The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-01-11
MISSISSIPPI
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LOSE FIGHT.
TO DEFER PAY.
MENTS TO OKLAHOMA INDIANS
LOST - MISSISSIPPI INDIANS
HAVE NO RIGHT 70 SNARE.

Washington, Jan. i0-Ine Missis-
:lppi Choctaw Amendment 10 the In
dian appropriation bill, which would
deny 80 ChUctaws in Oklahoma
per capita until the rights of those
in Mississippi had been established
by congress, failed in the house BY
a vote OF 80 i0 Il. fhe house then
adopted the provision that gives
per capita payment 10 members of
the Chckasaw tribe of 800 and to
those enrolled members of the Chloe
taw tribe 5000. II the senate adop.s
the provisions il means q total pay
ment in Oklahoma 10 the Choctaws
of $5,iOOOOO and to the Chichasaws
of $l,1OO,00O.
representative Harrison of Misss-
sippi, author of the amendment TO
defer the per capita payment, charg
ed that the house Indian committee
had been packed" with Oklahoma
members who saw to the interests OF
the Oklahoma Indians The debate
of this question covered six hours
and was closed for the Oklahoma
Indians by representatives Murray,
Carter, Ferris and Mcclure. The
Choctaw per capita payment was de
feated by Senator John Sharp Will
liams by small majority last ses-
sion, and it is understood the fight
is again to be carried TO the floor o.
the senate.
Ownership Of River Beds.
Question of who owns the beds Of
the Cimarron and the Arkansas riv-
ers in Oklahoma is to be investi
gated by the secretary of the inter
ior, under amendments to the Indian
bill which Senator owen offered to-
day The river beds cover valuable
oil and gas deposits and in recent
years the state of Oklahoma has en-
deavored to assert title for benefit
Vi llt tOillllOu ~ HpOl luIu vi ludi
state to the exclusion OF the Creek
Indian tribe. The secretary is also
authorized to investigate fraudulent
and duplicate enrollments in the
Creek nation.
Secretary Lane reported adversely
today on claims of the Choctaw In
dians in Mississippi for recognition as
citizens of the Choctaw nation in
Oklahoma and to share in $1,000
900 of the latters funds for distri-
button.
Secretary lanes report, submitted
ted he believed that no legislation
should be enacted for the reOpening
of the rolls of the Choctaw nation
for the benefit of the Mississippi
Choctaw element
No Right TO Share in Property.
in view Of the large amount of
tribal property yet to be disposed of
and of the matters affecting the
tribes he said, "it would be mad
visable to abolish the tribal organi
2ation of the Choctaw and Chickasaw
Indians at this time.
The Mississippi Choctaws, who
refused to emigrate with the tribe
to the new country west, and who
npVpr shared in thp burdens and
hardships of the pioneer life incident
10 the establishment cf the new tri-
bal government ives, of the Misss-
sippi,' he contended, AT this late
date. now that the tribal property
of the Choctsw nstion, made valu~
able by the emgrsnts, is being di-
yided per capita among the enrolled
citizens of the nation, have no eduit-
able right to share in the property"
Secretary Lane said the Mis,is-
sippi ChoctaVs had been to an I'M
usual extent the victims OF numer-
Gus eXtortionate contracts, and cor
respondence in manv cases, he said,
Indicates that contracts We're OH
tanned through miprepressatations as
to facts and in some cases contracts
we're obtained from claimants who
believed that the persons obtaining
the contracts were government
agents"