The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-06
sAcK FROM WASHINGTON.
J. A. cotner Says That Efforts Should
Be Made TO Remove Restrictions.

Be Made to Remove Restrictions.
J 4 Cutncr an attorney of this
city. has just returned from Washing
ton whore b., nnt as a delegate from
his section ut country IN the interest
Of the removal Of restrictions on The
alienation or lands Of at least mixed
blood Indians To an Ardmoreiic rep
rcs,utauvc. Mr. Cuiucr said
"rho bill winding mp The Affairs Of
The five civilized tribes embraced a.
thr public generally knows proyi
sion removing restrictions ON the
alienation Of lands ul mixed bloods
The hin with this feature In IT, passed
.hc lower house. the senate. aud was
Included iu ,h, first conference report
iu' DO was then thu' tho oil interests
iu trc northern part or this territory
br.amc exceedingly anxious to have
tbr measure eliminated.
"Tho FIGHT procipi'aicd in the sen
afy when it came up was a successful
one. as senator Spnoncr resisted iis
passage. and as the hin contained
measure, that mast become law ~
once. boz order to- insure it, early pass.
age. tho restriction clause was clim!
mated
'Nf,or that We began ip make -
fort 10 attach ii TO the Indian apprn
puliiuu bill as q rider Here. how
even. We necessarily under the rules
of procedure iu the senate, were op-
uusyI 10y overwhelming odds Any
proposition that creates general leg
isla'ion. or h. not for the enforcement
Of an appropriation may go out ON
noinl of order raised 10y any one sen
atDr Tho oil interests. It will be un.
drrstnod. were working night and day
, to convince the secretary uf the In
/ terror that the restrictions should not
, bc approved. and this they were sue.
cossful In accomplishing cabinet OH
I GERS are indeed weak Who hay" not
at least one friend 10 the senate TO
/ rails, the point uf order But 80 assid.
ulou,ly did W. work. and so just was
/ cur contention that u looked as " the
/ secretary would be- defeated IN his
purpose Tho arguments were 50 con.
vIncing t0Ihc senate that they we've
/ unanswcrablc
'ro show that the senate was awak"
to the full import OF the occasion. Nv"
hcdrS were spent In it, discussion.
! Senators who had heretofore ohncr
been unn-committal or opposed to the
uropu.ition. when they realized the
strong necessity Of relief. as 10 exist
ing conditions. In open senate made
eloquent Cspousals uf the cause. Had
II NOT hccn for the unlookedfor
amendment proposed 10y Senator la
/ Toilette. with refcrucc TO the coal
and oil lands. the appropriation bill
with this amendment included would
have passed the senate. II isrgener'
ally known. however, that Senators
LaFollctte and Spooncr are not ON
friendly terms and the latter took the
opportunity Of raising the point of
order and the section went down and
out At the same time, however. Sen
ator Spooner was good enough 70 state
that ne would support an independ'
cnt hill. looking 10 the removal OF re-
strictions. with certain limitations
Defeat In the two former cforts
have made the supporters of the Idea
that restrictions should be removed
more determined than ever. There are
two bills in both hCIhCs Of congress
on this proposition now, and as the
Indian committees In beth hoIses
have long ago thoroughly canmssed
the situation. the committees WILL ne
doubt. shortly report from their re
spcctiyc houses bills looKnE u The
removal uf restrictions
II cannot urge too strongly upon
an towns and cities In Indian Terrific
ry OF passing strong resolutions anc
wiring them To the president ana tt
members Of congress. Also II any per
son is acquainted In person with any
member of congress 10 write him
letter, appealing 10 him for the early
passage 0f the measure