The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1906-12-21
AN INVESTIGATION.
May Cause President ROOse-
Welt to DeCapiiate Dawes
Commission Head

The following interesting budget Of
Indian Territory news was sent to the
Oklahoma City Post By its Washing
ton Post, who keeps his paper better
informed on territory affairs at Wash
ington than any other Oklahoma pa
per-
The charges involved in the report
Of William Dudley Foulke, the presi-
dents special investigator, those made
by Attorney M. L. Mott for the Creek
nation, the probable investigation Of
the conduct of affairs by Commissioner
Tams Bixby, the new hearings by the
senate committee that visited Indian
Territory, last autumn, the plans of
Indian Commissioner Leupp for big
corporation to operate the coal and
asphalt lands, and several minor mat
ters have kept those interested in Ok
lahoma and Indian Territory affairs
on the qui vive during the last few
days.
The fact that William Dudley Foulke
is the presidents personal representa-
tive will give added interest to his re-
port, provided it ever reaches the
public. The president has been a
friend of Mr.. Foulke for many years
and made him member Of the civil
service commission early in his first
administration.
Many charges have been made
against Tams Bixby during the long
period he has served on that commits
sion, and it is believed that President
Roosevelt does not feel any too friend
~ toward him.
Indian Commissioner Leupp, who is
the presidents personal friend, is un-
doubtedly the guiding spirit in all that
is being done, for the president is too
busy with lot of pressing matters to
give personal attention to more than
the general policy pursued and must
rely very largely upon what Commits
sioner Leupp, Mr.. Foulke and Others
tell him. Commissioner Of Corpora
tions Garfield, who is to become sec
retary of the interior within few
weeks, is also keeping himself inform
ed about every important step taken.
it is plain thaU.there is to be live
| ly fight all along the line during the
winter over matters in the Indian
Territory, but what is accomplished
will probably be chiefly thru the in
terror department and its bureaus.
Congress is going to be too busy with
other affairs to pay much attention to
what any Of its committees may rec
ommendI ins the way Of special legis-
lation. Possibly the special commit
| tee Of sen ators will inject some rem
edial legislation into the Indian ap
preparation bill when it reaches that
endIof the capitol. The special COM
mittee, it is known, is likely to favor
the retention of the coal lands by the
government, but there is still much
opposition in congress to taking such
step. AS already stated it is un-
likely that the restrictions on Indian
lands must be removed. Leaders in
congress feel like giving that matter
special attention before voting and
there is little time for that at this
session.
Delegate Mcclure is doing all he
can to secure some corrective legisla-
tion at this session, but there is real
ly little hope Of his succeeding. IL he
gets anything at all it will be probab-
| ly toward the close Of the session,
when congress is letting a lot of
small bills slip thru. He will do all
he can to secure something on the
Indian appropriation bill, but the
trouble there IS that a point of order
lies against almost any kind Of new
legislation that can be devised and
generally there is someone IN the
house ready to raise a point Of order
against any kind of new Indian legis-
lation.