The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-12-07
THEY ARE INSTRUCTED.
THE TWO DELEGATES TO WASHING
TON WILL ENDEAvoR
TO SECURE SOMETHING OVER
Four Millions of Dollars for the Cherokee
Nation, Due on Account Of the strip
Council Proceedings.
TO SECURE SOMETHING OVER

council instructing the Wash
ington delegation:
Section 1, Be it enacted by
the National Council: That @.
w. Benge and w. w. Hastings
who have been duly appointed
to act for. and III behalf of the
Cherokee nation as delegates to
Washington City under act of
the National Council approved
November u, 1896, be and they
are hereby directed to enter up
on their duties in said city at
the beginning of the regular
session of the congress of the
United States for the year of
1867, and they are generally
instructed and empowered as
such representatives to use their
utmost endeavors and vigilancy
to guard, defend and support
the rights and interests of the
Cherokee nation and people, as
defined and guaranteed by
treaty between the United
States and the Cherokee nation
whenever such rights or inter
ests shall be affected or brought
in question in any measure or
proceeding before the govern
ment of the United States or
any department thereof.
Sec. .. Be it further enacted:
That the said delegation are
also instructed to respectfully
ask the attention of the govern
ment of the United States to
the fact that the Cherokee ma
ton did ON her part, promptly,
fully and honorably comply
, with the terms of the agreement
made between the United States
and said nation, whereby the
title of the Cherokee Strip oil
outlet, was transferred from the
Cherokee nation to the United
States, and to respectfully urge
E upon the said government tC
; execute the pledges made by il
to the Cherokee nation in thai
, agreement. The said delegation
are directed to represent thai
!, from the very beginning of the
B., intercourse of the Cherokee
!, people and the people of tn,
e United States the Cherokee ma
e ton has been menanced by in
trusion and that the removal o
: intruders from the Cherokee,
s domain has been understood
: acknowledged and declared Il
f be indispensable to the well-be
y ing progress and prosperity o
: the Cherokees, and that thei
d expulsion though then pledge
t to be done in treaty was con
y sidered by the nation of sucl
j, Importance that it was made /
y primary consideration for whicl
n the Cherokee nation consente,
y to reconvey, and for which
q did reconvey, the said strip o
f outlet to the United States.
/ Sec. 3. Be it further enacted
e That the said delegation ar
/ also instructed to respectful,
r represent to the United State
n government that the agreemen
e between the United States an,
: the Cherokee nation above re
It ferred to, is understood by tn
, Cherokees, and has been S
Ii understood by them since it wa
o made, to contain IA distinc
e pledge on part of the Unite
It States to pay to the Cherokee
II nation whatever sum of money
+ if any, that should be found b
'e the observance of a certai
e method of finding the sam
It stated in the agreement to b
). due the Cherokee nation fror
IN the United States. that tn
. method so adopted and agree
o upon was in good faith pursue
n accordingly. and that as n ~