The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-11-24
From Tie B1rlfneson psfriot m. !,
THE RAILRnAImrl
Grand Success Of Cur Agents IN the
Cherokee Nation.
The Cherokees Take Half a MilIion
- Of Stock.
They Donate q Kuniaesnt Bonus 81
- Money.

=
They Donate lEuniaesnt Bonus 81
REPORT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
To tie National Committee: u.
The special committee, TO whom -.
referred The comm unieatiou Of Col. s. II.
sGoSss President OF the Onion Paei6.
Railway, SOAthsr" Brqrf&, beg leave to
report:
That ihey have had conference with
4 Col. GOss, aud Hon. P. B.. Maxs5n, Sec.
Ftetary Of said company. 10 regard to :hs
subject referred 10 by them. ori rs
The gentlemen are, the daily ascribed
agents of the company to represent its
interests before hthe National Council.
The Union Pacific Railway, Southern
Branch. is a Railroad company organized
under the laws of Kansas, for the pnr
pose of constructing a Railroad and Tel
Fegraph line from Fl. Riley down The Val
ley OF the NeoshO river to the SouIhern
boundary of that State, with the view OF
Isxtending the same through the Uher6kee
/ country, via. FC. Gibson to- F.. Smith,
4 Ark. The right Of thus extending thaI
road through the Indian country has
been granted sail company, by act' Of
| Congress. dated July 26th, 1866, The
legislation Oh Congress is based upon the
! 1lA art. of the treaty concluded at Wash
ingtOu on the 18th day of July. 1866
That article is as follows: #. ~ ;, '..
"Tbe Cherokee Nation hereby grant
the right Of way, notexcesding two hpnd;
red (2OO) feet wide, except at stations.
switches, water stations or crossing oil
rivers, where more may be Indispensable
to the full enj,ymsnt of she franchise here
in granted. aud then only two hundred
! (2OO) additional feet shall be taken. and
only for such length as may be absolutely
necessary, through all their lands to any
company, Incorporation which shall be
duly authorizid by Congress to construct
a Railroad from any point North to any
PoiRt South, aHd from any point East to
any point Wtstiof, aud which may pas;
through the Cherokee Nation. Said com
pany or corporation. aai their employees,
and loborers while constructing and re.
pairing the same, aud in operating said
road, or roads, including all necessary
agents on the line, at stations, switches,
water tanks, and all others necessary t.
the success ul operation of a railroad,
Ekhall be protected in the discharge. oil
Their duties, and at all times subject to
the Indian intercourse laws, now, OF
which may hereafter be enacted and be
enforced 10 the Cherokee Nslion.'' o.
Tie 10Th sec. Of tbs act of Congress
granting the right of way to the Southern
Branch of the Union Pacific Railway
company, also authorizes the directors oil
the said road to negotiate with the Cher
okes nation for grant Of lands along its
line. subject to the approval of the Unit
ed States. Messrs. Goss aud Maxson,
under the authority cited. ask the CherO
= Zee Nation to co operate auth them in con
structing their R 'ad through our lands
The application of these gentlemen
who are of known worth and rnls gritty
: is al once entitled to our highestlrespect
For the first time in the history Of the
J Cherokee people i; presents, in a tangible
} form, the great subject of Railroads, anc
asks at their hands that consideration
= which its Importance demands: Som,
a of the greatest achievements Of moderV
e kill and science, have been developed II
;, the construction Of Railroads., and tom
!. of The most important results have follow
a ed thsm. The question wheLheT't til Cher
) okee Nation shall How a Railroad to'pas
through their country Is not an open one
II That has been conceded. wisely. by gu
h last treaty.. sa l4.v rojsl d bs-.n
3 The pOint for us $ to determine is
wbtIber we shall extend our hearty CO
: operation in Securing is completion
4 speedily. and along routes most fayoISbl
is to the interests of the Cherokee peopl.
IS When accompanied by suitable safe
= guards. your committee are clearly {
! the opinion that the true policy Of 3fh
q Cherokee Nation will be, not to- attelnI
= 4 to isolate itself and rsssrd the progress
moderu improvements butLo be Matcf
! lul, self reliant and active in promotip
! Them. 80 =. -. f.-.- 80 -. =
E. The war just closed, IN Wieb they boz
'e a ctedhabls share according to their nun
II Der, has broken down aad shaken man
! of the barriers by which We we're pre- pre-
obviously surrounded. II has, MATERIAL
d chaugesl our relation to the GSvsrnmen
lel Il has not less changed our G5vernnaer
I itself, aud abe relations which regulate
!. :. our internal affairs. Our thoughts 7 an
50 our eff lrls must change in 3 correspond
IN inOs manner When those ehaaOas-} ~