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Show Senator Watkins Sweats Indian Tribes At Filfesre Senator Arthur V. Watkins conducted a meeting in Fillmore, Fill-more, Wednesday, Dec. 30, for the purpose of meeting with representatives from all Indian tribes in Utah, wltn the exception excep-tion of the Uintah and Ouray groups. Reason for the meeting was to discuss with them the termination term-ination of Federal supervision and conferring upon them full citizenship rights. Senator Watkins has with him a proposed bill to accomplish this purpose, but will confer with the representatives concerning con-cerning it before any action is taken. Supt. Harry W. Gilmore, of the Uintah-Ouray Indian Reservation, Reser-vation, was represented at the meeting by Norman Holmes, chief clerk, who had been assigned as-signed to attend the meeting by the Phoenix area office. |