Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-19
THE CHEROKEE BILL.
Friends of Strip Opening Overioyed
at the Prospect.
The Bin Passes the House-It Will Now
Go to the Senate. Where It is Likely
to Pass With But Few
Amendments.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-There is gen.
eral rejoicing over the passage of the
Cherokee strip bill in the house Satur-
day. The members whose constituents
are not personally concerned are glad
that the bill has been removed from
the calendar, as it was a matter of so
much Importance and has often been
called to their attention in a general
way. Those from the section directly
interested are most demonstrative in
their expressions over Saturdays work.
Only few professional lobbyists,
who had hoped to squeeze some money
out OF somebody, or who have been Sc
curing small income because of repre-
sensations that they were working for
the bill, regret that the measure has at
last passed the house.
A mem Der of the senate committee
on Indian affairs said that they would
push the strip bill Immediately, and as
the anti-option bill will be disposed of
on Wednesday, he intimates that he
will be able to bring the bill into the
senate within very few days. He ex-
pressed himself well pleased with
the house bill as passed Saturday ia a
general way, and probably only few
changes will be made
The most important thing will be to
appropriate to the Cherokees all the
money paid them for the strip, over
SIS, 900, O0O as it seems that the Chero-
kee delegates insist upon this amount
being appropriated Immediately. The
intruder question, which, through
clever manipulation was not brought
upon the floor of the house. will make
its appearance in very violent form in
the senate.
The bill will probab bly, pass the senate
with a provision to pay the intruders
for improvements made on the home
reservation of the Cherol1ees. The bill
will then go into conference and the
senate will recede from its position on
the intruder, question and the house
accept the appropriation feature and in
this way the bill will finally be agreed
| upon and in due time the Cherokee
strip will be opened to settlement.
| Henry E. Asp. of Guthrie. Ok, who
is closely identified with the progress
of the bill, said: 81 feel that by the
passage of the bill in the house we
have scored a real victory. The bill, of
course, has some objectionablef features,
but it puts the measure in shape
where it can be crowded through.
THE main objection to the bill. as
passed. is that no appropriation is made
and under it is uncertain when the land
| will be opened for settlement | think,
| however, that this will be overcome
| either in the senate or in conference,
and that the senate will recede from
! it's objections to the intruder feature
of the agreement l do not feel
that the battle is enterely won, as
| there is still action to be taken in
both houses of congress, and l think
all the people interested should con-
tinue the good work of urging congress
to pass the bill in such a shape that the
land can be opened to settlement.
| think the work done by the people in
| the west had much to do with securing
a consideration OF the bill, and the
pressure should still be kept up until
| the presidents SIGNATURE is secured