The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-02

There 10 still poiut remaining. which Of ssli
s,- soooosiing o t,as.s enofs1i issstb
served =, s'e'sns 20 .hs onios ei Aaosasy Gs"ss. ea
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ss az q hs !. az
clalng that Il" scccatA ~tktshA ~ been adusred
Cnag so sAas tsssid 0ena,
Of This very sscosnS,sad ia,eaeiSs To- ssjuss ths,n
y by A'tonsy isps;si Mason, FIJI rfpor, sobmil.e'
"a hs Ia y pan y III i ss Ga"
of lndan Ahafs ON the 2h March, 1876. makes dir-c
call npon COVE ssa~ agent Colonel A N
M. psha W. case ard
agent under dA'e Of the i6h ssembss 1916. reports
"The large ausni,y Of rations purchased ia Ohio II
April and May, 1887 ~ L eaensnt d. SeaIgh,, for ths
d ss had IN poSsa To-.
10 the Chckasaws IL tue that The Chekssaws petition
ed To purchase 'atons for them IN Ohio
Kentucky but at the umo they wished IL be done
under the direction Of the OF
much satisfactory account Of these than my
sell as WIS nol y ls country !en Days daring the year
had been disposed Of in some way" II 5# #N w.
The optaion OF Major Armstrong, the superintendent
here reeired 10, is given the 9Th September, 1885, in
which, IN reference 10 these provisions enormously charged
70 the Chickasaws he ssys the purchase WAS unusually
iron the same, oil the 2, March, 1872 addressed Col
,crcoek. The special usen, Of The goVsinnsnt Mao
hons ,sa the provisions We're unsa,,d and he adds
"A, TO The provisions Fot' Coffee Ion the Cnicka
saws have never been able to know upon whose recon-
msndstioa IL was done The fret knew oil the
,.on was the arrival Of the pIovisions And in Lieut.
ba, especially pages il and IT, he shows ihs manifest In
JUSTICE and illegally Of changing these los, prov Ions e
He On the subject Of these provisions Fort Coffee
should be Led that the Chokasaws did request
that provisions should be in advance for them but
they rnquet,ad ihe appointments of superntenden Of
REMOVAL i,h authority q make such purchases ss Nigh
DO necessary, (No.41 The order 70 Lisuienant SeaDxh
(No IL the, answer 70 the application Of The Chckasaw
chiefs ~ and also the letter TO the
provision. ,o hs Indian country was adop.ed beiors the
feceip, Of the app cation roa, The chiefs - aa
hsn therefore, the consideration is urged, IL has
becn thai a Chic kasaw fund Is chargsabe th al
the EXPENSES of The removal Of the lbe lnsy Ought there
lore % be allowed 10 have their wishes lis,ened
ahoud be remembered that their suggestions neither
annlp.isd nor adopted The suPetInsndsnt Of remoya
any loss, therefore this case Is not aitribuabe the
apPicatlon(No ~ of the ceIs'sa It1 Lla IsfAE ny
And also In his letter OF TIN March, 1872, add "a
Major Armstrong, page l2i he exposes the bile and
fraudulent effort that had been made 70 SHOW that There
stating the with great force, whch particuai,
eie Your attention. he the following ssaichng qes
have been Contracted for lei GEMS sa showing thai hs
ration of pork and hoar delivered Them less tina,
that -, has cen sustained when raiions similar
those uraed to TIM appear 10 have cost
under The contract made by Lieutenant Seargh about
These letter, and reports Of Hitchcock, Armstrong and
Upshaw were none OF the m before the accounting otce
when this erroneous charge was made, and newly
discovered EVIDENCE, aftaf and auihe~te but these re
ports and all tho facts OF the before Congress
s last session. They had the previous session iorbdds'
the accounting officers 10 open Tits account and diectrd
report be- made Them, That report was made,
known that the accounting officers would have pene
TINS account but for Tue Ptohibton Of the ACT Of and
with all these facts before lem Cjngres repealed tina
nh bton without any further action the subjsct ana
thereby clearly and this very aud REYES
the accounting officers with full authority reopen ih
| same. ttg la aida
lis under all the circumstances. strong case a,
Congress had directed the accounting officers reopen hi
account. and do iul justice 10 the Chckasaws, #.-
After such facts, all further argument must be superha
have the honor be- with greet respect obsdien
WIN. NJ GwlN.
To General J. NJ McCALlA, r
Secoad Auditor of the Treasury.