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68TH CoNRE~ss, H ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. REroRT
1st Se8sion. 3 No. 222.
CERTIFICATES OF CITIZENSHIP TO INDIANS.
FEBRUARY 22, 1924.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be Printed-
Mr. SNYDER, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted the
following
REPORT.
[To accompany H. R. 6355.]
The Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred the bill
(H. R. 6355) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue
certificates of citizenship to Indians, having considered the same,
report thereon with a recommendation that it do pass with the
following amendment:
Line 8, strike out the words become a fullY and insert in lieu
thereof the words be a.
At the present time it is very difficult for an Indian to obtain
citizenship without either being allotted and getting a-patent in fee
simple, or leavin the reservation and taking up his residence apart
from any tribe of Indians. This legislation will bridge the present
gap and provide means whereby an Indian may be given citizenship
without reference to the question of land tenure or the place of his
residence, and your committee has unanimously recommended the
enactment of this measure.
That this legislation meets the approval of the Department of the
Interior is fully set forth in the letter from the Secretary of the
Interior which is attached hereto and made a part of this report.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Washington, February 12, 1924.-0
Hon. HOMER P. SNYDER,
. Chairman Committee on Indian Affairs,
House of Representatives.
My DEAR MR. SNYDER: In response to your letter of January 30, 1924,
requesting a report upon H. R. 6355, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Inte-
rior to issue certificates of citizenship to Indians, I have the honor to recommend
favorable action thereon, with a slight amendment hereinafter suggested.
There are inclosed herewith copies of Indian Office Bulletin No. 20, which will
give you considerable information relative to the citizenship of Indians. At](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.amindian/cein0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)