Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-12-06

bnu We uuNe uOne nOJnluB, anu IL
is now time to return to our
homes"
Wednesday: The light horse
bill was returned from the lower
house honoured in.
Senator Gray's bill to prohibit
the introduction Of foreign stock
into this nation afflicted with con-
tagious diseases was defeated on
the first ballot.
The Saline strip appropriation
bill passed the senate.
The committee on foreign rela-
tions was instructed TO draft bill
instructing the delegation, and re-
port it to the senate as early as
practicable.
A bill regulating the practice of
dentistry in the Cherokee nation
failed to pass.
A bill to divorce B. f. and AIDA
McPhearson was introduced by
Mr.. Mayes.
Edward b. Bushyhead's petition
for re-admission to Cherokee citi-
zenship was introduced by Mr..
Benge Of Illinois.
The bill appropriating Strip
money for those left off the rolls of
Cooweescoowee passed and was
sent to the lower house.
An act declaring the Fieldings,
Mabrys and others citizens, was
taken up and passed.
A bill requiring all persons re-
admitted to citizenshi TO perma-
nently locate in this nation within
the next six months from the time
OF such readmission was introduced
and passed.
An invitation was read from Su-
perIntendent Fields of the Female
Seminary, inviting the senators to
share Thanksgiving dinner with
him aud the senate adjourned till
8 O'Clock Friday morning.
Friday was productive of very
little business. The lower house
spent most of the day on the Coo
weescoowee per capita appropria-
ton. The Cooweescoowee revis-
ing committee were very badly
split up among themselves on the
Shannon, Weldon and West fami.
lies. Also the Brown and Quinton
families were stricken from the
Cooweescoowee rolls. The Illinois
appropriation bill passed both
houses Friday. An act to accept
the amount of money due the
Cherokee nation from the United
States government was passed by
both houses and sent to the cief
for bis approval
Nothing was done in the senate
Saturday except to pass the Illi-
nois and Cooweescoowee appropri.
alton bills, providing per capita
money for persons left off the rolls
The chief deferred the signing of
the Cooweescoowee bill until funds
were provided to pay off the III
claimants included in it. After
providing for the Illinois claimants
there was no available funds left
for Cooweetcoowee, and the chief
did not think it a good idea to go
further with this business until
council provided or appropriated
other funds for this purpose.
In the lower house a resolution
was introduced by Mr.. Bethel ask
ing that a special committee be ap-
pointed to investigate the report
Of r. NJ. Walker, the custodian of
the public buildings at Fort Glib
son. This resolution will be called
up again Monday, and put upon
its second reading.
To-day (Mondny) Senator R. B.
Ross introduced in the senate a
resolution in form of an answer to
the late proposition of the Dawes
commission. 1t is a lengthy,
though able document, opposing
any measure advocating change
in the Cherokees' present form of
government.
A bill has been drafted and will
be introduced the present week,
asking for a charter and right OF
way for an electric railway from
Fort Gibson to Tahlequah.