The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-08
FAVORABLE REPORT.
The Committee os tic House on laden
of the Compromise BIN.

in full the report Of the House In
dian Afrairs committee on the bill
having for its object a reorganiza-
tion OF the Indian Territory on lines
recommended by the Dawes commits
sion. The report is n complete syn
Opsis Of the provisions Of the bill and
is IS follows:
Tho committee on Indian Affairs.
to whom was referred the Joint reso-
luton IS. r. l9) to authorize the sec
retary OF the inte -;or 10 suspend the
removal Of int-rders from the Cher
osee country until furt 'er action BY
congress, the b 4 lH. X. $500 to
pI ovide for the security TO persons
and property in the Indian Territory
and for other purposes, and the bin
(H. r. 737s) FOR tine protection Of The
people of the Indian Territory, ex-
/ teading the jurisdiction Of the Uni
ted States courts, providing for the
laying out of towns, the leasing Of
G., al and other mineral, timber,
farming, ard grazing lands, aud .or
other purposes, have given the same
careful consideration, recommend
that the said resolution and bills do
lie on the table, and that the substi-
-c.e prepared by the committee do
pass, aud said committee submits
tAe following report:
Knowing the Importance OF the
question involved, your committee
ceyosed eve shrce weeks in hea ing
the interested parties and officers Of
&c government; each Of the five civ
i'ized tribes - the Cherokees, the
g. 'eeks, iie CkoctGws, the Chicka-
saws, and the Seminoles-are affect
Cd by this bill, and each OF said
i.ibes were heard by their attorneys,
and several members of the tribes
presented their views upon the pro-
posed legislation; members OF the
Dawes commission, who have spent
two years in the territory, explained
the condition OF affairs as they found
them there, in short, all interested
parties were given full opportunity
% be heard.
Your committee is fully satisfied
t..ot there must be a change in the
eSvcTrment OF The territory, and
tiey believe the sooner il is made
,-e better il will De for ali concerned.
There are row about COO, 600 people
in tfct country, not more than 30, 600
II whom are Indians; about : 900 are
ias-uders, aud the others are white
people from ali parts Of The United
States.
Railroads have penetrated every
pEit al it; fiourishing towns have
sprung up, and tho inhabitants, out
side Of the members of the Indian
tribes, have no schools and no ce--
tcinty as to the length Of time they
Will be permitted TO remain in the
towns where they have located.
Orc of the principal sources OF
tTol1le in this territory is the lack
of proper criminal jurisdiction, and
your committee has, by the first Sec
ton of this bill, extended the crimi-
nal laws OF the United States over Il,
and thus given to the United States
courts power TO try all persons
charged with crimes and misdemean-
ors committed within their respect
i've jurisdiction, without regard "a
the race or citizenship of the offend.
ers. II has also extended certain
scc.icus Of the criminal laws Of the
state of Arkansas over said territory.
The second, third, fourth, fifth,
sixth and seventh sections OF the bill
give said courts Jurisdiction in Ger.
Tain civil suits arising between citizen
OF the United States, or between cit
liens of the United States and mem
! beIs OF either OF said tribes Of In.
dians, between Indians Of different
{. bas in sad te-ri,ory, and in appeal,
! from the Indian cou is.
The intruders have been the cause
or end OF trouble "a said territory
/. ard the United States has frequentl,
promised and agreed TO remove
= them but has never done so, auC
} your committee has endoavored &,
: provide a way to settle that muci
vozed question.
. C~ce sectiol $, parties claiming
to be citizens OF the several tribe
! are gi,ed six months within waich 4
apply 20 the proper authorities o
: The ,ribes for admission, and thu
8 question shall be settled within thir
: ty days after such application, or
: undcr section 9, said parties may ap
: ply, IL they prefer, TO the Dave
commission, which is continued IN
{ der this act, for citizenship, but suel
s application mast be made within 81.