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Show ALLOTING INDIAN LANDS Bill Affecting Rights of Osage Trihe Finally Passed. WASHINGTON, May 2l.-Outslde or Stiitehotd, possibly tho most Important legislation In which the Osnge Indians of Indian Territory arc Interested passed the Horse of Representatives today. This ia the hill segregating the lands of tho OHuge IndlanB, which wns Introduced by Delegate McGulre of Oklahoma, and who had charge of the measure on the tloor. ni-slstcd by Mr. Curtis and Mr. Murdock of Kansas. Struggle for Years. For ycors efforts havo been made to eegregate the lands of these IndlanB, but the Indiana themselves have been dilatory and It was but recently l hat tho bill which patsed today was approved by them The Osage Indians, Homo 1MK) In number, have 5S.000.000 In the treasury. Tho bill which paHscd today Bcgrogat.'a tho fund lo individuals and will glvo them 550 each per quarter as Interest, and In twenty llvo years they are to receive tho the principal. Lands Will Bj&A'llotted. In addition tho lands of the Usages, about 1, -100,000 acres, nre to bo allotted, which will give each member of tho trlbo ubout 700 acres, exclusTvo of tho coal and oil lands which arc not to bo alienated under the provisions of the bill for twen-ty-flvc years. Valuable Mineral Holdings. Some of the richest coal and oil lands In the country arc included within tho Osage icecrvatlon, according to a mntu-ment mntu-ment made bv Mr. Zcnor find.), who succeeded suc-ceeded In attaching an amendment to tho bill that the Indians must ratify tho act before December 1, 1WS, by a majority of the adult male members of the trlbo n either a general election or at a opc-cial opc-cial election called for tho purpose. |