Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-07-12
COUNCIL pRoOEnD1Nas.

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TAmEQUAH. July 3, lese.
Senate bill TO release the grazing
on lands out west to the Cherokee
Strip Live Stock association pass
ed that body to-day. II put the
price Of the lease at s135, 600, but
from some vis tergo it went up to
$50, 900. Several causes may be
assigned for this. 1t may have
been a sort of a compromise be-
tween those who favored a lease
to the highest bidder and those
who favored TO lease for some
specified annual sum. Or ii may
have been intended to reconcile to
the policy ofthe latter such men,
bers of both houses who were Just
ripe enough to fall, with but little
shaking, into a willingness to ac-
cept the amount, the additional
Sl5, 900 being the attractive force.
The vote stood: Bell, Gray,
Lynch, Wolfe, Benge, Schrimsher,
Vann. Muskrat, Hendricks, Haw-
klns, Ross, Seabold, Sanders and
Christie for the bill; Ex.Chief
Thompson, Starr and Whitmire
against.
The bill was the majority report
OF the senate committee on the
lease question, as given In FORM
er number of the CHIEFrAIY-
Benge, Bell and Wolfe. Mr.. Bell
submitted minority report, favor
ing the advertising plan.
July 4.-No recess was taken on
the "Glori ous Fourth" The bill
TO continue the old lease passed
the house by ga large majority
% to IS. While it was pending,
Mr.. Neal, of Canadian, offered an
amendment TO advertise for 80
days. Failing in this he asked for
sill smaller number Of days, and
finally come down TO six days, and
pledged himself TO vote for the bill
ct the end of the time should no
greater amount be offered. No
proposition that he could make in
this direction' was received, so fix
ed was the determination on part
Of the National members to pass
the bill'as received from the senate.
So far as relates TO the lease
questions every move is a Ie-enact-
ment Of the proceedings oi the
last council, and will continue to
be unless larger sum is offered,
and there can he no cause found
for rejecting it.
The constitution gives the chief
Eve days (Sundays excepted) to
consider a bill. The bill having
passed the house on Wednesday,
the 4th, he will have until Tues
day noon to decide what ne shall
do. During these five days he
will be supplied with good reasons
for not approving the bill, be-
cause higher bids will be offered.
BY no manner Of grace can the
council refuse to accept a greater
sum when offered, although there
Is much squirming and twisting
among those who are seemingly
pledged TO the old lessees.
July 5.-To-day the chief not
having submitted anything, the
two houses have only con vened
and adjourned their morning and
afternoon sessions.
July 6.-Another bid to-day.
Mr.. John Wilson, agent for the
North and West Live Stock com
pany, Texas, put in a bid OS sl60,.
600 for the lease, and deposited
with the chief sz5, 600 as an earn
est Of the company's bid. The
deposit is in checks on the Amei-
can National Bank, Of Dallas, Tex
az. Having no bigger straw "a
grab st, many OF the members oi
both houses, and a few outsiders
who are working in the interest Of
the old association, are trying TO
create the impression that the So
curity thus offered is worthless or
doubtful at least, and sh ould noi
be accepted. They do not seem 10
know that We are in direct tele-
phone and telegraphic communi-
cation with The bank. and that
al doEbls and uncertainties can