The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-29

| County dAdITS.
A message from the house was received,
| transmitting the house concurrent resolu-
! ton relating to the death OF Mr.. Blaine.
! The council conCurred therein.
The council then adjourned till O'Clock
Monday morning
HOUSE.
GUTHRIE. o. T., Jan. 2s.-The COM
mittee on appropriations reported the
liquor bill, with amendments, and recon-
mended its passage.
Mr.. Cunningham moved that the bill be
printed as amended Carried.
The bill providing for the issue of ter
ritoriaI bonds for the university, normal
reported.
Mr.. Beatty desired to know if the COM
mites could change bill
Mr. Cunningham explained 10 Mr..
Beatty that a bill was only printed Tor
convenience.
The committee on education reported
house concurrent resolution No. 2 (by MT.
JohnstOn) favorably.
MIR. Beatty gave uotice that on Monday
be would introduce an amendment TO
rule 50, relating to the printing OF bills.
Thirty minutes were then consumed IN
squabbling over whether the bills shall
be printed with amendments inserted or
at the bottom of the page.
Mr.. Cunnlngham-A man who proposes
bill should have a right to the respect Of
the house. When a bill is returned 1t
should be printed as originally drafted
and not mutilated by the committee.
The Chair-lt would be useless to have
a report on bill before 1t was printed.
Let the bill be printed first.
MIR Ormsbee gave notice that he would
introduce Il rule on Monday.
House resolution No 2 WAS returned from
the council with a recommendation that II
be passed. This is the Johnston resolution
in reference to allottee Indians and the
election franchise. The resolution par
takes of the Dature OF a memorial to con-
gresS.
Mr.. Merrick moved that the resolution
be so amended as TO include All other ln-
dian tribes in Oklahoma territory.
Mr. Allen moved to strike out Okla
homa.
Mr. Merrick was opposed to striking out
Oklahoma.
Mr. Cunningham thought that the
Oklahoma Indians should only be con-
siered.
The amendment to include all other In
dt n tribes in Oklahoma was adopted.
Mr. Beatty thought that time was vast
ed in memorailzing congress.
Mr. Johnston-The question is out of
order, as the roll call was ordered
The chair sustained the point of order.
Mr.. Beatty think it unfair in the
chair to state the question and to order
roll call in the same breath.
Mr. Beatty was given the floor, and ex-
pressed the opinion that the contracts
made with the Indians should be kept.
Mr. Clardy-I am an Indian myself and
] am heartily i'll favor of the resolution. /
believe that all the Indian tribes except
the western tribes are able TO cope with
their white brothers. No revenue is de-
rived from much OF the Indian Territory.
Many Indians who are well fixed do not
care to come to Oklahoma, but those Of Us
who are here wish to hold office and enjoy
all the rights of citizenship. am in favor
OF the resolution.
Mr.. Brennan thought that they should
be taxed, but not allowed to sell the land.
Mr. Alien-I do not believe we ought to
ask that the treaty be annulled.
Mr. Cunningham-The gentlemen ig-
more the principal provisions of the bill.
Whether the Indians are citizens or not
depends upon our own laws. The memo
rial simply asks that when one of these
Indians considers himself ready for citi-
zenship he may 90 before a court of COM
petent jurisdiction and so declare.
Mr. Merrick indorsed Mr.. Canning
hams remarks. He stated that he had
been waited upon bysa number of commit
tees asking for the passage of the resolu-
tiOn.
Mr. Ormsbee said that a number of
white people are interested pecuniarily
only. Beaver county has mum Der OF In
diaus They will be made citizens as fast
as they are prepared. He then asked the
gentleman from PottawatOmie county as
to the feeling of the Indians in his county.
Mr. Ciardy-rhe first of the week II del
egation came from the Sac and Fox agency
and they asked that the resolution should
ha n 9nopOH led them he
iieges.
Mr. Allen of Canadian thought the mat
ter important TO his county. He said That
the Indians near him hold from 200O TO
5000 head of stock. They were not al
lowed to vote and their stock cannot lee
taxed White men pay them An annual
tax for the right OF driving their stock
though the Indian reservations TO water.
In case Of citizenship roads would be laid
out
Mir. Johston-I rise to offer An apology
to the gentleman from LoSdnlD for spring
ing the point of order.
AIr Bsatty tty-Excuse me. am from Ok
lahom2.
Mr. Johnson-The better portion OF the
Cheyenne an Arapahoe country has been
taken up by the Indians. They still main
tain their tribal relations. My object il
Offering the resolution was merely u @ug
gest TO con Cress and let It know the feeling
St OktAUtBAt-
2ir Beaty-I DO not think that the gen
Jlemaa owes me an apology FOR shutting
me off, but only for addressing ne as q
Republican from Logan cOuuty-
Mr. B atty was opposed 10 The resolu-
tion. He said that i the Indians had The
right 20 sell their lands there would not be
in ten years an Indian owning au acre.
He did not want the Indians 10 vo;e.
Mr. O-ms bee-TEey would vote Demo-
cratic.
Mr. Brennan made motion that the
discussion he Gu; OF.
Sr RBtL burn here j, not one ~ ten
OK the sac aud Fox Indians capable Of yol-
in- \ gallon OF whisky VIA bay any
thing they have. have kuowa them 70
Sc. ponies worth 80 for :.
Mr. Greer-Some seem 70 ooJ@ct 20 spend
iug wind on tlis subject. C0usres, has
been spending wind loE lUJ years and IL
has not b~eu settled re- 5Ir. beatty
seems to be affected WITH QusA-- =-uti-
meaIallsm N nat the gentleman says
goes u show that &c Iadiaa7 are imProy-
lug. " Ien given a cholce % etiln- ggt-
or voting the D-mocratlc ticket thry DE-