The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-05-31
WORK FOR COMMISSION.
Satisfactory to the President end 70 the
Members of the cOma.Issioa BOT
Not to the Indlan Lgbbs.

WASHINGTON, May s7.-The confer
ences on the general Indian oill
agreed today or the wording Of the
amendment providing work for the
Dawes commission in the Indian
Territory. As agreed on, It has pass
ed through the hands of the presi-
dent and the members of the Dawes
commission, originally being drafted
by the commission. Ii does not
meet the approval Of the Indian lob
by. There is little doubt but the re-
port of the conferees viii be adopt
ed by the house and senate. The ef-
fort will be made to defeat tho adop-
ton of the report, but il is well un-
derstood that those in the employ of
the lobby only expect to make a
showing in the house and senate for
the mopey they have received. They
do not expect to be able to defeat IL,
but only hope to satisfy their en-
ployers by way of being employed
again next session. As the situation
is rounded up at present, the Dawes
commission get exactly what they
want, and the legislation is exactly
what the members and senator's
want who are not radical.
I Before anything Of an intelligent
character can be done in dividing
the property of that country among
the Indians, this leading to title and
individual property rights, the citi-
zen roll must be made out as a basis
OF operation. Consequently, this is
provided for, and in addition il is
provided that the commission place
information covering the deplorable
! condition OF things in that country
before congress and the country
generally.
! As it stands tonight the lobby has
succeeded more in spending money
than in preventing legislation. 4
/ purely financial fight has been made
and Of course certain influences have
I been secured. In due time il hap
pened that those working for the
lobby were located as doing SO for
reasons that prevented them from
having influence with others. The
fact that money was being used made
members and senator's who could not
be reached by the lobby all the more
anxious TO have something done so
that they personally would not be
tangled up in disgrace. The rebound
had far more effect than the argu-
ment of the cash put out by the lob
by sent here to prevent legislation.
II is very true the lobby made a
clever showing during the days the
Platt amendment was being debated
in the senate, when so many sena-
tors from a certain portion OF the
country had been induced to take a
hand in the debate, and which ended
with great surprise of the vice presi-
dent taking the bit in his mouth and
ruling the amendment out of order
without leaving IT to the senate. The
showing made by the lobby on that
occasion and the methods employed
to make that showing had its rebound
among others who concluded thai
. they would not be found tangled uI
: with the corruption, all believed &
be attending the efforts OF the ganl
to protect themselves I'm the IndiaI
, country.
} The grand total and result of tha
proceeding made il certain that re
! newed efforts would be made to de
feat the lobby in the end and thu
} indications now are that it will sue
ceed beyond doubt.
One of the senate conferees state'
, today that next session n complet'
roll Of the FIVE tribes would be places
before congress-, together with tn
showing of the work of the gan
, running that country. When this
done n plan of dividing the propert
/, among the real Indians and takin
! it away from the white Indians woul'
} be devised and a plan of making th
Indians citizens with rights to handl
their property just like other peopl
: as soon as they are able to do sc
, and a plan to cover townsite sitr
alton would be agreed upon and pu
= into law. This would be anothe
) step in the direction of changin
conditions in that country. He sui
gested that the more money tn
: gang spends, the easier it will be
. bring about the desired Legislation
: for there will be a rebound that wi
leave in the hands of fellows en-
= ployed and the legislation secure
Just the same. He advised that Il
gang keep their money and g
ready to give all people n fair sho
IN tho Indian country