of enrollment, but I would most earnestly and most seriously object to reopening of my tribal rolls. Senator LA FOLLETTE. Let me ask you this, if you please: The people whose cases were investigated by Pollock included none of the cases involved in that rush period? Am I right about that? Mr. BOND. Yes, sir. Senator LA FOLLETTE. He was given directions to investigate specific cases? Mr. BOND. Yes, sir. Senator LA FOLLETTE. And by the direction of whom he was not permitted to investigate the case of any of those involved in the rush period? Is not that right? Mr. BOND. I think that is true, but we enrolled 52 persons who did appear in the rush period and whom the department recommended for enrollment, and we have enrolled every applicant for citizenship whom the department recommended as entitled to enrollment. Senator LA FOLLETTE. But it distinctly appears from the letter of the Secretary addressed to Congress at the time that rush period was on that he could not investigate these rush cases, and that they were rubber-stamped with a decision without investigation and never had an investigation in that office and a final determination by the Secretary. Is not that true? Mr. BOND. I would not go that far. The letter speaks for itself. The ACTING CHAIRMAN. Mr. Bond was not at that time, I think, attorney for these people. Mr. Hastings is very familiar with that matter, and he explained it, though I do not know whether the Senator heard his explanation or not. Senator LA FOLLETTE. Yes; I heard his explanation. Mr. BOND. I want to leave this thought with you: If you are considering conferring jurisdiction upon any court or upon any tribunal to hear citizenship cases, do not do it at a hearing of a few hours like you have had in this particular case, but appoint a subcommittee and give us a careful and painstaking hearing. Give us an opportunity to go into the department and go into the courts and produce the evidence and the entire records of the cases that are being presented to the committee. This matter involves millions of dollars. It means almost everything to the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, and it also means a great deal to the State of Oklahoma; and for a committee on two or three hours' hearing, without the complete record of a single case before it, to even think about dealing with a question of this magnitude is almost appalling to me. I thank the committee. The ACTING CHAIRMAN. What is the pleasure of the committee about adjourning over until Monday morning? Senator WHITE. I think very well of that suggestion at this time. The ACTING CHAIRMAN. Shall we adjourn until 10.30 on Monday morning? Without objection it will be so ordered. (Thereupon at 5 o'clock p. m. the committee adjourned until Monday, February 22, 1915, at 10.30 o'clock a. m.) 82833-15-56 Statement of Hon. William Kent.. Choctaws, per capita payment. Crow Indian Reservation... Mr. Clapp's amendment thereto... 524 525 528 37, 71, 291, 309, 359, 430, 435, 446, 531, 595, 634, 639, 645, 740, 775 121, 721 E. Negotiating agreements with Indian tribes.. Controlling pro rata share of incompetent Indians in tribal funds, act March 2, 1907... Extending restrictive period on alienation of lands. Execution of deeds and leases... Page. 260 263, 310 269 274 296 558 304 486, 733 498 460 8 8 11 11 12 767 460 12 J. Leases, deeds, etc., execution of, with Indians made unlawful.. Lee, Albert, judgment against..... 176, 306 185, 197, 202 199 445 634 M. Michigan: Indian school, Mount Pleasant... Indian school, Pipestone.. Support of Chippewas of the Mississippi.. Tribal funds, Chippewas, civilization, and self-support.. 13 13 13 14 259, 565 14 14 21 15 20 400 701 108 108 112 Montana-Continued. Support of Indians, Blackfeet Agency. Page. 112, 774 Support of Northern Cheyennes and Arapahoes.. Tribal funds of Blackfeet Indians, purchase of cattle.. Indians.. Sale of timber and lands, Flathead Reservation.. 121, 721, 775 121 124 124 (see Mss. p. -). Extending time for repayment of funds appropriated for Fort Belknap 125 128 375 Irrigation system, Flathead, Blackfeet, and Fort Peck Reservations. 130-149, 361 Jicarilla Reservation, N. Mex., amending act of March 4, 1907. New York: North Carolina: Indian school, Cherokee.. Support of Sioux, Devils Lake. Support of Indians, Fort Berthold. Support of Chippewas, Turtle Mountain Band. Indian school, Bismarck. Indian school, Fort Totten. Redemption of Starr McGillis mortgage. Indian school, Wahpeton... Headstone for Scarlet Crow, a Sioux Indian.. Claims of Sisseton and Wahpeton Bands of Sioux Indians.. Oklahoma: 0. Support of Wichitas and affiliated bands.. 22, 231 22, 226 22 226, 252, 306 22-728 23-728 23 286 287 23 23 288 579-594 24 207 207 207 207 217 288 220 223 735 Tribal funds, Apaches, Kiowas, and Comanches (agency and employees).. Support of Cheyennes and Arapahoes, Oklahoma... Support of Kansas Indians, Oklahoma.. Support of Kickapoos, Oklahoma.... Kickapoo Indians and affiliated tribes, removing restrictions of. Indian school, Chilocco, Oklahoma.. Granting Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway right of way through lands |