Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-22
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these lands at once. Therefore 1 say the
excess of immigration into this country,
while entailing temporary hardships upon
the disappointed settlers, will be conducive
to great national prosperity in the end by
forcing the Government into at once open
ing up the other unoccupied lands to settle
tlement There will be homes enough for
all who are now seeking them.
A MATTER OF REGRET.
cit is matter of serious regret that the
Senate did not pass the Oklahoma bill.
This bill would have furnished a lawful
government to the people who would have
settled on these lands, and would have in
spired confidence and displaced all fears of
violence. But have great faith in the ca
pacity of the American people to govern
themselves, and believe that the people who
may settle on these lands will at once estab-
lish provisional government, which will
give perfect security to persons and prop
erty. How this can be accomplished I will
explain briefly.
GAS soon as more than 100 people have
assembled at any place likely to become a
town site, the inhabitants shall call mass
meeting and at once appoint provisional
Mayor and other city officers, adopting for
their guidance and government the laws of
Kansas, the nearest State, IN reference to
the government of cities and towns. This
provisional government should at once call
an election for Aldermen and put city
government in complete force.
A TERRITORIAL CONVENTION.
s'The Mayor of the city should next CO.
operate in issuing a call for Territorial
Convention to be composed of delegates
from every municipality or center of popu-
tation. would suggest also that the in
habitants of No Mans Land should be in
vited to cooperate in this movement. After
this convention is called, it could be con-
vened in two weeks time. The Provisional
Territorial Government to be established
should adopt as basis thereof IT,
tie 2S' chapter l. Of Of the re;
States relating to the government of all Ter
ritories. Having adopted these provisions
and elected the Governor and other pro-
visional territorial officers, further proceed
ings for the complete establishment of a
provisional government will be found
clearly set forth in the section of the
statutes to which 1 have referred. Care
should be taken to comply with every law
of Congress in the formation of this govern
ment.
PLENTY OF COURTS.
1.-THE United States Court recently estab-
lished in the Indian Territory, to be held at
Muscogee, will have jurisdiction in all
civil cases involving more than 500 and in
all criminal cases, the punishment of which
is less than death or Imprisonment in the
penitentiary. The United States Court at
Wichita will have jurisdiction of capital
cases and felonies. The United States mar
shall for the Indian Territory may appoint
as many deputies as he sees fit, and the
United States Court at Wichita may ap-
point United States commissioners for this
region, who will have authority to hear all
complaints and bind over offenders, either
to Wichita or Muscogee courts, ac-
cording to the Jurisdiction thereof.
With the aid of these courts and the pro-
visional government which the people may
adopt, there is no doubt that a government
will be established adequate to the wants of
the people and which will furnish complete
protection to persons and property until
Congress meets, when 1 have no doubt, a
bill organizing the Territory of Oklahoma
will be passed without delay. This bill
will validate all acts of the provisional gov
ernment taken in good faith for the pur-
poses have mentioned"