The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-22
FoLEY's BILL.
Introduced in the House for Election
Of Delegate.


Washington, D. c., Dec. 2t-The bill
providing for the election OF n dele
gate from Indian territory was intro
duced in the house last Thursday and
has been referred to the committee on
territories. Chairman Hamilton of
the committee informed your corre-
spondent that an early hearing would
be given Mr.. Foley and other citizens
from the territory who desired to fur
nish the committee with information
relative to the necessity of the enact
ment of legislation along the lines
suggested by the bill.
There seems to be but little doubt
that Mr.. Foley will be successful in
his effort to secure the enactment of
this legislation. He is deyoting his
entire time 70 this subject and is re-
fusing to even express an opinion with
reference to other questions pertain
ing to the territory except matters in
which all of the people are interested
and upon which there is no division
of sentiment. He has declined to dis
cuss the question of single or double
statehood for the territory although
his opinion is well known to his many
friends in the territory, but he takes
the position that his mission here Is
to secure legislation for the admis-
sion Of a delegate to the house of rep
resentatives and until that is secur-
ed he does not propose to discuss
other questions which may compli-
cate the passage of the bill admitting
a delegate from Indian territory
The bill introduced by Mr. Foley is
as follows:
Be it enacted by the senate and
house Of representatives of the Unit
ed States of America in congress as
sembled; That delegate to the house
of representatives to serve during each
congress Of the United States may be
elected by the male inhabitants OF In
dian territory, who are citizens Of the
United States, twentyone years OF
age. and who shall have resided in
said territory six months prior to said
election; and said delegate shall be
entitled to the same rights, privileges,
and emoluments as are exercised ana
enjoyed by delegates from the several
other territories of the United States
in the house Of representatives. The
first election shall be held at such
time and place and be conducted In
such manner as the acting chief jus
tice of said territory shall appoint and
direct. after at least thirty days no
lice to be given by proclamation; and
at all subsequent elections the time
place. and manner Of holding elections
shall be designated by the acting chiei
justice of said territory until other
wise provided by law.
Sec. 2. That the number Of votes
cast at each voting precinct for every
person voted for as such delegate
shall. within three days, be certified
scaled up. and transmitted by mail tC
the clerk of the court Of appeals OF
said territory, who in the presence OF
the acting chief justice Of the terri
tory shall open and canvass the same
The person having the greatest mum
Der of votes of the qualified electors
as hereinbefore provided, shall be de
olared. by said acting chief justice
elected, and certificate thereof shal
be accordingly given by said acting
chief Justice.
Sec. Q That the United States mar
shal of each judicial district shall pay
an the necessary expenses incurred
by said election upon the certificates
of the United States judge of the re
spective districts; and the sum of fy'
thousand dollars, or so much thereo
as nay be necessary, is hereby appro
priated. out Of any moaey in the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated, 10 pay
the expense of said election Pro
vided. That nothing in this act con
talned shall be construed TO inhibi
the government Of the United States
from annexing said Indian territorl
TO Oklahoma territory or from CIV
ing 10 said Indian territory a complies
form OF government: Provided furth
er. That nothing In this oct shall b