The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-03-07
BLnpsoE on THE TREATY.
shows the Conditions Of the Agree
ment What il Would Do.

appreciate the voice of q home
man and bis opinions on the
Chickasaw- Choctaw Dawes supple
mental treaty, which recently fall
ed iu recognition before congress,
the AuDNogrIrE asked Mr.. $. ].
B!edsoe. who has just returned
from Washington, for an outline
of the same. Mr Bledsoe said
The agreement made 10y The
Choctaws and Chickasaws with the
Dawes commission on the 9Th day
of February, 1901. contains very
drastic provisions affecting many
interests in the Indian Territory
The treaty, as agreed upon,
practically nullife~ the judgment
of the United States courts 10
favor OF all claimants who are ad'
Judged TO be citizens of the tribes
by the Judgment of such courts
II provides for the closing Of the
rolls bv the Dawes commission.
It provides that the Mississippi
Choctaws. under certain condi.
tions. may remove to the Chlcka
saw or Choctaw ration, and when
they bad resided there a certain
length of time, may have the lands
allotted to them. IL also conferred
authority upon the court of claims
to determine the rights Of Chicka' |
saw freedmen. II further ratified
the act of congress Of May 81,
1900, providing for the laying out
of townsites along new railroads,
but made an additional provision
that persons who purchased lots
in these townsites should pay the
full appraised value thereof. II
further provided that all lands
which had been set aside for town
site purposes under act of May 81
1900, should, immediately upon
being so set aside, be taken pos
session of by the secretary of the
interior, and that before said town
site is appraised and sold, no per
son or corporation should erect
any buildings or improvements of
any character on said land within
the established limits of the town
site except by permission Of the
secretary Of the interior.
Section - repeals the provisions
of section 3 of the act of congress
approved June 2S, 1898, in so far
as it affects the Chickasaws and
Choclaws and the Chickasaw and
Choctaw freedmen, and practically
leaves the white man who has
made improvements in the Indian
Territory, and who has not had
pay foy same. absolutely without
remedy. In other words, they
have followed the same course in
reference to judgments of the Uni.
ted States courts in this matter as
they have in the citizenship cases.
They howl about injustice and un-
fairness, and when they go into
court and get a fair trial aud an
absolute fair judgment, they seek
to avoid the responsibilities Of it
by legislation. At the time of the
passage of the Curtis bill, they
howled and said that there was not
one white man in a thousand in
the Indian Territory who had not
had possession of his land for
more than sufficient length of
tlme 10 pay Tor ms improvements;
but when United States courts on
fall hearing, adiudged differently
in many eases, they concluded to
avoid the responsibility by repeal
ing the law under which these
equities were adjusted.
Section 3S provided "A certi6.
cate of allotment issued by the
commission to the five civilized
tribes shall be conclusive evidence
of the right of allotment named
therein to the unrestricted posses
sion and occupancy of the land de-
scribed in said certificate, and it |
shall be the duty of the United |
States Indian agent, Union agency /
upon the written request of said |
allottee. accOmpauied bv surb ol- /