Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-10-17

lntendent OF Indian affairs, from 9th Of
October, 1918, to 9th of October, 1921,
at the rate Of S 500 per annum,
making $19,O0O,Oo .~ho.
From which was deducted, as
overpayments, 10 G. Larnard,
J. Stockton, and 0 Brush, 462,33
Cd Charge,--for 10 ra,ions a day for
1890 days, at 90 cents ration,
5,84O, 90
From which was deducted, 4,o7o
rat'ons, 814,OO
~, -5,o26. 90
Whole amount allowed by Mr..
Calhoun, 1865. CT
Sum allowed for rations, from Oct.
1921, to goth May, 1922 4I6, 90
Sum allowed for Salary as crof
.fcio Superintendent Of Indian
affairs, from October 1921, to
July, 1881 14,7l5, 90
Sum allowed 70: travelling to and
from, and attending Indian
treaties &c 13,O12, 90
Sum allowed for services and re-
sponslblity in paying over and
transmitting TO the several dis
tant agents, and settling and
transmitting to the War Depart
mcnt their several accounts, at
the rate Of 1900 per annum
:or 8 years and 7 months,
1875, 90
-97,387, 90
Total amount allowed Gov. Cass
for about 8 years services and
expenses, S59,O81, 81
The LIST and Cd allowances ,563,57
and $4l6, were vested rights in and
by virtue Of the decision of President
Madison. 1t was merely re-im6ursimg
the,expe9ses consequent to the Offices,
..aQd1asxiM be called extra allow ance.'
Nponr presentatti IF the claim Of
$16,563, 81 being lhsscEargc Of $500
per annum, to cover cost of clerk hire,
Different, fuel &C., after due considera-
ton was aHowcd by Mr.. Calhoun, accom-
pan'ed:by the following directions ;-sGoy.
Cass to be allo,ced, as Superintendent Of
Indian affairs, S 500 year in like man
ner as Cor. Clark, but to be debited with all
charges for fuel, quarters, and clerk
hlre;-1O rations day at 90 cents ra-
ton, to be allowed him, to be debited with
all issues to him at the rate Of p cents
PER ration"
The next allowance $416, being con-
tlnuance OF his allowance for rations from
the day the preceding claim was charged
up to, was Of course admitted up to the
goth May, 1899.
The allowance Of $14,7l5, is for. the
claim Of S 500 per annum to reimburse
expenses for clerk-hire, quarters, fuel,
&C., from Oct. 1921, to 3lst. July 1881.
The next item, $13,O12, for travelling
to and from, and attending upwards Of 90
Indian treaties &c. from July, 1914, to
10Th. Feb. 1899, was allowed in con(ormi-
ty with the rules and regulations acted
upon by the Hon. the Secretaries of war,
Armstrong, Crawford, Calhoun, Barbour
and Porter.
The next item, $14,375, is composed
OF two allowances, sic, 500 and So, 1915,
being communication for the charge of
Fl per cent. commission on the disburse-
mcnt Of largo sums Of money to distant
Indian agents, and for experimenting the
agencies Of Piqua, Ohio, of Fort Wayne,
Indiana, and Chicago, Illinois, being with
out the limits Of his proper superinten-
dency; and not appertaining 10 his duties
as governor or superintendent er o1Fcio,
he was not bound to perform them. The
500 were allowed under the follow
ing circumstances. In December, 1928,
Governor Cass presented the following
statement: ~. a.,. -.-.. Il t..,...'D
"1he United STATES to Lewis Cass DR.. Z
For his services in experimenting the
Indian agencies Of Pique, in Ohio, Fort
Wayne, Indiana, and of Chicago, Illinois,
at $3.50 each per annum for the years
1922 '23--'24--'25-'26-'27, and 1928,
(seven years. - $5,25O,OO
Disbursement in the same years, and
for the same agencies, the sum Of 1864,
gag 70 at "a per cent. --f- 9,123 IS
.tsr..a -. $l4,373 IS
On presenting this claim, Gov. Cass,
voluntarily proposed to be allowed the
specific sum Of $1,000 year in full IL
quotation Of the claim, which, for 7 years
amounted to $4,000, and was admitted
by Secretary Porter. on 2&&L0ft~%E
The last item $685.. which, with the
$780, 500 constituted the allowance, $14.
375, was filed in the Office by Gov. Cass
before he was qualified as Secretary Of
War. In August, 1887, the Second Aud
itor being DESTROYS to close all The ac-'
counts in his Office susceptible Of adjust
ment, took up this claim, Notwithstanding
Governor Cass was at the time in Europe;
he submitted it to the reyisal Of the then