The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-12-21

were enacted making II an offense to
anter into leases with minors, full
bloods or adult incompetents, witnout
FIRST submitting the same for the con.
sidoration and approval OF some prop
or authority, II would have the dcsn
cd effect and protect the interests OF
all concerned.
Provision should be made for pub
hc roads In the Choctaw and ChicKa-
saw Nations, and 10 pay the expenses
% enforcing the road laws, determin-
ing the necessity therefor, and the
payment Of damages resulting from
their establishment, etc.
An appropriation In also necessary
20 carry on the work of placing allot-
tees in unrestricted posscssion OF their
lands and il Is suggested that some
legislation be enacted providing FOR
government supervision Of Chickasaw
schools.
Delaware Indians By authority Of
the Curtis act, the Delaware Indians
brought suit against the Cherokee Ma
tion in the court of claims for the pur.
pose of determining the rights Of the
former in the lands and funds OF the
Cherokee Nation. In view of the claim
of the Delawares, the act requires the
Dawes commission to segregate l57, 600
acres from the lands of the Cherokces
before making allotment In the Cher
okee Nation, such segregation TO De
subject To the judicial determination
Of the rights OF the parties.
This provision was Incorporated in
the subsequent act OF July 1, 1902,
but no notice was taken by the com
missionors in the matter until the
following December, due 30 the fact
that II did not deem It necessary or
advisable TO make the segregation un-
til prepared TO enter upon the work
of allotting the CheroLe,- lands
In a report received April 80. 1903,
the Dawes commission advised the de
partment that on the previous Dccem-
ber II the commission had ordered
l57 COO acres, as described in Ger
tain schedule submitted by represen-
tativcs OF the Dclawares, TO be segre-
gated as required by the act referred
- but subsequently discovered that
the schedule was erroneous in that
some Of the lands described therein
was claimed by the Chcrol1er Indians
~ their homes, upon which they had
long resided, while certain other
lands occupied by Dclawares I'm the
Cherokee Nation were not scheduled
~ all. although the law required that
the lands so occupied by the Delawarcs
should be included in the SEGREGATION.
Pending the consideration OF this
rcport, the secretary of the interior |
and the Dawes commission were ten
iorarly enjoincd by the supreme |
court of the District OF Columbia from
changing their schedule in any man.
ncr, which injunction was dissolved |
October 6, last, the court holding that |
the segregation was incomplete in
aw because IL had uN been approved |
by the secretary OF the interior.
The secretary could not approve q |
segregation reported by the commits, |
sion itself 10 be- 50 ilagranuy a de |
Walton from the requirements Of the |
aw, and therefore thc department. |
lpon receiving Official notice OF the |
Of the injunction, in
StnIcted the Dawes commission 60 |
make and report corrected sChed.
llo for segregation that would be free
rom such objections.
II Is hoped and presumed that the
commission will be ready To report
uch n schedule al an early date. since
.elay in completing the segregation is
embarrassing tile work Of alloumg ,NrI
'herokeo lands.
Tho action above referred to as
aving been brought by the Della
'aro Indians against tho Cherokee Ma
ian, was decided adversely To- the !
.glawares IN the court of claims last |
'obruary, and an appeal was taken to
b" supreme court OF the United
tates. whore D, is NOW pending.
In August last an attack was made I
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