Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-07-05

time in which the heavens and the
earth and all things that in them
are were crented--thought at fret
TO be sufficient to do up only two
questions that would be submitted
by the chief, have fallen back over
the dead line and left on record
ono bill passed and approved. On
ly two measures were recommend
cd by the chieG-the disposal of
the grazing on western lands for
revenue purposes, and the allow
ances to be paid the nation b. the
Kansas Il Nebraska railway com.
pany for their right of way across
tho Outlet. On Tuesday q bill
was introduced in the house, em-
bodying pretty much all the chief
had recommended in his message,
as ITO DO manner of advertising
and disposing OF the grazing as
q privilege TO the highest bidder.
There was but little, If any, dis
cussion, rs each member already,
from the experiences Of last win
ter's term Of council, had consid-
cred his course. When put to the
vote, tie was the result. The
vote was strictly q party one.
The principal objection to the bill
seems to be provision authoriz-
ing tho chief to reject any and all
bills for good, substantial reasons.
AS precautionary measure
against combinations, the country
being extensive enough 10 admit
of such thing, and to accommodate
several cattle associations, this
provision is necessary. A bill
without such a provision is only
an invitation to stockmen to take
advantage of the commission in Sc
curing the privilege at any price
they may, choose TO give. In the
absence ofsuch reserved authority,
competition, the very thing the
advertising plan is intended to
create, can but be lessened.
Saturday, June 30.-Mr. Neal,
of Canadian, introduced another
bill to dispose of the grass ques-
ton. 1t was the old one eliminat-
ed of the reservation to the chi ef
10 reject any aud all bids for good
reasons. The bill was read once,
when Speaker Meigs caught on to
the idea, by political, if not by di-
vine, inspiration, that it could not
be received unless by two-thirds
majority vote. The speaker is en-
titled to credit for unintentional-
ly favoring that which is calculat-
cd to aid in securing the greatest
amount of revenue to the nation,
if that is what he is after.
In his message TO the council
the chief only recommended two
subjects for legislation, but the
senate denies him the authority TO
confine them TO such questions as
be may recommend. They claim
that under the constitution they
''have the power to make all laws
and regulations that they may
deem necessary and proper for
the good of the nation, which sh all
not be contrary TO the constitu-
ton" The chief claims that both
constitution and law give him the
authority to say what shall be sub
jects of legislation by the council
convened in extra session. To
deem what are "extraordinary oe-
casions," for convening the coun-
Gil in special session, the consti-
tuition gives him the authority,
aud not TO the national council.
These occasions are with him, and
tho council has no right to add TO
them whom convened under his
proclamation. Tho thirty oonsti-
tutional days for holding council
is their time to spread themselves,
and the extra session, only TO be
convened on extraordinary occa-
sions are, by reason of his call,
confined TO what the chief may de-
termine 10 be extraordinary. The |
law he has also on his side, which |
gives him the authority, when he |
deems that the public interests de-
mand it, 10 convene the council in !
extra session TO logislato on sub
jects only as he may recommend
or sanction.
Under their construction Of con.
stitulional authority, the senate
passed bill entitled, "a bill in
relation TO Texas and other for
eign cattle running at large upon
the public domain" The bill
passed tho lower house likewise.
The chief asserting his authority |
TO submit subjects for legislation |
by a call council, returned the bill, |
without entering into its merits, TO
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