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mr,)Court admitting them to citizenship in the Choctaw Non.Anil we moNe to strike out that part o" the evidence,which relates to the ap ,lication of Askew to thenick asaw Council. If any euch application was made,the sko jaic at ion is the best evidence, and it is notshown here that Gow rnor Overton h$ any authority toria;ce s tth aj 1 ic at ion.Yr. C urn :tat:In answer to the motion to strike out we ih tostat that an examination of the records will notshow that judge Love, in reference to the applicationtc, the legislature, the record will not show he spokefrom hearsay, but the record will show that he spokefrom his personal knowle dge. ifl refennce to that par,of the n3.otion, which seeks to strike out the statementof ITUrrell Askew, our theory is that it would be objectionableon some grounds. It would. be objectionable ifthe applicants sou:: t to prove racial status by hearsay.Our theory is that it certaily lo competent to reflecthearsay, by reflec statements made ag ins t interestby way of c ont rad ic ion. He i Ei the a YIC es tor ofthese Askew, ald out x theory is tit a statement madeby him would be in the n3 ture of a declartion againstinterest; and provable by hearsay and ocrapetent in thisc ass.