The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-11-15
From Tuesdays DAILY

The members u the senatorial M.
vestigatlng committee arrived Ia
ylnl,a al ii.i0 on the Katy fast mall
from the north. They should hAye
come ou tho flyer, but their train cut
of Kansas city sas delayed aud miss.
ei connections The members of ta,s
committee uoe III vlulta are senator
Cars q Wyoming chairman, long *
Kansas araudagee " Connecticut
and Teller u Colorado. senator CLARK
% Montana sas delayed aud viii lolu
ths committee AZ AussoFoa
As soon a. TIN train lad arrived and
tlle senator's iai been gfssted by the
rccopli0n comalftes they aefe driven
a. the Commercial Cinb ra0ms. who're
tieif ssssi0ns uili b. held Senator
Clark, chairman u the committee, as
soou as lntfodueti0ns had been made
called TIE committee 20 1rieF and
then, addressing thusa prsszut, stated
that inasmuch - Tie eommittee's
time sas 50 limited, aud s. tiie most
tliay could tope - d would bs toI
ssim tlie surface ties lad decided toI
empIQY eFerF moment u their timf
sniis Ia tlis TERRITORY ii eudeaTofiug
e. serufe q grasp 81 conditions here
ana tlieg vo8le therefore take 30 part
Ia ans sac.al fauctlons. "Evefythlng
Nlll - suloruated 10 81 honest enofI
u feach wise and sane cnnrlusions
We afe ignorant be ssid 'of ihs
particular things ti.at caueefn each
particular loeaiity, and q Is tsess
which We wish 70 iearu we have
given general Invitation for every-
hody q appear heiore us liosrser
since ear time Is sllurf, we request
that al matters be presented 81 a.
concise q shape a. possible and thai
shere tlefe are several Interested ii
tie same subject a spokesman ~ se
leclsd @ act foT ail
Then, after announcing that tie
committee vould be ready 70 begin
business AZ l80. the memhefs ~
Ioansd e ihe Cabb for dinner rbsfe
arc three ladies aith the parts, Mrs
Clark. Ms II If Teller aud Mrs
Willard Teller iie Senator's sister in
law There are seveFA. other gentle
men besides TIE senators tie parts
Icuusisliue Of twelve all told During
tlcir stay here they sill take Their
msa.s a. the Cobb, bat sill sleep
thelr Pullman shlci las been pat on
the siding a. The mail platform TIE
adlas eetF taken for drive this
morning hY Use ladies u Nluiga. ana
ties had au invitation 81 attend
Mrs Otrs reception this Afternoon.
Promptly a. g The hrsi sitting at
E tie committee Vas called e. 0rief hY
senator Clark The Commercial
leiab room Was crowded wIul those
Nll0 had & ne. either % listen g Tie
proceedings of q present some
complaint A sery largo portion e
Ithosn present eeft Indians
+ Among tie first speakers vas 81 d
pooier q Miami. chief of une nlta
sas he told tbe seuat0u that 81 Id0
+ uemlors of Tie tflhe only three afs
ifulhlaods and 81 bat me can tag
Z English he sad every OTTAWA but
one IS Ia fayof q tie removal q q feI
restrictions. While All are competent
to manage their egn business
A s. Thomas aud s g Fullerton
Miami attotnefs explained various
legal phases eoanected with the pres.
uuf system q aad laws Nr Fuller
ton paylne special attention 10 ths re
fusal of tie secretary ~ the interior
10 approve deeds % lands sold by of
der 81 tie United States courts
T. N FINLEY a Peoria, spoke 10 he
+ lalf Of his tribe Thefe afg about
iiso members. each Of sh0m has an ~.
I lotmeut oi ~ acres, q which io1I
may b sold un approval Of tie secrs.
tafy q the interior 80 the
money received fof this sale, howetef
tbs Indians resolve but 90 monthly
NJ Finley sid there s nos . Peoria