The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-21

expenses to AMI from the place Of negotiating with the Gu
Very respectfully,
Your most obsdent servant,
(signed) 4. HARTLEY CRAWFORD
Gov p NJ BVrLrR and Col n 9. Lswlsj ne
Some conversation ensued between Mr.. VlNT0N
and Mr.. MCKAY
Mr.. Mex. lin continuation) said, he proposed to
amend this item in the bill by reducing il to $50 900
And he proposed further to amend il by adding
Proviso-the bill was now pretty well gusrded--that
no accounts for expenditures shall be allowed by
the accounting officers but what shall appear prop
er and reasonable, and that the expenditure shall
IN all respects be supported by The most satisfactory
proof. He thought this was all they could do 10
guard the expenditure Of the money. Admit that
me commission was illegally instituted, il you
choose, that The expenditures incurred had been ex-
trayagant. He was not disposed to dispute that
Here IL appeared that these commissioners, in con-
sequence OF authority supposed TO be vested in them
mad drawn drsits upon the treasury amounting 10
Sa5,OOO, of which SIS 900 or S26 600 had already
oeeo presented. and $4,000 already paid. The bal
anee was now under protest. Under such eircum-
Stances what would Congress dol BY reference 10
The instraet,oos given by the commissioner proper
10 these two commissioners, already read, IL ap-
Peared here was full power given 10 these commits
sioners 70 draw upon the treasury for any expenses
syond ths amour, nIac.6 IN ,hsir hsnSs 0 a. ao
ungeneies, and they have accordingly drawn drafls
as he had before stated
But the Indians were here IL was important that
tney should be sent home appropriation should be
iade Tor IL, ana ne thonght the provisions INTRO
duced into the BILL for the purpose Of guarding the
expenditures, would secure the government against
unjust charges. IL was also provided in the bill that
the compensation 10 be allowed to these commission
ers should be the same as fixed by the act OF 1912
Iie ue PIeseh' commissioner Was uhuer
son,e MISTAKE as 10 he eSiSuhg la"' lhey were
ground, engaged in negotiating the treaty, and not
willis going To- or RETURNING from. the ground Thai
Was lie provision Of the law Of is4S and he voniJ
eonine the commissioner to this law.
Mr; Meh. read the estimates OF The Commission
W a s' uPo' ""iN' N'ia appropriation
was proposed, as iohowS:
-. - ~ ~ - 49, -: W "e
COMMISSIONER ~ indian Ignr''
The estimate for the expenses Of the commission to the
and other wild indians Of the prae and which
10 tho by the secretary Of War
OF The commissioners in reply to on. written 10 him by his
officer bearing date on the Soth uh and copies Of which
are before the Committee There are no Other data in DOS
session OF the deparment The commiS,oneIS have moi
ct reported Gov butler is sick at Lousvle and Col
refuses 20 give nar,rulars until he srr. 10 ,S
letter alluded To- oI saws he drafts drawn ointy nv
himself and Gov Butler amount 10 "a 40 "a
Those drawn by himself alone amounted to on, M
Liabilities Incurred by the Commissioned for
which no drafts have vet been drawn I4oa7 90
- - 80 w
Making In all N aoa "a
The boarding and other incidental expenses OF
her IL sstImsteJ a. '' 'ot"e - :" mum, Am M
ms proner 10 saw that bosr d and i,ciasrt,,
nsaps bosplinS Iodging bosrdis
M medicine and Ssd1csI attsnsancs hal hir oaa
,ttendance and such Immediate ana NECESSARY
s rens pra ,bny conid i'm IN h eiothng as
Tbs sst,ms. l nrn, - 1te s ano Con-
This IL moi intendsd IN ncude re C, a,,;..
irst OBTAINED and which was nscssssry 20 .o ling
h
no .nd snch nher srfclrs az ,hey rpS ; e. .
Tlth them In masking this and the subsequent estimate
ZONES avsled self Of the Judgment and experience Of
Sine H. Az. nonent oS NJ IN ,ng r.
his r,v and their fany nnJ.r nv .h,e 'h h IN
eryed he ,trictest economy I am nsy;ns ,ns. ~
ract with Mr Maher SO 90 per week Tor the board and
s J conine,ars ao ~. 20,
= sseinasd' from The Ssuss for he tine bis
pads for police attendant on the recommen
ation Of The mayor oil the city at 81 90 per day Hack
ad 70 ate them 10 ,hs , men M was
ZACH the round trip The books of this department show
hat from 90 81 so per day has been usually paid for
ne rS PICARD ., INDIANS, T. -.
truations as n Will he seen ss p last Inc IN
essor and bear date on the 10Th of that month came i
office on the of November some time after the COM
Since that period ttso treaties m India,
ave been negotiated and which for the economy MN
Which hey have bee. have seldom
oyernmen acquired two millions of acres of land Sc
uf,.T Of
he, set enept of many innortsnt opast;ar. tn atI
xpense attending the negotistion inclndinS no noe
alton and mileage of Commissioned HaTt.y and TP
,ins was s66a AZ 49, = '' a'" o"'r
IN. Other s 4 treaty. with the cbirra,vo. o.o,
awatomies by W hch the government has ac"nirad 49,
ven millions acres of land xtinguisbe r. tt - ,, e
eople wbsreyer Scattered 10 ali Ia1ds in Io,ro a III
n fhe Usage liver and secured The vonto e. Nen as
III the yarioos bands in one body beynnJ H. Wi.i "
me nation n was nenessary no MIA ,,va az
Council Bluffs some 700 miles above ST Ionis and one ~
he Neosba Apepcy some ioo nils herJ anu one az
DIN Of Which The Indians We're bsra,y
ha,s sxne,ee ng The nagotis,io, ne
I d treaty ino,nain ,S ., .nis most des
niiaaas Of Observation-Disclosures Ansrsws He ana
pas Il ao6 "a and excndina sncb anu ms'oGk
gs o ot ssss Al ''A ''po'Sa'ioh AMI mile
You will be satisfied trust from the above that the de-
snhicenty economical whenever matters
TT. .. .,,o,, ,,.I,;,,.
he was apout making some remarks In yIndIca-
ion effhe present Commissioner of Indian Affairs;
nut objections were made
proceeded to vote.
The first question was on the motion of Mr..
COBB, to strike out the item of appropriation for
bay OF members, DC.
Mr,BOWIIN moved To amend the ;teno by ,Jd |