Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-12-22
OUR TAHLEQUAH LETTER
Proceedings of Council for the
Past Week

pTldLlOn Dill anu htHV ~ " wv
house to work on to-day. Moth
ing was done last week, scarcely,
save work on this and the school
appropriation bill, and the bill
instructing and appropriating
money for the expense of the dele
cation.
The senate committee first intro
duced a bill which provided for
paying the delegation s6,545.9l,
the whole amount of the railroad
tax money in the treasury. Twen-
ty-five hundred of it was to pay
for an attorney to assist Attorney
Hastings, and the balance was for
the "kid" delegates-about S23 a
day apiece; quite handsome
sum. But the house-that lower
house-couldn't swallow it. They
cut off the 50, 500 attorney fee and
put the other down to $1,000 and
sent it back to the senate, but it
failed to be concurred in. A new
bill was reported with the same
amount and after passing the SEN
ate was amended in the house to
50, 800 for the delegation and 81, 500
for the attorney. This was con-
Cured in. Counting seventy days
that they will be there this is $40
a day each. The delegates drew
their money Saturday and left
yesterday morning for Washington.
1t is reported in Tahlequah that
they employed J. A. Scales as the
attorney, but most people can't
believe it and perhaps it is not so.
The bill that passed cutting off
the six per cent. on outstanding
warrants was vetoed by the chief
and the senate sustained the veto.
The senate committee made
report yesterday on the insane
asylum and recommended that the
steward and directors all be dis
missed as they were a great deal
behind and could not settle up,
and the management was not sat
isfactory. Mr.. Sy. Clark is the
steward. The matter was referred
back to the committee.
After the delegation left yester-
day, a committee from the senate
was appointed to wait on the chief
and ask if Mr.. Hastings had re-
signed the office Of attorney gen.
eral before accepting his commits
sion as delegate. Receiving a re-
ply in the negative a resolution
was Immediately adopted declar-
ing that Office vacant. Mr.. Baugh |
this resolution, and it |
passed and went into the house
where it was tabled until to-day |
A law was passed and approved
creating the office of one town
commissioner to receive payments
on the lots already sold. The
name of Capt. W. g. Nelms was
sent down by the chief for the po-
sition, but the senate failed to con-
cur by tie vote of six to six.
The claim Of w. A. Phillips of
s3, 1885 as balance due on attor-
ney's fee in the supreme court of
The North Carolina case was passed
On favorably in the senate after a
lively discussion pro and con.
The electric road | guess is
dead in the SHE'LL" as a COM
nittee of some fifteen Of the lead
ng men of the town could not get
he chief to recommend by special
The worlds fair move
las gone under in about the same
way. An effort is being made to
get up something of private ma
.ure which may secure recognition
md reduced rates of transportation.
The seminaries closed the fall
erm Friday and a creditable
was given at the te-
male seminary. Saturday, in the
,old and damp, ,endangering health
md life, the students of both in
titutions were compelled to depart
or their homes in all quarters Of
he nation. This midwinter va
alton is extreme folly, is opposed
" students and faculty and should
'e everlastingly put an end to.
The second Monday in February
hey will be again subjected to ex-
'osure, returning, to continue their
tudies until the end of the hot
Month of June.
Council will probably adjourn
bout Thursday.
WHAT WE MAY EXPECT.