The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-18
SUBCOMMITTEE WILL
GIVE FURTHER HEARING
Believed That Some Kind
Of Compromise Will
Be Reached
Special to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
Washington. Feb. 1S-There are
just two objections to the passage of
the Ferris bill for the relief of home
steaders on the Big Pasture; namely
the fact that no provision Is made for
the payment to the Indian Of a nom
inal interest for the use OF the money
and the fact that il would also make
settlers in Pasture Number 3 near
Duncan benefiriaries under the act
At least these are objections urged by
certain members Of Congress and un
less strong influence is brought TO
bear MIR Ferr' can not hope to secure
the passage " the bin as originally
intr0duce6 He has Already announced
hts readiness 10 accept an nmCrHment
covering the I'M fentire. but as
60 tile other propc uJn. he has called
a halt and says h1 VIII not stand for
such procedure
According to the Iawion congress
man the settlers IN Pasture Number 9
have a perfect right TO share in the
benefits ol the legislation he Is cham
pioning. even ii they were allow I'd 10
buy the land they are now holding az
its appraised value,
A subcommittee composed of Chair
sssn Sherman of the committee on
Indian affairs. Representative steph-
ems OF Texas. and Representative
Hackney OF Missouri has been appoint
ed to give the bill further attention,
II is Believed that a compromise g.
some kind viii be reached and thar
Mr. Ferris win be able TO get his
measure out OF the committee with q
favorable report substantially as in.
trodnced
II the Indians OF the Five CIVILIZED
Tribes could have the old conditions
back whereby they held their lands IN
common they would De better satisfied
than they are now said Governor ID.
H. johnson of the Chickasaw Nation
in conversation with your correspond
ent recently. Governor johnson has
been tribal governor of the Chickusaw
Nation since lS9 and is still aciing IN
that capacity, though with The advent
OF statehood his powers have beel
somewhat limited. There was oppor
tunity for creator profit whe nthe IN
dinns held their land in common" con
tinued the governor who Is himself q
half blood Chickasaw Under the al
l0tment each Indian received 800
acres Part of this is under cultiva
DON, part Is not lie tnltkaNAWA s
however. are prosperous and they are
taking readily to politics. In the last
year they had their first experience in
state politics, and | think they win be
able to look out for their own inter
ests. There are several Indians in The
state legislature and we have nearly
a halfblood Cherokee and Chickasaw il
the national house in the person q
Charles T. Carter In politics the In
dians are divided. and While Oklaho
ma is a democratic state there are
many republican Indians among ths
Five Civilized Tribes. Presiden
Roosevelt. | think, is very nonula
among the redmen
The lndians-the fun bloods
mean are not increasing adde,
Governor Johnson There Is quite
lot OF tuberculosis among them. al
there Is also among the white peonli
in that country x seSms that pneu
monia. tuberculosis and other disease
that affect the lungs 90 harder with IN
dians than with the whites The In
dians / believe are inclined to have
weak. lungs No. / do not think tha
there viii ever be any great increas
in the number of Indians ia this cour
try"