The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-03-06
The Curtis Bill Reported, and Placed the House Cal
endar-Mr Curtis, the Author of the BILL Interviewed.
PREDICTS BRIGHT AND GLORIOUS FUTURE
FOR THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
Excepting Legislation Remain
ChaOs.-SemInOes WantIn Indemnty.-BeIIeved that
Treaty a Law.
copyright 1881


Beyond that, 1 do not think tney
will materially modify the bill" F"
Mr.. Curtis has often predicted a
bright and glorious future for the
Indian Territory. l asked him to
indicate briefly his idea of what
the next decade would bring to that
country. He said.
The passage of the bill will be
the beginning of a new era for
that country. When its provis-
ions are executed, l expect to see
the natural result speedily follow:
It's union with Oklahoma, and the
formation of one of the greatest
and grandest states in this Union"
***
The Indian Appropriation Bill
did not go into conference this
week as was expected This is
due to the absence of Mr.. Sher-
man from Washington. He is
still absent and will not return un-
til late next week, and further con-
sideratiOn of that measure will be
postponed to that time.
In the meantime every effort is
being made by those who repre-
sent the rejected citizenship claim
ants to bring those who will likely
be on the Conference Committee,
to the point of permitting an ap-
peal to the Court of Appeals at ST.
Louis.
Governor Brown, of the Semin-
Oles, returned to Washington this
week, after an absence of several
days in the west. He and the
other members of the Seminole ma
ton are working for a concur
renee on the part of the house
cOnferees in the Seminole agree
ment.
Those interested in the prOvis-
ion allowing innocent holders of
fraudulent Greek warrants to sue
the Greek nation in the court of
claims, are working on that line,
with those by whom the matter
will finally be settled.
1t will be remembered that the
Indian appropriation bill carries
senate amendments on these ques-
tiOns, in which the house will be
asked to concur through the con-
ference committee.
***
The spirit of war seems to have
reached the Indian Territory. A
prominent member of congress is
just in receipt of the following let
ter:
If there is war with Spain, get
me "a commission to organize a
company of men. for we want to
i, be in the fight. Excitement is
high, and everybody is talking
| fight. Every Cherokee Indian
will enlist"
The letter is from a prominent
man, in a prominent town il the
Cherokee nation.
***
The question of additional court
legislation for the Indian Territory
is in chaos. Nothing can be def
nitely learned about what will
probably be done, and no one can
be located on any of the commit
tees here, who expects to press
any particular court measure.
With the exception of the measure
for the establishment of an addi-
tiOnal court at TishOmingO, in the
Chickasaw country, nothing is
pending before the committees.
1t is understood generally that
the judges of the United States
courts in the Indian Territory,
have agreed upon bill for the re-
organization of the judiciary of
that country, and, in fact, prints
of this bill have reached Washing
ton through the territory papers,
but it is fact that up to this time
no such measure has been present
ed to congress or the committees.
] have discussed the matter with
many prominent members, and it
is not thought to be likely that
there will be any additional court
legislation at this session of Cong
ress.
~
The personnel of the Territory
representatives in Washington has
changed with the week. Judge
Nj. M. Beavers, of Chickasha,
Hon. 5. M. Rutherford, of Mus
kogee and W. E. Halsell, of Vini-
ia have arrived.
Delegate Bledsoe, of Ardmore,
and Cherokee townsite delegate w.
+. Thompson, of Tahlequah, have
returned home, 1t is understood