, 1874-12-14
THE INDIAN QUESTION
4 Talk witt, tho Seml-GF ) cd
Tribes Of tllo Inilian Te :
rit0ry. =
Wide Differences upon the Question
Of Government Interference.
They Cling to Their Flights Un-
der tho Old Treaties.

hlusKonEE !. IL, Dec. 12.-rhe IuliQn rcaco
Commissioners mot Tho Indians III counsel again
to-lay mud wore presented by tho delegates With
the following preamble and resolutions:
,,oM,|!. WmEMEAs. Certain question: have l,oen pro-
pounded to thu ttyo n'tiont, aaaonblel n cn,l1,.
}ist. s j.: i%as s E S:'i'i T. a9bsss, osn saa { T.
it'isHonets, seeking n Asrersnin the Of raid na-
tionA a. t. .hn pEopruty Of additional legislation by
otor maintenance of peeo e within hclr Sordeta a
n: sx$; Il *: 's2' sa nasn' in
Ff1st-rhat sad delegates for themselves, and IN
behalf os their people, !eHre TO express their grat-
1oard Of lndiail Commissioners now present. md
their hearty tl.ns for tug words Of sympathy mud IN
ncrond-r!ny sul!e occasion to e1rrc;n tiieir thanks
to c President Of tho unttct staes for hia bcnan
Indian policy, aud tfer a11n!ration fos his vewa IN
the quentio, nnd thclr gratitude for Ills steady all
3T;rd-wo respectfully nek Of Congress, as thu a,-
respect, rcar aud alhcro TO thu stipalatons of our
treaty With the United Satos aud uly uak thut they
10 fully carried ont III good fatth.
Eonrh-That tloy nrn unwilling TO take tho tn!t.a-
two Or to participate tn my ovo1nent TINT may lead
to II ! naGs or hes
tsa tha siess i wh!s lsy Ss
ron,aniea, yos whout e!langerna any risA nov ~
Huaranteoa to them III so or eofeovornnent, Among
to thu oy 'oa%o b: ed IT.
the. Wastern District Of Arkauaas l.as exercised
doays in payug The Nations moneys they below to c
dne . The grants Of luntls nadc In tho 1udIan Ter
paea, whout consulting ns ytews ] or !ercsa Of tho
'pon tho esnxnissmeat of fne iMaa tftIe.
made against tho people oi thin Territory by s,ch rn
T'a corpo.assons ~ now have roads In operation
; e. ute rs II rsoes e e sss ss s;
intrusion aud rcapasu on their lartls hy unauthorized
rrsonb g. Tne inlury Iono to iho people Of thu Ter
Indian Territory. Into Territory Of
rahta guaranteed to en ait whc., tins keeps them
,nsssslea ~ 10 their future md which entails upon
thsm Ege sr Y rnnnus 70 o1pess in tho dcless Of ho
sfgurd hy thirty:hrea Delegates.
FULL AND tnIB DISCUSSION or THE nEsoLu"
wan participated in by tic dolesntes from oarh
OF tho tatious!and hy the Conussioners which
continued until =. IN, whcn the Council wab
closed. snua Of the speeches made by tho
lnunn dologntes wol.lh havo been 1istoned to
with attention On tho floor Of Congress. for the
ability and eloqnonce displayed III presenting
their yieHs to tho commissioners.
TIE cnEHoKEEs.
Col Il. G. houaihot announced tllat many
Chcro!secs wore not willing to admit TINT the
cd ttien, atiu aEked tlut paper signed by him
self and Others bo raad.
Mr.. S. s: steyer's tllen rcad tho papor. wl.ie'l
Tab signed by Mr. stovcns. =. Hnrris, Charles
L. Wator, L. G. Doudiuot J. II. Bell, mud othors,
in which they ask tint Congress shall lege1ato
for tho 1udian Territory 50 NJ to secure, first,
United States Court in tho Indian Torritory:
second, general Legislature for tho Territory;
third, q Delegate in Congress-.
Col. Boudlslot showed TINT tltoso propositions
were especially provided fer 1)y all the trehtiDH nf
1906 and declared that lo and his friends would
be content if Congress wonld legiaInto upon
these subjects. lie stated that for himself he
was willing to 80 much further, hut had PRESENT.
cd that plan 30 that oil tho nG:ions might atlopt
it, and oil diasonaion night bo healed.
MORE SPEECHES.
ELOQUENT speeches wore made by Capt. nenge,
Col, William +, Roa9, Of the Cicrollces Gen,
rorter. Of tho CreokB. md others, all Ut whom
admitted TINT they were willing to accept NIL
three of tho propositions advocated by Col.
Doudinot, and 1t eczema to TO tho opinion OF the
Commissioners that thoro is not 30 muc!, difrer-
euce after all amuug the Indians upon this sub
ject.
THE cNoorAws.
This afternoon Judge Fulsome, Of the C1lcctaw
hB asBocatOs deHlrcd Col Bou<!inoL to present
their vlews to tho Commissioners. which Col.
B0ndiuot did, by the unanimous colEont uf tic
Board and delegates. 11e did this By reading
TIC e;4;at elEhtth article in OF tho choelaw
rps psvaos sA'tssa" ,es '" form Of Of lss wa!S
Government. and stating that ho aud his Clloc-
taw fs!outs desired il Congress decided to lcsis-
late for tlou,, tint it do 30 Under the provisions
Of :h9t nrticlo Of treaty. Mr. Noss snid tho
Cherokecs were not bound by tho ChoctaV
tloaty mud did not accept it.
The Commissioners adjourned apparently we'll
ploased will, tho Council, and left on q special
train ut p. III.