The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-20
LIE INDIAN TREATlES.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19-Chairman Peel
of the Indian committee OF the house is
not sanguire as to the ratification by the
present congress of the treaties negotiated
by the Cherokee commission, with the
possible exception of the agreement for
the purchase of the strip. He says:
my opinion is we will not succeed in
opening any land outside the strip. That
involves two-thirds Of the land now cover
ed by treaties made by the Cherokee com
mission. We are being pressed and urged
to look after these other treaties. and of
course will aim to get the bills through
congress.
The situation is just this. We viii
scarcely be able 10 get another day Set
apart toy the committee on rules for the
business of the committee. The pressure
for time on the speaker is very great, and
nearly all the committees are insisting
upon time, and, as is usually the cSse at
this time in the last session of congress,
there Is more business than time in which
to dispose Of it. If we should fail to get
another daY, we will certainly not be able
to ct any more lands open. Understand,
however that we will 20 before the COM
mittee on rules very soon and demand
another day. AS yet we are not prepared
TO make the request on the committee for
time, because we. as committee, have
not fully decided upon the best plan to
pursue in the other matters we have
under consideration.
Most of the business before the COM
mittee can be disposed Of without securing
extra time from the speaker. 1t will be
necessary, however, to secure whole day
if we hope to get any more OF the treaties
ratified.
AS yet the business of the committee
rs it relates to the treaties under consider
alton, is in somewhat of a chaotic state
To present each bill in the house separate
", as estimated, would require two or
three days. Ia order TO dispose Of the
treaties in single day, should this time
be granted by the speaker, it would be
necessary TO form an omnibus bill, which
has been under consideration but rs yet
has not been fully concluded. Tue bill
will be framed and passed upon by the
committee and made ready 70 bring before
the house, provided the committee is given
time"
The real trouble in the matter, as il
stands now, and which causes Chairman
Peel to Indicate uncertainty as TO the re-
suit, is found in the threatening attitude
Of the lobby that represents the Chlcka-
saw and ChocIaw claims The treaties. as
formed, do not expire ut given time by
limitation, and tins affords congress and
the committe chance 10 see the best op-
porIuDity IN which 10 dispose OF TINS
lobby.
Chairman Peel Is informed that II he At
tempts to get the remaining treaties rati-
fed at this session, this lobby viii beud its
energies to defeat him, and, in fact they
threaten to give him trouble with the
Cherokee strip bill provided he insists
upon rstjfyiug ghe remaining treaties.
This IS the case in a nutshell
Delegate Harvey ! somewhat disturbed
over the situation aud insists that some
way shall he devised 10 get a. the treaties
ratified this session. He - aware o. the
loSby feature aud knows something Of its
streagEh, but believes that the com ntttee
viii be able 10 overcome ali opposition.
lie saws i Will BE- regarded y the people
o. Oklahoma as ia "a measure unfair 10
@ pen 50 much land north and none south
People there desire 20 have al the treaties
ratified, SO that the original Oklahoma
would practically be tae center Of tle
lands thrown open by this session ct con
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