The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-18
FROM WASHINGTON.
Delegate BIedsoe Tells Us That Indian
Territory Legislation Is on the
Shelf ae Presene-NOtes.
To the Ardmoreite.

lSldLlOn lot Tile Il
The men on the Indian commit
tee who take the most actual inter
est in Indian legislation are nearly
all of them on important commit
tees having under consultation, war
measures. AS a consequence the
committee did not meet Thursday
nor has it yet. 1t seemed to be
generally understood that it would
meet Friday but Senator Pettigrew,
the chairman, failed to call the
meeting. The understanding now
is that the committee will meet at
an early date next week, probably
Tuesday and make its report. 1t
is probable that the bill will then
remain in the senate without ar
ton until the passage of the
war revenue measure, which
will probably be two weeks
hence. 1t is possible of course
that it might be called up dur
ing lull and passed by uneni
nous consent, but experience IN
the house does not lead me to eX-
rect such a result. After it passes
the senate it will go into the hands
of the conference committee, where
probably the whole bill will be re-
modelled. The senate bill will prob
ably be drawn more with the view
of getting it through the senate
without objection with reference
to what it will finally contain, and
this is particularly true with refer
ence to the tOwnsite provisions.
Members of the Indian commit
tee of both the house and senate
say we are sure to get legislation
e this season, and advise to possess
; ourselves in patience. l have tried
to follow their advice but not al
= ways with success. 1t is evident
that none of us are going to ge
= exactly what we want. but 1t Il
probable that in the end a fai
( townsite provision will be obtained
together with a provision affordinI
II a fair measure of protection to tn
- new citizen farmer.
The conferrees ON the Indial
appropriation bill have disposed Q
all their differences except three q
our. But these points of diff ell
ences are the ones upon which eac
ln seem determined to have his ow
way about.
The conferrees on the part OF I'll
house are opposed to allowing ful
ther appeals in citizenship casei
D. while the senate conferrees strel
- ously insist on giving such righ
The man who can figure out Il
result of the meeting of two irr
m sistible forces travelling in opp
site directions can probably fgu
out the result of the conferene
If the house conferees stand
their position this provision W
have to go out of the bill or
passage will be blocked. Ho'
ever, if it goes out of the lndii
ne appropriation bill, it will turn
again in a position where 1T will
more difficult to control. | wor
90, be very glad if the conference co
We mittee in charge of the Indi
appropriation bill would not M
DR., again until the senate passes
. Curtis bill, because much Of
luggage on the Indian appropr
ton bill will be attempted to
fastened on to the Curtis bill
.,o stricken out of the Indian app
priation, and the passage of
Curtis bill may be thus serlou
eSt, endangered.
The committee having in cha
bows the revision of the criminal
king ne,aI laws of the United 81!
let have abandoned the idea of Civ
pair us the Ohio code, SEd have
cluded to publish all that part
ming the Arkansas criminal code, /
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