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


should discourage the inlerposon OF the Influences Of
these agents between the government OF the United States
and The persons for whom iegl-s,ing. with whom
We have treaties The execution OF which treaties pro-
pose TO carry out BY law amounts TO very material
subtraction from The amount intended be paid the In
dams 10 body else provided for by Of Congress
70 have agents coming IN to receive large compensation
We know that under all the bouniyla laws, pension
laws, and everything of the kind, very large amounts
and sometimes more than half reach the bens
6cares, rather those intended to he the benehcaes
of the law But, said in the beginning, there s no
question of tha, kind before the Senate This merely
proposition 10 carry out the provisions OF the treaty. and
this amendment OF the senator from Wisconsin is intend
ed to secure that had occasion just to look into
the annual report OF the Commissioners of Indian Affairs,
and my eye fell upon passage which may well be read
in response to the suggestion 10 the policy OF such
amendment In speaking OF the policy OF The disrbu-
non OF tbs money among the Indians he says:
they naturally desire = receive individually the fall
amount Of their respective shares and their
entire annuities have beea distributed equally among
item"
II has been ascertaned and mboded in the annual
port that this their WISH and they have expressed
more occasions than one.o have The money paid to them
hope the amendment will be adopted. Tor il accompanies
nothing more than The treaty requires.
Mr.. HALE simply want 10 say that shall vote
against this amendment and wish exp plain my
understand the senator from Georgia the way [Mr
DAwsoN 70 say that there but solitary gentleman
to be affected by II, and gentleman OF very high repu
aon, and that the amount OF his clam not than
three four per cent. II that il we wish
establish general principle, had better do by
general law. and not do II in shape in which il will
carry an imphcaucn and be Impeachment OF the In
,skily OF single individual 1t seems to that for
the assertion OF great principle il improper select
solitary Individual 1t is for this reason that shall
against For the general principle, by itself will vote
with all my feart; but am unwilling to attack the rep
utat0n OF single man by such enactment this by
the Congress OF the United States think it would be
doing injustice 10 the dydua While doing justice 10 the
Indians unwilling to do Injustice to an honorable
man, and hope therefore that the gentleman will take
some other occasion TO enact this principle.
Mr. RUSK. Mr. President, shall vote against this
oman ha,nt
am satisfied that the motive which Influenced the honor.
able senator in Offering it laudabe and if he
Will bring forward proposition which accomplshes that
object without getting into worse mischief, will most
cheeruly 20 with him Tor the accomplishment OF it,
are so many agents employed about Congress- that
Y s very Try, is IN: agent has become as . an
IN not providing means necessary to comply with the
treaties entered nio and making provision for the private
claims against them. We have hundreds OF claims now,
against which there IS no sort OF ob)ectionnone a,
a-ying upon our table, amounts owed 10 particular in.
dvduals well as 10 companies OF individuals, and yet
we cannot reach one OF these papers This delay--this
consequence OF delays in my opinion the cause OF so
many agents being employed about The government; aud
perhaps sir they are frequently annoy to beers
Of Congress What is the amendment Gentlemen say
that II is only to carry out the treaty. Then there no
necessity Tor it, The money provided and required to
be paid out ny the proper treasury officers according 10
the treaty and if tina. is the only effect Of ii, il viii ac-
complsh nothing except to reflect upon the officers oil the
treasury whose business is to pay this money after
the appropriation is made The rule by which they
to pay it out is the treaty Then accomplshes nothing
IN that respect. have not investigated bearing upon
the questions which may rise here. know something
upon the subject oil Indians and II my opinion that
THIS per eapid payment is one OF the most coHup'ing
things and oil the policies that could be adopt
ed towards Indians and particularly sueh in the
condition oil the Cherokees They have had, for a
Der OF years, regularly organize gusernment-egsa-
tve executive, and judca-and all going pretty we'll
except that there sometimes grow on, OF the treaties
themselves rupues and difficulties TO which other
ties as well as theirs are frequently liable.
Now, sir, what is intended to be the operation OF this
\ Fact l..
tended that you shall send your out there col
lsct the whole Cherokee nation in mass and pay
small amount The practical result of Tins is BEN
eft 10 the Indians, but serious Inconvenience for them
and IN order to form rules for the paying out of this
money Congress would have deliberate some three or
four months. The practical result is to call them all TO-
geiher They get small pllance. Traders collect
ed there from every part OF the country Intoxicating
liquors are sold to them and the result OF the whole
payment Is drunken frolc-hve or six ked-and
the next morning majority OF them do not know what
has become OF the money produces unlimited conlu
SION. Well is il better to introduce this OF
uPton TO them, or to trust their government II best,
think, to trust TO delegates OF their own SELECTION
something OF that description. The objection to the
amendment is that cannot tell what the operation OF
II will BE- The amendment AS it stands requires the
counting officers OF the treasury to pay the amount
ceraIDed 10 be due under the provisions OF the
and III at treaty itself provision directing the accounting
officers OF the treasury TO comply with its terms there
lore this amendment is unnecessary IN that respect
have had no time 10 investigate It's principles 10 what
It's operation would be with relations with the Cher
okees and Therefore, for fear there might be mischief
~ It's operation. and believing that il give the In
dams no further security than they have shall
vote against il.
Mr. HUNTER. Ihope we shall have the vote taken
upon these matters without delay. There several
other amendments to be disposed Of, and
10 finish the bill to-day
Mr. WALKER. | am anxious, too, that it should be
finished but wish TO say, in view OF what has been
remarked by the senator from South Carolina. tMr Bur-
LER the chairman OF the Judiciary Committee. and by
the senator from Texas, Mr. RUsx1 that have moth.
ing to do, nor have Congress anything now to do, with
the policy OF paying per eaps in soldo but we have
10 look at the treaty. When made the treaty the
time to consider this policy in treating with the Indians
We have treated TO pay this fund per capita and the
only question whether shall follow the treaty
make payment in violation Of the treaty, that the
money may never 60 really the treaty spuales that
shall 90 and hereafter may be liable TO be called
upon to pay il over again The senator from South Car
oIina Mr. BUTLra says that he would much rather pre-
fer TO have this money paid 10 the delegation of Indians
now in the city OF Washington and let them take the
money home and distribute IT, We ought to look back
to warning have had upon this subject There was
treaty with the Creek Indians If mistake not, in
which the government stipulated to pay certain fund to
the Indians in particular way. The OF &l4i 900
was left unpaid, however. and during General Jackson
administration that distinguished President ordered that
amount of Si4ooo to be paid to the governor Of Geo
gia And, sir, at the very session in which had the
honor OF first taking my seat here, that reap
propriated 10 the Creek Indians That is one example
we have OF violating the treaty, and paying money
trary to the treaty. In the instance OF which speak,
money was paid over TO the governor OF Georgia but
OF Sl4l 900 reapproia,ed and paid the Creek In
dams.
wish to inquire OF the senator from South Carolina
Mr. BUTLER i the chairman of the Committee on the