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Show REPORT OF T~IE CO~ISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 113 encc had and all action taken in this cise up to that time will be found printed in Senate Executive Document No. 45, Fiftieth Congress, &st session. A number of bills have been introduced in Congress at difterent; times without any final definite action having as yet been reached. Senate bill No. 2292, for the ratification of the agreement, was introduced in Congress at its last session and is still pending. Puyallup Rsservation, Wash.-On April 1,1892, Mr. Allen introduced a bill (Senate-hill 2821) to ratify and confirm an agreement between the Puyallup Indians and the Northern Pacific Railroad Company for right of way through the PuyaUup Indian Reservation, which agree-ment was assented to and approved by said Indians November '23, 1876. This office is not aware that any action whatever was taken on the bill. Nez: Per& Reservation, Ida1bo.-Under date of August 21, 1891, Agent Robbins submitted his report of the council proceedings with the Indians of the above reservation for right of way of the Spokane ind Palonse Railway through the same. He also submitted a, list of the names of individual Indians who snstained damages by reason of said rigbt of way, and stated that the company had paid all the indi- , vidual claims for damages, amounting to $3,876.06, and had deposited I with him the amount agreed upon as tribal damages-81,414 for land taken and $195 for the destruction of a log stable aud some fruit trees belonging to the agency. On January 29,1892, this office instructed Agent Robbins to notify the company that they could proceed with the construction of the road. On April 25, 1892, Mr. Dubois introduced in the Senate (Senate bill 2999) a bill extending the time for the com- ! pletion of the road through the reservation. The bill was reported on favorably by this office i n office letter of May 7, 1892, and is -still pending. CONDITIONS TO BE COMPLIED WITH BY RAILROAD COMPANlES. In the construction of railways through Indian lands a systematic compliance by companies with the conditions expressed in the right-of-way acts will prevent much.unnecessmy delay. Each conlpany should &e in this office 1. A copy of its articles of incorporation, duly certified to by the proper officers under its corporate seal. 2. Maps representing the definite location of the line. In the absence of any special provisions with regard to the length of line to be rep-resented uponthemapsof definite location, they should be so prepared as to represent sections of 25 miles each. If the line llasses throngh surveyed land, they should show its location accurately according to the sectional subdisisions of the survey; and if through uusurveyed land, it should be carefully indicated with regard to its generaldireotion and the natural objects, farms, etc., along the route. Each of these 8397 I A - - 4 |
