The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-06-07

with INSTRUCTIONS 10 ltLhlb oii tdAVe
collected and eDioining the county
board from collecting same. In a
unanimous decision Of the court
handed down by Mr.. Justice Davis
the court held that the state Of
Kansas has no right to tax the
lands of Indians held in severalty
by the several Indians of the Shaw
nee tribes under patents issued to
them by virtue of their treaties. "
There are a number of similar
cases which the supreme court has
also held that a treaty properly
negotiated with a tribe Of Indians
aud ratified by the federal govern.
ment is binding in It's entirety and
that neither can withdraw from it
nor abrogate il except with the
consent Of both. Particularly Is
this so in regard to land titles, pat
ents to which have been issued TO
the Indians by the federal govern
ment.
II has also been said in a mum.
Der of decisions by the supreme
court of the United States that
either party to an agreement has a
right to withdraw from the agree
ment at any time prior to its final
ratification, or the signing of the
same. And this is where the case
of the Indians is materially
strengthened Even if the Jerome
treaty of 1892 was legally APPROX
ed by the members of the tribe
their repeated reputation Of it
during the six years commencing
with 1895 and ending with 1900,
inclusive, would uullity the original
agreement, particularly as con.
gress did not approve it until june
/. 6, 1900.
! have made a careful inyestiga
tion of this phase of the case at
the interior department and fnd
that the Indians on no less than
twelve different occasions rem.
dated the Jerome treaty prior to
its ratification by congress. These
are found in official communica-
tions to the department, certified
to by its agents, the accuracy of
which cannot be questioned.
One of the most explicit and
pronounced of these regulations
was adopted at general council
of the tribe called by Agent Rand
lett at Mount Soft, Kiowa reserya
tion, on October 9. 1900. At this
council a number of business prop
ositions submitted by the depart.
ment for the approval of the In
dians were disposed of at the first
days session. At the session on
the following day an official pro
test was prepared and adopted by
the Indians, which was certified tC
by the agent and transmitted tC
Washington, accompanied by
copy of the proceeding, The Off
cial copy of the records of thi'
portion of the meeting is herewith
given in full, as follows:
The morning session was called
to order at 10 o'clock, when Biz
Tree was given an opportunity tC
speak upon the Jerome treaty. He
declared that his signature was Sc
cured to the treaty through decep
tion on the part Of the interpre'
: tors; that he discovered this befor,
the commission, with Jerome a
the head. left Anadarko, and asked
d permission to withdraw his name
that he was not permitted to Dc
so; and that when he insisted upoI
this privilege he was told to shu
up or he would be shut up in a boz
{ and shipped away, lie said h,
| told Joshua Giyens, the IndiaI
5 who had been instrumental in de
ceiying the Indians, that Go,
, would Judge between them; tha
. Joshua Giyens died within a montl
a after that, and that he believed
S Gods curse rested upon the man
2 "Quanah Parker, chief of tn
; Comanches, following Big Tree
e said all Big Tree had said abou