The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-03-13
DELEGATES APPOINTED TO At.
TEND AToKA CONVENTION
Adept Resolutions 20 close the Rolls.
smut Out Mississippi Indians.
Gust Court Claimants. Sell
Mines 70 Highest Bidder.

pi Mullen & Mullen was @ |
success TO every particular. As
was stated Ia yesterdays Ardmoreite .
George Criner was elected chairman .
and J. $ Mullen secretary. \ commit. /
tee consisting of F. ?. Fox. J. s. Mul. /
len. A. Nichols. ". F. Beard and @ 4
W Holder was appointed by the chair /
10 draft resolutions and instructions I
.to the delegates 20 the general con. /
vention. After being out iome time /
the committee brought 10 the follow. |
ing report.
BE 1t resolved that it is the sense Of |
this convention.
/. That the rolls Of the Choctaw and |
Chlckasaw tribes shall be closed not
later than July /. 1902.
3 That said rolls be made in strict
compliance with the present and ex.
isting laws Of congress.
9. That stringent rules and regula.
tons OF the Department OF the Inter.
ior and laws Of Congress be enacted
TO prevent gross frauds being perpa-
trated by the great army Of applicants
for Choctaw and Chickasaw citizen
ship and that measures be taken 10
oust he court claim" citizens.
t. That a sufficient number Of com.
missions and surveyors De placed ia
the field at once to finally adjust the
townsite matters in the two nations.
.. That the present existing coal
mines 50 far as known be sold 10 the
highest bidder, under the direction Of
the Department of the Interior and
the proceeds Of such sale be placed 20
the general fund Of the Choctaw and
Chickasaw Nations.
6. That in the allotment Of the Choc-
taw and Chickasaw lands in the Indian
TERRITORY. equality in value and not
equality in acreage shall be adhered
to.
= That in the allotment Of said
lands there be no reservations as TO
minerals and the like, but the allot-
tee have complete and full title to all
that is above and below his allotment.
S. That the rider in the Indian Ap-
propriatlon bill which bill has passed
the House Of Representatives, proyid-
ing for the REIMBURSEMENT Of all lands
held by members Of the two tribes eX-
cept 32O acres. be earnestly protested
against. and that the same be defeat
ed II possible when It is brought up
in the United States Senate.
Q. That all funds, annuities and
moneys due the two tribes be paid out
Immediately as a per capita payment
TO- That the tribal forms Of govern
ment be abolished as soon as can be
done, according TO existing treaties.
H. That so far as applicable the
Atoka agreement be strictly lived up
to by the federal government.
r. That the allotment OF lands be
longing to the two tribes be commend.
ed as soon as possible and consistent
with the welfare of the two tribes. and
that said allotment be proceeded with
as rapidly as can be done
With but little amendment the
above was adopted. But the whole
was discussed for more than an hour.
showing that all present were awake
TO the occasion.
F. F. Fox introduced the majority re-
port OF the committee. that the Moon
bill be endorsed by the convention as
the best measure now pending before
Congress for the good Of the people
Of the Indian Territory j. s. Mullen
presented the minority report After
a running debate OF more than half an
hour between Fox and Mullen. the lat.
ter succeeded in having the report OF
the committee in this regard turned
down by a decided majority Mullen
said that a fun territorial form of
government such as the Moon bill pro.
vides is premature and that the tenure
OF land holding at this time is not
such as TO admit Of sufficient taxation
20 support a territorial form Of gov
eminent he preferred the Curtis bill.
This idea prevailed.
J. s. Mullen then introduced a res
olution setting out FIVE reasons why
the 800 acre proposition should not
become law, 1t also provided that a
copy OF the same be furnished to
members of Congress at once. This
resolution was adopted with a woop.
Mr.. Mullen made a motion which
prevailed that a delegation of ten be
elected to attend the Atoka convention
on the 18th. The following were elect
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