The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-30

ment as amended by congress. The &C
above referred to provides that the amoun
to be paid the intruders shall not exceed
S250,O00. While am Of the opinion tina
the intruders are trespassers without
| equity, and to whom the law OF better
ment does not apply, and deprecate ta'
fact that congress has placed different
| Interpretation upon the same, yet l thinl
| we had better accept this amendment fel
| the following reasons: While the numbel
Of intruders is not definitely known thai
was contemplated to be paid b,
| this act, am for the limitation
| of those commencing improvements
prior TO August II, 1856, and ths
further provision that the use aad occu'
pancy of the soil may be taken into con
| sideration by the board of appraisers IA
making their awards. viii result in a great
nd vantage to the Cherokee nation. ana in
a majority Of cases the balance sheet will
be in The nations favor. The act OF con
gress dues not interfere with the right Of
the Cherokee nation to determine who are
its citizens but confirms thas right and
provides for their removal on demand OF
The principal chief
IT can not but think with the evidence
before me that Gully a small emount viii
be required to pay Tor their improvements
after d-duc1ing TIN rent and psa6t tor the
time the lands havs been occupied
i recommends Ia CdS6 yOu a&GBp1 ku0
agreement as amended, that you make
some ample provision whereby tho fullest
information can be furnished the board OF
appraisers of the customary rental value
and the cost Of improving the land in the
community where such improvements arS
located, and such other Information as you
may deem necessary, SO that they Can ar
rive at an equitable adjustment of various
mafterK
Relative to striking out paragraph Of
article q will say that congress by an act
approved May l. 1890, gives US exclusive
jurisdiction over all our citizens, whether
by blood or adoption, and this right Is now
recognized by the United States federal
courts at Fort Smith, Ark, and Muskogee
in their rulings.
81 recommend that a commission be ap-
pointed and authorized to proceed at once
to Washington with proper instruction to
make and execute contracts with the Sec
retary of the interior for the payment of
the s., 100000, in addition to the 1926, 736
available, as provided by the act Of con-
gress and suggested by the secretary OF the
interior in his letter, herewith submitted
for your information.
II further recommend that after the
contract aforesaid is fully consummated
the said commission be further authorized
to thoroughly advertise and receive propo-
sitions for negotiating loan on the prin-
cipal and interest provided for in the act
of congress, to be submitted to the nation
al council for approval or rejection. have
written several banking houses, giving the
condition of the loan, and am of the
opinion that if the contract for the pay
ment of the IS, 600. which the
secretary of the interior is directed
to make, be properly drawn with
guarantee or such payment by the United
States, that the Cherokee nation will have
no difficulty in negotiating such contracts
at fair and reasonable Premium in the
money market.
You will have my hearty cooperation
in endeavoring to realize for the people as
large premium as can be obtained. lam
satisfied that the loan with fair premium
can be made ii these suggestions are car
ned out.
ia event Of your accepting the amend
ment an absolutely correct census of the
people and intruders or unau-
thorized persons within our boundaries
will necessarily follow, that distribution
Of the money be made to the first and
list Of the intruders be had that they may
be reported 10 the president for removal
as provided for In the agreement. In order
that census rolls be correct l suggest that
it would be proper to have them authenti-
Gated by the Cherokee council and q spec
lal session be called as soon as the census
takers complete their work, at which ses.
sion the commission before suggested will
have time to report such propositions t o
purchase the indebtedness as they may
may have received. c. J. HARRIS,
Principal Chief"