The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-02-19
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WASHINGTON
S. 7. 5LEosoE EXPRESSES HIM.
SELF REGARDING STATEHOOD.
Believes " Il is Defeated Il viii be Due
to Politics and Speaker Cannon
Who viii Allow no Bill to
Pass at this Session.

I Hon. ). T. Blcdsue after a visit of
several days in Washington. In the ~,
terest Of legislation affecting Ardmolc
and the Chickasaw nation i'm general
has returned On the all absorbing top
III the Statehood bill is defeated Ii
will be due more largely to politics
| than tn anything else While the
| Republicans are In the majority ~
| both the House and the Senate. 4
majority of Congress in both houses,
|unuammeied by party causcses. VIII
support the Statehood bill as 1t came
from the Senate. and insure It's pas
sage. The probabilities are that con
I ference will be held and II the Con.
ference Committee on the part OF the
Senate is composed of Senators Bev-
cridgc. Nelson and Bate, the Confer.
cnCr Committee will probably agree
upon substantially the House Bill and
refer it back To the House and Senate
of the Senate. and If there is "A dispo.
sition to filibuster against the bill IN
the Senate, 1t will probably be recon-
mitted and an agreement reached elm
mating Arizona and New Mexico, and
admitting the Indian Territory and OK.
lahoma as one State. II it is insisted
mi Af
ences shall come from those favoring
the bin as it Is pOsscd the Senate. th,
probabilities are that no conference
will be held ON the bill and It will re.
main in the Committee on Territories
of the House until the expiration OF
the term. II the bill is defeated, there.
fore It will be- due To the determination
on the part of Speaker Cannon and
the Republican managers that no state.
hood bill shall pass that is not entirely
satisfactory to them, Notwithstanding
the majority of both House and Sen
atG may think otherwise.
II was Senator Berry of Arkanas who
proposed the amendment to the state
hood bill providing for separate school
and not Senator Beveridgc, as appear
ed in some of the reports
From the discussions that took place
before the committee on Indian affairs
having under consideration the Indian
Appropriation bill, it is probable that
some special officer will be selected
whose duties will be TO represent the
interests of minors in all guardianship
= ceedings. This officer may be a spec.
nj assistant United States Attorney a2.
~ nted for that purpose
The course Of discussion and the
questions propounded by the members
oF ,.ie comm :te further indicated that
: the Secretary of the interior would
Probably be given authority to inves'
ngi te all leases made by members
OF the Five Civilized irles, and to IN
|.a. uiG proceedings 10 cancel the same
7 ,,horever il appcarcl 'aere was fraud
, Ior 0ss inadequacy IT consideration
I Both Of these provisions will be sub
iect TO "A point of order If inserted IN
. the Indian Appropriation bill.
II IS possible that some system IN
, the alienation of Indian lands Other
7 than the homestead under the super
i vision of the SECRETARY Of the Interior
e will b. provided for. But this, like th'
2 other provisions, viii be OF subject I,
a point of order
There seems TO be a very decided
disposition among the members OF tbs
Committee on Indian affairs, at least
to afford extra protection within tn
power of Congress to the Indian al
lottees against any wrong that Nigh
be perpetrated by other persons whc
). are not members Of the tribe. II D
possible that this disposition may lyI'
10 unreasonable legislation that WI
4 work great hardship upon all the peo
e pie Of the Indian Territory. Indians a
4 well as whites
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