Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-10

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largely curtailed by restricting
permitted labor TO a given number
Of improvements to each adult. In
this manner the leaser could be
disposed OF. A reasonable wire
fence law is suggested.
The monopoly oftown lots hav-
ing reached immense proportions,
and it being evident they are
bought for speculation and not for
occupancy it is suggested that a
minimum price be established and
certain valuable improvements be
demanded as condition to the
sale. II is further advised that a
provision be made for laying off
towns on the X. ~ A. V. railroad,
and that improvements made prior
to the building of this line, when
used as town sites, be paid for.
Complaint and dissatisfaction
being rife over the existing stock
law and because the various acts
appear to conflict and thus render
them imperative, their repeal is
recommended and the enactment
of plain and simple law, fixing
the time of introduction, provid-
ing for the speedy and certain col
lection of the revenue, and pun.
ishment through the courts for its
violation without confiscation Of,
or arbitrary seizure of the stock
introduced.
A list OF over 5000 names of in
truderS has lately been sent to the
president with request for removal
by him; | am advised they were
sent to the interior department
The conditions attaching to, and
recommended in the report OF the
senate committee, to whom was
referred the agreement for the sale
of the lands west of the 96th mer-
idian, are SO at variance with the
facts, in the history Of these IN
truders, and so manifestly MUST
to the Cherokee people, that do
not for moment believe that they
will be aceeded to on your part, if
they are made a condition to the
sale Of these lands. We have not
been anxious to sell these lands
and we have known that SO far as
the money consideration is con
cerned, we were not getting tythe
of their value, but as our tenants
had been elected and we were un-
justly, and uselessly deprived OF
the revenue derived from the graz.
ing thereon, and were constantly
imporluned and harr&ssed by the
government of the United States
for their sale-and our efforts to
have the intruders removed hav-
ing proved fruitless, we finally
agreed to the sale, with the hope
that our country would be freed
from these pests, and the jurisdic-
ton of our courts over our citizens
be more firmly settled. The mon
ey was the least OF these consider
atoms. If congress should decline
to accept and ratify the agreement
for the sale OF these lands in its
entirety, it will be necessary to
take steps to remove the intruders
by national authority. We have
exhausted very effort to have the
government of the United States
comply with its treaty obligations
without avail. That there be no
further excuse TOR delay, | advise
that you authorize the principal |
chief to issue a proclamation,
warning these people not to put in
crops the coming season, and to
depart the country in peace with |
their personal effects-and author
izing him in case of the refusal of |
any of them so to do, to organize a
force sufficient to eject them.
Our schools, l am glad to say, |
generally are in a reasonable de
gree hourishing The plan of ac-
cepting payment of board at the
seminaries in national tickets
should be abolished and cash de.
manded, as cash is required to
purchase the supplies, to the end |
that these institutions, so far as
possible, be made self supporting.
From the allowance of $50 a mile |
for right of way and SIS mile an
nual rental sl9, ,0242 "a have been
received tits recommended that
enough OF this to liquidate the in
debtedness OF the school fund be |
devoted to that purpose and that
hereafter the annual rental be |
converted to that fund
The public debt is as follows:
The outstanding warrants on the general
fund, remaining unpaid, amount to S99, 2O0. ~ /
School Fund 4 ............- ....... N. .6s3. go /
Orphan Fund ... ..... .............. 10, Ia u /
Total ..... .................sl Sis. .aas Ol I
This Indebtedness can be easily /
met by more frugal and judicious |
use OF the interest of the invested |
funds, and the revenue collected |
from internal sources.
The general fund is annually about. s75. 600 /
The orphan fund is " m Is. 900 /
The insane fund is d" 80 .... 3 200 /
The internal revenue - ..... %, 600 /
Total ........... ..... si72 .2CO |
The expenses of the judicial de-
partment of the government, ex-
elusive of salaries of the officers,
for fiscal year ending September |
Both. last. is as follows:
Canadian district ....................si,t22 ,t22 30
Cooweescoowee district ... ........... i.at3.50 I
Delaware district........ ..., ....-...- 6gS 90
Flint distt let 4. 40 %
Going snake district t.................. g. OlG OO
Saline district ................. .... 1sl 25 /
Sequnyah district ..-..............-. q. 500 90 I
Illinois district. a,6a.55
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