That act of February 6.1871. required the "citizen" portion of the tribe tobs paid in full and the citizen rollto be held as a surrenderof all claim as members of said trib#. and the Indians then to become citizens of the United States and so. I presume. to follow the fate of their predecessors in moving eventually to the Indian Territory. or. having parted with their a. to live upon local charity or die from starvation. It will be seen that the bill now upon the Secretarys table does not even demand all the requisites preparatory to citizenship put upon the Stocekbridges. whose chief. or warrior. or head of family. must not only dissolve all relations with the tribe. but must declare his intention to become a citizen two years previous thereto. must prove by two witnesses his support of his fmnily. his reading and speaking the English language. that he is welldisposed to be a peaceable and orderly citizen . that hohas sufficient capacity to manage his own affairs. &c.. most of which requirements. conforming more nearly to the naturalization system. as I have suggested. are wanting in this bill and in the aniondments proposed by the committee. For these and other reasons. which I will not detain the Senate to hear. I am opposed to this system of individual citizenship and will vote for no such bill.
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