The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-11-15
COMMITTEE SEEMS
TO Be IMPRESSED
Senators Have Evidently Had New
Ideas Concerning Restrictions and
Oil and Gas Leases

Tie elllEens u tie indian Territory
have been confident all along that tslo
reAson congress had sssmsd 70 pay ~
little intelligent attention 70 the
needs q this country has been that
TIE mFmhers wev NOT acquainted
personally with conditions here. We
have believed that Il TIE members n
congress could cDmc @ thls country
and se conditions Tor themselves
they would - willing to giant the Is.
quests which we have been making
A committee representing the ssi.
are q the unltra States nos here
and tho cnfdencs % tho people III
tie Righteousness uf their course seems
IL 4 FAR ~ay - being justified Ger
tainig TIE senator's seem 60 - taxing
4 great Interest N conditlofs as pre-
sonfed ~ them - tie various per ans
appearing heioe thtm afFd V one
m4Y Judge ffom their expressions aua
taequeslions theY ssk they are fast
clming % oar ~ay of thlntlng % ali
important sabiecis q the removal 81
the restrictions ami tie injustice of
Tire present rules and relations regard
tx tie lease 81 mineral lands
This morning Seymour Riddle ad
dreeved tie senator's on the eil and KAa
lease question. aud tiey we're intense.
lY interested IN the eendlflons A. Nj
Riddle presented thea. Sc Riddle )
statement that 40 assignment q .
lsass Ia Shleh tie as.lenes might
make ans proat could secure tho AZ
prosai d. .tlin scrrsfSrf u th4 interior
vas ene tliat fhe senatou ht amt
could not bsless, and vilsn At lass c
va proved 20 then tzyund doabt
senator Teller exclaimed. shouldn't
thlnk snY man - Uommon ssuse
Nonla tAks lssse under sucl aifena.
stAmrsa
NJ Riddle aid. speaking q tie
secretar8 q tie interior. "ile has
reserved gohimself tlle poeer upon ten
days notiee q eonaseats oIl properties
b. cance.iiug leases. aud ttAi too
vitlsout fecoaues g. any eourf Care.
ful business men ara afraid q thIs
Arbitrary and unusual power They
believe tiai 10 lust man desires such
power aud that 20 man should - gig.
en sgeh aathorty. Ne demand tlAt
tie Cherokee citizens II allowed %
leass their lands fof oil sad gas paf.
poses without The approval g the se,s
fesafy q the interior
sIaen TIE valuable Geld would q
deyaIopea 90 a business basis With
thesa hafdousme rules ard tssalas
tlons which are uos imposed upan us
vlpei cut Tiers aould be ten men
seeking "a ease ou the Indians pto-
psrty sisfe enc IS seeking thar right
nov. TIE pressat rales have tend.
enef - limit tbs numler 0f pefsns
who are able ani slll.ug q engage Ia
business and thereby DECREASE the
value u 81 lands aud feducs the
amount of production and retard this
great industry
e AYery ealled attention ~ tile
cas- q hls brother IA hv, Cherokee
eltIEens, Who sas not allowed bg the
secretary @ develop ais ovn laud 7.
F Campbell Of Aluwe sAld hls daugh.
ter had likewise bsen prevented from
developing heT land Ia both eases
TIE Prairie Otl s Gas company. act.
ing under tbe secfetargs orders, fe.
fuse % accept the oil
refofc Tie question of eil leases Nas
taken Up this morning. Chester II.
Howe a Washington attorney spoke 90
behalf Of certain psu0ns claiming 10
he.gherokees by blood whe have been
denied enrolment, and who asserted
glsat their eases had never heen heard
ON their merits J s Davenport re.
piled on behalf ol the Chefo kee
nation.
Something q dramatic Interest vas
impaired t. tile proceedings yesisf.
daY afternoon when Rpdbird smith,
leader 0l tbs Cherokee Nighihasks.
standing before the feuf senators Of
The Unlted States. exclaimed with
aplllsd hands that the allotment q
Indian lands had been made without
he approval q TIE fuilhleols and
nesef woald they consent % take Al.