Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-12-21

of.ccrs Engaged in their performance, beg leave Il
sugg-s; the piopsiy and usefulness u" creating an IN
tscyernp grade the Paynssier General and ~
psymss!srs that Of Assistant faymssIer General %it
| the gay and enoluniens Of Lieutenant colonel ne
good of lhs valuable branch OF the public sFfsce "onf
| be much promoted by such measure A provision "e
struck 90; The bill for the increase and organization
the army for giving small per cenIag. on disor g
,nents officers engaged in paying the militia "s
peculiar and embarrassing nature OF THIS service "ci
occas"ps unavoidable losses "oud seem !" eh'ci s"Ci
! provision lust and proper
vil be seen by the re port Of the Commissioner o.
Pensions that the number Of persons the pension io'
amount TO forty thousand eight hundred and seven
~ that there have been fourteen hundred and sixty one
t.aibs during The year ending the 3Oh September last
aud the addition the pension rolls IN the zane year
ms been two ,oussnd three hundred and ht'y .four-
The addition 10 the lis, Of widows pensions will increase
the erpendilure about 72 OOO and TO meet aymeH's
now us the sum Of S2;5 900 will be Immediately re-
qued az 20 appropriation has yet been made Tor pay
ing the pensions granted by the act OF July =
Arrears arc therefore due all such pensioners as nave
been entered the rolls under this act lhese arrears
will b. dne on the 3s Of December next, and justice
to the claimants requires tina. early approx fiaoh
should he made for their payment,
respectfully recommend that the early attention Of
Congress should be called TO The compensation 10 De
granted 10 pension agents for the duties OF
teir n.cr The performance Of these duties 10 aen
with labor and expense, and very considerable RESPONSE
,,y: and il is unjust 10 exact II from any one without.
remuneration The agents been induced to CONT.
nue. 70 pay the pensioners The expectation that en- ACT
would be passed for their relief II this is not done, this
department will find it utterly mPrsc,leabe any longer
10 execute the pension laws.
Connected with this subject is the Inconvenience
which has been experienced IN carrying into effect the
provisions Of the law passed at the last session proVd
ing that the amounts Of pensions unclaimed fora certain
period after becoming due and payable, shall De Pao
oniy a, the Treasury. The operation OF this Law has
proved harassng to he accounting ohcers chafgco
with the duly il enIons and very announcement 10 the
p.usonrr The period Of eight months fixed ny II Tor
Tho fpDH In he
.ury and be claimed here and drawn out through The
pension office and that Of the Third Auditor, too short
Small pensuneslving distance from The agency were
in the Of going there oener than once year,
whereas they obliged 10 there more frequent
~ to their great inconvenience or 10 employ an agent
10 their pensions either al the nearest agency or
1T Washington The great burden thrown upon the
office Of the Third Auditor by that law, will be better
understood by the letter Of that officer herewith sub
mtteh
beg leave again to call your attention TO The subject
of frauds and mpositioEs pracsed both upon the 20.
