The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-02-11
FOR INDIAN
TERRITORY WORK
CONGRESS ASKED FOR SEVENTY
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
10 Carry on Work Of Commission to
the Five Civilized Tribes--8ixby
Sets Forth In Letter Where
Money viii be Expended.

Washington, Feb. 10.-(Special)-
seventy-hve thousand dollars has
been asked of congress TO carry on
the work of Tams Bixby in the In
Dian Territory. The above sum ac-
cording to Secretary Hitchcock is alb.
Sfolutely necessary and consequently
has asked that It be incorporated In
the urgency deficiency appropriation
bin for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1906
II In view Of the many millions al
ready expended in the Territory by
Uncle Sam, II is perhaps not out Of
place to print the following letter from
Fans Bixby q Secretary Hitchcock
which shows exactly what the for
iner proposes to do with the $4,000
just asked for The letter, in full is
ns follows:
Il have the honor to report that
curing the first and second quarters
Of the fiscal year ending June 80,
1906 there has been expended under
my supervision from the 100000 APP
propriated last year. $116.179.97
The Union Agency also reports to
me that there has been expended by
him during the first and second quar-
tiers of the fiscal year ending June 30,
1906, out of said appropriation $11,-
50792 for the investigations required
by the act of congress approved
March 3, 1906.
There remained as an unexpended
balance of said appropriation OF $780,
0O0, on January 1, 1906, s72,31211.
The United States Indian Ager:
advises me that he estimates that he
will require from said appropriation
for the third and fourth quarters Of
the fiscal year ending June 30 1906,
approximately $4,000 thus leaving
available January l, 1906, for the
work heretofore required by law to
be done by the Commission of the
Five Civilized Tribes $60,312.11.
The present expenditures required
TO carry on the work under my super
vision is approximately $4,000 and
] cannot see any possible manner in
which the work can be curtailed De
tween this date and July /, 1906.
Not only will the entire force now
employed be required for the remain
der of the present year. but in the
Choctaw and Chickasaw enrolment
divisions considerable increase must
be made to expedite the volume Of
work arising from the recent opinions
OF the assistant attorney general for
the department in the Mary Elizabeth
Martin, and Loula West, Choctaw
cases, and in the matter OF the appli-
cation for the transfer of the names
OF Joe and billiard Perry from the
rolls OF the Chickasaw freedmen to
the roll OF citizens by blood Of the
Chickasaw nation.
Should II. r. bill No 1916 become
effective an increase will be demand
ed in all of the enrolment divisions
in order that the unfinished work OF
enrolment OF the citizens and freed
men of the Five Civilized Tribes may
be completed as far as practicable by
June 4, 1906.
II the provisions Of section OF said
bill authorizing the delivery Of allot-
ment deeds and patents under the di-
rection OF the secretary of the inter
ior to the party entitled to receive
them, is delegated to the Office OF the
Y Commissioner OF the Five Civilized
Tribes, a considerable expense must
be entailed In the preparation OF
records for delivery to and receipts
by allottees OF such deeds and pat
ents and a force organized for that
purpose.
II the delivery of deeds and patents