Palm Springs Band of Mission Indians: Hearings Before the Committee on Indian Affairs, House of Representatives, Seventy-fifth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 5297, to Repeal that Provision in the Act of March 2, 1917 (39 Stat. L., 976), Directing the Making of Allotments to Indians of the Mission Indian Reservations, California. April 7, 14, and 21, 1937 |
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acres act of January act of March acts of Congress Agua Caliente Allotment Act allotment selection allotments in severalty American Indian Federation approved April 22 ask unanimous consent authority band or village bill Calif California CHAIRMAN collected Commissioner COLLIER Commissioner of Indian committee contract decisions Department District fees funds GEHRMANN gentlemen Government H. E. Wadsworth HATCHITT hearing Indian Affairs Indian allottees Indian Bureau individual Indians Interior January 12 JEMISON JOHN COLLIER Joseph Bruner legislation letter MARIE matter ment Mission Indian reservations motion O'CONNOR O'MALLEY Omaha Tribe opinion Palm Canyon Palm Springs Indians Palm Springs Reservation PETE petition question record repeal represent reservation lands schedule Secretary Senator Dill SHEPPARD SLOAN SNIFFEN Solicitor special allotting agent statement Supreme Court tion tribal lands tribal property tribe trust patents United States attorney vested right Washington Willis witnesses
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Page 29 - That no bridge erected or maintained under the provisions of this Act shall at any time unreasonably obstruct the free navigation of the waters over which it is constructed, and if any bridge erected in accordance with the provisions of this Act shall, in the opinion of the Secretary...
Page 30 - Territory where such land is located, and that at the expiration of said period the United States will convey the same by patent to said Indian, or his heirs as aforesaid, in fee, discharged of said trust and free of all charge or incumbrance whatsoever: Provided, That the President of the United States may in any case in his discretion extend the period.
Page 72 - The right of the Indians to the occupancy of the lands pledged to them may be one of occupancy only, but it is 'as sacred as that of the United States to the fee.
Page 84 - All in favor of the motion signify by saying aye, contrary, no.
Page 30 - Indian to whom such allotment shall have been made, or, in case of his decease, of his heirs according to the laws of the State or Territory where such land is located...
Page 31 - ... died after April 1, 1899, with an absolute right to an allotment of lands and a distributive share of the funds, and that Congress could not recall or impair this right without violating the due process of law clause of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution.
Page 30 - That upon the approval of the allotments provided for in this Act by the Secretary of the Interior, he shall cause patents to issue therefor in the name of the allottees, which patents shall be of the legal effect, and declare that the United States does and will hold the land thus allotted, for the period of twenty-five years, in trust for the sole use and benefit...
Page 29 - ... the validity of contracts entered into by the Secretary of the Interior prior to the passage of this act...
Page 2 - Director of the Bureau of the Budget advised that there would be no objection by that office to the presentation of this proposed legislation to Congress.
Page 30 - And if any conveyance shall be made of the lands set apart and allotted as herein provided, or any contract made touching the same, before the expiration of the time above mentioned, such conveyance or contract shall be absolutely null and void...