Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-11-14

took charge, being fully installed
as the executive officers of the
Cherokee nation.
The first business transacted by
the senate after the installation of
Chief Msyes was a motion to with
draw the contest from Saline dis
trict between "Soggy' and Hum
mingbird. The motion prevailed,
and SO the last contest was finally
settled and the senate now stands
IL Nationals to- Downings.
The veto message of Chief Har-
ris, vetoing the appropriation bill
passed at the extra session in Oc-
tober, providing for the payment
of members of council with their
clerks and interpreters in prefer
red warrants was taken up Mon
day Afternoon and the veto sus-
tanned. In the discussion of the
veto message the fact was devel-
oped that the exta session had en-
ployed no less than eleven inter-
prefers and twelve clerks, all
drawing a salary of $3.50 per day.
Many of these clerks and inter-
prefers never served single day.
The next thing of interest to be
decided is the election of a treas
urer, and the candidates are George
Benge and d. w. Lipe. More in
terest is being manifested in this
race than any that it is to come
during the present session. 1t is
impossible at the present writing
to tell who will be successful.
Major Lipe has a good following
in the National party, besides he
will get the vote of the Downings
solid. But on the other hand Mr..
Benge has great pull with the
straight Nationals. and George
Benge is politician of the first
water and it is too early to say
who will be the next treasurer just
yet.
The National party has not been
able TO control all the members
who come here as Nationals. There
are a number of clear-headed
young fellows like "Mack" Lam
drum of Delaware, and Walking
stick of Goingsnake, who repre-
sent a new school of Nationals in
growing and progressive commun-
tiles, who have their political for
tunes yet to make and owe the
old crowd nothing. So they are
going to do pretty much as they
please and will probable surprise
somebody before the session is
ended. Of course Lipe is the fav-
orite with the fellows from the up
per district, regardless of party af-
The "White Clerk Bill" of last
year came up for attention today,
and was passed over the chiefs
veto, easily receiving the two
thirds necessary for that purpose.
As will be remembered, this meas
ure originated in the form of an
to the permit law and
was introduced by an irresponsi-
bic fellow from Illinois, named
Hare.
The section as it now stands
amended on the statute book is as
follows, the italics being the words
Just added:
Sec. 65S. All permits issued
must state the particular kind of
Iabor to be performed, whether
agricultural or mechanical, and no
permit shall be issued authorizing
4 citizen TO hire a non-citizeE to
run, herd or manage cattle, or as
jookkceper, clerk or manager Of any
Mercantile establishment, and any
person, a citizen of this nation,
violating any of the provisions of
his act shall be deemed guilty Of
A misdemeanor, and upon convic-
ion be fined in a sum not less than
one hundred dollars, nor more
han three hundred dollars, and
not less than three nor
more than twelve months.
The clerks of the several dis
.ricts shall not issue permits to
my person except to "adults"
April 10, 1898. and no person
be authorized to employ nom
,itizen laborers or farmers on more
han two places or Improvements,
and any person violating this pro-
vision shall be punished by i'm
for any term not less
han ore year, and not exceeding
i've years, at the discretion of the
,O1rt trying the case.-(November
25, 1922
ROSTER OF BOTH HOUSES.
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