Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-01-12
RIGHT OF WAY THROUGH THE
INDIAN TERRITORY.

INDIAN TERRITORY.
The 81. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
has secured the right Of way through the
Indian Territory. In the Indian Council
the bill passed the Senate by q constitutional
majority-recciving vote Of 42l in the
affirmative. 1t passed the House. which
consists Of seventeen members and Speaker
the Speaker being entitled only to the cast
ing vote in case of tie. In this instance
there were seventeen members present and
voted on the bill. Nine Of the members
present voted for the bill and eight against
1t. Therefore il was carried by 4 msjority
of one.
Bot the Speaker, being in the interest Of
rival corporations who desired to prevent
the construction Of tbs ST. Louis and
San Francisco Railroad through the Indian
Nation, vacated his seat Is Speaker and
took position on the floor. and voted
against the bill. His conduct is without
precedent, and 10 unauthorized by the laws
OF the SEOCtaW Nttluu- Inc WeS Pe01~
ed BY constitutional majority Of one.
The Speaker refused to certify that the
bill Was parsed. In such cases it is provided
tbs. the question should be submitted to the
Attorney General. In this case the position
taken by the Speaker vas submitted to the
Attorney General, and the question whether
or not the bill was parsed by q constitutional
majoriy. This wss done in accordance
with the provisions OF the laws of the Choc-
,sw Nation. The Attorney Generator
Nsuon.i Attorney as he is called-gave
his opinion tina, the bill wa. properly passed,
and had become a Lac, and that The action
Of the Sp. ak,r was unauthorized and un-
warranted, aud the principal Chief approved
the bill rs provided by the laws Of the
Choc,aw N,rion.
"N,ne- ,sn h. OF the Indians are in favor
Of the road bling constructed through the
Territory. But 3 few. including come
gentlemen Who has gone on to Washing
ton. a.. in the interest Of corporations who
de- re q prevent the construction of rail-
road TO the Sta OF Texas thar would he a
conprt ting lee of roads now controlled by
them, mn ! to sone extent reduce the value
OF III, ir stocts."
Congress will pssa the bill concurring in
the right grsnt.d by the Choctaw Council
All cha s,s tkst improper Influences were
used by the San F,sncisco Company TO pro-
cure the 5 ag- o. the bil. except merely
to c. nier viii. fe~ leading men in the
Mt an and make known to them the inten-
tim and purposes of the company in con-
struc in. the road through the Nation, are
unfounded and untrue"
"rhe con truciion Of the road will be Of
great ben. G To the Cloct.w Nstion. 1t will
develop IN open up the mineral and agri-
cultural resOurc OF the country, and reduce
the cost Of the tr ,nsportstion of aiock that is
daily .hipped through tina; country to the
MAJ k-'. Of ST. Louis =, least one-half. By
the provisions of the bill the St. LOUIS and
San Fsneisco Railroad will pay into the |
treasury of the Nation several thousand
dollars tax on lis property, which |
pooey ii is provided shall go into the |
sch vol fund Thereby the Nation will be |
able 10 msiutsin grra, many institutions
Of learning snd educate the youth Of the
N,tion at home Ia place OF sending them
abroad ~