The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1904-12-15
SEEKS SEAT IN CONGRESS
Cherokee National Council viii Ask
Representation for the Nation

COuuClI Is COHSlucTluS JOluJ TtSDlu.
ton asking for representation of the
Cherokee nation en- the floor of con.
gress The following is the full text
of the resolution:
Whereas, the treaty Of March 1,
1885, in it's seventh article provides:
The Cherokee nation, having alreaty
made great progress in civilization
and deeming 1t important that ere-y
proper and laudable inducement should
be offered to their people to improve
their condition as well as to guard
and secure in the most effectual man
ner the rights guaranteed to them in
this treaty, and with view to Illus
trate the liberal and enlarged policy
of the government ofthe United States
toward the Indians in their removal
beyond the territorial limits Of the
states, 1t is stipulated that they shall
be entitled to delegate in the hou~e
Of representatives of the Unitei
States, whenever congress shall make
provision for the same."
"And whereas, by the treaty OF 1866
between the Unite1 States and the
Cherokee nation, the following appear.
ing in Sec. 81 Of said treaty: All tre
ties heretofore ratified and in force,
and not consistent with the provisions
of this treaty. are hereby reafIlrmed
and declared to be in full force; and
| nothing herein shall be construed
as acknowledgment by the United
States, or a rel'nquish ent by the
| Cherokee nation of any claim or de-
mand under the guarantee of fcrmer
treaties, except as herein expressly
| provided
And whereas, BY agreement, the
tribal relation of the Cherokee nation
will Cease on the 4th day CT March,
| 1906, end
Whereas, All the affairs of tho
Cherokee nation, both as to lands aid
moneys. are subject TO and are riel
and governed by congressional e-act-
| ments; and
Whereas. The interests CT the Cher
| okee naticn amount t. SO "a mil Ions
OF dollars, and believing thai a pecpl,
with such vast intere ts should 10 per-
| sonally representa- before N, grea,
government of tn, Un'tel ates in
whose hands thei. entire int reSts
| rests; and
Whereas, We believe tire govern
ment of the United States was sincere
in entering into this Obligation. AMI
all Of tie unsettled business OF the
Cherokee nation Will be matter for
future congressional !eyislati-n. AMI
believing Tint a peopl, so vita ly in.
terested should be beard on leg'sl,-
ton pertaining to them:
Whereas, The Cherokee nation, by
constitutional provision has NEE pro-
visions whereby a representative of
is government to represent them be-
fore congress or any Of the depart
me,ts thereof may be lected: there
| fore be 1t
"Peso'ved. BY tie nat''na' incl
Ct the Cherofes nat on, that T. II the
| sense and desire of the Che okee pe--
PIE that the cCneress Of the Unite
| Stats CARR out the provis on of tn,
treaty herein referred to- so that tn,
Cherokee natio n be represented on tho
| floor of the house OF reore se1t atlvcG
OF the United States, the same as
| other territories, n accor iance WI h
the meaning end iutention OF the
tr2aty mentioned, a"d thus carry cut
the oSlieatiO2s expressed In sal
treaty, and have tn, Gre okee natl n
rep'e ented tefore congress- aud give
then an opp1rtuni y to he re'rd IN
the final settlement of their aTa'rs,
AMI we mos. e'rn -st'y peteti"n the
congress of the United stre, that
sIch steps be token to e,able tie
seating of such delegate that nav
haYa the nrOner credl ntialS from ihn