The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-12-27
AN INVESTIGATION
May Cause President Roose'
Welt 10 DecapIiaie Dawes
Commission Head

Tha folloNlng interesting budget of
Indian Territory news was sent q the
Oklahoma Clty Post ~ lts washing
ton Post Who keega his paper bstfefs
informed on territory afain ~ wash
lnRton than Ang other Oklahoma pa-
PER
The charges ihtolyed 10 tl4e report
II Willlam Dudleg FouiAs, the preal.
dents special investigator tloss made
b. Attorney ~ L. Mott fer the Greek
nation. tls probable investigation of
ths conduct ofanains ~ Comm lsslaaeE
TAms llxby. tl.s use ilsafings bg ths
senate COMMITTEES that visited Indian
Territory, lAsi autumn. tie plans of
Indian Commissioner Leupp Tor hlF
corporation 70 operate THE e0al sna
asphalt lands. and several minor mat.
tan have kept thoss interested Ia "a.
lahoma and Indian Territory Affairs
on the qni vige during tie last tew
days
Tie fact that william Dudley Foulke
IS the presidents pereenal representa-.
tive will give added interest % his ~.
pert, provided i ever reaches the
public TIE presldent has been .
friend n Mr Foulke Tor many yeam
and made him msmter of the civil
service commission early ln Dis trst
administration.
Mans charges have been made
against Iams Rlsbg during the loue
period lie has seryed on that commits
slnn. snd Il i believed that President
Roossvelf does ngt fee any Too friend
Is toward hlm
Indian Commissioners Leupp wlQ Is
tie president > psnqfai fuefst. IS un-
aaabfed.y heeuiiiug spirit iaali tlaf
j. be.ns done i0r tie president Is TOO
lmsg with 4 iat af pressing matters q
girs personal attention o. more tian
ths general policy pursued and mast
fsly geFY largely upon shat Comnls.
ls1atr Le0pn Nf Fo-its ard ofhen
teH hif4 Commissioner of Corpora-
ltims Garfield who Is g. become
nlary 0l the interior Witiiu feN
weeks. Is sla8 keep.ns himself inform.
ed atoai ever} important step taken
! It Is plain thatthefe Is 70 - live.
is aght az along The liue during TIE
winter over matters "a the Indian
| Territory bat what Is accomplished
all probably b. ehisfllF thru thg n.
terror department and iis bureaus
le1ugrezs is going e he the busy Nitf
ether Affairs 10 pag much attention q
SHAT anY of iis committees mas rec
ommeudl ia the say q special legis
latlon. Possibly tie special commit
lee a. senator's will Inject same rem
sdlai legislation into tie Indian AZ
pFopflafion bili absn lt reaches TIA
gal q tie capitol TIE special eDm
mites. " Is knewn, IL likel9 o. fave
TIE retention Of tile coal lands b ~
: government. but there Is stu muc'
? opposition ia conFress t0 taxing suc
: : egep As already stated e Is uf
lHkely thar the restrictions 60 India
ands must b. removed Leaders
p eaugress feel Ike giving tilat matt,
special attention hsforo voting az
there Is little time tof that - th
session
Delegate Mcclure IS doing al }
eau q secure some corrective leFisii
: tl0n a. this session hit there Is fca
IS little lope Il hs succeeding IN
gets anything Sc ail it viH b. pfota
IS toward tho eose 0i the susslD
when couersss a letting 80
a small bills Sip thtU lie sill o.
"A he caa % secure something ou .
4. Indian Appropriation blll but q
!, ltrouhle there IS tlat 3 faiut Of ord
against almost ang klud q ne
:. legislation lhat can - devised Al
!. generally there IS ssmeoue "a 2
house rcadg % faiss point of ord
against ans kIna q rev Indian leg
augn