Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-11-19

| WnaJ OOuIJ WOuiu venture w as
sume the responsibility of saying
that it does say ninety-sixth degree
of west longitude.
The COW men have their grip on
the whole thing and it looks as il
they intended TO run it to their own
profit or to the devil. This bill
am told passed the council with
but two negative votes-those OF
G. w. Clark, Of Coweescoowee
and Tom Blair, of Sequoyeh.
The bond of the treasurer for
$4,000 was accepted to-day by
both houses, and Col. Harris, ma
tive or otherwise born, can finger
the money of the Cherokee nation
If it ever gets any. One question
was decided by the council in APP
proving the bond, and that was
that town property, whatever that
may mean, could not be taken as
personal assets. Senator Keys OBJ
jected to the amount of the bond
and named $4,000 as an amount
about right. Baugh objected and
pulled the strings and the bond
was accepted.
In the debate over the wire
fence bill, Wolf, having exhausted
his time asked leave to continue;
McLane, (Mayes) whom Wolf was
answering, said "all right, if you
won't villify me.
The bill providing for the re-
ducing of clerks and interpreters
after the present session was un-
der discussion last week, and
senator, the mover, | believe, of
the bill, left the chamber (some say
to get another drink, y and during
his absence the bill was voted on,
and as they say it in Cherokee,
killed." returning and finding
his pet measure done for, he grew
wroth and thus addressed his
friends: cd d-m you, what in
he'll did you mean voting against
the bill? I have been doing your
fighting and now you have gone
back on me-"
The president failed to take
notice of the language, and next
day when the matter was placed
before him by a senator excused
the breach of decorum on the
grounds that the language was not
used in a speech. Under such
rule two or a dozen senators might
engage in all manner of indecen-
cies and profanity fit was not Of
fered in a speech; such consistency.
"oh, would some power the giftle gl'e us,
To see ourscl's as ithers see us.
Citizenship claims are being filed
by the dozen, and should the mill
continue to grind there will soon
be more applicants than there are
citizens; just how the council will
or can relieve itself of this burden
is not yet determined upon, but
that something should be done
there can be no question. There
were hundreds of petitions filed
last council that were laid aside
for want of time, and the number
is being augmented daily. If the
entire time Of the committee on
citizenship was given to thorough
bearing of these petitions it could
not dispose of one half now before
it. To fail to act only fastens
the claimants on US.
These claimants have become so
numerous that they are real dam
ger to the government and it would
be wise for the council to make
some provision in that regard be-
fore adjourning. We have moth
ing to hope from the United States
government and we .nust act our
selves.
George w. Mayes, of Saline dis
trict, was nominated and confirm
ed last week as High Sheriff.
George is a brother of the chief,
and now that he is provided for
the Mayes family have a pretty
strong az well as big hold on the
public teat. 1t is to be hoped that
the new high sheriff will attend to
some of the duties laid down in the
law prescribing the duties of his
office.
In the lottery drawing, your
townsman, Capt. w. G. Nelms,
won prize, town commissioner.
Lewis Thornton, one of the old
commissioners was named to sue
ceed himself, but by some mistake
he was believed to have supported
the Liberal ticket last summer and
the boys, metaphorically speaking,
knocked the stufiing out of him.
Frank Conner, a Delaware district
man and late town commits
sioner is hanging around on the
ragged edge of hope deferred, want
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