Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-10-09


p!e&n:r, as nearly Us practicable those Of clerks
ti"yed IN tie civil bureaus l9 perfectly aware
5lt The sa!!ics previously PAID inadequate la tie
services rendered, and The responsibility attached Tie
situations; but IN every instance where cplpe Bsaon TO
clerks or messenger IN this oice has been paid i, ga,
teen done invariably Under acts passed by Congress
SKI, except IL the ." Instances above meut.oued.
Very respectfully.
Your most ybcd:tn nj servant.
GEO. GIBSON, {. q. S.
Hon. J. R PolssErr, Secretary # Ta'.
Assertion No. 1.-The sesiaess Of Indian Affairs
was discharged by some ore or Iwo Of the seventeen
Clerks employed IN the War Department
FAcT-ln o2S j0~T CLERKS engaged in the trans.
action of this busness-E'r N!ckenrv mir Hamilton
Mir. kurz and Mr. Miller The Secretary then con
Quoted murh larger portion uf The spondence and
supervised he details Tar more Extensively than now.
AssFRri"S no 2 les, there s;uperinitn n.
dent" lmaian Affairs. who paid ) 800 per annnm
FsCr-ln LIS, there was one Superintendent cO no.
miro al 81 500, and lhrec Governors Of Terriloscs
acting as SupetlnendeEis, one al 81 30 aud at
500 1hrs. aoa ances were mace by Mr. Calhoun IN
1921 lac aud %; tu the Governor OF Michigan in
-2i tste Mr. &. sanswer TO the resolution OF The House
Of Representatives Of an llry 18TH lo&2 State paps.,
IS, session I1ih CungrSSs :o GIh Doc Coz 10 The Co
vernon OF Arkansas IN lc!G; and TO tie Governor o:
Florida in lc2} (ee extract herewith of letter Go.
vernon DuTa! Of October %, lc23; aggregate compen
ssliDa ; sta
Ernael Of e isne Jiom Ike STcNErAk, OF VIZ to his
Et'G"e"fy WILLIAM L. DUTAL, dated pot. O!totcr,
l~23
Your letter Of the =! nit was duly received
Upon review %! all the circumstances, the ilow.
lag principle has bcea adopted for the secm"ut Of your
clam 10 CcnprHsallCn superintendent VI IRdan AT
a!:s III Florida. 10 wit:
"for the tin" past when Their" 40 iaGiaD agen,
for tc'id:, allowance w:it 10 m5de 10 yon super
init nLent, at tr rac Of fifteen hundred dollars per
nuru, which is the 0: Compensation allowed the
Indian agent now authorised by law.
Smce the appOInliueu al VI Indian agrB ;Jr the Ter
rory. in vitae Of The authority above mentioned, and
IL" the future, allowance w.I! ne made 10 al the
rate Of seven hundred and ":ty dUIlaIs per nnnum,
which il intended the exprSe for clerk aTe,
Office rent, and all others necessarily incurred by you
in your Intercourse with The Indians that being The
amount Is now allowed 10 tr Governor VI the
Arkansas Territory. end IS considered fair comPcnss
toG for al! expenses incurred by Inn VI similar
TUE.
ASSERTION No 3-In l:a: We G"d tour Supernlen.
dents vi Indian Affairs, MA. salaries Of 81 JJU each.
FACr-ln lbs. there is Superintendent al 81 500,
and Governor of wisconsin, acting such whose
Compensation Governor and Superintendent ia ixcG,
b. lazy, al 81 80. Adopting the principle Of division
established Thu session. IN regard 10 the Governor O.
to.a. ani his pny Superintendent will he 81 0O0;
aggregate 81 800.
The Other ,so acting S.pcdntcndsrts are Indian
Agents. and receive only the pay of ;he agents, fixed
~ !lw g! l-34 This Is stated in mole IN the Blue
Book. page ~ which Mr. g. evidently had referred.
AssEErioS ~ lin le2e, there were iwsnty.one
Indian Agents. (,hr"e n. $3.50 at 81 go at
81 400. five at 81 300, SIX at 2G0-see State papers, I'd
twenty cght sub gents. IL lc:;o, ten Indian A gens
81. $50. md :iucten sub agents at $50
tAcr-ln ISIS. ihcre are bu, eight Indian Agents,
exclusive al the TWO acting SupelIncuI;als, uud
whom Mr.. 3 has counted such.
Ia !-lS, the appropriation for the SHpcr,mtrndrn:s
and Indian Agents YVES $3I coo In los i, is $iJ0C0.
Ia !a@S tI~ arpr priaIton for sub agents 5lC0
In lc3S The number Of interpreters at agencies is
cirkt less han in -21 The average pay of an inter
p'ere in -.7 was :iyo per anuum (see Blue Book for
that Year mixing tie aggregate compensation Of the
!y nine employed ~ that year - UyV.-Approp!ia-
AssKnrIoS No 5--in l=33, We hear Of a commission.
whose salary 81 600, and u clerks and 2
ssIs. who4e joint compensate" is $!9,4i0
fACT-ln LIS. Governor CaSy and General Clark,
u he invitation OF The Secretary cf y ar, prepared
report containing among other things "a code OF egU.
ia;cus for til" government Of tie ndlanl Department,
md iJr The general administration OF lis a!ia.s This
IN the inrm Of 4 bill The FIRST section provided
ir the appointment oG Commissioner ct 81 600 tie
second prescribed his duties the third related TO the
number Of clerks; The fourth gave III She Thanking
privilege, aud the fifth authorised the employ n
messenger These five sections stated 10 'cOEtain
substantially the provisions If bII. reported by tie
Committee Indian A!!airs' ~ ihc House Of Rspfcscn.
n'ivcs al tie frs! session vi rhe Congress rc
ale Papers, ~ session Of The 10Th Cor CESS Val b.
Dec ~, p A Tin, report was submitted to Congres.
by the Secretary a Var, with csgecuI Uut caTn,s
:rcoumg nta'ion
The number q! clerks noA employed in tie lnd:au Of
"Jt.J in I-}i ,no,,e,. ard - 10 -. ','. WIS
49,, -, ,b C,;s,,v I:r,r - c,,", "eS :, I
,.,asr r. go; o ..,c,,,b 30, = ~ I -, i a"
";ored 81 Ilc bn<ncss Of resl,I'I, ria ~.
5se was occssioned in la. and Isi by ,hs las.,oe
% 5 ~, 5..l 100 49, 80 " VI. 70
y, I''s - ,y ,, - - I@G I,S
=. a''o oc,I - H. ,'is,;or' - ,rh
,n ,.;r ,or,i y,s i,n,rj,a,i, ca',scncgI The r,o
v,o,. in ibo sa,- ,----y vim HE Creeks of
hiay @""' lo"- anu wiz, '"e ! "c""sa"S IN lc"2 ana
1-i granting reserves 10 !hC!'Cua5 aEG LCaGs Uf
miles c tie number nl ahour 10 G3 Gad which were
L s., ,,oy;s;ons of the kind In aur extent auI0fIZ
- -, IS I,,,,,,,c., tho e,r.,,ymrnt Of the