Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-11-15
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Capital News.

Wednesday, November 7.-senate bill pass.
ed Feb. sth. making special appropriations
was returned without approval. Bill No. ],
/ providing for delegation composed OF two
members made It's appearance but received ne
action beyond being twice read. The chiefs
message, votoing the last sessions sl75. 900
lease bill was then read and senate adjourned
In the house bill was introduced SLOWING
citizens TO prospect for coal or other mineral
and amending existing laws In conflict
Upon Thursday the elections took place. re-
sulting as follows
Assoclats justice supreme court j. NJ. Keys
Member board OF education Brown Hitch
cock.
Medical superintendent. J. NJ. Thompson;
Friday. ID. W vAnn called up house bill
No. !, reviewing the citizenship court as Il
uas.' Discussed at some length and finally
carried over to Saturday.
Saturday In tho house the senate bill OF
Friday, passing the ''bill No. 8s' OF lost win
ter, or general appropriation bill" over She
chiefs veto was received and pretty general
ly discussed pro and con, finally put on It's
passage and bill as received from the senate
was lost, thus sustaining the chiefs veto by
80 to3
The eitizensuip court bill was taken up and
thoroughly ventilated and discussed. Mr.
vann amended by limiting the time TO four
months. Finally lost, and one year granted,
OF TN first Monday OF November, 1850. OBJ
jectlons 10 this law were 80 strong, when put
on final phssago IL was lost.
House then adjourned I'll Monday morning.
Council Is In a better mood than at any time
since CHIEF Mayes' advent into ONCE.
The hay bill Of last fairs session (prohibit-
fFtara aN.Nf
Tins in which chiefinsy veto. A measure has
been introduced In council, however, looking
10 It's materia, Amendment
4 bill has passed both houses providing for
q delegation to be composed Of two persons
There are an abundance.of applicants for the
place-about forty, 'tls said.
a bill has been presented by John Miller, Of
Delaware, prohibiting the importation Of
Texas cattle except during the months OF De-
cember, January and Fsbrusry-an. .equlvo-
lent 10 their utter sKolusion.
Although we have not the terrible strain and
excitement and uncertainty or year ago.
about the chlenalncy, 70 20 through with, yot
there are very important questions 20 be laid
before our Representatives, calling for calm.
sober, earnest consideration. Among them
may b0 mentioned a. nrst, because It looms up
into greater prominence, the grazing lands.
what action will be tnkenq viii the chief be
sustained. or will Treasurer Ross be allowed
TO retain that little perquisite OF IS COO and
odd2 Unfortunately for the success Of such
projects, our people read and think too much
nowadays They are not as easily led blind
folded as they used TO be, and the wstchword
now Is, Zen cents an ncrc!h The lands are
worth that, every ceat ofit, Ans II the people
hrmly demand 1t they can got that price. That
is not too high. In i've years from day they
will be worth twenty-five cents and the Cher
okee people can get It,
Next TO this Is the citizenship question.
I1his does not show up so prominently, but Il
really is the most important question to be
presented to this incoming council. for It goes
TO the bottom OF our whole social fabric and
government.
Congress passing and PRECEDENT Cleveland
signing that s75 900 appropriation for the Del
awAres, shawnses and Negroes among us, on
the surface looks like a great wrong. but by
the more thoughtful, cool, cleAr-hesdei, in
telligent Of our people. It is looked upon As a
blessing In disguise. It is in reality, the best
legislation that has been done for our nation
II will settle at once aud forever the everlAst-
ing, troublesome citizenship question. It's
advocates did not so look upon Il but such II
Is. Accepting the law As the inevitable, the
lrst question IL, 'To whom will this money
be pAid2" II Is well known that there are q
great many doubtful dArkoys In our country
The status Of every one will have to be settled
before he gets one cent. Don't you see now,
there IL millions in it' to the Cherokee peo-
pie? They can we'll afford to let that paltry
81, 900 90, to have this yexIng question settled
once for all.
This brings mp the citizenship question in
general. VIII there be new court ereatod7
There can be but one answer to that question
Just look at the report OF the last weeks work
Of the now defunct court Lest you may not
fully understand the situation, we here recap
itulAte. That eeurt has been running two
years They had docketed 3,9lt cases or sp-
plloAtions for citizenship among us. ofthess,
g.a05 have been tried and disposed or leaving
!, $40 yet on hle 10 be tried. OF these 2, ,265
passed upon. 900 were admitted and certificates
issued. and / ,aC6 rejected.
Nov II, lsss. OUTSIDER.