The Cherokee Advocate. (Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, Indian Terr.), Vol. 25, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 5, 1901 Page: 1 of 4
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NA-
TIONAL COUNCIL
COUNCIL
Monday morning Deo 8 1900
— S B No 17 received and on mo-
tiota read and interpreted 8 B
No 11 received read and interpre-
ted Joint reaolntion received
from senate read and interpreted
On motion of Hilderbrand the res-
olution was adopted 0 B No 24
returned from the senate with the
following amendment “That the
Principal Chief immediately upon
his approval of this act certify a
copy of the same to the Dnlted
States fndiun agent at Mnskogee
'and protest the payment of the
original warrant" On motion of
Smith and West the amendment
was accepted Moved by Woodall
to place England’s amendment to
8 B No 10 before the house for
disposal— so ordered Moved by
Starr that a record be made of
this vote— so ordered— amendment
lost— 20 to 8 Moved by 8 nith of
Gstaadian fo suspend the rules
and plaoe S B No 10 on its third
reading for passage— vote taken
and bill passed On motion of
Mr Faulkner joint resolution No
7 was placed on its second reading
for amendment and discussion
Moved by West to lay over joint
resolution No 7 to 2 p m— so
ordered 8 B No 17 placed on
its second reading for amendment
and discnssion Moved by Hilder
brand to suspend the rules and
place 8 B No 17 on its third
reading for passage-vote taken
and bill passed Adjourned until
2 p m
2 o’clock p m— moved by 8mith
of Delaware to place joint resolu
tion No 7 on its third reading for
passage— vote taken and resolu
tion passed On motion of Mr
Smith 8 B No 11 was read and
Interpreted for amendment and
discussion Amendment offered
by Mr Soap that where the word
"Commission’’ appears to strike
out that word and insert the word
"delegation”— vote taken and the
amendment prevailed Moved by
Washbourne to table 8 B No 11
indefinitely and motion prevailed
Adjourned till Dec 4 1900
Tuesday morning Deo 41001
—Bam Sanders introduced joint
resolution No 8 which was read
and Interpreted Mr West intro
duced C B No 25 which was
read and interpreted Mr Wash
bourne introduced O B No 20
which was read and Interpreted
Mr Banders moved to suspend
the rules and plaoe joint resolution
No 8 on Its second reading for
amendment and discussion— so
ordered Moved by Soap to la
over Joint resolution No 8 until
p m— so ordered Moved
West to plaoe O B No 25 on Its
seoond reading lor amendment and
discussion — so ordered Moved
by Foreman to suspend the rules
and place C B No 25 on its pass
age— vote taken and bill passed
Moved by Washbourne to place
0 B No 20 on its second reudlug
for umondment and discussion—
motion prevollcd Moved by Starr
to suspend the rales and place C
B No 20 on iia passnge— vote
taken and bill loBt Adjourned
till 2 p tn
2 p m— Moved by Sam Sander
to lay over Joint resolution No
until to morrow morning 9 o’clock
—so ordered 8 B No 22 re
oeived frpm the Senate read am
interpreted Mr Foreman moved
suspend the rules and place S
No 22 on its second reading
for amendment and discussion — so
ordered Moved by Walker to
suspend tbe roles and place S B
No 22 on ita passage— vote taken
and bill passed On motion of Mr
England a reoess of 15 minutes
was taken 0 B No 16 returned
from the 8enate with tbe following
amendment: “That tbe number of
aoboola allowed Cooweesooowee
district shall not be inoreased by
the location of two new schools
but tbe Board of Education shall
discontinue two schools making
the smallest average and doing the
least good”— amendment concurr
ed in S B No 19 and report of
oint commission on proposition
raoeived and on motion was read
and interpreted Adjourned till 9
a m Deo 5 1900
Wednesday morning Deo 5
1900— S B No 20 was received
frum the Senate and was read and
Interpreted 0 B No 27 intro-
dnoed by Mr Smith of Canadian
read and interpreted Joint reso-
lution No 9 introduced by Mr
Wilson of Tahleqnah was read
and Interpreted Under the head
of unfinished bueiness S B No 16
and the report of the joint commit-
tee was taken up aod interpreted
Joint resolution No 8 was then
taken up for amendment and dis-
cussion Mr Drywater requested
that the bill be read for informa-
