The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-02-23
IS STILL MUDDLED.
Tha ConRsrrses Panied Over the
Territory Courts. Culber-
sons Wedge.

f,ranre committee on the Teller In /
dian court bill did not meet today d
In fact it seems the whold matter Is
dragging. At first Mr.. CuiberSOn and {
. t,e house Co1 e e s were chargcd with
the senate conferreS with lack OF i'll
terest or were prevented By other
causes from coming forward and dis
r,sing of the matter. The house rep {
r,,entatives ca me forward at last and
after Mr.. CulberSon's suggestions of
oostacles in the way of the destfuc-
tion of the Indian courts as contem-
pated by the Morgan bill aad also the
obstacles to granting the right OF APP
neal from the Indian court, the sen
ate confereeS seemed to lay down, aS |
the term goes in pugiiistic circles /
Mr. CulDerSon said 20 d correspondent /
tonight that he does not know when
there will be another meeting and lie
had heard nothing today from the
senate cnnf2rces,
1t is very highly probable that the
course suggested in last nights dis
p,tchaS. that X. thIt the senate con
frraas Will try II attach the Morgan
Bill to the Indian appropriation biu.
will be followed. Senator Jones oI
Arkansas. is not in favor OF the con
ference co.nmittee yielding To the
ar5uRcnts Of Mr. Cuibers0n and there
b, giving up the fight for the Morgan
bin. However. ii the senate should
refuse to pass this bill a. an amend
meat 70 the Indian appropriation OH
tlen the conference VIII agree TO
abaad5n all haaeS to disturbing the
Indian c4fcts. and Will go [" WorN L"
cr,ata tl,l01 other cblrtS III tle
torrii ,rv. nave jurisd .ciion suci a.
n,yl4.ID. 5l,tJIt,stlere.
T3,na,l ,rrlpn of The eNe:u,i9l OF
Si.al Lewis. ine Choctaw VINO waS
l,l H.. .isilt breast ~ Il putty
sasraTalI ,usn Sm Jth '-ei - en-! ai'
a51a,.,. hl,btcn ella- =. an :, -l5T
| lfn,r roo u If the senate committee
oa Indian a,,3il,. Ii - thought taa,
il In, b.aa enlarged - that il can bc
ire,aa. a - the senate whea po-9.p y
>.a} 81 i,i.. s..iVuc.ltn~ - t..a ua~JtgC-
Ion ui IaliIn c5ucts or the aiy
cHte, Of t:l,. grlnt cI an appeal iron
tleiuiiIn e5urt shall make a a9cecA
The wn3.e bu~ine,, has a>'H"ic I an
embayrNs.aE position. Ihae'@il~Ih .
wllv1.er rblTicteI with ,ti1l LEWIS
Eat Uiil we're granted new ttjal a
tnA earnest request of the secretar.
Of the interior. nave appealed 10 con
gfeS, for an appeal toS3me court from
the Choctaw cour, as they fear a con
yicti,n and the faie OF Lewis.
The treaties grant the Choctay
courts exclusive and iilal jurisdiction
The statutes OF the United states ;
recognize these treaties that none @
them have been made with reiefehc
to ChoctaW aTtn,eS or punishment
ia Ch)ctjw Kill Ch3ctaW ne Is no
amanable to ANY law as tar a. III
United States is concerned. IL i a'
mitted by all lawyers liz congress WI
have examined into the matter In
NJ if the treaties with the Indians al
to be observed. no appeal from the'
Indian courts can be provided p'
r the appeal OF eight ChactaWN c4d' 4
with the oifense for which Lc"ia w.
shot. has sunk deep iuto the breast
congress. and it wants To grant II
appeal
| asked one congressman VINO
deeply Interested in the que'uo
what would be done If no appeal lro
the Indian courts was provided II
and the eight ChoctawS were c"ilNi'
that thara coutd ne no auDeaI prov
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