Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-01-05

ana mouse went TO their homes
Saturday evening to remain over
Sunday.
Just after Mayes was sworn in
Soggy Sanders marched up to him
and said (; "Now you COP stars
and stay der"
Mr.. Breedlove acted as clerk
for the committee appointed by
the house to decide the contest
case on last Friday.
Hon. e. G.. Boudinot was in
the senate chamber for a while on
Friday morning. 1t was his first
attendance for many years.
Considerable talk of perma-
nent adjournment of the council
by Chief Mayes was anoat during
the early part of the week.
-Workmen have arrived and
commenced operations on the new
female seminary. The work will
be rapidly pushed, until the edi-
flee is finished.
Quite good deal of excite
ment was evinced in the house while
they were making the final count
to decide whether Fields or Laslie
was to be the member.
The contest in the senate
against Hon, l.. b. Bell, of Della
ware district was Withdrawn, rs
also the one against Houston
Benge, of Illinois district.
"A little skirmish between one
of our prominent senators and an
ex-business manager of a Fort
Smith firm, occurred on Thursday
evening in the"boar's nest.
Chief Mayes' inaugural ad.
dress was very brief. By its very
brevity it implied that now is the
time for action and formalities will
have to be done away with.
The site of the old female
seminary, about four miles from
Iablcquah, together with all the
stone work, bricks and remains of
the late FIRE have been sold for
$40
i. B. Hitchcock is preparing
a history of the political parties
that have been in the Cherokee
nation, showing from whence came
the Downing and National parties.
He will have it published in
pamphlet form.
The reason why a quorum
could not be secured in the senate
Monday is a mystery to many.
1t has been ascertained that enough
mambers to make a quorum were
in town but for some reason or
other one or two of them remained
away.
On last Monday evening there
was a very pleasant social gather
ing at the residence of Capt. John
L. Adair in this city. Dancing
wasthe feature of the programme
and it is needless to add that all
present enjoyed themselves to the
full extent.
Can a member make a motion
to amend a motion, which has al
ready been passed ? Certainly
not. But this is what was done in
the house on Monday evening.
The only way by which a previous
motion can be changed, is to make
a motion to reconsider the previ.
Gus one and this requires a two
thirds majority in order to be car
ried.
A majority of those who have
expressed themselves on the views
of Peel in regard to the Indian
Territory problem, seem to agree
in the main with that gentleman.
1t may be hard to swallow, but |
nevertheless it is a fact that a great |
many intelligent Indian citizens
are getting not a little disgusted |
with the condition of affairs in the |
territory.
On Friday evening last Col. |
E. G. Boudinot, assisted by Prof.
Evans and sister, and Mr.. Elsley, |
entertained a number of their
friends in the parlors of the Ma
tional hotel, by songs, recitations,
etc. The Colonel is an able singer
and no one who listens to his
plaintive melodies can fail to ad-
nire his musical ability. He is an
accomplished and refined man.
other prominent men pres
pnt were Jno. G.. Schrimsher,
Marina Daniels, Capt. William
Jackson and e. G. Boudinot, Jr,