The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-24

II probably consumes more efeTinR
tobacco per capita than any ether be Of
lawmakers In the world. The lower
members, and 1t Is prSfidsd over By J
S. Davenport, . whit, man, who IL q
member OF the bar at White. The rrssi-
dent Of the Senate is John l.. 6untsr,
this quarter blood son OF ons OF the oldest
of the Cherokee families. The 40 conn
o,lmen of the lower house. when In sls.
sion, occupy q room simillr to the Senate
cham Der. and the hody / net impressive
Of dignity, although its CT ions ARE
frequently very earnest, and some Of the
laws 1t has enacted are indsed creditabie.
s'The sessions OF the council Of the
Cherokees and the other nations are al
wsys attended by swarm OF lobbyists
The little hotels in the cspital towns pre-
sent u busy scene on these occasions.
The Iobbyists never tire OF drafting hills
for tlAims against the United Stairs
and Offering 10 oollsot this, claims for
q contingent fee. The Indian, however,
IL usually as quick to discern an oppor-
tunity for a claim az the shrswfest lob.
byiyt Politicians who are familiar with
the poli,'es OF tbs five Natiors de clare
that no persons OF the U nit,d It ites are
more CLOSELY posted on the doings and
affairs OF the ConRr Of the United
Stetes and the dep artm ants at washing
ton than soms OF the full blood India :
of the Cherokes title. Shrewd old Wolf
Coon boasts that he Ia familiar with
every bill that the United States hes
adopted with relation TO Indian matters
In the last rs V0arg.
"The IndiaDs are very sigsoicus lobby
isIs themselves, and they understa nd
dealing with lobbyists fully as well as
the Legislators OF some Of the states, An
Instance of this was shown during the
term of samuel Houston Msyes az chief
ted to the council AN application
from a railroad company for the
right OF way through the nations lands.
The council took no uotioe OF the docu-
" ent, and the chief adjourned the ses-
siop. When he had done this, some OF
the fol FLOODED senator's and oouncilmen
went to him and asked:
"'Why did you not gre us time to
Dass the franchise billy
you had plenty Of time, the chief
replied.
"'But We were waiting for the railroad
company's lobbyists to sac us, said the
senators In chorus.
,"SenAtor Bulltrog was picturesque
figure ct a recent session Of the Cherokss
Congress. His raiDlent on this oooasion
con sisted Of new pink oslio3 shirt.
with no COLLAR, navy blue Trousers and
heavy riding boots. Senator Bulltrcg
wore his spurs, and although he under
stands the EDglish language quite as
we'll AS the whitest man In the Senate,
he sddr sssea the president in the Cher
zee tongue. At intervals Senator Bull
IL og paused In his speech aud spAt with
untrring aim at the stove, while an In
tsrprt t n repeated hrs argument In Eng
iish. Senator Bulifrog Ia 'mething of
philosopher. A ceTtsin lawyer had
offered to accept Der cent as a retainer
for collecting a claim dor the nation, and
1t WIS OF this that the senator from
Golngsnake dissr ict spoke. Senator
Builfrog declared that cheap lawyers
were not ne.
They WILL he slii. offer to recover
your hog for ham, hut tho chances ara
you will never get the hog and viii lose
an extra ham be- SIDES. 1 notice tina most
Of the clients Of cheap lawyers are In
prison
';Jhis argument was uproariously APP
plauded by all the other senators who
sat with their chat tilted back agsinst
the wall. exReotorating In the direction
Of the stove.