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1893 asks for appropriations to buy stationery for the various offices and for a contingent fund for the Executive Department. 30. Letter of C.J. Harris to the National Council, explaining that the law makes no provision to furnish the National Council or the officers of the Nation a book of the laws gratuitously, December 8, 1893. 31. Cherokee Telephone -- December 14, 1893: "Editorial on C.J. Harris" re: charges of misdemeanor and malfeasance in office against Harris. The lower house sustained impeachment charges against Harris by a vote of 22 to 10--over 2/3 votes. 32. An act making an appropriation for the Executive Department Bond printing and for the men in office, December 15, 1893. 33. Letter of C.J. Harris to the National Council re: two accounts for the Insane Asylum which should be considered, December 16, 1893. Also, the account of Turner and Boseman and the sum due them on the insurance on the Insane Asylum, December 15, 1893. 34. Letter of C.J. Harris to the National Council re: the claim of Joe Heinrich against the Insane Asylum. Claim paid. A letter to Joe Heinrich re: his claim to be repaid for buying groceries. Also, a letter of C.J. Harris to R.M. Wolfe, President of the Senate, asking to be furnished with copies of the impeachment charges against him (Harris) (all letters of C.J. Harris dated December 19, 1893). 35. Cherokee Telephone -- December 21, 1893: "Proceedings of the Impeachment Trial of Chief C.J. Harris". Also, from The Muskogee Phoenix (same date), "Editorial on the Impeachment of C.J. Harris". 36. Letter of C.J. Harris to the National Council, submitting a telegram from J. Edward Simmons, President of the Fourth National Bank in New York. Another letter transmits the request of Bennie Adair for a warrant on the general fund, both dated December 30, 1893. 37. Cherokee Advocate -- January 2, 1894: "Memorial of C.J. Harris". Harris comes out strongly against statehood for Indian Territory. 38. Letter of C.J. Harris to the National Council asking for a raise on the salaries of his secretaries because of warrant discounts, January 10, 1894. 39. Two letters of C.J. Harris to the National Council. One asks that per-capita money of 1880, 1883, 1886, or 1890 be reimbursed, and in amounts to cash warrants, occasion justifies the loan and will save the discount of allowances already too small. The second letter returns with approval a bill making an appropriation of $5000 to pay the commission appointed to appraise Indian improvement and advise that the bill be changed, both are dated January 10, 1894.
Object Description
Collection | Harris, C. Johnson (1856-ca. 1922) |
Tribe | Cherokee |
Description | Indian chief. Typescripts of newspaper articles (1892-1922) on Cherokee Nation governmental issues such as allotment, the Dawes Commission, land transfers, and tribal politics during Harris's tenure as chief of the Cherokees and his service in the Cherokee senate. |
Date | 1892-1922 |
Is Part of | Native American Manuscripts Collection |
Special Collection | Western History Collections |
Rights | University of Oklahoma Libraries Western History Collections |
Language | English |
Type | Text |
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