Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-01
In Council Assembled, Act On
the Sale
BY INTRODUCING A BILL.
Looking 10 the Opening Of the 0ulio,--The
Watts Case Has Delayed the Mailer
but No win Now Have 10
Walk the Plank.

Tahlcudah, I r.. March ~. Especially
After four days delay the Cherokee
council took long step this afternoon
toward completing the business for which
" was assembled In special session by
the principal chiefs. The special COM
mittee Of FIVE appointed TO draft bill
reiivauishing the nations title TO the
Cherokee outlet completed It's lnbors
aud submiVed It's report 10 the senate.
The BIN prepared was directly TO the
point. and II Il Is passed no delay IN
opening the lands for settlement VIII be
occasoned 10y the many pcrpleNing prob
lens with which the nation VIII have
to rustic In arranging the finances. These
will be arranged later ana IN the mean
while the interior department can be nt
work making the necessary survey for
the opening Of the outlet lands.
The bin Is entitled IAN net TO accept
and ratify the amendments by the gov
eminent for the sale Of the lands west
of the seth degree, known as the Chcro-
kee outlet by the Cherokee nation TO the
United States. and il Is as follows:
"Bc IL enacted by the national council
that the amendments made by the con-
gress OF the United States 10y IN nct
entitled an act making an appropriation
for concurrent aud contingent expenses
and fulfilling treaty POPULATIONS with
Indian tribes for this cuieudu year ending
June 80. 1894, as provided March y,
1893 through the nc1 ilsde ami entered
into hy and between the Cherokee Nauon
and the United States through their re-.
spectiye commissioners on the 18TH dny oil
December, 1891, and ratified by the act
of the national council OF the Cherok"c
Nation approved Jan 4. 1872, for the
sale and REIMBURSEMENT OF al right,
title. claim and Interest Of the Cherokee
Nation IN and 20 the lands west OF tue
gGth degree west longitude described IN
Said agreement ahd commonly known as
the Cherokee outlet are hereby accepted
ratified aud certified,
The bill will probably pass the SENATE
MONDAY in some shape. Several mem,
bers of both branches of the council
viii try 10 have Incorporated IN the pro-
vision the manner In which the money
shall be paid and some valuable uhe
will be- wasted In debating the PROPOSED
amendment. but those who have the
most conn rehe3iye grasp Of the sltun-
ton will insist upon agreeing or thtse
detnils ia another enactment, ana the
Indications are that they viii succeed.
Had II not been for the very uhiortu-
rAte appointment Of watts az posi-
mngter nj Muldrow there would not nave
h"en any DELAY wAntevcr. The full.
hloodg CON see nothing ia the appoint
ment hut d dlspoR ion on the part OF the
government 10 Violate their trenty with
the nation aud Il Is difficult to make
them understand how anyone could be
40 ignorant as not 10 know all about lhe
situation. II rs their warm conviction
that everyone In Tie States outside the
luuatic asylum knows all about inc IN
dians and that the history OF the hg'
erosion Of Watts II as fnmllinrly known
as the president himself
resolution passed loth HOUSES on w"
legisiatur, this morping protesting
against the appointment Of Watts. 7 he
preamble to the resolution Ieclted thnt
Watts was an intruder AID lrespasser
upon the nation. and has been Ruch Tor
twenty years. that the government had
been respectfully requested 10 remove
Waits from the country, hut has nor
done 80. Watts has not only refused 10
ioove the country but has iuclted Md in
vited trespassers and that the Cherokee
nation despnirng Of the government re.
moving Mntts and his associates had
entered into negotiations for their re-
linquishment OF their title 10 the Clerp.
kee strip. and such REIMBURSEMENT had
been agreed 10 by an act ~ the council
Of 1891 II was further stated That ue
most important consideration for this re.
linquishment was the removal Of the in.
truders from the confines Of me thcrO.
kee nation, but " Watts rs permitted 10
remnin as postmaster and his removal
could not be effected he would continue
20 cause trouble as heretofore. The
| iONlin dnhlhluHA HbhAlAhHlNA was ttiAHNntf
~ aud respectfully requested 20 roinoyo
Watts from Office aud appoint some one
not nn intruder. There WIS not q dis.
senfing vote to the resolution in either
branch Of the council
In the house several fiery speeches were
made ia both English and Cherokee CONE
planning Of the dictatorial mode Of the
government IN handling the intruder
question, and rs repeated acts Of bad
faith ia It's negotiations with The Chero-
| kee nation.
Ex-COngressnDn Peel receiYed a dis
| patch from Senator Jones stating that the
| postonice department was ignorant Of
the condition existing and that the APP
| pointmenf had been held up for further
| consideration.
Mr.. Peel informed the Indians that thia
/ dispatch meant that when the postollce
department consulted the secretary ~ the
interior and understood TIM situation,
Watts would b. compelled to walk the
/ plank.
HAD DONE HIS DUTY.
Austin, Tex, March 81 Especial D.