Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-05
Oklahoma News (
in Washington
lBX JOHN ". ELENNE

(By JOHN w. FLENNER) 4
WASHINGTON. May 4.-Judge
c. Allen of Mussogee. Creek triI
attorney. Is in Washington lobbyN
for the bill to withdraw unallou
Creek lands from .urther allotmA
and to permit the secretary of interV
to lease such lands in his discretit
Members of the Oklahoma congrs
sional delegation say that the bill
introduced would further delay T.
Creek nation. and while II mig
provide Judge Allen with job q
some years. the leasing feature Of 4
bill will undoubtedly be stricken OF
Congress next year will undoubted
provide for the final winding up
the affairs OF the Creek nation a
the abolishment of the office of Gre
tribal attorney.
Choctaw National Attorney Pat
Hurley of Tulsa Is a patient at u
hospital run in connection with JON
Hopkins university in BaltimoI
where he Is being treated for "A
currence OF a serious stomach trouh
Prof G. II. Briles. who has bd
removed as president of the STD
Normal school at Ada. Okla. accot
ing to members of the Oklahoma cd
gressional delegation. was bad politiI
and will undoubtedly assure
Briles OF election as state superi
tendent of public instruction at
next election. Professor Briles. it'll
understood. has already confided 1
his friends that he will be cahdid1
for that place on the Democrat
ticket.
Miss Fannie Swindler has bd
named to succeed Lena NJ. Dixon.
signed. as postmistress at Sugdi
jefferson county. Okla.
In a letter to Congressman ChaN
Carter of Oklahoma. Indian ComnN
sioner Sells stated that when
forthcoming per capita payments 4
made to members Of the Choctaw az
Chickssaw nations that checks will
mailed to all enrolled citizens VI
Rave no restrictions.
Mr.. Carter In reply has request
that checks be sent to all memb.
OF the two tribes whose restrictid
have been removed in any way so
three fourth blood Indians
Mr.. Sells has announced that
quiries will be made into the qua
ficatiOns Of every member of the Il
tribes. and II shown to be competel
there will be NJ delay in the payme
of per capita payment checks.
During the absence of two membf
of the conference committee on 4
Indian appropriation bill. the conf
cnce struck ous an item in the
providing that the competency col
mission investigate the entire Ind
service, paying especial attention
the qualifications Of the Indian col
missioner.
Congressman Carter. member
the conference committee. was strot
" in favor Of the investigation. a
when it was stricken out at once
troducsd res )luticn. which. ~
said. will be passed with <hN
providing for IN invcstigatHg cd
mittce of the senate and house
conduct sweeDing investigation
the Indian bureau.
The present generalization Of
Indian service is matter Of pub
gossip among members Of congre
| and that body Is 1esirous OF swe,.
ing investigation of the entire servi
Indian office officials are SC
They are more than provoked-tl
are mad. The conferees on the
clan appropriation hill have played
little joke on tho officials. which v
also tend to keep down cxpenditI
in the Indian bureau. Undez
ing law the Indian office is
mitted to expend in excess on
head for the education OF Indh
nonreservation schools. but a e
Gus congress heretofore has madey
exemption on all Ir6ian bills aga',
this law. and as n result the expenl
CT educating Indian children
mounted in some cases to ms high
5000 rer capita. This year, howeV
the Indian bill, as finally agrs
upon. will make the Indian oft
conform to existing lew and to
pend in no case mere than $16I
the education OF each Indian pupil
| ronrescrvation schcc,s