Show The Cherokees Sr Louis Mo December 10d vices from th Cherokee Indians are to the effect that the council of theca the-ca iou bis elected Colonel C J Iuds arid H T Lcndouh as delegates to Wellington torepredentth Cherokees during the present session of ongres 1Aey are instructed nt length on Cherokee affairs among othr tbmrs too tinge upun Congress the pasage ot H bU giving tho nation the right to tax railroads running through this country bo same aa they do iu States and to I compel these roads to cease discriminations dis-criminations in freight and passenger rates a ainit citizens of Indian Territory as they ate now doing I The delegation are also instructed to get an act ot Cocgresj if possible to lest before tile proper courts whether or not the domain sot can be applied to lands of Indian Territory or in other word whether Indian lands of this Territory can be Us a by ConriJd and given to private corporations The delegation is a good one Toe Cherokee council ha changed the time of allowing allow-ing stock 10 be driven m the country and extemiedit one month from April Itt to May 1st This will be an advantage advan-tage to swckmen through the country Another law allows periorf to sbp lumber and timber out of tbe nation provided they par a royalty on the same as fixed by law |