Show HopEs BILL IL J Wilson Over fort Eort ff T At ll 4 5 EXPLAINS TO COMMITTEE CO EE TELLS WHY RESERVATION SHOULD BE THROWN 4 Secretary of tha the Interior Gives to the Senate Committee on Indian Af Affairs Affairs Affairs fairs a History of the Uintah Bee Bes Reservation and Ild Says It Must Be Re Remain main the Home of Redskins a I Special to Tho hi o Herald Heald Washington Wa bi Feb 22 Representative Z Edgar Wilson of or Idaho this morning concluded his hie hearing before the com committee Com Committee committee on Indian affairs on the Fort Port Hall Indian reservation hilt bill He an answered answered many many questions propounded by members of the committee and he be took the occasion to say that there to is greater necessity for the opening or of reser reservation than had existed in any other case CR 19 which had ever been before congress con gress grem for the reason that a city of or more mere than people totally sur surrounded surrounded surrounded rounded by such a situation had never before existed In to this country The condition he said was deplorable deplorable deplorable ble and ought to be relieved A treaty was negotiated after aCter seventeen months of or hard work on the pert part of the gov governments governments O commission on and to refuse I to ratify it would retard the development develop development ment mem of or southeastern Idaho for rOt y years years ears The committee agreed unanimously on a favorable report rep rt of f the bill with amendments amt These amendments pro provide provide vide ide for selling at public auction all lands within a a radius of or five miles mites of or Pocatello and that the lands landa Irrigated by b the canal shall be disposed ed o of at 10 I per pr acre An amendment was also Iso adopted amending this bill to another similar measure which has twice passed ed the house hooge once by unanimous consent C The chairman had some doubts but finally yielded and agreed to a unanimous re report report report port Congressman WIlson he be is i ivery very much encouraged and believes believe the bill will pass the house The Uintah Reservation In response to an inquiry the secre secretary secretary tary of 0 the interior has given the senate committee on Indian affairs a history of the Indian reservation and recommends s that no steps should be betaken betaken betaken taken at present to restore re tore any por per portion portion tion of or the reservation atlon to the th public domains domain domai The secretary holds that the act of or congress creating the Ute reserva reservation reservation reservation tion undoubtedly intended that the reservation should be the Ute permanent home of or the Indians and aud that no portion por portion portion tion of it can be vacated without their consent conent He Informed the tM committee that the status of the reservation I should not be disturbed at the present time especially if Ir the full Cull free Cree and unqualified consent of the Indians is not obtained to segregation segre Senator Rawlins Hawlins sat at meet meeting meetIng meeting ing of the Democratic congressional committee as the proxy for tor A W McCune Mc McCune McCune Cune He favored Kansas City as M the place for holding the convention and is thoroughly pleased with th result |