Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-12-08
OUR TAHLEQUAH LETTER.
Proceedings OF Council for the
Week
TAnLneuAn, T. IT,,

has sent down. One after another
were slaughtered numerically and
up to this writing no one has been
confirmed. A part of the Down.
ing party with the assistance of
the nationals, by a tremendous
effort succeeded in showing the
chief and the little "ring" around
him that the people still have a
little say so in the affairs of this
government, and that the little
ring, (I say "little' for there are
only about four of them) cannot
always dictate as it likes. The
names of w. w. Hastings and
Gale Starr, the hunter, were first
nominated-two Downing men
but the Downing majority did not
stick together worth a pewter. In
fact it was completely gone to
pieces, and all the lash that could
be applied failed to drive the
head.strong in. The two would
be delegates were rejected by
vote of nine to five. Yesterday the
names of Capt. ]. L. Adair and
Connell Rogers were sent down by
his Honor, but they too were re-
jected; then came j. i. Adair the
second time with Judge Gunter,
and a like tragedy followed. We
cannot say who will be the next.
Many of the Downings want one
from each party, but the chief
is not SO disposed.
THE PERMIT Law
Mentioned last week has been
signed. 1t is very obscure in its
provisions and very rigid in pen
atty for violation of it, both a fine
and imprisonment being imposed.
1t allows the head of each family
to employ white men on two farms.
1t does not say two non-citiizens
but two farmers, so if a man has
four thousand acres in two farms
he can have a dozen permitted
men, but the man who has only
two small farms can have only two
renters. Some are in doubt as to
whether it affects clerks and book
keepers, but the bill is so obscure
that it would take a citizenship
lawyer to unravel it.
COMPILING THE LAWS.
A bill providing that the chief
shall appoint two men to compile
and publish the laws, 20O0 copies
in English and 1900 in Cherokee,
passed and was approved.
THE ELECTRIC RAILWAY BILL
Was introduced in the senate and
referred to the committee on roads
and railroads where il is still hang
ing.
THE PRODUCTION BILL"
As it has come to be called, is now
a law. 1t abolishes the offices of
town commissioners, revenue col
lectors and the deputy high sheriff,
and bill is now drafted provid-
ing that the chief, the assistant and
the treasurer shall lay off and sell
town lots instead of the town COM
missioners.
A BILL READMITTING
To citizenship John o. Mcdonald,
Tennie Williams and Lizzie Nc
Cahl passed both houses and was
approved.
Another providing for the sale
of cross.ties to the Valley road
was killed in the house, as also
was a monopoly bill introduced
by Judge Clark, which provided
for allowing all citizens eight
months to fence up their quarter
of a mile outside, and if not done
to let it go as public domain.
A HAY BILL,
Forbiddning entirely the shipment
of any hay beyond the limits Of
the Cherokee nation, has been in
troduced in the senate and will
probably pass.
A resolution will be introduced
in the senate tomorrow providing
Tor a joint committee from both
houses to deliberate on the Worlds
Fair move.
The bill introduced by Senator
Keys Incorporating the Tahlequah
improvement company was killed.
This company consists of the la
dies of Tahlequah who have bought
and fenced a piece Of ground and
had it surveyed into lots for ceme-
terry purposes.
THE PRIMARY SCHOOL
Bill, extensively published by the
papers recently, got up by ]. w.
Duncan, failed to pass in the house.
The following gentlemen voted for
it; Cobb and Mayes, of Coowee-
seoowee, Copeland, Fields, Davis