tion— bill read and Interpreted
Tote taken on the bill and the bill
passed Moved by Woodall to
place S B No 16 on ita second
reading— motion prevailed Mr
England of Goiogsnake offered
the following amendment: “Pro-
vided that all monies which may
be collected belonging to the $5-
000000 treaty fund of 1835 shall be
paid out per capita when collect-
ed to (he persons entitled thereto
as set forth tn the 9th artlole of
the treaty of 1846” — vole taken
and amendment prevailed Ad
journed till 2 o’clock p m
2 o’clock p m— Mr Jas Sevier
of Canadian district presented
certificate of election wbioh waa
read and interpreted moved by
Mr Smith that he be duly sworn
in as tbe law direot— uo objeo-
lions Mr Sevier was duly sworn
In Mr Woodall moved to take
up 8 B No 16— motion prevailed
Sam Sanders called for a reoorded
vote on the bill— so ordered— vote
taken and the bill passed— 24 to
14 Report of the committee to
settle with tbe auditor reoeived
and was read ond Interpreted
Moved by Smith of Dolaware to
reoeive tbe report of tbe commit-
tee and that the committee be
discharged — ao ordered Mr Weet
asks to revert to rule 4— so order-
ed Mr West introduced C B
No 28 wbioh was read and inter-
preted Moved by Foreman' to
suspend tbe rules and plaoe C B
No 28 on its eeoond reading for
amendment aud discussion— so
ordered Moved by Foreman to
suspend the roles and plaoa tbe
the bill on us passage— vote taken
aud the bill lost Adjourned till
Deo Oth 1900
Thursday morning Doo 6 1000
— Communication received from
Priuulpal Chief together with res-
olution adopted by Keeioowah so
oioly read and interpreted Mr
West moved to lay over resolution
’ nutil to-morrow— so ordered S
B No 21 reool "'I from Senate
which was read afi interpreted 8
B No 25 reoelved from Semite
read and interpreted 0 B No
29 introduced by Mr Wat which
was read and interpreted Mr
Drywater introduced 0 B No 30
which was read and interpreted
Mr West moved to suspend the
rules to plaoe i C B No 29 on
seoond reading— eo ordered Mr
England asked to take from tbe
table C B No 17— request grant-
ed Tote taken on 0 B No 29
and bill failed to pass 8 B No
26 received from the Senate Ad-
journed till 2 p m
2 o’clock p m — 8 B No 26
read and interpreted Moved by
Woodall to suspend the rules and
plaoe 8 B No 9 on its passage—
vote taken and bill passed S B
No 14 reoeived from Senate which
was read and Interpreted Mr
Sam Sanders moved to plaoe S B
No 14 on Us seoond reading for
amendment and dleouseion Mr
Breedlove moved to suspend the
rules and plaoe S B No 14 on its
third reading for paeeage— vote
taken and bill failed to pass S
B No 20 placed on its aecond
reading for amendment and dis
suasion Mr Walker’s amendment
authorizing the Principal Chief to
pay to Davenport and Thompson
the sum of 11500 for services as
attorneys for the Cherokee Nation
before the oourts of the United
States was carried Adjourned
till to-morrow 9 a m
INDIAN
HEIRESSES ARE IN DE
HARO-
Tha Republic Bureau
14th St and Penn Ave
Washington Deo 28 —Mr O A
Mitacber Indian Agent of the
Osagee in Oklahoma was a caller
at tbe Indian Office to-day He
came here with the Kaw deleg
tion which left for home this
morning Mr Miteoher waa re
queeted to remain by Indian Com
miaaioner Jones who desires to
confer with him concerning tbe
affairs of the Osages
Mr Mitacber says that the
Oaage country is not the most
peaceful in the world and it Is
bis Intention to introduce some
Innovations in the condnot of af-
fairs of the Osages which be ex
peote will work for tbe betterment
of the tribe He has only been
in charge of tbe Osages about six
mouths and this is his first trip
to Washington sinoe he was ap-
pointed One of tbe matters con-
cerning wbioh the Indian Com
miseioner desires to oonfer with
Agent Miteoher is that relating to
traders in tbe Osage country
This question is of long standing
and tbe stringent regulation
drafted by the Indian Commis-
sioner have not oorrected the
evils oompluluod of
Special Agent MoCotnas who
was sent to the Osage country
some time ago to make an inves
tlgation of tbe methods ntilized
by the traders in dealing with the
Iudiuns is expected here this
week A heretofore stated the
Indians are In debt to the traders
to an amount exceeding 151)0000
It is understood Dial the invest!