vrrnmeut and the ignorant and unwary pensioners,
hereby the benevolent Intentions OF Congress towards
the veterans Of the Revolution and the sufferers by the
late war. frustrated by unpnnciped and designing
men The law passed July T. 1893 will occasion
pendilure of about million and half OF dollars IN the
wear le3 and it 10 to be feared, that not more Than one
half Of that will reaca the objects whose ds'r"sses
IL was intended TO relieve; the rest WILL too probably,
be swallowed up by usurIous agents, or wrested from
the department by fraudulent applications These prac
tees ought to be checked by law imposing severe
urDaIty upon persons VINO are Iounu gulIly III
independently Of the removal Of the Cherokees the
operations Of the Indian Department within The last year
have been extensive and important. The entre Creek
nnt0n with the exception OF small number ol iuglvrS
among the Chcrokces and SemInoes, has emgra'cd and
formed permanent settlements beyond the Missouri RI
yer. Of the Chickasaws, not more than Two hundred
remain east OF The Mississippi III estimated That about
three thousand Choctaws still hive IN their old country,
and they will probably continue there until the titles
set up ~ them under tie treaty Of 1880, are
satisfactorily ndusled By The inerposlion OF The au
lhorties o the State Of Indiana nearly oil the Poitawa
,ames residing within it's limits have recently been re-
r'nvrd. The emigration Of the Otlawas, Chippewas
and Potawalamirs 10 Illinois, has progressed slowly
nDnrly fifteen hundred yet remain there small oand
of Appaachicolas has been removed Abou, four hun
bred Srminoes enieraed in 1880, and fifteen hun
dred in 1887 and lSS; the military movements tor the
moynl of the residue sil continue to be vigorously
prosecuted. has already been explained AT the close
r the present there will be, in the Siaes and
Territories about wenly two thousand Indians, who 1t
is desirable should be removed early practicable
10 the Yves, They the y. York Indians, the Wy
audos in Ohio, the MIames IN Indians; the Ouawas,
Chippew and Pota siames IN Illinois, the Winneba
goes Ind henomonies in WIsconsrr the Ottawas and
Chippewas Michigan; and The Scmnoles IN FLORIDA
In compliance with the resolution Of he Senate. c"ndi
urnaIiy stfying the treaty with the New oIk Indians
Eat instrument aud 10" amendments 10 II have been
admitted tem for their assent and that 0f all the
hand. the cnecas been obtained and II Is be-
"yed III no, withhold Their assent cVennsiy
mere i. reason 70 believe that treaty Of crssion ana
he rHrc,ed WIN The "hicb
wall relieve the State o Indiana from the ncumbfancs
Of it's Indian population. An exploring party OF Win
goes hss BEEN auhnrizsd 10 v, the region beyond
the Missouri and but little Doubt entertained That eY
10 there find tract Of country suited 70 their habits
md wants Similar parties OF Ottawm and ChIppewas,
and Of the Chipsewas of Saginaw, have examined The
section Of country. and found locations with wich
they believe their people will be sausted mere are
conflicting parties among the Wyandos, which render
the completion Of any thing than Arrangement,
iu partial removal improbable at present The Ih'oma
ton received from tho Menonones, holds out The pros
pccl thata treaty might be made with them tor the REIN
punishment Of their possessIons IN Wisconsin, should
Congress authorize the measure.
Cufnmis.ionerB bnys been appointed 10 examine
cirima, Tor the payment Of which provision Tsn made
IN the ircatrrs with the Msmr., the ChippewaS, the
SIOUX the Sacs and Foxes and the W,nnebagocs rail-
fed at the last scEson, and instructions ISSUED for the
execution ut other suPnlatnnA IN them. The cb"ns'
rpners entrusted with The duties Of carrying into elect
tie treaty with the Chcrukccs Of 1885 have atPndy pur
sued their IabUrr II IN supposed that all the claims, ex
c"p, those for res"rvslionS have been investigated
lore than million ri dollars have been paid To them
nnt their creditors in the ccdrd cpuniry, aud upwards oil
million have been RENTED u be paid To them, on
,rr arrival West on Of claims allowed IN their
favor. Ia conformity with the treaty ph"nt has been
isu.d and III be- shortly transmitted to them, Tor The
thirteen millions hundred thousand acres ret apurt
for them they will have individual and national
wealth sufficient their prosperity. The com
issiOncs who selected 10 examine cai,1s 10 re-
ond"r the lih article Of s~ treaty with the Cboc
laws oi I1"' hnd made cohsidefhoIc pr"BtsS' ""e,
their appointments terminated by the expiration o
the law the fst "f August last The final ADJUST
mcnt Of thsse cInins is important TO The inhabitants
IF the Su,c Of Mississippi, snd 10 the Indians who
remain among ihrm-to the former as measure es
rculiai the settlement OF land titles, and to The lat
ter as conducive TO their removal and union with
their yinrn, who making rapid advances IN
wealth aud Improvement II is therefore, respectfully
ndpd that the commission be renewed at an early
day The slipualions in the treaty with The ChIcka'
snws hch were to executed East of the Mississippi,
have been nearly fulfilled About 300 reserves are yet
to be located and Of those located about 200 TO be cold
# estimated that the proceeds OF future sales will be
sufficient 10 pay their debts, aud 10 deiay the expenses
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