The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-04
JUDGE BRADFORD TALKS.
Olives Ills Views Briefly as to Terri
tory Legislation.


The reporter called on Judge
Bradford this morning before he
opened court and asked for brief
statement of his views as to the re-
suits likely to flow from the work |
of the Territory delegation. He
seems very enthusiastic over the
work accomplished and said:
| returned Tuesday morning, or
rather at midnight Monday night.
| have read Judge Furman's inter
view and can affirm all he says. /
don't know that | can give you
anything new on the situation.
Almost all the measures are, as
Mr. Furman says, now before the
house or senate in the shape of
bills, some reported. and not an
adverse report on any of them.
The townsite matter is favorably
reported as an amendment to the
Indian appropriation bill by the
senate committee. The bill has
passed the house and was amended
in the senate after our arrival in
Washington by adding $340, 900
for the purpose of facilitating the
work of the Dawes commission,
and the townsite features to facili
tate getting our towns surveyed
and our titles perfected.
After the bill passes the senate
it will go to the house. and should
the house refuse to concur in the
senate amendments conference
committee will be appointed. l
have no fears for the amendments
) in conference and would not be
! surprised to hear of an amendment
being put on in conference requir
ing the work of allotment to be
completed in two years or two and
onehalf years at the fartheSt.
There is a strong desire on the
part of the representative and
: senators as we'll as head of depart
ment to limit and shorten the time
for completing the work. The
proposed townsite legislation i:
very popular.
In all the talks that | heard, onl!
t one man opposed the measure
Capt. Stanley of the Choctaw ma
:. ton said he opposed it because i
was contrary to the terms of th
! Choctaw and Chickasaw treaty.
Mr.. Jones, commissioner of In
dian affairs, said to us that he hat
assured Capt. Stanley that it wa
not an interference with the term
Of the treaty, but on the contrar
II that it would hasten the end in
q tended by the provisions of th
e treaty on townsites; that it wOul
h get them their money in a year o
= eighteen months that under tn
n present system would take years t.
accomplish.
:, The object of the treaty on tha
!. line was to survey and deed tn
tOwnsites and get the money TO
the Indian government for the ed
ucation of the Indian youth.
/ In my opinion, when the India
appropriation bill shall pass an
with it our townsite measure, tina
e will bring us titles to our home
e and save the government at leaS
l. $50, 900 in expenses of surveyin
= and plating towns, etc.
d The tax measure is in bill
e proposed by Mr.. Little of Arkansas
II There are some features Of tn
o bill cannot agree with but wi
it be connected so that it will suit til
1t good majority.
n Judge Little is greatly intereste
'e in the measure and the depart
" ments have promised him their az
t. prOval of the measure.
The Indian committee of tn
: house have favorably11 reported til
:. bill and it will pass in some shape
g If you will pardon me now tha
| may commence the docket for th
II day l will be glad to tell you NOR
:. in very few days.