The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-13


give IL that attention which will authorize them 10 come
a clear and satisfactory conclusion untll aiisr months
aud months Of inyeslga.on' % e nupo@ ~ ols
lie al the treasury, before The executive government
came 10 a conclusion that this treaty should be made
creed 10 This final decision first upon The part Of the FIX
ecuye and then upon the part OF Congress- and by the
incessaht @rotoailes OF those very sgen,s who per-
hsps, in the estimation OF some gentlemen, have made
themselves od0us. l Will say, with regard to those
agents wih whom have any intercourse that have
upon Their part The committee OF which am mem
Der, who have had these claims under consideration for
the two preceding sessions. have been enlightened very
often BY the arguments Of these agents, aud have been
relieved from labor by their previous research bringing
10 the committee documents TO be found in the thousand
volumes Of public documents OF both houses OF Congress
published since the year 1885 up TO this me hus saving
the committee great deal OF time y was great bur
den to the committee to to satisfactory conclusion
themselves.
These AGENT say, have been the main instruments,
and cause even, of this late settlement II has been I'll
teen since the making Of that treaty The honor,
able senator from Wisconsin MIR WALKER] will reco!-
lect that these Indians mol finally removed until the
year 1889 or s4O We had great difficulty with them in
the CONNIE ncenent We had with them, aud al
extraordinary expense army employ ed TO some
extent in the removal OF them, which required coercion
TO effect il, Conflicting claims on. OF these transac-
TONS AS well as some subsidiary and auxiliary claims
very complicated and peplexng to every who had
anything to do with the executive government At last,
IN 1885, they were removed and we afterwards got the
treaty Of 1876 but we could not get the treaty OF 1896
plain il, executed We could get the Senate
act upon it, mean the arbitramenr. We could gel
the sense OF the committee upon the subject until the
last session The Senate then finally acquesced the
opinion expressed by the committee. Now, the whole
subject is understood, although the delay, extraordinary
II at first sight appears, has not been unnatural, per-
haps under the circumstances unreasonable. Although
have been conversant with Indian affairs, TO some
tent Tor the last twenty TO ls4l have had
some intimate knowledge kept up the history OF thai
treaty and the various questions arising under it-yet
had expectation two years ago, aer had returned 10
Washington, OF finding such enormous claims presented
by the Western CheTokees and Eastern Cherokees since
gone west, and who went west in 1899. | had no
conception that such enormous sums-what | called
enormous as they seemed so to mel had
cePtlOn that such enormous sums were due until
came to give further and more mature consideration
10 the subject The Senate the House. and the country
were mol prepared 10 acknowledge and sanction these
large claims They transcribed the expectations of every
one one except 2srhs may say those gentlemen who
Ject requiring IN itself more labor and attention than you
can find members OF Congress willing bes,ow. They
only dischargng public Duty and are not bound to
give ,helr whole time any subec-to any ques-
lion OF Indian affairs These agents. however. have a,
last succeeded in eiicng The iacis and principles upon
which the houses oil Congless acted settling their right
under that treaty aud to which finally the officers have
subscribed. These desirable results all brought
about BY the efforts OF these agents; and DO no, know
that have spoken upon this subject to any OF these
agents. occasionally meet an agent engaged in that
service and think II is due 10 them under The clrcum
STAGES, that should make this de caraon am sorry
Mr. President. we have not II in our power TO pay them
reasonable per eentoge. by authority OF Congress
to do so uader this treaty will say again regard to
this per capita 10 the Indian tribes, my judgment is
mistaken policy ! am not certain but | have always
had that opinion; but Of late have become more and
more convinced OF II, that il is mistaken policy ref
erence to the Indians themselves. wherever they
degree OF progress such the CheIokees, Chocaws.
and Creeks, now west OF Arkansas Intelligent, may
say honest and patriotic, chiefs administer this govern
nsnt. SO far as understand, They live west of the
Miesssippl. These funds would be beneficial TO
70 them the property was appropriated for the advance
ment OF the practical interests OF these people than they
will be- can be, when doled 10 hem--to each in
divduai They would be appropriated TO the purposes
OF educaon TO the maintenance OF JUSTICE the establish
nent Of schools and the maintenance of legal auihori
ties; instead OF which, this pttance is 10 be doled ou
pa capita and will only encourage the mbecile and idle
Indians to rely upon this pance Tor support, instead oil
beakiI A1S Ss%:Svss 10 hs DO. and
that had examined this Cherokee claim item by item
have examined nothing mere than the general principles
FoG details relied upon the report Of The Committee on
Indian Affairs But rise Tor the purpose OF saying for
one. that am opposed TO the government neposinx for
the purpose OF managing the private affairs Of these In
diana 1 think have had enough of that sort OF re-
sponsibily. II generally ends in having pay the
money over again. am, sir for carrying out the treaty
stipulatons. and paying them what we them, lie,
them dispose of they choose afterwards think, sir
II will be very mprudent for this government 10 under
take to embark in this sort of Legislation proposed by the
are anxious 10 get along with the BILL aud are not
through with the amendments, may be permitted TO
pass this item The Senate have decided the i'm
Mr. BORLANp I desire to say.one or two words,
sir. IL 10 that there twb subjects OF con
slderaton introduced in this discussion, with which
the amendment has very little nothing to do The
bret the character of the Indian agents employed by
this country; and the second is the Indian policy. To
my mind SIR, IN the question presented to the Senate,
neither OF these things has Thing do with the OBJ
jec OF the amendment The object of the bill. as
derstaHd it, Is to execute the treaty Of the 9th OF August
Is46 The portion OF that treaty be executed by this
bill, as understand IT, in the following words, refer
ring to certain amounts paid the Indians:
"The United States agree to max. fair aod ius settc-
neut OF all moneys due the Cberokees, and subject
the capita division under the treaty the 70 of De-
cembef, 1885 which said scucnent shall exhibit all
money properly expended under said aty and shall
brace al sums paid for teres, ations
removal. and subsistence, and ;ation therefor
debts and claims upon the Cherokee nation Indians
inc soonona quantity Of land coded said nation, and
Inc several snns provided is the several articles OF the
treaty 70 De Invested us the general funds oil nation,
and also all sums which hereafter properly allowed
and paid under the provision. treaty OF fea5 tho
aggregate OF which said shall be deducted
from The sum OF six million hundred and forty seven
thousand and sIxy-seven dollars and the balance TIM.
found TO be due shall be paid capita equal
amouns all those Individually heads Of families or their
legal representatives, entitled receive under
the treaty Of 1885 and the supplement of 1885, being
boe Cherokees residing east at the date OF said and
the supplement- thereto"
The treaty provides for paying this per eopin
in equal amounts 10 the Indians mentioned in the treaty,
heads OF families. &C. and their legal representatives, to
whom, and not to the nation body, the amount u
due The provisions Of the bill, therefore, think, are
entirely proper, a. far they go and tank IT Is
WISCONSIN, because puts the matter and beyond
all doubt declares TO the Indians, in many words,
that the treaty shall be carried letter and spirit
cannot understand why any opposition made to the