The Red Cloud chief., 1890-01-10
COMMISSIONER. RepoaY.


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KANSAS CRY. No. lee M.-Cks
Cherokee Ccsnmissicacrs' scyus< ~
Congress on Chsrokes Affairs IL ass,ut
complete, II 10 m Interesting dcru.
mcnt. The report says that The Com.
mission WAS created by the act 81 ton.
Gr~s approved March Z t&a. by which
Oklahoma WAS oy~u~i "a settlement.
They wrr empowered 20 negotiate fot
the purchas- 81 all Tho Indian lands
vest sc tho n~inc,y-sisth degree A
rtuvl~p In section II authorised a PAY
ment FOR the Chcr,k~r Strip On the
same terms ne made with the
Greeks for Oklahoma. namely. Els,
per nrre. which, II ~sccer,~i ty tho
Cherukcos, rrquircd no ratification ~
Coagt -. hut became . part ~ the
rn' Ne domain WHOM the Cherokee
Legislature had ratified the Agreement
ard provided The details Tor ~lNsynpen,
81 mcpcy. etc. The COMMISSIONER say
that the ler onal r-qucs, 10 the Chero-
k~c Chief that Congress sand = Com.
mission Ia the Ch~fokrc Nation strong.
" influenced Congress In creating the
Commission They quote ftom Son.
ate docum~n, No ~. In which
Msyes ufeent'y requested the
Senate a. send . commission down.
The rrport wcl.es the incident corr
necicd with their visit to the Chere
kees last August. when, after waiting
two weeks upon tho Chief for an an.
swrf ~ their proposition. he finally do
c'ined Ia call an extra session ~ the
Legislature. stating that the Chefokc~
Constitution fcrbahs q sale of Chero-
returned the latte, part Of urto,sr and
s,aA Tor six weeks. during which tios
voluminous correspondence passed 10.
tween them and the Cherokee author.
tiles. but no deanite conclusion vas
reached an tho end VI that periot.
The Commissioners suggest tho cpin-
ion that tho alleged Cherokee Ma.
tion." with laws pissed and aim,a.
tst~srd by white men Who are really
United states citizens. has bccs,me ey
tipct by virtue of . long continued tn
tcrmarr.ag~ bstwrcn the Indians ami
whites, and aAk 10 y strict senss "
justice warrants tho disposition ~ 1n-
dian annuities and other revenues
equally among white United stala
citizens and full blood Cb~rokeNs.
Tho report recommends that tlN
Government avail Itself ~ its undenia-
bio right, under section Is. ~ the treaty
81 iST, 70 settle civtlised Indians on
the u~n"cruried lands In the Cherokee
Nation proper. md the paymcnt OF
such q sum ~ shAil u agreed uVon
by the Indians: ~ In case of theis
Enlargement tho prior pcr are II
be liked by the President Iy The
payment of e2,S00.O0 90 thr H,esU.
kees fully O,o0o. 400 ncrea. now occaptal
by tsibcs west Of u,e Goth degree. By ~.
-cutivc order could 10 orenei to settle
mcnt. while en- the other hand u, co..
0O expeuded for the Chcrnkcc Outlet
would only secure e.o00,uU ARES In
fev,ov In quality On the landa nov ownesi
by the Cover nmsnt. hut Occvrtrd BY
Indians who have no title 10 the coil,
hut only the right n occupancy at ti's
Conveniently pleasure
The Chcrokces having Ssfuse4i . Cen'
rrouso Offer for alleged ownership ~ I'M
Cherokee Outlet. u now lire with Con
sress ~ nay whether the cath men and
AN inscriptions body Of white men,
calling themselves Indians. AN thwaft
the Govcrnmcnt's parpose IN furnish
homea for y vast number who ass cry
ing for a little spot Of ground fsva1
which they may derive suntenabns Tot
hungry families. A high judicial On
ihority. Whose legal stsAinmcnh have
lately elevated him u the ~
pscme f,cnch Of the United ttAtD,
has decided that the Cherokecs hsvs
no ownership In the sosl 81 The Cbsso
lee Outlet. II his opinion and the
opinions of other jurists have any
weight. then Consress ought a. J~clar
the Outlet . part ~ the public domain
~ u the C1sarokss trnure 10 god. ths
Government car avail its~lf Of tho pfo
visions ci article 10 ~ the treaty ri
isss. which psovtass tina, tho Govern
msnS ran settle friendly iodtaas q
the outlet by paying <7i eso,s ~ Sr
Ia the C~1befokeeAL