Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-06-02
cULBERSoN'S BILL DEFEATED.
TERRITORY COURTS Viii u>>p,c
TERRITORY BUSINESS.
hous" Vote. AGAINST Restoring .Iuri..
"icti"n to Texas aud Arkpn.r.
'ourts-turtis indian Ter
ritory Mn III for n Vote.


,Washinston. Juno 1-tsneciail Mr.. Cur.
us gave Mr.. Culberson a smash In Tho
mouse to-day that completely surprIsrd Inc
man from Texas. Nr. Curtis defeated
np'oefson, Who tried 10 get the bill through
we mouse 10 repeal the law that takes
away from the Texas and Arkansas gang.
court control over the Indian Territory on
lhc lst or next September. Under snspcn-
,loh oil rules, Mr.. culberson would have
"ch compelled TO secure a two-thirds vote
on the mai passage Of the bill, but he
ihiled even to get n majority As the vote
stood, against the bill, 60. for. 50. The
Nott was puitr satisfactory TO those who
q n,tome weary OF the outrages OF the
vvm ~ RanE' ana the tilt on the floor was
much 70 the liking of those who ARE weary
9It watching the smooth work OF that gang
The Indian lobby also came in for a
S Y,f ~ We neck by. way of consideration
o. t.e Cutiis Indian Territory bill. and had
ing raised by KEN, the popullst, the hill
Nu1 ave llssGd. Let It be said 10 tho
indian Territory bll was not passed to-
Ky; 3Gt T. Is very certain that It will get
unTohth this session, As II is left as I'M
.nlshei business under suspension Of the
,,uiss' II WI 9e taken UP as unfinished bus
mess when the house returns TO business
under suspension Of the rules.
IN the discussion OF the court bill. Mr..
nuihsfSon announced that the people OF
thc milan country were not competent to
- SOC ~ 'fhA " fFAtuAiFll'h. III
mar country were two years behind with
,ne!I business and, besides, the people
theie cgiid not be relied upon 10 dispose OF
would be hard to secure jurics that were
MT made up of some of the criminal
Mi. Curtis announced that the object OF
the gentleman from Texas was to protect
q gang OF criminal attorneys at Paris. and
Arkansas gang residing at Fort Smith.
The Two combined had been In the. habit
DorI 9 of tba y una, cou,nryi ana .h e mt sst
Va, s,nii,h nu a. m,uVu II I'll har, n ~
IeIii'ory courts, a. now OPERATED, The
Extra expense of hat sor, had made The
en- ,hnt," Cnn,ir, 1Hiriir H. Ios, a,VvyT,r TN
cerrts originniiv baT 6ean ,oca,cd hntsiae
Thai sovntry bescaisn ,hsra we're NO eonrts
insIic M ~ ~ rs ',s.e ,TTttrrtamo , JJs
of ]boi1ing nSm NJ W. in5iann p,n,rrts,
ana wher mo I'm w,s ,nssnd crcatiny
those courts a provision was added to
would become operntjye next Saniciuher
At that time Ciiiberson had not opposed
the bill. hut now before IL become oper-
way OF projecting his gang of ATTORNEYS
and the boarding houses AT Paris. He read
letters from Paris and Fort Smith saying
that men had been arrested in the Indian
country for selling whisky TO Indians and
brought 500 miles at n cost to the gov
errment of over $1,000 and tried, and while
llff III DtES y III IHI1N III
Fort Smith they could buy a. the whisky
they had money to pay for. The court Of
iicials never arrested anyone at Paris or
Fort Smith for getting money out of tho
Indians for whisky, but would allow tina
violation of law TO proceed there. but
would 30 into the territory. where they
could get n long haul on a prisoner and II
long haul, on witnesses,
Mr., Culberson pressed Lewis, of Ken
tucky, INTO the debate. and he could find
no jalls IN inc indian country, but Curtis
fgGsestfd that jaI,S would cost little,
tecting his Fort Smith friends. proceeded
10 be troubled about the terrible condition
in the Indian country, and believed that
the courts there should have aid from the
outside. Mir. Curtis pounced upon him
toId' him when he was here ON some mai.
80 snwSo ,imc aSo tb,t ,ba co,,rts In ,bo
,orrti0r,, cntIIJ aftnnd IN nj The husiress
aa,, 49, 20 no naad ~ tho n,,si1o nj
TIbits III, N" gong a lille hard for Snrinp.
e. H1L peiis n a hr.at a. pst " w.
that sans h.u "lane " W'N TSn.nS. IL
interests OF me gang I'D wall Snri,u q
came very "lIuI as'.ateu mmen SUM-
Texas gang,
When the hnal vote was taken, the gang
looked weary enough, and II was plain
that they would not be able to control the
present house by way of proIonging their
hold IN that country.
Tie debate in the house over the Curtis
Indian Territory bill brought about some
surpr.ses. MIR, Tracey wanted to adjourn,
and MIR Kirkpatrick had trouble to adjust
ris consclence to ali the provisions OF the
house TO adjourn by way of defeating con-
.Idarnti5n 81 the hill. and the bill was tax
20 nrb iiscrssei' Mir sherman. of the
Cn ~ Iitea stated that the committee had