The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-05-31

commissioners shall decide all such
within ninety days after
the same shall be made. In deter
mining all such applications, said
shall respect all laws Of
the several nations or tribes, not
inconsistent with the laws Of the
[ Un.ted States and all treaties with
either of said nations or tribes, and
shall give due force and effect 10 the
rolls and customs Of said nations or
tribes"
"Section s. That the rolls OF citi-
zenship Of the several tribes, as now
existing, are hereby confirmed and
any person who shall claim to be en-
titled to be added to said rolls as
citizen Of either OF said tribes and
whose right thereto has either been
denied or not acted upon, or any
citizen who may within three months
from and after the passage OF this
act desire such citizenship, may ap-
ply to the legally constituted court
or committee designated by the
several tribes for such citizenship,
and such court or committee shall
determine such appl cation within
thirty days from the date thereof.
"In the performance Of such duties
said commission, and each Of them,
shall have power and authority TO
administer oaths, TO issue process
for and compel the attendance OF
witnesses. and 10 send for persons
and papers and all dispositions and
afiidavits and other evidence in any
form whatsoever heretofore taken
where the witness giving said testi-
mony is dead or now residing beyond
the limits Of said territory, and TO
use every fair and reasonable means
within their reach for the purpose
OF determining the rights of persons
claiming such citizenship or 10 pro-
tect any of such nations from fraud
or wrong; and the rolls so prepared
by them shall be hereafter held and
and considered to be the true and
correct rolls OF persons entitled to
the rights OF citizenship i'm said
several tribes. Provided, that IL the
tribe or any person be aggrieved
with the decision Of the tribal au-
thorities or the commission provid-
ed for in this act. il, or he, may ap-
peal from such decision 20 the Unit
ed states district court; provided,
however, that the appeal shall be
taken within sixty days, and the
Judgment Of the court shall be final.
The said commission, after the ex-
piration of nine months shall cause
complete roll OF citizenship OF each
2. said nations To be made up from
their records, and said rolls shall
be, and are hereby made rolls OF cit
izenship of said nations or tribes,
subject, however, to the determine
I tion Of the United States courts AZ
provided herein. The commission Is
hereby required to file the lists oi
members as they finally approve
them with the commissioner of In
dian affairs, TO remain there for use
as the final judgment of the duly con
stituted authorities, and said com
mission shall also make a roll Of TN,
freedmen entitled to citizenship il
said tribes, and shall include theil
names in the list of members TO b'
filed with the commissioner Of IndiaI
affairs; and said commission is fur
ther authorized and directed to make
a full report to congress Of leasel
tribal and individual with the area
amount and value OF the propert,
leased, and the amount received
therefor, and by whom, and from
whom, said property is leased, ant
are further directed to make n full
and detailed report as to the exces
sive holdings of said tribes and 9th
ers.
at is hereby declared to be tn
duty OF the United States TO estab
lish "a government in the Indian Ter
ritory which will rectify the man
inequalities and determinations nov
existing in said Territory and affor
needful protection to the basis an
, property of the citizens and res
dents thereof"
, Just before the adjournment, tn
, house conferees brought in their re
. port conceding to the provision
the senate bill providing money
continue the Dawes commission an
: "adding thereto an amendment.
r The report was adopted withoV
. question and not one OF the India
: lobby on the floor appeared to kno
2 what was going on. The lobby, hov
o ever, insist that their only re-