The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-02-27
nocrAw.cnIcKAsAw TREATY,
secretary Hitchcock Sends the New
Agreement TO Congress.


Owing to ,bongress the new agreement be-
4 Deep said ,ween the Choctaws and Chicka.
nic DAYS traws and the governments
owing unea The secretary siates;
every bs, The agreement, as negotiated,
''erworksi's subject to serious objection in
order to'everas particulars. and il approx
much as pd il the form negotiated, would
.ARDMoRFyeriously embarrass and reiard the
al parties allotment Of the lands and the ad-
aud viii iustment CT the relations Of the
Ueneni 0ChOctaw and Chickassw tribes.
Because Of this conference has
49," been had between representatives
anted The OF the department. member OF
prt N ithe Dawes commission aud rep
the e.ty tresentative Of the two tribes, with
works ra view to perfecting the agreement
" the size as negotiated and avoiding the EN-
tnou. barrsssment and delay which would
omit'eu be caused by its ratification. As
put III 70 the result Of this conference an.
inero "" amended agreement has been pre-
'po.n'eu pared, which meets my approval
=" ~ ~" and the approval Of those partiei-
W. patIng in the conference excepting
'anReo !" that the representatives. of the two
ith few ~. :, -, a. ~ obsrss.
male in article s.
'uncil wi -I.-...-.
S.s'4',, that by a legislative act a large
.o-o.;,,o. number Of judgments of courts are
in effect reviewed and declared in
III begin 'ahu' "he'ner tnese !uuEmen'
!, % 900, are valid or invalid is judicial,
oe .or,., rather than a legislative question,
sn. hond. ana cannot be committed to or
,,cl v;ilS passed upon by the legislative
hen the men OF government 10 ra'lS
ence thIs article as originally nego
Geo. y q ated would amply increase the
IA e uo oufuson which now exists re-
q surveyi specting these judgments by adding
oney cree the additional question growing
10. of abo out OF the doubtful assumption OF
.turtay N legislative power over past judicia!
e survey proceedings and would invite
The Hon a multiplicity Of suits on the part
'uucsd 10 OF those who have obtained judg
is part o ments at the hands of the courts
it doeA and would be dspossessed of them
ire. clear without an opportunity to be heard. |
the Arr Believing that the questions at |
altitud fecting the validity and rectitude
u highe of these judgments deserve a judi |
These u cial investigation and scrutiny, |
out 300, article 5 has been rewritten as
mute shown in the amended draft Of the
nplste 7 agreement, so as to provide fair,
mount speedy and fair decision of those
mile in questions by judicial tribunals.
COS ~on Experience has demonstrated
ter that the Atoka agreement is faulty |
e Will h' and does not work with satisfac
'uid TINS tion to the Indians or to the pub
le Sou lie. There is pressing reason for
''H pnr snpplementing it by a new and
Nver mi further agreement. Unless this is
. 'oods done the work of the Dawes com
IFS Sa mission as to those two tribes must
10 Rr necessarily be either suspended
,nt. d, for the time being or be attended
., with degree Of uncertainty which
ought not to obtain in the admin.
istration Of u law affecting many
private and public interests. | be-
lieye that the agreement of Feb
ruary Z, 1901, as amended as the
result of the conference here
named, will fully and effectually
remove the difficulties which have
heretofore attended the admins
tration and execution of the Atoka
agree ment, and l recommend that
such amended agreement be ratified !,
by congress.