The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-03-09
PARKER
RETURNS
And Gives A Brief Review Of
Work Done al Washington


Cherokee Nation returned home
Tuesday after AZ absence q tbree
mantlls ID Washington. b. g ia tbs
interest q tiie Chefokee people
While tie Indian appropriation
hiil doe. mt sloW Il. SAYS Mf Parker,
TIE lnst session ~ congress was d
mmt Interesting one - faf as the
Cietukcss are concerned Il Is u0l ~
maell shat sas actslally done bat What
might have lssn done that concerned
ua aiasf Men we're ghere 81 behalf
0f various Interests and Glasses. and
amendments were urged which, II
adopted would lave eutailed loss u
hun1feds of thousands o. dallan 20
The Chcfokees With the aid of tie
Interior department al of these pro
posed amendments sefe defeated
Among the amendments defeated
q Interest "a us we're TIE stewart
amendments ID ail forms presented;
thoss 10 rsopencitifenshlp csses where
persons were rejected wlso had been
on ans roll also those of Cherokee
blood who lad been registered and TIE
eases ~ aii pennns sla0 had heen ~
ieetea oecaase ai the provisions af ans
act 81 congress SUCH far example, A.
that Ia The Curtis Bill requiring neei-
dence lu the Nation also one pDud-
iug fef reference o. TIE United States
court of al relccied freedmen casss
private claims against the Nation az
gTeKAtlng MANY thousands Is dollars
Aria ~ give rejected applicants tof
citizenship ninety da5s in shich t0
~ improvements
The president approved all the bills
passed by the Cherokoc Natlonal
cguncil exoept TIA providing fof
commission and hls omission i0 ST..
prote fhls one came oaty after con
feFsuoe wtth tle sruago a8d liouse
ieaden sho advised hlm there would
bs 81 legislation az tals congress faf
winding ~ sfsln 10 the 0lsfokee
Naiion therefore tha commission could
rshlef no 49,. erses St ilmt time
VIII retefeure l1 llR approval af
leases. Mr pagkefexHfuasd IS belief
tial thc sofs hereafter sogld q murl
facilitated s.fhoaFh TIE pemamcn.
Insisted ufoH 9flri adherence 20
present rules @ teep tnt sFeslafnr
d0sn a. nue s lasUlt
Conserving fIAn removal % rirc
tiae Nr tafkgr ald
II aas impossible faf mc q assent
ta tie proposition flal alI except ial
b.asia are competent 81 fhal 81 fa
h.0ssis were IHeompleut VII our
deeds undessred aaa 5oa ehera
kees Ahu1afs Baf fe1 selected thc.f
lands ile tme ea H0pratt "a
remove llse restrictions rcneag I
assIztei al ! caaa a tbeef1rt td#
establish Sufficient aa6hue2 either
witU fhs courts or andef fiIs Interior
department G separate thc aueleni
fruu tie hampeteal but Insisted
that tasg eaoH 300 be difde8 81 act
~ congress along bla98 of ans other
lines
Immediately after fhe adapt.oa ly f
the hawes commission af the fe4Iu- +
um permitting perss au the aoubt.I /
faI raH to f.s / Died 4 protest ettI
Tie ssemiatf0f ne iHteH5r0u behalf|
% the priurIpa chief Pending de-
tailed report from Else commission. +
arllau vas withheld but We expect +
the eomw to step these aHnF, f
witilu es esFs
NJ rafket fuHlsf stated that the
committees @nf 60 Washington from
NiuHa performed most excellent ser
vice unicf TRYING circumstances Each#
momhef of tie commltise attacked
tlQse apon whom nehad spcr.ai claims
ana many 90 vhom they had none
with fhe result thar Nmlfa would
late besu included elth the other
towns a. p.seg ai holding court ia8
ihs statehood hi'l been passed f
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