Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-10
CHEROKEE LEGISLATURE.


Special 10 tho Gazette.
Tnhlequa,, T. n, Dec. e.Toduy wns ina
lat day Of the regnlnr sni.ion ~ me Cher.
oliro legislature rour wrecks have been
swallowod up and nothing Ia speak of has
been accomplished IL tho way OF legislation.
Applications Tor Chnrokce citizenship and
the dlstfbutlHn Of the various onlcce %
mrmhrrh " the victorious political party
has occupied almost ilie entire time and ~.
ienii0n W the cherokee law mixers lnrnH
tho fcrulnr ae'lon, and now 4 WIZ be-
necessary for iht principal ehif To convene
them ~ extra session IN order that the
Work which they were sent 70 20 may DC
performed.
harmonious 10 llir Chorehoea. Although tue
most advanced hi oyliiyatinn, nnl the 50
hnWwlpdgni leaders ~ tue other four civil
lied tribe tiu thrrikeea arc today tho
puorcat financially, ~ them all In fact
not counting tlip Forthcoming strip money,
they are worse than bankrupt rho inter
eat ON ihplr invested fluid hge been failng
short ~ thc expense " their sosunmrht
FOR several ynnrs past, and they now nni
themselves many tloufanns ~ dollars IN
DELFT, With no Visible incana % paying nut.
'fhe bombs arc vel unsbd with less pros
poets than ever ~ selling thciu ~ all fho
nrei pnyncnt by ihr United state. govern.
mcut Oh tho Strip dors not fal dun UNI
March, 1875, and tho problem that now
cDnfrpnis thf Chrrnkcff - how 20 Eos,p soul
nnl body togehogl ~ y were, nnlil thia
payment II madc. Nof Is lhlS enc only OBJ
stiair thni tnn DO eeen ahead to prevent
the smooth -aillnr or their Hlip of state.
The lbousanda u claimants 10 Cherokee
rights 10 tho same are iipeking into q 30
called Citlzpnahip nanQfiaiionl hendfn W
ihe notorious Intruder, Watts. who row has
hei's - The chprVilccr themselves, who afe
bandine themselves together with the Hyow-
"a purpose o. breaking 90 tribal relations "a
nraotaAiisn have good proof ~ their Cher.
okcc blood, uii1 they have The aasurHnce u
Uoclc Ham that ihelr rights viii be pr,r
nfr8nRiy IN fnvof ~ ailuiinrut and etnte-
losd and II ~ tholT intention 20 bflna
about change u that sort A. dulcsiy Al
Iail very few clalrnaps 70 cherokee Cit
senshin have AcrH admitted By this e1ree..i
Indeed. iee ,ser9t,sse haze pgeoa9 % jsa ~,
that Il q almost impossible for a ful.hiond
fhrfohea who haYc bnVn eqlpuung without
ne naiien fgr any lgpg,h , & ulns g seeg s,s
proved ancestors appear on the nrthrnu-
c,ted ecdaiis rolls u The CIcrckee nation.
tns h,r 9als "" n nv etrip bouda' haf 4
sae.ia n "A u no usr a bil was passed
ye.isrday BY Inc rluneil providing FOR fheir
negotiation for ioan % fsi,,,s ths nnan.
action % tho part u Tho chief has caused
Who cisim that ihrre q deep laid sciletas
on foot 20 prevent enlo 10 order 70 ein-
irirraea ilie Nhit0ual party. who now con.
tfni dir legislature BY Il atnail majority IN
haih ilsdlses while chief finrfia ~ d tieuls
bsr 81 on nppnfins party
1,rnftthlns r0nal1trfd. the outlook Tor q
harinonlnna and enccnssfa continuation %
frihal rclationa nmon4 tine ciefoknga q noi
IN M, irnst naffi4lnr. and n 81 predicted
e4en by fnfsnhrrs Of the tribe thai II mat
tors donfuur ~ they arc IL while longer
they WIN ihcmsalvea ere long solve ma
hialehood yrohicm.
Thirty marriaee wsre repoFied IN SAT-
] ugdnf's I.sIepr.