Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-03

800. Here the raider on the treas
urer finds his chances. Here the
soulless shyster who has done
probably FIVE dollars worth Of
work for the nation may put in
his claim for $500. The Washing
ton lobbyist may multiply his claim
by a thousand, in fact it is a kind
of "thanky bag" into which any
claim, however ridiculous, may go
with even chances of getting
through.
There is some talk of continu ing
the discontinuance of the high
schools for pretty much the same
reasons for itlast winter-the want
Of money.
The superintendent OF schools
has figured out a possible income
for the coming year of sixty-four
thousand dollars.
The only certain money that
belongs to the school fund is the
interest on the invested fund, and
that amounts to a little less than
S4,700. The common schools and
superintendent salary will take
SO, 200 of that, and the unpaid bal
ances due on account Of last years
deficiencies will about exhaust the
balance. TO make the school an
nuity reach s62, GOO, the superin-
tendent remarks a possible $4,000
from the COW tax and railroad and
other to be had revenues. This
reminds one, as Mr.. Lincoln used
TO say, of the boy fishing; a passer
by said to him, "Fishing sonny?"
eyes" "How many have you
caught?" "Wen, when l get this
one that is nibbling and two more
l will have three"
The superintendent recommends
the closing Of the INDECENT depart
ment of the high schools, and ar
CUES a saving of several thousand
dollars on that account. In all
probability this is the idea of Un-
Gle Joel, since his henchman, Sen
ator Harris, from Canadian, on
the floor of the senate in an elab-
crate speech Che had his little
talk written OUT recommended or
proposed the same thing when try
ingto revive the board of education
A last frantic effort was made
on yesterday to resurrect the de-
funct board of education. After a
fruitiess effort to pass the mess in
caucus, a desperate raid was made
upon the lower house. The bill
had already ANONYMOUSLY failed
in the senate. This "forlorn hope"
was led by Mr.. Clark it is said,
the speaker of the house, and the
opposition by John D. Burlington
a so-called Mayesite, and Riley
Copeland, Of Delaware, the young
est members in the body. Well
the result is a matter of history
and "Waterloo" is no name for it.
1t was the administrations pc
measure. The administration, sc
they say, had majority in botf
houses, and the bill failed; 10 noes
and II ayes. Well, the measur,
was intended like most "paten
medicines" to cure all the ill
with which the administration wa
afflicted, and the particular diseas
was promises of place and n,
"hole" to put the holder in
There was J. NJ. Bell, of Delaware
Walter Jackson, of Illinois, Jei
Parks, of just where you find MIN
and the Lord only knows hoy
many more, for Uncle Joel neve
kept account of his promises, VIII,
expected to be the lucky devils il
the prize drawing. How long, Oh
Lord, how long!
| notice in your last weeks is
sue, Senator Burlington, of Flint
is put down as opposing the COZ
men. Your correspondent doe
the senator an injustice. He
for the COW men, and made
speech---imprudent, think, but b
made 1t all the same--in which b
objected to the change, both as
price and time of introducing
With him the thing was goo
enough as it was, and he voted nj
as did Gale Starr, late high sheriff
because they thought the bill WI
against the Texas ranchero and
let the record be.
The Strip is still statu quo, so f
as the outside world knows, no
withstanding the Bennett telegral
to the contrary, There never WI
any trouble with the U. S. con
mission in coming to an agreemel
SO far as words spoken went; II
trouble was, and opine Il
trouble now isis to put it ini
writing.
AZ. nOu1irof tho haad nj III