| Show aliens injured by indians now may sue under an act introduced by sen aitor reed sinott pissed by congress and recently approved by president wilson any alien who lua from depredations by indiana in amity with tho united states can clairia for dalmases against the united stated on equal terms with citizens heretofore the federal courts have refused to entertain cladma for damages hied by aliens the law further provides that all claims heretofore ruled out of court because the claimants ere alcuis may be reinstated and prosecuted to to the end no claims for damages will be heard however if tiled indians alio at the time of the depredations ceru hostile to the united baates the epst of the laft providing for adjudication and payment of claims aiom indian depredations is a follows be it acied b the senate and houby of of the united of a o 0 bumbled bem bled that aliu hrat of paragraph one of an act unified an act lo 10 for alio lion and pa anent of daima an inta from indian depredation approve ed march 3 1892 be and the same is hereby amended 0 o aa to read aa fol lofts first that in all claims for property of citizens or inhabitants of the united stiles except alio claims of indians or now in tribal relations taken or detro de tro ed by indiana to any in amity with and subject to the jurisdiction of the united states without juat cause or provocation on the part of the owner or agent in charge and not returned or pud for and in all adjudications under eaid act as now the alien of the claimant shall not be a defense to said claim provided that alip privileges of this act shall not extend to an person property at the time of its taking was unlawfully within the indian country provided further that all cacs heretofore filed under eaid act of march 3 1891 and which have been dismissed by the court for ant of proof of tho citizenship of the claimant or shall iw reinstated and readjusted in accordance with the provisions of this net provided further that nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize the presentation of any other claims than those upon which suit i leen brought in the the court of claims provided further that all acts and parts of 1 insofar they conflict with tho p of this act are hereby repealed deseret cuffs |
