Pushing for the Puyallup Reservation Bill
Seattle property owners pressure U.S. Senators to open the Puyallup reservation for development.
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Senator Allen made a great effort to get up the Puyallup Indian bill this afternoon, or rather to secure unanimous consent for taking it up tomorrow during the morning hour. He stated that it was a matter of great importance to a large number of people in his state. Arrangements were now made by which the bill would lie in other hands, and he hoped to get consideration of the bill. Tacoma wires were kept hot today with messages to United States senators urging the passage of the Allen Puyallup reservation opening bill. In all, about thirty messages were sent by prominent property-owners, including W. H. Fife. More telegrams will be sent tomorrow.
“The wires were kept hot today with messages to United States senators urging the passage of the Allen Puyallup reservation opening bill.”
The effort to 'open' the Puyallup Reservation was part of the broader federal policy of allotment and dispossession that dismantled tribal land holdings to favor white settlement and economic interests. Today, the Puyallup Tribe has successfully reclaimed substantial influence and land, turning the tide of the historic displacement described in this brief 1892 update.
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