Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-02-17
The INDIAN COURT BILLS
CoNFERREEs DISCUSS THE TELLER
AND MORGAN MEASURES.
Best Features of Both RilIs May Be Com
bincd-Mr. Bailey Working Against
Court Mt Purcell-Othcr
Plans Broachcd.

Washington, Feb. 16.-(Special) There
is much confusion over the conference
concerning the court bills In the Indian
country. The conferrees spent some
time to-day trying to agree upon a re-
port, but did not conclude negotia tions
1t was decided to resume considerat ton
OF the matter Monday next. 1t was con-
cIuded to-day 10 make the Morgan bill
the basis of negotiations in the matter
or reaching an agreement about what
should be finally reported. The bill was
read by sections and adopted by easy
stages, In some cases the provisions
Of the Teller bill We're substituted. In
this way 1t IS proposed to work up some
thing of combination bill and submit
1t in due time for agreement to both
houses
Mr.. Bailey to-day again brought up
the matter of court at Purcell He
submitted maps and data and words
and insisted that that town should not
have court 1t would be very bad to
have court so near Oklahoma, where
whisky is so cheap, and the Indians and
others should not have whisky about
during court time where they could get
mold of 1t, 1t would be very bad for
the Indians and tend to corrupt their
morals. This was the feature that ap-
pealed to Mr.. Bailey's feelings to-day.
There are many things being said
about the effort to beat the town of
Purcell out Of court. Senators Teller
ana Platt take the position that 1t will
De matter of great saving to the
United States as well as to the people
engaged in litigation to have a court at
Purcell. They are in favor of a number
or places for court, insisting that II is
much cheaper for the judge to travel
than 1t Is for hundreds of witnesses
ana those having business in the courts.
But it is claimed by some that the larg-
est property owner in Pauls Valley is n
very close personal az well as business
friend of the leaders of the Texas crowd
running that country now and trying 10
manipulate legislation here. and from
TINS tact comes the fight against Pur-
cell 1t is the same old story of bust
ness matters getting mixed up with
others that are of Importance to the
people, and as usual the personal mat
ters with some kind of great statesmen
nave more weight than the real inter-
ests of the many concerned. Then 1t Is
said that the people concerned in the
controversy cannot have a vote TO in
Jure the men who are handling their
interests, and hence there is no way to
intimidate the men making the inroads
for personal motives.
Then 1t appears that there is n COM
b!ned effort to get the towns of Ryan
and ChiCkasaw set aside as places for
holding courts and Duncan substituted.
United States Commissioner Reagan.
who came up from Texas to take an
appointment under the Texas crowd
and Is at Duncan in that capacity, is
here 10 get an appointment as judge
under the bill. While he would like TO
see this plan of having Duncan made
the only place for holding court ON the
west side, he Is not as much Interested
in that as he is in the personal matter
of getting an appointment, This is the
burning Issue with him, and in the
meantime, while he is doing something
in this line, there is quite an effort being
made TO bring about this combination.
on Monday the conferrees will take up
the provision allowing the right of APP
peal to the United States court from the
Indian courts This is by way of pre-
venting official murder in that country
II has already been agreed to allow the
Paris and Fort smith courts to hold up
the Indian country until July next year
by way of appeasing the Texas ana Ar
kansas officials lodged in that country
After that they are To finish up business
on hand, which will run them until they
are ousted by the next administration.
This provision is in response to de-
mands OF such able statesmen as Berry,
Of Arkansas, and Culberson, of Texas,
who always have an eye out for the
good of the public and never take "A
narrow and personal view of matters of
this sort.