Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-12-14
TAHLEQUAH LETTER.
Close of the Regular Session
of Council.
Tahlequah. 1. T., Dec. ., 1899.

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Immediately called in extra session
at 9 o'clock a. m., Monday, II Or
der to complete the unfinished bus
mess and to consider such meas
ures as the chief may submit.
More bills were passed today
than have been passed during the
whole session.
All the bids for the collection OF
the s4,3OO,000 claims were re-
jected today:
The bid by Wiley o. Cox and
Robert L. Owen was rejected by a
close vote in the senate just be-
fore sdjourning.
The bill moving the election
precincts finally failed to pass.
The following are some of the
most important bills that passed
and were approved today.
Senate bill number 27.-An act
making an appropriation in fav-
or of Hutchipgs & West for at
torneys fees or for other pur-
poses.
Be- it enacted by the national
council: That there be and is
hereby appropriated, out of the
general fund not otherwise sp-
propriated, the sum of fifteen hun
dred dollars (s1500) in favor of
Hutchings and West in payment
of services rendered as attorneys
for the Cherokee nation in the
United States courts of the Indian
Territory for the past year ending
September 1st, 1899, under con-
tract with the principal chief.
Be it further enacted, That the
sum of four hundred and twenty
five dollars be and the same is
hereby appropriated out ot the
general fund, not otherwise ap-
propristed for the benefit of John
Sanders and George Wright, for
expenses incurred while said John
Sanders was sheriff of Goingsnake
district, Cherokee nation, and said
George Wright vas mis- deputy,
for having to answer in the Chero-
kee courts in COMMISSIONERS dis
trict for an alleged criminal Of
fense, and the sum of two hundred
and twenty-five dollars of the
amount herein appropriated shall
be paid to John Sanders and the
sum of two hundred dollars shall
be paid the said George Wright
and the principal chief is hereby
authorized and directed to draw
his warrants accordingly.
The following bill will be of
great interest to the people of
vinita, Alton and Claremore:
The bill was approved this even
ing.
Council bill number eleven
An act to increase the number OF
teachers for the Cherokee primary
schools in Vinita, Alton and Clare
more passed the council December
9Th, with the following amend
ment:
Belt furtner enacted that there
be and is hereby appropriated out
ofthe school fund the sum of nine
hundred and eighty dollars to pay
the salaries of the teachers pro-
vided for in this act.
The following bill was passed
and approved today:
Cherokee nation:-An act max.
ing an appropriation for the sup
port OF the Cherokee orphan asy-
lum, for the scholastic year end
ing December 31st, 1900, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted BY the national
council: That the sum of fifteen
thousand, one hundred and seven
ty-fve dollars, be and the
same is hereby appropriated
out of the orphan fund, not other.
wise appropriated for the current
and contingent expenses, together
with the salaries of the superin-
tendent, medical superintendent
and teachers of the Cherokee
orphan asylum; and the principal
chief is hereby authorized to draw
warrants accordingly, upon requi-
sition from the board of education,
and said expenditures shall be as
follows:
Current and contingent expenses. -sIl 10000
Salary OF supsrintendent..-.... coo 90
Salary Of medical superintendent. 10000
Salary OF principal teacher ...---..-. 1000
Salary OF frat assistant teacher. 5000
Salary of second assistant teacher. 405.00
Salary Of third assistant teacher. 4O5.oo
Salary OF fourth assistant teacher. 405-OO
Salary OF music teacher..-..--........ 5000
James F. Mccullough. 500
TotsI................s .sI5.I75.OO
Be it further enacted, That teach
ers at the orphan asylum, male
and female seminaries and colored