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Show INDIANS CLAIM THEIR RIGHTS. Senate Committee Listen to Argument! Argu-ment! Agalntt Pretent Syttem. .Mutkoi.ee. I T. The entire time on Friday of thu stnnte Indian committee wns devoted to hearing arguments In favor of removing the rettrlctloD placed un Hie sale of Indian land. The morning session wna productlvo of much ficllng Colonel Hubert I.. Owui, a Cherokee b) blood, n prominent nttorney and a (iindldute for the United Suite filiate, fili-ate, raid In reply to n question as to whether hn had over had his rettrlo-Huns rettrlo-Huns reunited "I am na free a cltl-sen cltl-sen na an) man on this annate com mlltee I am n free man 1 will not buw ni) bend to tho Interior depart ment I have no ierroniil restrictions. restric-tions. I have never made nnd wilt never make application for the remov-il remov-il of ni) restrictions "The fault of Ihla government which controls the Indian Territory lies In the frallt) of human nature which leads n man to believe that hn can govern n people better than thty ran govern tlii'iimltea " |