The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-06-28

past week has been an uneVenLful
one so far as Indian Territory is con-
cerned. The president has been out
Of the city. while the Secretary of the
Interior has been busily engaged
upon other matters relating to the
states.
-
No decision has yet been reached
as to the census supervisor for the
territory. \ large number of appli-
ca lions has been filed. In many cases
the endorsements are volumin-
Gus, but directoriM erriman refuses to
make public the list of applicants an
tiI.a decision is made. 1t is his in
tention, however, to take up the
matter the first of next week and dis
pose of it.
The Dawes Commission has pre-
pared and forwarded to the Interior
Department maps of the Greek and |
Seminole nations. The nations are /
divided into quarter sections, as in |
dicated on the maps which can be
procured for 80 cents each by COM
municating with the Secretary of the
Interior. The allotment in the Creek
and Seminole nations will now be
pushed as rapidly as possible.
| am reliably informed that the
story published in the local papers
in the Territory to the effect that
| Oklahoma will endeavor to next ses-
sion of congress to secure admittance
as a state with a proviso that as
soon as the Indian Territory has been
opened up, the lands in the five civil
lized tribes allotted. the counties To-
Gated, etc., it shall be added to Okla
shoma, is substantially correct.
This scheme was devised two
years ago, but no action has been
taken until recently to put 1t into
effect. it was the intention of the
political leaders of Oklahoma to hold
a statehood convention and draft a
constitution. The next legislature
will elect two senators, who, accord
ing to plans, will go to Washington
and try to secure the passage of a
law admitting the Territory and the
two senators elected. The scheme
has already been discussed with
leading senators and representatives
. and precedents cited. Nearly half o.
the states have been admitted into
the union IN this way, so that it is no
! probable that any objection can b'
raised on the grounds of irregularity
There is a strong sentiment amoni
the leaders of the house and 7enau
in favor of admitting the two terri
tories as one state when action
finally taken. 1t has been represent
, ed here that to admit Oklahoma an
Indian Territory as separate state
would be a fragrant injustice to bot
IL territories. 1t is insisted that if tn
two territories are admitted as on
state they would cover relatively tn
same number of square miles
other Western states, but that tn
admission of the territories seperat'
ly would not only give them an III
due representation in the Unite
States senate, but operate to tt
great disadvantage of both. 1t hi
rs been pointed out that it would co
nearly as much to maintain sta
government in Oklahoma as it won
:. to maintain state government f
the two territories. This line of arg
ment has been carried on to such {
extent that it appears that the pr
moters of the scheme will have b
II little difficulty in securing the pa
Y sage of the desired law.
! ~
The people of Oklahoma Terrific
are again up in arms against Cassl
NJ. Barnes, the present governi
II and it now looks as though his lea
- on official life is about to be ca
celled. During his administration
large number of charges have be
filed against him, together with pc
" tions for his removal from ofh'
Recently, however, new chare
we're filed based upon the result
investie alton of his administrati
bv the territorial legislature i
spring.
President Mckinley has REFER
the whole matter to the Secretary
-. T-4a-;or and tho suhiapt ia N