The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-09-05

cial agent Of the government The
investigation was made. in coujunc
tion with the leading men OF the
tribe, In what is known to history
as the "Boggy Depot Council" 1t
was found that the whole enterprise
was fraudulent and the result of the
designs OF enterprlsing land specu.
lators. chief among whom was Ayers
The Is of the officials Of the land
offices were set aside. the attempted
reservations were cancelled. and the
lands involved were afterwards sold
at public auction. according to trea-
ty provisions, and the money placed
TO the credit of the tribe. Ayers
and those associated with him then
appealed to congress and urged that
the moneys for which the lands had
sold, at pu'gic auction. should be
paid TO them. 1t being their conten.
tion that D. persons from whom
they had purchased We're Indian
reserves and entitled to them.
Early In .9O5 the attorneys for the
claimants procured the passage of an
act referring to the court of claims
the question as to what sum. If any.
should be paid To the heirs of Eli
Ayers. out OF the moneys of the
Chickasaws. The court granted the
petition OF our attorneys to appear
for the Chickasaw nation They ap.
peared Jointly with the assistant at
torney general of the United States.
Tho case was fully argued in April
1906 and again In January. 1907. In
April of this year, the court render.
ed it's decision. The contentious of
the tribe were fully sustained, 1t be-
ing the holding of the court that the
claimants were not entitled to re-
cciye anything out of the moneys of
the Chlckasaws.
Removal OF Restrictions.
My Views upon the subject OF the
alienation of the lands of the Chick
asaws and Choctaws are well known,
having heretofore been communicated
10 you In detail | deem 1t only nee.
essary to sum up what have here.
tofore said, for your present infor.
nation.
It is my view that all the surplus
.f al nt of fh.
Chckasaw and Choctaw Nations
should be alienable
That was the purpose of the Atoka
Agreement and the Supplementary
Agreement. and furthermore. it is
difficult for us to understand the wis
dom and philosophy OF the officials
OF the United States government who |
have forced rs to relinquish tribal |
relations and conditions. to assume
the duties and responsibilities Of Uni |
ted States citizenship, and a1 the
same time. to tie up oue.half Of the |
of the mixed hloods and all |
Of the property OF the fullbloods In .
such way as to render II practically |
worthless 10 US, in the struggle to
sustain ourselves, into which We have
been forced.
recommend that you pass a suit
able memorial requesting the repeal
lf the so.callcd "McCumber Amend.
meut," and the removal Of the re-
,trictlons upon the alienation OF the
surplus lands of an Of our adult ciu.
Gems, with a provision that the lands
be- non-tayablc while they remain in
he hands OF the original allottces
/ also recommend that you urge by
proper memorial the speedy sale OF
he residue OF our uuallotted lands,
and that proceeds Of such sale and
Al other moneys due us be- distribut-
I'd, per capita, at as early date as
possible.
Mansfield, McMurrsy q Cornish.
1t is due you and our people and
but just to our attorneys. Messrs
McMurray 4 Cornish OF