The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-04-09

Washington, D. c., April 9-The
Republican members OF the house
cSmmittec on territories nave com
I.;eied the trafting Of a bai creating
a s,s e OF Oklahoma out Of Oklahoma
and Indian territories. which vii; be
reported to the house today. The
Democrats Of the committee have de
cided to antazonize the bill and viii
submit substitute together with a
minority report. The bill as agreed
upon by the majority OF the commit.
tee is IN fun as follows;
That the inhabitants OF all that par,
a the area Of the United States now
constituting the territory Of Oklahoma
and the InGlan territory. as at present
described, may adopt a constitution
and become the state OF oklahoma,
as hereinafter provided: Provided.
That nothing contained in the said
constitution shall be construed to
limit or impair the rights of person or
property per aiming to the Indians OF
said territories, so long as such rights
shall remain unextinguished. or TO
limit or eject the authority OF the
government OF tho United States to
make any law or regulation respect
ing such Indians, their lands. prop.
eriy. or other rights by treaties, agree,
ment. law Or otherwise. which It would
have been competent to make II this
ACT had never passed
That all male persons over the age
II twentypne years, who are citizens
of the United States. or who are mem
bers of any indian nation or tribe in
said indian territory and Oklahoma
and VINO have resided within the linn
It's OF said proposed state for at least
six months next preceding the cleo
tion. ere hereby authorized to vo'e for
md choose delegates To- form CON
stitnfionsi convention for said propos.
ed state: and all persons qualified TO
vote for said delegates shall be elig
ible 10 serve as delegates and the
delegates csrm such convention shall
be one hundred and ten in number.
sixty OF whom shall be elected by the
people OF the territory Of Oklahoma
and fifty by the people of the Indian
territory: and he governor. the chief
Justice. and the secretary of said ter
ritory shall apportion the territory Of
Oklahoma into sixty distrlc S. as near
~ equal in population as may be.
which appOrtionment shall include
the Usage Indian reservation. and one
delegate shall be elected frcm each
OF said districts; and the judges of
che Unlled States courts in said In
dinn territory shall apportion the said
Indian territory into fifty districts as
nearly equal In population as may be.
and one delegate shall be elected from
each of said dis riots; and the gov
ernor OF said Oklahoma territory to.
gether with tho judge senior in ser
vice Of the United States courts in
Indian territory shall by proclamation
order an cleo ion OF the delegates
aforesaid IN said proposed state at a
time designated by tkem within six
months after the approval Of this act
which proclamation shall be issued at
least sixty days prior to the time Of
holding said election OF delegates
That the Judges q the United States
courts In Indian territory shall, for
the purpose of said election establish
and define the necessary eelchon pre-
eincis and appoint three judges OF
election for each precinct, not more
than Two OF whom shall be Of the
same political par " which Judges
may appoint the necessary clerk or
clerks; that the said judges of eiec.
tion appointed. shall supervise the
election In their respective precincts.
and canvas and make due return OF
tie vote cast 20 the judges OF the
United states courts in said Indiaa
territory, who shall constitute the nj
timale and final canvassing board OF