Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-13
CASS ASINnIAN AGENT.

CASS AS INDIAN AGENT.
1t will take some time and some labor 10 un-
burden from the rubbish of the Public Docu-
ments, the facts connected with the admins
tration and NAL administration fGen. Cass as
an officer of the General Government. The
Democratic nominee has grown rich upon the
spoils of Office, doing nothing, we are willing
enough to believe. personally, but yet holding
most unscrupulously TO the creed that 'to the
victors belong the spoils of Office"
Gen. Cass was Governor of Michigan Terri
tory, fIom 1913 to 1921, and received liberal
salary as compensation in the discharge of his
Gubernatorial duties. His love of acquisition,
and persevering application however, secured
for him an extra compensation, nominally for
Indian service, offifteen hundred dollars year
additional, as a salary, and beyond all this, ten
rations day, equal to $3.50 year, from the
date Of his appointment in 1913. to the end in
1921 Here is an extra allowance Of S2.23o
pei annum, for discharging duties incident to
the Office of Governor, which he held, and for
which he was most literally paid. All this,
of course, was independent Of his salary as
!, Governor.
On the Both of April, 1881, General Cass, af-
ter begging steadily for ten years, received Sl0,
800 as extra compensat alton, and on the 18th of
November, 1889, IS 1875 was allowed him for
additional pay. The particulars of this case
may be found in document 1924, Congress
Sd Session, H. Of R.
In document 244, same Congress, / find the
following items under the head of allowances
made to Governors of Territories, to cover ex-
penses incurred on account of the Superinten-
dent of Indian Affairs, for Office rent, clerk
hire. &C..
Lewis Cass, Michigan from Oct..9 1913,
to MAY 28 1922, 10 rations per day, at
20 cents each. $3.50
Lewis Cass, from Oct g. 1918, to July 81
1881, (extra salary at 1900 per an
num- 26,7l5
Total, $50, 1926
All received as extra compensation,
In more important document, No. g. 26th
: Congress, find the following items under the
head of ''extra allowances and where Gen.
D Cass appears to have received, not as Governor
= of Michigan. but as additional pay while hold
ing the office of Governor:
: Lewis Cass, for per diem of IS for So
. days extra service, as Commissioner,
at the Treaties of Greenville in 1914,
and 81. Marys in 1918. and conclud-
ing arrangements with the Wyandot-
ties in Isi7 and 1918, $40
> Travelling expenses, $50
II A Tendance and travel Hing M Fort Mefps
Y in 1919, 200
Attendance and travelling at st. Marie,
in September and October. 1918, 600
Travelling and other expenses incident
TO the Saguenaw treaty, in 1919, 240
Do. do. 10 The treaty SAUL St Mary,
e 1920, 336
, Fifty days extra service before and After
the treaties, 400
: Commissioner at Chicago. So days. at So
per day, 1921, 416
e Mileage for do s dollars for every 20
miles 2l8
n Attendance at The seat of Government,
9 1926. for settlement of his own ac-
: counts, ,4S0
2 For treating with Indians at Wapaghko-
I Meta in 1925, and allowances, 256
t Same kind of service, same yeaI, at Prai-
e RE du Chen, and carrying The treaty TO
: Washington, 1902
e Similar service, 1926, in Indiana. in Sept.
d. and Oct, 552
a Similar service, 1926, al Fond du Lac, 8
a months, 1850
Similar service, 1927, at Butte DIES
e Morte, June, July and August, $50
e Similar service, 1928, at Green Bay, July
/, and August, l,l12
$ Similar service, 1927, atst. Joseph for
/, September, 24O
S Services and expenses at seat Of Govern
ment, III days, 1929, 800
! Wa Wayne ne and Chicago 1922 10 1928. lO,5oo
Extra pay for services at Piqua, Ohio,
Fit Wayne and Chicago, 1929, 1880
e and part of 1881, 1878