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Show COXMISSIONEF. OF ISDIAS AFFAIRS. lvii t.he papers were accordingly presented to Congress. (See Senate Ex. Doc. So. 111,Forty.uinth Congress, second session.) On February 21, 1883, the House passed a hill (H. B. FY64) which had substantially the same objects in view as the bill recommended by this Department. A r6snm6 of its provisions is as follows : (1) That with consent of the Indians severally to whom pateuts of lands have been issued the Secretary may have said lands appraised and sold. (2) That the land is to be appraised as if in a state of nature, at au average of not more tban $G per acre. (3) That the Secretary is to offer it for sale in tracts not exceeding 200 acres. (4) That the limit of purchase by any one person iu to be 200 acres. (5) That settlers in good faith who hare put valuable improvements on the land may for sixmonths hare prefererrce in pnrchascof 200 acres at the a.pprirised value. (6) That purchasers otller than settlers are. to pay to settlers the ap-praised value of improvemerits on the lancls purchased. (7j That out of the procee(1s of the land shall be paid back to Thomas Carney sucl~su ms as he shall show, by competent evidence, that, he act-ually paid to the Indians severally. On September 30, lSSS, the Senate Committee on IndianAffdirs re-ported this House bill (6304) with an amendmeut, striking out a11 after the enacting clause, ancl snbstitnting tl~erefort he followiug: That the Attorney-General of the United Status s113_11 be, and he is bweby, in-btruoted to cause s snit iu eqknity to bo brou,vht in the walno of the Uuitod States, in the circuit court for the district of K~nsast,o quiet aorl finally aett.10 the title to the lands olsimcd by or under the Black Bob band of Shawnee Indisus in I<ansas, or adversely to said titles. All persons having any oloinla to said lands, or anjr part thereof, as re11 a8 said hand of Indiaus, shsll be made parties to said suit, either personally or by repre-aentation, aa said court may deem convenient, consiatentlg with justice to all the interests involve~l, and notioe of theinstitutionand pandcnoy of said snit, aud for the appearance of the parties thereto shall be given, either by personal service or by suoh publicstion na the oonrt may order, or both. It shall be the duty of the Attorney-General t,o enuao the righta of said band of Zndiaus, and af the individual members thereof, to heduly presented and protected in said suit, and he shall employ counsel to aid in snch protection; and any other alainiants to said lands, or any part thereof, may appear in said muss personally or by counsel, to defend the same and assert their rights; and said court shall, llpou proof andhearing, proceed to determine according to the principles of law and equity, all q ~ e ~ t i o uarai sing in respect to said lantla, or any part thoreof, and deereeaecord-iogly, and cnuse such decree to be carried into cxecntioo, ood the possession of the ll~ndso r parts thereof, respactivaly, to be delivered t o tho persons entitled thereto; and npou a final decision of snid,mat,ters it shsll be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior to approve deeds for said lands in conformity to web decision. No objections shall be allowed in said suit iu respect to ~ v mot r miajoindo~ofp artias other tban such as are required in this act, or for rnultifariousneas or want of form. The right of appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States shall exiet as in other oases. .SED.8 . Titat all the l~rovisionroi f tha :~boves eotion, including tho80 a9 to notifica- |