gation of the special agent has
revealed some Irreguluritie itep
resentatlves of (he traders have
beeu endeavoring for ao:no time
to secure Bit appropriation for
the benefit of the Oxagcs In order
that the obligation of the ludlans
might ha discharged
The attitnda which the depart
inent will lake toward tills matter
will be determined try the report
of Special Agent McOotnas Agent
Mitsuhor will probably remain here
uutll Mr McComaa urrives In
ordor that ha may give the ofilo
tale the -benefit of bis more Inti
mate knowledge of tho affairs of
the agency
Agent lithcber says that the
recent sensational story sent out
from Wichita Kas to the effect
that there are tbonsanda ot In-
dian women in Oklahoma who are
willing to be married and who
will bring to their husbands hand-
some dowries has resulted in tbe
receipt of letters from all over tbe
United States ‘
“Tbe story seems to have been
generally swallowed’’ said tbe
agent “ have bad letters from
young men in various sections of
tbe country who express their
willingness to oast their lot with
any ludian maiden who has plenty
of funds and a homestead in addi-
tion Just before I left OkUhoma
received one from a soldier in
tbe Philippines who said he had
beard of the opportunities In the
Territory and he desired to have
full particulars’’
Similar letters are received
also ut tbe Indian Office One
was reoeived this week from a
New York man who asked for all
Information on the subject In the
possession of tbe Indian Office
He added : “The offer strikes me
being a good one If you will
kindly forward trauapotatlon
will lose no time In getting to the
Territory as fast as steam can
carry me”
RAW CHIEF AT THE WHITE
HOUSE
Surprise the President Who
Hecelves Him on Official
Business
Washington D 0 December
27— The Kaw Indians from the
Indian Territory wbioh came
hero to urge upon the President
the allotment of their lands in
severalty left for their Western
homes this evening after a me-
morable 1 visit Their reserve in
(dudes some of ' the finest agrfCsf
tural luhds of the territory and
they want it all divided equally
This would give eaoh member ot
the tribe about 600 aores As
they own tbe lands in fee simple
now there would be nothing re-
maining for homestead settle-
ments after the allotments are
made
The big chief of the Kawa who
headed the delegation is one of
the moat piotureeque Indian who
bae ever been m Washington
Congressman Bartholdi tells an
od! story of bis visit to tbs White
Housi The Congressman hap-
pened In be there at the time to
see tbe President Bartholdt and
Congressman Curtis in a spirit of
fun got the old chief in the full
panoply of his war paint with
which be had adorned himself to
meet tbe ' Great White Father”
to seat himself iu the chair of tbe
President in the reception room
Then tbe trio waited for Mr
McKinley
When the Presidont entered he
did not look up until just as he
waa about to seat himself Then
a vigorous grunt from behind at-
tracted him aud he was positively
startled to tnrn about and see the
chair occupied by the old chief A
few words from the interpreter
told tho Indiana that this was the
“White Father" and tbe embar-
rassment of tbe President and bia
gnest was about equal
The Indiana had been advised
that the allotment of tbeir Innds
as they desire can be done by
exeoutive order There is no
disposition on the part of the
Indian Office to block or prevent
the nllolmeut if desired but there
is a division of opiniou ns wheth
er it cau be done by exeoutive
order er wticther it will necessi
tales special legislation The de-
cision in the matter by the Attoc
n ey Geuoiul of the United State
tn whom it has been submitted
will determine tho future course
of tin government — Globe-Deni
ocrat
$20000 In gold was the price
(mid by lilward A -Cudahy tho
Omaha millionaire for tlio return
