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Show 32 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIES. t h e State of \Vyoming to the United Statutes, one tbonsand dollars; and the Senre-tary of the Iuterior sllall detail immedistaly oue or more of the five Indian inspec-tors to mekeenegreemsot with said Indians: Prorrided, That any agreement entered into for said lauds sllall be ratified by Congress before it shall become binding. When such detail of an inspector or inspectors shall have beenmade .by you, this office will prepare and submit instructions for their guid- :ance in conduotit~gth e negotiations proposed. LEASING INDIAN LA~DS. Previous annual reports have quoted section 3 of the act of Febru- .ary 28, 1891 (26 Stat., 794), which authorizes the leasing of allotted and unallotted or tribal Indian lands, and have co~itainedth e rules and regulations prescribed in regard to the execution of such leases. The Indian appropriation act approved August 15,1894 (Public, No. 197, p. 21 et ieq.), contains an item which modifies the previous law relating to leasitig Indian lands, but without any reference to that law. For the sake of comparison the law of February 28,1891, is again quoted, and is as follows: Snc. 3. That whenever it shall be made to appear to the Seoretmry of the Interior ,&hat, by reason of age or other disability any ellottee under the proviaions of said act or any other oot or treaty can not personally and with benefit to himself occupy or improve his allotment or any part thereof, the same may be leased upon snoh terms, regulations, and conditions as shall he prescribed by such Secretary for a term not exceeding three years far farming or grazing or ten year8 for mining pur-pasea: Provided, That where lands are occupied by Indians who have bought and paid for the same and which lands are uot needed for farming land agricnltwal pur- .poaesandarenotdesiredfot individualallokrdents, the8amemsy belsnsedby authority of the oouncil speaking for moh Indians for n period not to exceed five years for grazing or ten years for mining pUrpos.98, in suoh quantities and upon auch terms and oondition8.m the agent in charge of such reservation may recommend, subject t o the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. The lam as amended August 15,1894, reads as follows: Provided, That whenever it shall be made to appear to the Beoretitry of the Inte- ~ i otrh at by reason of age, disability or inability, any allottee of Indianlands under this or former aats of Congress, cannot personally and with benefit to himself, aooupyorimprovehisallotment, or anypart thereof, theaamemaybeleaaeduponsuoh terms, regulations, and conditions as shall be prescribed by the Semetary for s, term not exaeoding five yzra for farming or grazing purposes, or ten years for mining or businass purposes: Prouided fzcrtker, That the surplus lands of ibe may be leaaed for farming porposes br the council of suoh tribe under the samn rules and ~egulationsa nd for the same term of years as is now allowed in the case of leases for grazing purposes. Under the amendment it will be noticed that allotted lands may be leased f6r farming or grazing purposes for a period not exceeding five years (before it was three years), and that sucll lands may also he leased for business purposes for a period not exceeding ten years; also, that the surplus tribal lands of any tribe may be leased for farming purposes by the council of such tribe, under the same rules and regu-lations and for the same term of years as was allowed by the old law in the case of leasing for grazing purposes. Hereafter all leasing will |