Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-12-05
THE CHEROKEE CAPITAL.
ASUCCESSFUL VETO OF THE INTER.
MARRIAGE BILL.
Delegation TO WashingtOn-COOwee-
scOOwee District Under the Ban =
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from Tahlequah Tuesday after.
noon contained the inform alton
that Chief Mayes had vetoed the
bill repeating the inter marriage
law and that council had sustained
his action. This will be welcome
information, to the younger peo-
pie of this county especially. This
is one of the,ancient land marks
they do not wish to see removed,
as they know of no reason why the
privileges of adoption accorded
their parents. should be denied
them.
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The delegation to Washington
was made Tuesday and consists Of
ex-Chief c. J. Harris, William
Smallwood, George Benge and
Roach Young, two Downings and
two Nationals, two mixed bloods
and two full bloods.
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lti now definitely settled that
Cooweescoowee district is not des-
tined to get very much pie in the
way of appointments, where con-
firmation is necessary by the sem
ate. The Nationals have not got
ten over being sore regarding the
result of the late election and will
probably never forgive the big dis
trict for casting so many votes, and
casting the greater portion of them
for the Downing candidates. The
edict has practically gone forth
from the senate and house that
no COoweescoowee man need ap-
ply. An exception has been the
case of R K. Adair, superintend-
ent of the male seminary. A very
large per cent of the drastic and
radical legislation attempted dur
ing the session has been aimed at
old Cooweescoowee.
1t was the desire of Chief Maves
to give the high sheriff's place to a
man of his own party and from his
own district, but the senate refus-
ed to confirm such appointment.
Probably the sorest man around
the capitol (and there are a great
many sore ones) is John Coody.
The thing that John is sorest
about is not only that he was de-
feated in the senate, but because it
is said he had a majority, and was
counted out" by the clerk.
When the vote was taken on
Coody's confirmation a tie was an
nounced, which of course was
equivalent to a defeat. But those
who claim to know say that tie
was impossible, as fifteen senator's
were present and voted, so the
vote must have stood eight to
seven, and had it been properly
announced Coody would have been
confirmed.
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Then the big farms of Coowee-
scoowee are an eye-sore to the
squirrel shooters, and the dearest
object of their lives is to cut down
the big fields. The white man is
now the common enemy; he and
his labor must be banished from
the country. He was first driven
from the stores aud then from the
farms.
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The delegation bill as it finally
passed the senate and was concur
red in by the house providing for
a delegation of four to Washing
ton, was held by the chief almost
till the FIVE days constitu-
tional limit had expired, but was
finally signed and therefore is a
law. Chief Mayes and a large
contingent of his party friends
We're in favor of sending two dele
gates, believing that they would
be as influential as larger delega-
ton and would save the expenses
Of the large number delegation.
But the full-blood element in both
political parties were very earnest
in their desires for large delega-
ton, fearing of course that they
would be left out if only two were
sent, so Chief Mayes was con-
strained to yield to their wishes
and agree to the bill. Sam Smith
and the other full bloods argued
that if anything should happen
and congress legislate against our
the full bloods would
be better satisfied afterwards if
some of their own kind OF people
some Cherokee speaking man
was with the delegation and could
give them a plain version of the
matter as no mixed blood or white
man could ever do. As the case
now stands, the delegation will be
composed of two full-bloods, one
from each party, and two mixed
bloods. Just who they will be is
still a matter Of speculation, but