of Ills 15 year old sou Edward
Cudahy Jr who whs abducted
Tuesday night two weeks ago
Tim Imy wa returned to Ills home
at 1:30 o’clock Thursday morning
December 27
DRUNKEN
INDIAN
PATH
ON WAR-
Shot at Everybody In Sight and
Killed Three Innocent Men
Eufala I T December 25— A '
shooting affray in wbioh three in
nooent men received wound
wbioh have already resulted in tbe
death of two and the other one
can not live until morning occur
red here to-day about 11:30
o’clock
John Tiger a Creek Indian and
an old resident whose home i
about four miles east or this plaoe
came to town this morning and
after getting drunk became in
volved in an altercation with I B
Roper in which he was struck
over the head with a pistol Then
loing to another part ol town
Tiger secured a pistol and began
searching for Roper whom h
failed to find but coming up to a
street corner began shooting at
everybody in sight Dave Porter
was shot throngh the abdomen
and died this afternoon Jesse
Beok was also shot' in tbe abdo- '
men and can not live A mover
who with bis family was In a
wagon was shoV in the head dy
ing about 4:30 p m Another bail
from Tiger’s pistol grazed tbe leg
of Emmet Clemmons A boy
Autman was shot through tbe
legs
As Porter fell to the ground be
fired one shot at Tiger but miss
ed After emptying bis pistol
Tiger started on a run across
Railroad street reloading as be
went From Railroad street he
started down Belt avenue and
going a few yards leaped a barbed
fence with Deputy Grant Johnson
fnd Abner Brassfield In hot pur-
ait When ordered to surrender -Tiger
refused and fired three -hots
at Deputy Johnson John-
son fired twice tba second shot
taking effect in Tiger’s lett arm
rendering it useless Tiger then
surrendered '
Lynching wss feared but tbe
captors hurried their prisoner to
Jail at Muscogee on the 8 o’clock
passenger train— Globe Democrat
RAW LA ADS TO BE ALLOTED
Halter Will Ba Laid Before Mr
Hitchcock When He Hetaraa
Washington Deo 27— The del
egation of Kaw Indians who have
been here for several days left
for home to-day They called on
the Indian Commissioner again
to day to say good-by They were
accompanied aa ou former vlait
by Congressman Curtis of Kansas
who is a member of the band Tbe
Kawa have aucceeded In convinc-
ing the officials that tbeir land
hnld be allotted tn severalty
This would 'give each momber of
tbe tribe about 500 acres Hep
resentatlve Curtis is entitled to
bia allotment as a member of the
tribe if he cares to aooept it It
bus not been determined yet by
law officials of tbe department
whether congressional actiou is
necessary to authorise a dlvlnlou
of the lands If It Is not tbe mat-
ter will be formally laid before the-
Secretary of the Interior on hi
roturn with the recommendation
that the allotments be authoilsed
—Republic
Hunters’ Outfits Confiscated
Muscogee I T December 25—
Indian Policeman Dobson has
con fiscs tail the guns dogs and
ammunition of several burning
parties in Dm Creek Nation with-
in th past few days because of
the failure of (he linnters to get
permits from Indian Auent Hlinen-
felt of tills pluoo Tho federal
laws regulating limiting upon In-
dian reservations are hIho appli-
cable to the Indian Territory and
Agent Shocnfolt has frequently
given notice that the peimliles
provided by these laws would be
inflioted unless the requirement
are strictly complied with— Globe-Democrat
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Leoser, William T. The Cherokee Advocate. (Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, Indian Terr.), Vol. 25, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 5, 1901, newspaper, January 5, 1901; Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1856044/m1/1/?q=War+of+the+Rebellion.: accessed August 15, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.