The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1899-12-15

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tive Of wagner. hss erhvea y s39 |
sssv He has . number Of rpeesures !
tnst ~ bopes to secure the passage
or ss. this session Of congfess, " /
which. wagner ;is particularly tpsi
terested. One .of the most impor-
t.nt IL the repeal of the act author
ing the construction Of the jail atl
Mukkoeee. Up TO the present tims
the department OF justice has been
unable TO commence ths construcT
tlon Of the jsil at MuskoEee owing
to the difficulties surrounding the
onestiou Of title to the site. These
.opiectious were raised largely BY the
WaRoner crowd for the purpose o.
delaying action In the hope that
congress- would amend the Law ana
locrts the jan at Wagner instead otl
Mulkogse. j
A number of important ,measures
passed By the Choctaw and ChickH-
saw councils have been received at
the interior department, and are now
awaiting the confederation OF the
secretary of the interior and his
recommendetion before going 70 the
president for Anal action. The prin-
cipal bills relating the Choctsw pa
tion are 10 foilows:
Bflf Ne. Z; an act TO authofixsthe
principal chief. to employ an stsor-
ney for the Choctaw. nation IN ,fihs
xenship cases. ~ ~ a
Bin No 8, an act creating the Of
fice Of delegate to attend In the city
lot Washington and prescribing his
duties. :. ,:fE ,sf sbisid' -
! Bill No, as,. an ec.. spthorissng the.
appointment Of Q commission to Pc
fgotiate with. IKE commission for
fths CKicka6aw nation.
BRl No .ae, an act amending the act
Lauthorizing the appointnent~-of d
commission to negotiate with. o like
com mission for the Chickasaw nd
ton. =. ~ :; .re!s. ~
Bill No. Al ,.41,sen-.act-appropriating ~
money to defray the expenses of the
. three commissioners.
Bill No. IL, an act fixing the sal
ary of n trustee under the Atoka
agreement.
Bill No. so, an act appropriating
money for the salary OF a delegate
to Washington.
1t is not considered probable that
the acts and appropriations therefor
relating to the appointment of "a dele
4 gate and attorneys will be allowed.
I The Cbickasaw nation: Bill No.
13, an act amending certain sections
of the laws of the Chickasaw nation
: relating to duties of special national
: agent.
y No. 10, an act authorizing the gov.
: ernor to appoint a commission to
. meet and confer with tie Uhoctaws
Bill No. %, an act authorizing the
governor to employ an attorney oil
: attorneys to represent the nation be
e fore the department at Washington
: and making an appropriation there
i for.
Bill No. 26, an act providing for {
per capita payment to the Ch:ckasav
nation. e"s!G
ill Bill No. As, an act amending an &C
entitled an act requiring all non-citi
zens to remain in the Chickasaw ma
e tion for a period of two years befor'
u they can procure license to MARI.
r citizen of that nation approved
f Oct 10, 1876 and was amended Sept
- 2l, 1887.
Bill No. 46, an act approving th
= contract of Mansfield, McMurray 4
}. Cornish for legal services and max
IS ing appropriations therefor.
e Bill No. 40, an act providing TO
,y and making appropriations for tn
, expenses of a coal and asphalt trus
tee of the Ihickasaw nation and pre-
u viding back pay for which no az
!, preparation has been made and Great