The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-13

HAsHNsToN, d. c.. Dec. THE
commissioner OF Indian affairs received
the following dispatch which ne regards
as evidence of successful peaceful SET
Element of the long existing troubles
among the Greek Indians:
To the Commissioners of Indian
Affairs, Washington. D. G.
MUsKoGEE, 1. r., Dec. 7.-Perriman
was inaugurated chief of the Greeks
1spaFcheche and Chicota were elected
delegates TO Washington. These arrange
ments are satisfactory. All quiet.
ESigned] TUFTs, Agent.
a meeting of members from Inc Pa
cine coast states was held to-day. Pres
senG-Senators Dolph and Slater; Rep
sentstives R9secrans, Sumner, Glass
cock, Budd. Henley. TulleY and Cassidy.
Senator Miller presided. The object of
the meeting was 10 secure unanImity
among the Pacific coast representatives
and senators in respect to the legislation
of this congress IN the interest of the
people of the Pacific coast, especially in
respect to curing defects in the present
Chinese restriction act. 1t was
known that several members
were preparing bills covering
the matter, but 1t was felt by those call.
ing the meeting that it would bs better
to have all representatives of that sec
ton unite upon plan of action. The
meeting discussed the evasion of the
law by Chinese immigrants, furnished
certificates by the Chinese authorities en-
titling them to intercourse as belonging
TO the classes privileged by thelaw, and
finally agreed that bill TO remedy the
defects of the present law be prepared
md nj az IN, 49,
houses a. the joint work of the Pacific
coast delegations. A committee con-
sistiDg of Senator Dolph and Represen-
tatives Henley and Cassidy was appoint
ed to draw no o bill and present it to
the delegation meeting next week. Cas-
sidY, one of the committee appointed,
favored the adoption of system of
passports for Chinese immigrants, TO be
inspected by the United States counsuls
before the persons holding them can go
aboard vessels for the United States.
THIS was one of the features of the twenty
year restriction bill vetoed by President
Arthur.
Charges that there had been a missp-
preparation of a portion of the $500, eco
provided by the last congress TO reim-
burse the Cherokee nation for certain
lands have been published recently.
the distribution of the money by ex-
Congressman Phillips of Kansas, $22,-
500 was retained by him and he phil
lipsl stated to the Cherokee council that
he retained the sum TO pay
two government officials for
their influence in securing the
appropriation. 1t is also alleged that
Phillips, when pressed by Col. Boudinot,
agent Of the CheTokees in Washington,
to tell the names of the officials whom
he paid the money to, named Secretary
Teller and Senator Dawes of Msssachu-
sets. Those charges and the statement,
said to have been made by Boudinot, are
not authOritively denied. Phillips says
he has not spoken to Boudl-
not for eleven years, and Commissioner
Of Indian Affairs Price says he knows OF
no deficiency in the fund in question.
Boudinot said to reporter that no state.
ment OF the kind alleged had been made
to him by Phillips, or that Phillips
stated to the Cherokee nation that $22,-
500 had been paid to high officials in
Washington. Secretary Teller and Sem
ator Dawes, who Indignantly deny the
statements that they ever received aDy
portion of the money, intend to find the
authors of the charges and hold them
personally responsible.