Question

The original bursum bill intended to?

Answer 1

The Bursum Bill that the senator devised, allowed non-Indians to retain any land they had squatted on before 1902. It further gave the state court the right to settle any future land disputes. Since state courts were in the hands of whites who were generally adversarial to Indian rights, unscrupulous non-Indians would have promptly brought valuable land into dispute.

If you need more information here is the website I found this information on:

http://cantonasylumforinsaneindians.com/history_blog/the-bursum-bill/

Answer 2

Was designed to "legitimize land claims of non-Indians who had resided for some time on Pueblo lands" which basically meant that Native American lands could be given away to whites.