half of his homestead, or 320 acres thereof. For this reason the enactment of legislation as proposed is necessary to authorize the issuance of a patent in fee to that part of her allotment comprising the remainder of her homestead. Mrs. Harris lives in Sheridan, Wyo., and from our knowledge of this family she undoubtedly is qualified to conduct her own affairs without governmental supervision or protection. Her allotment is adjacent to other fee land and its sale to a non-Indian would not jeopardize the welfare of the Crow Tribe. Line 10 of the bill should be changed to 873.52 acres. The Bureau of the Budget has advised me that there is no objection to the submission of this report to your committee. Sincerely yours, OSCAR L. CHAPMAN, Under Secretary of the Interior. The Committee on Public Lands unanimously recommends that this bill be enacted. O AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO ISSUE A PATENT IN FEE TO JUNE SCOTT SKOOG MAY 19, 1949.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed Mr. MORRIS, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 1058) The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill (S. 1058) authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue a patent in fee to June Scott Skoog having considered the same, report favorably thercon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass. EXPLANATION OF THE BILL S. 1058 authorizes the issuance of a patent in fee to Mrs. June Scott Skoog covering her 640-acre allotment on the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana. No expenditure of Federal funds is required. Mrs. Skoog has lived away from the reservation for many years and is fully capable of handling her affairs without governmental super vision. Following is the favorable report of the Department of the Interior. addressed to the Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: Hon. JOSEPH C. O'MAHONEY, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, Washington 25, D. C., April 12, 1949. Chairman, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, United States Senate. MY DEAR SENATOR O'MAHONEY: Reference is made to your request for a report on S. 1958, a bill authorizing the issuance of a patent in fee to June Scott Skoog, Crow Indian allottee. I have no objection to the enactment of this bill. The bill would authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue a patent in fee to June Scott Skoog for the remainder of her allotment No. 1768 on the Crow Reservation, comprising her homestead of 640 acres. The act of June 4, 1920 (41 Stat. 751) provides that a Crow Indian allottee shall not sell more than one-half of his homestead, or 320 acres thereof. For this reason the enactment of legislation as proposed is necessary to authorize the allottee to sell the remainder of her homestead land. The applicant received a fee patent in 1926 for 280 acres of her allotment. It appears that Mrs. Skoog is qualified to conduct her affairs without governmental supervision or protection. The superintendent has reported that she is of one-fourth Indian blood and has made her living away from the Crow Reservation for many years. Her land is leased and the issuance of a fee patent would not interfere with administration of other Indian lands in the area. The Bureau of the Budget has advised me that there is no objection to the submission of this report to your committee. Sincerely yours, OSCAR L. CHAPMAN, Acting Secretary of the Interior. Enactment of this bill is unanimously recommended by the Committee on Public Lands. AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO ISSUE A PATENT IN FEE TO MRS. PEARL SCOTT LOUKES MAY 19, 1949.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed Mr. MORRIS, from the Committee on Public Lands, submitted the following REPORT (To accompany S. 1142] The Committee on Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill (S. 1142) authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue a patent in fee to Mrs. Pearl Scott Loukes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass. EXPLANATION OF THE BILL The purpose of this bill is to authorize the issuance of a patent in fee to Mrs. Pearl Scott Loukes, a Crow Indian allottee, for her 629acre allotment in Montana. No expenditure of Federal funds is involved. Mrs. Loukes has been conducting ranching operations away from the Crow Reservation for many years. The land covered by this bill lies in an area which is not being used by Indian livestock operators, and is so scattered that she could not use it to advantage. The favorable report of the Department of the Interior to the Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs is set forth below and is made a part of this report. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, Washington 25, D. C., March 23, 1949 Ion. JOSEPH C. O'MAHONEY, Chairman, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, United States Senate MY DEAR SENATOR O'MAHONEY: Reference is made to your request for a report on S. 1142, a bill authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue a patent in fee to Mrs. Pearl Scott Loukes. I have no objection to the enactment of this bill. The bill would authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior, to issue to Pearl Scott Loukes, Crow allottee No. 950, a patent in fee for the remaining lands of her allotment comprising her homestead of 628.93 acres on the Crow Reservation, Mont. The act of June 4, 1920 (41 Stat. 751), provides that a Crow Indian allottee shall not sell more than one-half of his homestead. For this reason the enactment of legislation as proposed is necessary to authorize the allottee to sell all of her land. Mrs. Loukes for many years has been conducting ranching operations away from the reservation. She is a competent person and qualified to manage her affairs without supervision by the Federal Government. The land lies in an area which is not being used by Indian livestock operators, and is so scattered that Mrs. Loukes could not use it to advantage in her ranching operations. The Bureau of the Budget has advised me that there is no objection to the submission of this report to your committee. Sincerely yours, OSCAR L. CHAPMAN, Under Secretary of the Interior. The Committee on Public Lands unanimously recommends the enactment of S. 1142. |