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


fore the court, giving 30 days no
tice, or six weeks advertisement
in Cherokee Advocate.
This is specially for the edifca-
| ton of all who have defed the
Cherokee courts, and if they fail
to appear in answer to such legal
summons the court is TO proceed
against them and their cases will
be decided against them by de-
fault. This is to take from them
their last chance for pleading that
they have not had fair hearing
and will now give the Cherokee
nation good, solid ground to stand
on, in fighting and ejecting those
intruders who have so long and
successfully defed action Of Chero-
kee council and courts. The
sixth and last provision of this
act is, to allow an appropriation to
send for and procure tho Old Set
tier rolls from Washington City.
1t appears that there was, a year
or more ago, an appropriation
made Of s75 90 to enable Ex-Chief
Busyhead to procure these 70 lis.
The appropriation was drawn and
used but the rolls are yet in
Washington.
Senate discussed bill to establish
or re-establish a primary public
school at White Oak, Illinois dis
trict A bill was introduced by
Soggy, prohibiting any citizen
from selling any timber or wood to
any non-ciiizen, under fine of
from $500 to s1,0OO or failing to
pay the same, Imprisonment 6
months to l year. Passed.
Soggy also introduced bill and
it passed, forbidding any non-citi-
zen working in the nation under
permit, from cutting any timber or
wood on the public domain, an y
where, under penalty OF having
his permit revoked. The same
member also introduced a bill for
bidding any citizen to sell to any
non-citizen, either in or ut of the
nation, or to ship any grass, under
fine of $500 to $1,000 or imprison-
ment not less than one year or
more than two years. Mr.. Lind
sey offered an amendment to allow
any citizen to apply to treasurer
for license, and under bond of
$4,000 to allow him to sell or
ship out of the nation by paying
into the treasury a royalty of 10
cents per ton-the same to 60 into
the school fund. This was fought
most bitterly by Benge, who
spread himself most wonderfully,
so much so that Mr.. Lindsey with
drew his amendment and the bill
passed the senate. So now by the
three bills above noticed, everybody
in the Cherokee nation is forbid
den from selling any hay to any
movers passing through the couu-
try, nor can anyone sell any tim
Der or wood TO any non-citizen
And now to cap all such wise(?)
legislation, w. S. Agnew intro
duced into the house, (and it pass
ed,) a bill forbidding any citizen
from employing any non-citizen to
herd stock, except to drive a team
and TO feed a natives cattle in the
winter.
Now if your readers are so very
anxious TO know what our repre-
sentatives in council are do
ing while they are spending the
dear peoples money so lavishly
for to-day finishes a grand total
of ninety-t,oo days they will pay
themselves for-just read once
again the record of this, Monday,
February 6ih's doings!
The house PASSED a bill 10 ad-
journ on Thursday, February 9th.
Concurred in by senate.
A committee was called out to
help Ex-Treasurer Chambers TO
destroy and burn up cancelled
warrants to the value of 100000.
TAHLEQU M, Feb 2. lsss.
frIo r..,.ok. 80. L