The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-05-31
THE CHICKASAW FUND.
introduced In the senate Read Twice
and Referred TO Committee on la
dian Affairs without Auc admcnt.


\ BILL
For the payment uf arrear> Of inter
est ON ChickaSaw trust funds.
lie q enacted by the senate and
house uf representatives ~ the United
States 10 America in congress as>em-
blcd. That the following sum D..
aud = hereby appropriated. out of any
money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated. for fulfilling treaty
stipuiations with thc Chicka>aw ma
tiun 30 Indians. namely:
For arrears of interest. at i've per
ceutum per aunum. from December
n. 1910. 10 June II. I>cl,. GA sls4.143.09
uf the trust fund 10 the Chicka>aw
nation. crruncuusly drpplcd from the
Ianl> ur the United States prior tn
December n. 1Si1. and restored Dr-
rculll.r p. iSs7. by the award uf the
secretary 81 the interior. under the
fourth article ~ the treaty uf June
-. 1872. aud fur arrears 10 Interest nj
/ live per ceutum I'er annum from
March IL, 1850. to March r lssO, on
s56.O2i. - cents uf the trust fund -
the Chickasaw nation enormously
dropped from the bOOks uf the United
States March Il. 1850 and restored
I December u. 1857, by the award uf
\ the secretary Of the interior. under
/ the fourth article Of the treaty Of
June -. lS5s, s55s. .5SO.54. Provided.
I That the appropriation hereby made
shall D. "A permanent and continuing
appropriation. not subject TO lapse or
TO he covered into the treasury, aud
be paid, from time to time, upon re-
quisitiOns signed by the Chicka>aw
governor aud national secretary.
The above bill was referred 20 the
senate committee un Indian Affairs.
aud by IL reported with the recon-
mendatiOn that IL pass. The bill was
framed ON the lines of the petition "a
the president and senate, filed by the
ChIckasaw delegates now in Wash
ingtOn, as follows:
To the President and Senate Of the
/ Cuited States:
We. the undersigned delegates OF
the Chickasaw nation ~ Indians Ia
the Indian Territory, respectfully
state that we have been instructed b!
the legislature of our nation 10 asl
permission Of the president and th'
senate, IN accordance with the pro
visions OF the treaty of lSl2, to with
. draw from our trust funds now in TIN
: Treasury Of the United States, TIN
! sum uf $1,000 for the purpose o
, paving the present Indebtedness o
the nation, amounting in round mum
bers To $4,000. and 10 repair on
school buildings, and either repair @
! rebuild the capitol. For the pre>en
' condition Of our Indebtedness, "
= submit a letter from the nationa
treasurer and one from the State Ma
a tional bank at Denison, with whic
] We have many business transactions
5 In order To keep our schools up a
e nearly as possible, the legislature q
d our nat ion have set apart all the ii
i terest we receive from lhe goverr
g ment for their support. Hence "
must look To our local revenue q
= means Ia dcfray the annual currer
expenses uf the government, many I
al which arise frOm privilege taxes, sue
Ie as permits. license Ia sell goods. pra
Ie tlce law. medicine, etc, by non-cil
Ie zens. Aud here of late many ha'
Is absolutely refused To pay anything
,f our collectors. Consequently, our r.
enues have fallen short Of our currel
,r expenses.
E. Now, we have a claim pending I
fore congress for arrears 81 intere
- due aud unpaid on our trust fund
which Is certainly Just one. III
claim amounts 10 something 0y
E. s55O.OO0. We have asked TO lave th