Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-02-16


to executive Office, considering
/ the different appropriati on
bills-picking flaws here and
there, objecting TO this and
that, amending and making mo-
tions, and Strengthening out alleg-
ed crookedness, and generally set.
Ting up, prior to adjournment.
On Monday, Vann, Of Cooweescoo.
wee, moved to adjourn on Thurs.
day at ~ m.-carried. Concurred
in by senate. Although they put
in their best licks and worked like
beavers, and held a night session
Wednesday night, yet, as the set
time drew nigh they found they
could not get through and then
voted to adjourn at 4 p. m. sharp.
Once again they saw it was utterly
impossible to get done, although It
was getting along towards O'Clock
and the loom was darkening. They
took another lease of time and ad-
journed for another night session,
fixing on 8 o'clock for final adj
journment. But it was nearly 10
when the finale was reached and
council adjourned sine die.
heard Chief Mayes say this
morning that he had a mighty
strong notion to call them together
again to attend to some unfinished
business, but he thought it would
be zoo bad, and if they aud the ma
tion can stand it, he surely can,
and thus it came to pass that on
Thursday, February 9th, at 10
O'Clock p. M. this, the most cele.
brated council the Cherokees have
ever seen, expired.
a few free and easy notes Of the
last two days will now be given.
The recommendation of citizenship
court for an extra clerk was agreed
to. Resolution Introduced into
senate to inquire somewhat into
the disposition Of n certain $500 90
appropriation passed at special
called session last April, to pro-
cure Old Settler rolls from Wash
ingtpn, for use Of citizenship court.
1t appears among the official docu.
ments that Ex-Chicf Bushyhcad
drew this $4,000 from the treasury.
1t also appears that said rolls are
yet in Washington, and a new ap-
preparation was made to now have
them brought here for use there
fore this pertinent inquiry.
What did Bushyhead do with the
money? The senate promptly
and emphatically sat down on the
resolution, refusing to inquire into
the matter
Among the last resolutions acted
upon were the accompanying doc
uments marked respectively ere
port Nos. l and 3" in relation
to the foundation work for new
female seminary.
REPORT No. OF COMMITTEE.
Whereas, as there has been a
committee appointed by joint res
olution to inspect the work on the
female seminary, and whereas re-
ports have gone out that the foun-
datiOn and work on said seminary
as far as they have progressed are
defective; And whereas, the said
committee has heard all parties
interested, and has failed to report.
Therefore, be it resolved that
unless said committee is now pre-
pared to report at once and does
report within the next half hour,
this senate recalls and discharges
its part of said joint committee,
and expunges the resolution pro-
viding for its appointment, because
this senate cannot believe its COM
mittee could leave the interests Of
the Cherokee nation and people
unprotected.
Therefore the failure to report
does relieve the contractors and
building committee from the stig-
ma heretofore cast upon them.
Simple justice demands that the
senate declares its committee has
by its silence completely exoner-
ated the contractors and building
committee.
REPORT no. 2.
Report Of committee inquiring
into condition Of the work of foun-
dation for new female seminary.
Be it resolved, that the princi-
pal chief be and is hereby requir-
ed to select and employ some com
petent and trustworthy architect
or expert in masonry and stone
work to inspect the present foun-
dation Of the new female seminary
and report the decision of said ex-
pert. The principal chief is here.
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