The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-16
FAT SALARIED FFI-
GALS IN INDIAN TER
RITORY MUST GO
WHEN STATEHOOD COMES
Judicial Districts Will Be
Consolidated

Muskogee,I IT, June i5.-The great
est disturbsnce that win occur in Of
fetal life In Indian Territory on acs
count os The passage of the statehood
bin viii DC il tk3 federal courts
2avy NJ, continue until state gov
errment IS established. and that viii
be nearly year. but the federal court
regime as * has been known 10 IN
dian Territory since 1883 when the
courts we're established, win be wiped
oot forever Indian Territory vii
comprise one federal district and there
viii be bat one set OF federal Officers
where there are nov four and some
OF these double manned
There are more fat salaries In the
federal courts in Indian Territory than
most people suppose and these viii
be wiped out Tsere are iour federal
districts. There are two Judges in
each district and they draw salaries OF
$4,000 per year each II each district
there is United States mlrshai who
draws $4,000 per year he has an av-
erage Of tnirty oni,e ana field depu
ties making l2o in al and these depu-
ties draw average salaries OF 1890
! per year For. each district there Is a
clerk Of the court who draws $4,000
per year. Each clerk has from four
to six onico deputies and FIVE each in
recording towns. making possibly 40
in all and these deputies draw from
81 200 TO $500 per year. There are
four district attorneys who each draw
$4,000 per year, and there ge ten az
sistants who draw from $1,000 20 So,
600 per year There are 26 commits
sloners who draw salaries OF sl.5OC
per year and each commissioner has a
constable who draws $500 per year
II viii be seen from this list thai
there are right now more high salariec
officers in Indian Territory than thers
will he in Oklahoma when II becomes
a state. AS soon as the statehood bill
becomes law. ,hese officials vii
commence resigning. This is especi
ally true of those who happen to b.
lawyers They will have greater op
portunities IN the next few months
than ever again to make money an'
they will not hesitate to drop thei
present onice holding Jobs which cal
last at best but short time longer
It is not likely that any OF the fedora
judges viii resign, unless Il be IN
ones who are what would be terme'
a noating Judge. that is he holds couf
at the towns in the district outside O
court headquarters OF his district
There are four such judges, aud the
may give up their positions. Il is nc
believed that the others will.
The -four marshals are not lawyer
and they will likely hold their office
until the Office expires by law. Il
/. quite probable that some at least Z
: Lie clerks OK the courts will resign, a
l. will asny o. their deputies Il
j. quite likely that there Is not singl
4 one Of the assistants to the district e
torneys who viii continue to hold o
9 aae until the end This viii also !
4 largely true Of the United States con
!. missioners who are lawyers and MOI
5 OF whom can make money IN Driya'
practice. OF course the deputy ma
shals and many Of the aeputy clerl
viii remain to the end.
2 There s. some question as TO VIII
viii become OF the present school o
aciais. OF course as soon as stal
school system g formulated these w
E go out but that may be long time
the future. The advent Of statehoc
will not "a the least disturb tho rcgin
3 OF the eomHisaion TO the FIVE eiviliz'
d. tribe, nor win u alter the work in q
4 Indian agency The indian questie
s and statehood are entirely separat
g The commission VIII continue on mi
y tho Indian estate IS administered "a
n the Indian agency win be continued
a long as the Indians have any busine
OF any character that d not hnal
closed ana this means a great mar
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