The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-04-09

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invested. over the protest of the In
diRns. with jurisdiction to admit to
citizenship. Several thousand peo-
pie applied to the Dawes commission
were rejected. Practically all ap-
pealed to the United States courts
and practically all were admitted.
The dockets of these courts we're
overcrowded with regular business.
These cases were referred to masters,
and 1t was upon their findings of
facts and conclusions of law that
these judgments were rendered. The |
most shocking fraud and perjury |
were practiced. as is now well known |
to all and conceded by all except |
those directly interested. The tender, |
protecting csre which it is the duty |
of the government to exercise over
it's helpless wards was not here pres |
ent. The cases were decided upon
cold rules of law and legal procedure,
without reference to whether the In
dams were represented by counsel or
protected by testimony. In addition
to these high moral considerations
the Choctaw and Chlckasaw people
contended that these judgments are
void, in that the applicants sued only
one nation, and took judgment
against only one nation, and seek
thereby to acquire allotments of land
belonging jointly to the two nations.
Involving as it does many millions
of dollars in value of Choctaw and
Chickasaw property and the obliga-
ton of the government to it's help
less wards that whatever it does shall
not only be legal. but right, we ask
that provision be made for the judi
cial determination of this contention
before final enrolment and allotment.
| 6. That congress provide, at the
earliest time, in accordance with the
Atoka agreement, for the determine
ton, by a competent tribunal, of the
question as to what right, if any, the
Chickasaw freedmen are entitled to
under the treaty of 1866.
Z. That such prompt and effective
steps be taken by Legislation or 9th
erwise as will carry out that proYis-
ion of the Atoka agreement as fol-
lows:
"The United States shall put each
allottee in the possession of bis al
lotment and remove all persons there
from TO the allottee."
s. That we deplore the tHouse bill
9995) relating to nou- u-citizen schools
and the abolishment of our tribal
taxes and the spirit of intolerance
and injustice to the interests of
which this bill is the elimination.
The Choctaws and Chickasaws ever
regardful of the rights and interests
of others do not object TO any plan
j looking to the establishment of nom
} citizen schools, that does not affect
, this disastrous interference with
, their tribal schools.
: The Choctaw and Chickasaw
: schools are incident to the govern
ments, which are continued for eight
years from March 4, 1895, and it is
= their desire that they shall remain in
tact for the time fixed byEond accord
ing to the terms of, the /: gree.
ment. II Do.
8. That the Dawes s Goldsn0nr
T., Hon.J. Blair shoenfelt~i A Doues
Indian Agent, and theSd C~a~-.Iic {
: Chickasaw Townsite Commissions be
, commended for their faithful observ
2 ance of the obligations of the Atoks
: agreement in the discharge of theil
: duties affecting the Choctaws anC
! Chickasaws hereunder.
] 10. That we endorse the sentiment
, expressed by the governor of the
: Choctaw and Chickasaw nations in
their address which has been cummu.
f nicated to US. and we adopt the same
r as part of the proceedings of this
: convention.
IL. That the address OF the gov.
r ernors and these resolutions be trans.
mitted to the Choctaw and Chicka
saw delegates at Washington, to be
presented to congress and the de.
! partment, and that the same be given
! due publication through the newspa-
} pers and otherwise.