Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-06
'LAs me CROGTAW COUNCIL
Er AS HEARS THE MES
lam sAGa OF GOV. JONES,
itch was Very short-His RECON-
,lendption as to the Jurisdiction OF
iecounty Court-First Trouble.

,USKAHONlA, 1. T., Oct 5.-(Spe-
Ll-Both houses of the Choctaw conn
met h regular session at the usual
ar this morning aud passed resolutions
b CLING for the governors message at :
lock Ia the afternoon, then adjourned.
* Il Z o'elocl all the members of both
lses net in joint session in the repre-
tatife hall The president Of the sem
'ex uppontcd a committee 10 escort the
Bum efiiof into the hall. He made short
ech in Choctaw reviewing the past
able here in the Nation aud asked
a TO bury the Ratchet. US their coun-
kz lis ID great danger. He then handed
IN nicssage TO Judge Alex Duranr, the
In rpretcr of the house, who read it in
Ino a{lish and Choctaw, when the house
puNVpurned until morning.
oyernor Jones warned them in his
Pds sage of the danger of disrupting the
heunrlun II they persisted ia warning with
b other. He advised that law be
forbidding the rafting of logs
ma IN the river as so much of the roy
was lost He also advised the abol-
nent Of the coal welghers, lie said
present finances of the nation were
splendid shape nud that the revenues
o=Asthe Royalties was over Sl3O,OUU last
OiVtr. He RECOMMENDED ,llat the county
ii, u.lrts De given full Jurisdiction over
Inis,iemeunor cases and that the
Dol laws be changed 50 the boarding
isools viii be kept full all the time.
also recommended law that will
Re toe licensed trader protective and
allow the peddler 10 come in coinpc-
Mon with him. lie urged the necessity
aeuuing delegation to Washington
Vlkecp tie nation posted regarding al
isation. lie said that congress was
, Inble 10 pass some law detrimental 10
EhRis country. lie wants the terms of of
nlAe To- be fur years, an' H.pointed by
chaef. lie recommended that Cap
al J. =. STANDBY be allowed IL per
r6,nf Of the light horse fund, for services
ndereh in collecting 1t FROM the United
ates government.
A Number expressed surprise because
|urS faiiel to recommend a law declaring
nnesiy In the case of the political
ul,ier last year, and 1t is thought that
,ci, q bill vii. become a law anyhow
nnlliess pc uses the party lash and pre-
IL lIni ~ passage.
UlViov. y otnes is very sullen on account
moi being allowed the priyi
he A+1E nav ub tut unit culutlllltl NnhN-
SSws exccuted at Wilburton aud seems
Ctr think the United States will take
s,r hand IN the affairs in the future. The
N ste Trouble cost his government con.
over 100000, and as judge
h H,plsen,. who tried them, said, No In
bu Eans shot yet"
\ ~ rreasurer McCurtain is here but ha:
Los made his report yet. Everybody "a
nd1i .xious TO see what condition the natior
in. lie does not know himself, Il,
has wired 10 the banks where tn,
-,.<3ney Is on deposit to know how mucl
Hnl Fey have belonging 10 him. lie vii
|rl III MOI make his report until the las
bml Trek of the council, Il is said.
bal The first trouble Of the session cam,
|ml = at the hotel today between Char,e.
president of the senate. who /,
IN = Locke man. and jackson James, ,
II !sconS partisan Jones man. IL was owe
M ~ result of the contested election case
[ul 4nncn was taken from the hotel bl
Id ~ friends. James was drinking. Capt
10 sAthsie had james arrested, tied TO a sal
IN sag ull placed one of his soldiers guar,
ssl7lcr bin. He was taken to Aniler
- evening. The Choctaws did no
baase to see the United States officer
terfere with their tribal rights. bu
aptain Guthrie paid no attention I,
en-