The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-04

iSesiy Of 9Th day a Angus lss sissl22 10 and
,ees be paid on the same a. The rae o. nve PEI cent per
10 Tie old seuers' or swesern Chsrolsss in fall Of
gust lss according q Az ne ss0ip'' established N ''
.Aad Be snaetsa, Sc. That interest be allowed and
pa upon the alb sums due respectively 20 the Cheo
toned award Of The Senate Under the references
in the said eleventh article OF the treaty oil OH August
ing it, but simply TO bring the notice oil the Senate the
language of certain articles OF the treaty with the Cheo
KEGS / beg therefore, the attention OF senators to the
81 and 9th articles OF that treaty, in order 10 ascertain
that what have asserted is the fact, and to show that
several senators have been under msappehenson IN
regard to this case:
sARr s. Whereas certain claims have been allowed by
the several boards OF commissioners heretofore appointed
under treaty 1885, under the name Of I'M
and spoliaons, and for properly when the
ss " Se eap Of 1885 and whereas the said claims
have been paid out OF the fund; and whereas
,S sI y s the SAID
agree reimburse the said fund the amount thus charged
amount to DO distributed the Cherokee people.
vided the 9th article Of this treaty and whereas iur
provisions 18th article of the treaty Of 1890 by said
commissioners and has been paid OF the said fund and
have been paid BY The United States the said United States
further agree reimburse the amounts thus paid ior rese
vatons said fund and whereas the expenses Of making
the treaty OF Echota also paid OF said fund.-
when they should been borne by the United States
the United States TO reimburse the same, ana Also
reimburse all other paid any agent Of the govern
men and Improperly charged 10 said fund ana me sane
also shall form part OF the aggregate amonnt 70 De ais
tbuted the Cherokee people, as provided in The Sh arm
- Arr O. The United State, agree to make fair and
just settlement all moneys due the Cherokees and sub
e % .sa sha as sssS
properly expended under said treaty, and shall embrace
al sums paid for sss debts b.
and claims upon the Cherokee nation OF Indians Tor he al
dlona quantity oeded to said nation and se "
be invested general funds Of the nation and also
oil which may be hereafter properly allowed and
gate which said shall be deducted from the
q SIX Go tx s i Balance has oud 70 be
due shall be paid over per capita in equal amounts 70 all
those individuals heads OF families Or er ega, repre-
1895, and the supplement- OF lss6-beng alihose Chero
KEGS residing the date Of said treaty, and the sup
plement thereto" #a# tl..s# NHa
When the senator from Maryland GMr. PEARcEl was
last addressing the Senate, there was an intimaon con-
veyed in his remarks which would seem TO throw doubt
upon this claim the manner IN which y was
Now the why this treaty was not laid before the
Finance Committee of the House was this that mas
much the question OF subsistence was referred by the
treaty TO the Senate, was considered important mat te
Senate should decide the whole matter al once That
could be done by taking il up by pecemeal IN the
different honses OF Congress In the next place. the com
mittee thought proper TO bring 4 all a. On, once here
time to have 1t presented here upon the Dill and the
Senate have not avaled themselves OF the opportunity Of
understanding IT, am certain i = no iau Of the COM
senator's for four five weeks past. The Committee on
Finance have been enabled 10 investigate this matter
il has been said Now, certain that those who urge
this objection will do the justice to say, have not
failed 10 press this matter unfortunately upon them
Tor examination. and the only they have not
amined il for want OF Time The Committee on Indian
Affairs have given this matter as careful an examina
ton as any other committee could give.
Them another objection which is urged is that It was
not recommended BY the departments IN answer 70 mat
departments, until Congress- By joint resolution took
II out of the hands Of the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs.
and referred il to the Auditor and Comptroller. The
port OF this officer was made see January after the
estimates came n from the departments Now il these
officers whose business il to make these estimates,
did 30 in January last that is the why they
left out Of the estimates Of The Indian Department they
having been regularly made here before Well, sir,
Is4s and sJ9 this same subject was before the Senate.
and during The last session gu. wnen arge amount was
ment, unsatisfactory 10 the other House, and they
rejected the resolution in which the Auditor and Comp
the very difficulty which obviaed these appropriations
want OF perfect understanding for fair
settlement of the claims OF the Cherokees under this ap
And now, at this late moment, when we
have waited for four years for settlement Of this treaty
the same objection is made which has defeated the APP
preparation twice before that we have not got final set
tIement and senators do not understand IT, now ask
senators whether they think they will understand this
subject in future any better than they do Do
aios wish TO 20 behind and investigate the report which
was made out al cost OF twelve months labor of the
Auditor and Comptroer's Officer ] apprebend not As
TO the size OF the amount, IL does seem strange to me-
after have made teaiesto avail ourselves OF our
own delinquences ask the senator from Maryland II
IL is possible that this amount will grow any smaerl Is
il possible that the treasury OF the United States will be
fuller at the session OF Congress- that the Senate
will better understand the malerl / can nothing
practicable that can be gained by the delay, for will
never understand il better than we do now. II could |
see any practical good TO be obtained by IT, would con.
sent 10 postpone H. But be obtained As 10 the
magnitude, that objection which at all times
be urged against H. II is IN consequence of permitting
the treaty OF 1885 TO remain unfulhed II there a
prospect OF the treasury being full al the next
sion OF Congress- then there would be force in the obec
tons As II il, there is none; we have adopted an
fulfilling Article of the treaty and refused
fulfil the othef The consequence IT, we deprive this
OF what consider very important object
claim appeal to the Senate to adopt this amendment,
for earthly object TO be attained by postpon-
Mr. MANGUM | voted upon this occasion this
morning under msapprehension There was originally
error in the construction OF OF the articles OF
the treaty. This spoation upon the Indian fund should
have been paid out OF the treasury OF the United States
think great objection be urged against this
i is the sun liked BY the officers to whom II re.
lerred under the authority OF Congress. | have had
some knowledge Of this Thing IN The Judiciary Com
nltiee for months, where ] sal nearly as
much as in the one Of which am member, and il
has undergone very thorough examination upon the
part Of that committee admit there is great weight |
n the objection urged by the senator from Maryland
10 lacking on matters OF this kind 10 bills OF this sort
shall therefore, to obviate that objection, II live TO
make my appearance here at another session. endeavo
o have rule adopted which will make every amend |
nent to regular appropriation bill out oil order, unless
unlimited To the COMMITTEES on Finance in reasona be