The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-05-06
(OhdRt55 HtAQ|hd ADJOUphhfhT
MANY Treasures AFFECTING IN
DIAN TERRITORY YET OPEN.
Cherokee Treaty Uader Consideration
Judge Moons Blu = Creek Treaty
Practically Abandoned : ThomaS
Re-DistrIctInR Scheme Failure.
to the Ardmoreite.

Special to the Ardmoreite.
Washington, May 4.-The prospec-
tive adjournment of congress on
June has caused the friends of the
various measures affecting Indian
Territory uneasiness lest an ad-
iournment may be effected before
final action is had of their bills. But in
spite of this it is exceedingly doubt
full whether more than one or two of
the important measures now pend
ing before the house, and senate will
receive the final legislative touches
before the first session of the fifty
sixth congress passes into history.
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The Cherokee treaty has been re-
ferred to a Joint committee of the
house and is now being considered
carefully. The provisions inserted
in the bill by Congressman Curtis
have aroused such storm of iudig-
nation among the people of the Ter
rltory, and that indignation has
taken the form of individual pro-
tests by letter and telegraph to the
various members of the committees
on Indian affairs, that it seems prob
able that the consideration of the
treaty by the joint committee will be
greatly prolonged, resulting in no
action at this session. Many of the
amendments have a bad appearance,
being it is claimed in the interest of
the Standard Oil Trust and schem-
ing lobbyists who would grow fat
from their operations should they be
enacted into a law. The belief pre-
walls, however, that the joint COM
mittee will eliminate the majority of
the Curtis amendments. From this
committee the treaty will then 60 to
the committees on Indian affairs of
the two houses and it is scarcely
probable that it will be reported
from these committees within the
nxet month, thus defeating its en-
actment at this session.
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The judiciary committee of the
house Is still considering the Gaines
bill, having come to no conclusion
thereon. 1 am informed, however,
that a substitute will be reported
back to the house, probably at the
next meeting of the committee next
Monday.
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Considerable interest has been at
tracted by bill introduced in the
house by Judge Moon of Tennessee
providing for the establishment of
territorial form of government for
Indian Territory and the establish
ment of a territory to be known as
the Territory of Jefferson. The bill
provides for the appointment by the
president OF a full quota of terri
Uorial officials and the establishment
of a republican form of government.
The tribal governments however, are
to remain in force until the time
agreed upon in the tribal treaties ex-
pires, when all the people in the Ter
zens and participate in the territorial
elections. The bill meets with much
favor among men who have devoted
attention to affairs in the Territory,
and while there is no probability
that any action will be taken upon it
at this session of congress, it prob
ably marks the commencement of
law giving the Territory an inde-
pendent form of government in the
not far distant future.
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The Greek treaty has practically
been abandoned as'far as this session
is concerned. Recently it has be-
come apparent that there was so
much opposition to the agreement
that final action could not be had be-
fore congress adjourned, and as a
result consideration of the agree.
ment has been practically suspended
The secretary of the interior is vital
ly opposed to the ratification of the
agreement and his opposition has
been sustained by many members of
the senate who believe the instru-
ment to be so defective that its en-
actment would only result in hard
ship to the majority of the people OF
the Greek nation.
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The attempt made by Judge Thom-
as to secure some action by congress
which would either result in a divi-
sion of the northern judicial district
of the Territory or the redistricting
of the districts so as to create an
additional one seems to have fallen
on barren soil No bill making such
provision has been introduced in
either the house or senate and none
of the members of judiciary commit
tees seem to be impressed with the
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