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


pons It think, and speak with confidence from
reading The report of the senator from Arkansas.
; Conforms % my recollecons-and have examined the
supect very particularly Tor mysef-that the report OF
lne committee cannot be impugned in any particular
mere may % some injustice done TO the relative claims
esd oa, the treaty OF is4e will warrant this
4 Mr. DICKINSON. will state fact which is pretty
obvious think i Is well known that the fort6cation
yet behndhand while the civil and dpoma,c aporopa.
lion bill is in the other House. and with discussion as
and there will. be struggle between the two houses
probably; and believe no one will expect quorum
here Of both houses on Monday next that We have
Tomorrow and the rest Of to-day to legsate and to dis.
pose o our executive calendar submit that these ques.
ons too important their amount for the consider
alton they viii receive and they will necessarily receive
| too little attention for questions Of such magnitude.
do not believe public interest receive very great det
rment or that injustice be done to these people
claimants, this question postponed to another date
hope it will be passed over and be preferred when there
is an opportunity of discussing il at least whether il be
Mr.. RUSK, This is a very plain question: and
do intend delay the Senate in discussing IL Ac.
cordng TO the 9th article of the treaty. the larger
q ms I provided ior specially According 70 the decs
treaty, another part OF the amendment correct This.
them is subsisting debt against the United Sates as.
ion Of the Senate according 10 the terms Of the treaty
That is all OF il; it is debt due 10 the Indians andit
MIR. PEARcE. Mr.. President, il the resolutions Of
the Senate had asceraned the different amounts named
in the different branches OF this amendment should
every cent Of the money not Justly d., due but say thai
the Finance Committee have never had their attention
called to this amendment II was not in the bill when it
We have had no opportunity to investigate it i j. no
fault Of ours that it has not been done. We would have
done it il the question had been submitted TO- us al the
proper time only know that the resolution of the SEN
ate acknowledged the item propose accept. That
am willing give. II resolution Of the Senate had
acknowledged the Others would give them. think the
Senate
could not do at the present time That is my only
son for proposing this amendment 5..5. .q..I...5
The amendment then read, being TO strike out all
except the following
g For the additional for expenses paid for snb-
sssnoe and improperly charged q The the. usay fund ac
1850 under the provisions eleventh article tho
say Of 9th day Of August 1916. Sls9422 49," -Sa.I
The question being taken. upon division the amend
ment TO the amendment agreed toayes "a l6.
The amendment as amended was then agreed 10. d t
Mr.. PEARCE Perhaps it would be proper, in
make provision for interest at the rate of five per cent
per annum. move to add to the amendment which has
just been adopted the following: a39llo
"And tha, interest be paid the the OF
fve cent per annum, according 10 esoluton Of the
Senate ot, 9th September, 1880" ~
The amendment was agreed to.
MINTosH PARTY OF CREEKS. a.s
Mr.. SEBASTIAN moved to amend by adding the fol-
lowing
That the OF S3990l 81 be- and the Is hereby.
Appropriated any money in treasury other.
vvng cheis Of the Mclnosh party Of Creek ndans % DO
divided smongs, The ehei and the friends and o
ceived their proportion OF the Of one hundred thou
sa aq n sy a s he s s q s
S399Ol 67 be in full of all demands of said Indians
der the said 9th article of said treaty"
Mr. PEARCE asked for an explanation fIE
Mr.. SEBASTIAN. As discussion appears SO fatal 10
the best OF amendments should prefer 10 withhold all
fut.l
ship of an explanation. will hear the objections of
the senator from Maryland and reply TO them; but
do not wish to consume the time. e#
MIR, PEARCE II IL hardly fair to ask me for objec.
tons 10 amendment which have just heard for the
first time, and that not very distinctly. think that the
affirmative ought to be proven and that reasons ought to
be given for it. know nothing about IT, and that is the
reason | object H
Mr. SEBASTIAN The amount reported by the
committee is due the remaining portion OF the friends and
followers Of General Mcintosh, being thirty thousand
and odd dollars in fulhment OF the plain terms and OBJ
legations OF the ninth article OF the treaty oil s46 to as
certain this balance II is as plain matter as the balance
due promissory note, for sum out at interest BY
the ninth article OF the treaty oi 1885, made with the
Creek Indians the United States stipulated pay 800
TO that portion OF the Creeks known the friends and
followers OF General Mcintosh. This was the same party
which had espoused the of the United States n the
Creek war; and their chief assassnaied in conse
Quence of his agency in bringing about the treaty with
the Indians 10 which they ceded their territory 10 the
United States That treaty OF 1925 was set aside N
1896. The Indians, in consequence oil their agency 10
negotiating it, driven out OF the nation, and took
refuge in the State OF Georgia, where their chief was
murdered and the government found necessary TO
migrate the remaining portion OF them TO the West In
the treaty by which they agreed 10 do the govern
men stipulated that in consideration OF their past misor-
fortunes and their removal TO the West they would pay
them 900, be distributed among the 3,000as they
were computed to beSl5,000 OF which was TO be paid
down. Ii was done. An appropriation was made OF
100000 by the act in 1927, in fuhlment OF that
treaty and the $4,000, as have said, was paid in pr
suance OF the appropriation. S3s000 was taken by the
officers Of the government TO discharge other articles OF
the treaty. and for paying the expenses OF subsstng the
Indians prior to the making OF the treaty in 1885, by
which the government agreed hold the Mcintosh party
harmless of the consequences OF making that treaty.
After two years the balance OF $4,000 or SoO,OU
carried TO the surplus fund.- and never reapproPraed
In lSlS portion OF the Mcintosh party emigrated
under Crowell, and made application to receive VS.
unproyided for and which the government does moi
pretend have been paid That these nu,ans exist
shown by the report Of the officers OF the United states
agents in the country They have never been paid, all
though the governm appropriated the money Yet the
repo which comes from the Indian office not only shows
that the money not appropriated to them, but that
was appropriated arma,ively TO other purposes. The
amount now asked Tor IS TO pay that small portion
remaining unpaid out OF the 100000 We only ask the
balance-ewhat set remains due 10 the party engrated
and which has been paid TO them. This is brief
statement OF the case shown in the report OF the Com
missioner OF Indian Affairs. s7isapsa'
MIR. DAWSON. | beg leave 10 ask the chairman II
this is not the appropriation passed the other day
Mr.. SEBASTIAN. No, sir, this matter has never
been brought to the consideration OF either house OF Con-
gress at this session memorial from the Indians was
presented to the Senate, and referred 20 'ne ON
miitee on Indian Affairs. which was reponsa uPoh Dy
IL a.. .xI that