Deseret Evening News | 1901-12-12 | Page 1 | Hearing on Mineral Land Lease

HEARING DEARING ON MINERAl LAND UND LEASE Utah Delegation Present at Meeting Before the thc Secretary of Inte Interior Senator Rawlins Makes a Strong Argument Against It Senator Kearns and Mn Mr Sutherland Also Oppose Special to the News Mews I Washington I n C 0 Doe Dee 13 12 A hear hearIng lug lag was hall hail before the tho secretary of ot the Interior today about leasing lensing mineral I land on an the tho reservation Among those hose present were vera Senators Senator Ih Sutherland Sherman 81 a chairman of ot tho th House In 1 committee Indian 1 1111 Inn Agent Ag Myton TImmy and of ot Florence Mineral MIreal company Senator contended that the tho department had no right to make such a lease either cither with or without the tile consent of ot the thc Indians that the ito Indians only entitled to occupy the land and had no title Uti to the tho mineral thereon ther on Mr flaw nn has sited cited a n decision of at the thu Supreme Court Cour Of df the tho United States Staten showing that they had not hot even a right to cut tho the tImber for tor sale and nud pointed out that to recognize their right to have havo these lands would bo be recognizing their title to W tho the lands and nn when It was at itt attempted tempted to open tho the reservation for gor or set settlement it would be necessary to pay Indiana IndianS I riot not only the tho value aillo of or the tho pos poe possession session of or this the land hand but also nl ho value Jot Of the tIe minerals The secretary an answered by br referring to the action a of ot Congress which had already refused roCUs d to confer this right on the department Senator Kearns and Sutherland protested against granting r tim the lease Sherman was In favor or of orlea leasing lea tho tIm math lund Mr Myton cleared himself from all nil blame blonie Another hear hearIn In lag InK will III Lo lie held on an Saturday when the Indiana viII trill be Given a 11 chance to toile be heard heald