The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-15
SHOW THEIR
LOYALTY TO
UNCLE SAM
Choctaw and Chickasaw Citi-
zens Have Interesting Meet.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Declaring Their Intentions
TO Abide by the Law.

Ardmore, T. March 14-An important
meeting wac held yesterday in this city
in which Choctaw and Chickasaw citizens
arranged matters relative TO tribal af-
fairs. The aassmeeting was largely at
tended and = full set Of resolutions were
adopted. which Will be presented at tho
next general convention OF the tribes. The
I resolutions are as follows:
That the rolls Of the Choctaw and
Chickasaw tribes shall be closed not later
than July /, 1862.
That said rolls be made in strict COM
pliance with he present and existing
laws Of congress.
That stringent rules and regulations of
/ the department Of the interior and laws
of congress be enacted 10 prevent gross
frauds being perpetrated Dy the great
army of applicants for Choctaw and
Chickssha citizenship and that measures
be taken TO oust the court claim" citi-
zens.
That sufficient number OF commissions
and Surveyors be placed in the field at once
to finally adjust the townsite matters in
the two nations.
That the present existing coal mines
so far known, be sold TO the highest bid
der. Inder the direction Of the DEPART
ment of the interior and the proceeds OF
such sale be placed TO the general fund
That in the allotment Of the Chuctaw
and Chickasaw lands IN the Indian terri
tory. equality in value and not equality
in acreage shall be adhered to.
That IN the allotment OF said lands there
De no reservations SIS to minerals and the
like, but the allottee have complete and
fun title to all that is above and below
his allotment. ssS<,vrAs ~ -.
That the rider in the Indian appropria-
- an =
Of Representatives. providing ror The re-
lihapjshmens Of all lands held By the
members Of the twok tribes. excert $40
acres, be earnestly protested against and
that the same be defeated II possible.
whep it is brought to the United States
senate d.
That all funds. snnpities ana moneys
due TO the two tribes be pale out I'm
rhediately as a per capita payment
That the tribal forms OF. government
be abolished as soon as can DO done &C
cording TO existing treaties.
Tha- so far as applicable the Atoka
agreement be strictly lived up 20 by the
federal government.
That the allotment of lands belonging
TO the two tribes be commenced as soon
as possible and Consistent with the wei
fare of the two tribes. ana that said al
lotment be proceeded with as rapidly as
can be done.
With but little amendment the above
list was adopted. But the whole was dis
cussed for moro than an hour. showing
that all present were awake to the oc-
cason.
F. r. Fox introduced the majority re-
port Of the committee, that the Moon bfll
be endorsed BY the convention ss tho best
measure now pending before congress for
the good OF the people Of the Indian ter
ritory. J. S. Wullin presented the minor
ity report. After a running debate OF
more than half an hour between Fox and
Mullen. the latter succeeded in having the
report of the committee in this regard
turned down by a decided majority Null
len said that a full territorial form OF
government such as the Moon bill pro-
vides is premature and that the tenure
Of the land holding at this time IS not
such as to admit Of sufficient taxation
to support territorial form Of govern
ment; he preferred the Curtis bill. This
idea prevailed.