree to t/he same. Amendment numbered 19: That the House recede from its disagree~ meat to the amendment of th~ Senate. numbered 12, and agree to the same with an ar~endme.nt'as follows: FoUowi~g the word "Oklshoma," in said amsndme~t, insert: 2~r~ _~e~en~ are ~ or ¢r~ ease o~" ~.Ae.dea2A o~ ~ allottee, ,,~rdeas o~horwesa -provided ~g Oong~e~a; and; and the Senate agrea to the same. Amendment numbered 13: That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment el ~he Senate numbered 18, and agree to~the same with an amendment Strike out the word "ten" and insert for/Z/; and the Senate agree to the same.

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Amendment :No. 17 is a change of pba~eo]o~. Amendment :No. 18 prohibit~ any mining or prospectiug for minemlB upon the homes~d of ~my of'the Indians without the approval o;~ the Secretary of the Interior, but provision is made that nothing ¯ in said Rein shall be construed as sifeefing any valid or existing lease or contract. Amendment 1~o, 19 is ~ cha~ge of phraxeology. byAmendment No. 20 strikes out section 5,the bill p~sed the House, an amendment which wa~ agreed to when which is made anneces~ry but by oversight ~ ~ctio, 5 was retained in the bill. Amendments ~oL 91, 93, 95, 98, 80, ~, 35, and ~ simply ~ange~ the numbering of the sections. Amendment ~o. 99 is a ch~ge of ph~eology. Amendment No. 2{) gives the right to parties to whom ]~na~ are set ¯ side ~o~ their sole use and benefit, not only to ~ntrol the ~uda, but also the prooeeds thereof. Amendment }No. S7 provides that leases given on }ands for the benefit of individual members of the tribe shallrbe subject to the appzowl of the Secretary o~ the Interior. Amendment :No. 29 strikes out the section creating a county out of the Osage Indian Reservation, as this has been slreacl} providei for ~n the ~ood bill. Amendment l~o. 31 makes it unnec¢.ssary for a new election to be hel~ tMs year. As the tribe has jnst had an election it was thought to b¢ unnece~ssay5 to require another before 1908. Amendment No. 39 is made necessary by amendment 31, add eh~ges the word "six" to "eight." Amendment :No. 33 authorizes the Secretary of the "in~edor to remove any member of the council for good cause. Amendment No. 37 strikes out section 15, which provided for the ratl/ica~on of the sct by a vote of the members of the tribe. This was deemed an, eoes~ary as the tribe has already virtaally voted upon the ~et~ and it has been an issue among the members for a number of years, and at the election in 1905 the }a~ibo was almost unanimous ~or the measure. ~on~ ~nagers recommend the adoption O~ the report.

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Mr. I~e~ from the Committeo on Indian A~airs, submitted the following REPORT.
[To accompany I:L 1~. 15383.]

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The Committee on In, an Affalrs, to whom was referl~d the bill (H. R. 15333) for the dxvision of the lands of the Osage, Indians in Oklahoma Territory, having cons~dere~l the same beg t0, report the same with amendments and as amended recommend the pa,~age of the
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[~ In support o~ the foregoing recommendation your ~ommit.tee beg to "submit extracts from the report of the Committee on ]ndlan Affairs of the Hoase of Representatives upon the same meast~re and con'e~ spondence from ~e Seoretary o~ ~he Interior.

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For ~ral years the Oa~ge tribe of I~dlan~ of Oklahoma, ha~ b~a co~ide~u, g the question of aa~g tha Government to divide its lands ~=ana moneys among me member~ of.~he ~ibe. ~n all conte~ts fo~ the election bf offite~ in thi~ t,n'be thiB ¯ question ha9 been ~n l~ue~ For the past, two year~ thee I~diaus-:have virtuaIly ag~ed that their lands and moneya ahould be divid~l, bu~ tl~e5 nay,. ~ unable to agree upon a plan ol divisioa until ~his year. The bill which your committee herewith rel~a wa~ submitted to the o(OOO)OO~g~_ at "tha ~ general e~on bald by them, and it was adopted by aH fac~ion8 of the tribe. It was D~ou~ht to Wasmng~ ton by dologat~ repre~nth/g those factions, a~bmitted to the 8eC~rotazy oI the ln te: riot for hia co~deratlon, and the committ~ ha9 ~y~ trio meaSt~ce very careltll consideration and recommends its pa~a~e with the amendmen~ ~uggested by the _Department mad al~ vClth some amendments which the committee thought ~ho~d ¯ .~ong ~,he membcl~ who ara entifl~ to enrollment, =iving eavh his lair share in

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