The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-29

homa congressional delegation who
ran on removal of restriction plat
forms and assured the people of their
state that they would remove the re-
urictions 60 days after their arrival
in Washington. McCumber can beat
the legislation asked for single hand
edly if he desired to.
His opposition to the removal Of re-
stri tions dates back many years. He
takes the broad moral view point of
the situation in east Oklahoma and
says that the welfare of the Indian is
rot political question with him and
that this government is duty bound to
protect his Interests and uphold the
treaty stipulations with the Redman.
He has talked with a great number of
people both Indians and whites on the
aubject and says he has yet to find the
man who viii not agree with him that
the Indians. best interests would be
suhseryed by keeping the restrictions
intact
Mr. McCumber's stand would indi-
cate that there are senators who feel
the same way as he does on the sub
iect and that the friends of the Gar
] iNAN llil Will WN iiN HAFtitAn AtANt RtA1t
Shedding when the bill is referred to
the senate for a vote
II the fate of the bill rested with the
house it would become a law.
There is just one provision In the
bill that aroused the antagonism of
lawyers who ere directly interested In
/ the outcome of the legislation. namely,
l the provision which provides That
I the rolls of citizenship and freedmen
of the i've civilized tribes approved by
the secretary of interior and the en-
rollment records connected herewith
shall be conclusive evidence as to the
age and quantum of Indian blood OF
any enrolled citizen and freedman OF
said tribes to determine questions aris.
! ing under this actr The word con.
/ clHsiye it is claimed would prevent
Thousands of Indians who have been
deraudea out of their tribal rights e
get Justice. Because thousands Of per
sons have been enrolled as freedmen
when the records in their cases show
I them TO be Indians and entitled to ful
membership OF their respective tribes
Senator Clapp OF the senate commit
tee on Indian anairs has added to the
lellOAHi Oh itNAiltAiQu biii thN Af' ~
tons contained in the socalled depart
meht iurisdictlonal bin thus maSinl
ci the two one bill 1t was necessar,
for him to rentroduce the bill TO bring
this about
Aside from t0e obnoxious principle
that seems 10 be involved in the juris
Gictional bin 0hjeetion is made TO th'
PROVISION which enables the secretar.
Of interior TO use the funds Of th'
tribes to pay the cost OF all litigation
arising in east oklahoma in the fu
! ture
The purpose of the bin IS 20 give Z
the federal courts specific jurisdiction
in all Indian caces in which the GOV
ernment is a party The secretar'
} laims that reservation TO this anec
[ was made in the enabling act but a
there has been some difference 0
opinion on that score he considers
for the best that congress clear u
3 that hy passing a bill providing 10
i speci6c iarisdictcn n the premises
+ The enabling act and subsequen
+ amendment referred to by the serr'
D tary dealt only with eases pending !
q the territorial courts at the time 9
: Oklahoma admission into the Unio
s and provided for transfers TO the Zee
+ eral courts upon application. In otl
D a. words the language was not clea
with respect 10 actions brought SUI
sequent to Oklahoma admission