Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-11-29
OuRhAALEQuAH BUDGET.
A WASHINGTON DELEGATION
OF FOUR PROVIDED.
Beyond this Little has Been Ac-
oomplished-A Number of Per
Capita Benefoiaries "A Motion
to Adjourn the Most Popular.
rAntseuAn. l T.. nov. u. lse,.

body has been turning of legisls-
tion for the past three weeks, il
will take up the time Of the law
makers until about next March or
April to get through with the bust.
ness that should be attended to be-
fore final adjournment. The most
pressing business to attend to has
never yet been reached, and there
is apparently no great desire on the
part Of council to hurry matters
up. It's continual meet and ad-
journ, and when you ask a men,
ber "what was accomplished to-
day" he will reply: nothing of
importance-time all taken up
with committee work, or in the
discussion of some Insignificant
measure or resolution" Often
nothing except"meet and adjourn"
is done in the afternoon session,
especially if "Sargy" Sanders is
not in law-making mood. When
this well.known senator does not
care TO be bored with discussions
and amendments and motions, he
begins making motions to adjourn
until 2 p. m. or 8 a. m, and keeps
it up until he succeeds in dissemb-
ling the servants Of the people.
The national council has been ad-
journed from day to day oltener on
"Sargy's" motion than on all the
motions Of the balance of the men,
bers combined. Indeed, the hon.
orable senator from Saline is
becoming notorious for this adj.
journment failing of his, but when
the interests Of the people are con.
sidered it will be seen that it is
anything but an enviable notoriety.
%**
The summing up of what coun-
Gil has not done would take more
space than an ordinary country
newspaper could afford to use, bu.
a record Of what it has done, told
briefly, would not burden the space
of an opera house program. Reg
ulation of the monopoly of the
public domain-perhaps the most
pressing need Of this nation
should by all means be attended
to, and it will take lots of time to
do it, and there are many other
questions of almost equal import
ance to be looked after.
***
A delegation bill, providing for
four delegates to congress, has
passed both houses. The delegates
are Rev. w. A. Duncan, Rev. J.F.
Thompson (the old delegation),
Stan Gray and Roach Young. Con-
trary to expectation, Dick Wolfe
couldn't cut 'er."
***
Thursday last bill passed the
senate for payment of Strip money
to Sam H. Miller, Nancy Alexan-
der, Sam Campbell and about fifty
others who had been favorably re.
ported from Delaware, Flint and
Tahlequah.
Considerable time was consumed
ON what is known as the Light
Horse bill, introduced by George
Benge. 1t provides for the sum.
moning by the chief when needed
a company of light horsemen for
the purpose o! suppressing lawless-
ness and the running down of
bands of desperadoes, like those
that have recently and are still ter
rorizing this nation. The number
to be summoned must not exceed
twenty-five from one district. The
captain shall receive $500 per day
for his services while on duty, a
lieutenant is to get $3.50 and the
privates 200, payable in preferred
warrants. The bill cre-
ated quite a lively discussion
among the members, and finally
passed the senate and was sent to
the house.
***
Friday the senate passed San.
ders' bill of Cooweescoowee, au-
thoriz.n .ng the laying off and selling
Of the vacant lot east Of the capi-
tol building, making no provision
for calaboose reservation. 1t
was argued that the city should
purchase a lot for that purpose if
it wanted one, the same as a pri-
vate individual. This bill passed
the lower house Saturday.
~
The $4,000 reserved from the
Strip payment to pay any persons
who were entitled to draw and who
did not for any reason get their
share, has been exhausted. The
house amended the per capita ap.
preparation bills so that these
claims may be paid out Of any
money belonging 10 the Strip fund |