The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-27

haps 40 OF land. or perhaps quarter rrcuoh
and in cases perhaps 800 acres, with ile cabl,
and none of them worth probably more than Sloo
But here the Messrs Bean upoa This large estao
shnen erected at very great expense anu woim' do ~
is proved by some Witnesses, al least $4,000, and all
concuring in saying it could not be worth less Than
$4,000.
Now, if the government undertake to compensate set
Tiers there BY giving them IN exchange, they recognise
the tight of property in all the settlers there and conse-
Quen!ly recognise the obligation OF the government 10
make compensation for properly taken away by le terms
OF the Ieaiy--dong so when can be shown that one
of these settlers had property which. IN good faith he
had created there by his labor and the investment Of his
property, TO the amount OF $4,000 ask where Is me
objection 70 compensatng hun What objection can be
raised TO i We recognised his right OF paying in
part, and lie now comes forward and proves that hs
losses were much larger than yol pa'a nm ~, wny @ 40
The land, il seems, without liking the compensation mat
you undertook do You made error by undefesll-
mating the value OF his property and paid him 800 acres
Of land Tor what he proves to you was worth $l3 OoO at
least. and what witnesses say worth double that
amohnt 4he value OF the property may well be inferred,
as the senator from Kentucky supposed u was m
tended be- from the statement of the OF the
work in regard 10 It's from any cal.
culatons in regard what the profits which had
been made from the commencement OF the work up TO the
time they were compelled to leave il, but from esti
mate of what il was worth when all those difficulties and
obstfucons removed out oil the way and they had
fair field for their labor They would have made money,
and had commenced TO make money IN manu- uaclnIng
only thirty five bushels per day, and selling Tor dol
lar bnshe when the actual cost 10 manufacture 1.-THE
anMati0n-WaS twenty live cents a Duste. lnSH
they woulc have made money! but IN all the previous
time dIring which they engaged in manufacturing
salt they Lad not only to pay the tweny five cents which
the estimates, but they had to encounter dangers,
and had 10 protect themselves against the Indians re-
qulring sometimes, they prove by afldavls The EN-
poyment Of all their force together for days and weeks
TO property taken from them by The Indians, and
susperdng their operations Tor large portion OF the Time
The value OF the property however, is shown by the TACT
that the senator states that lhy-ve bushels made
per day. valued at one dollar per bushel, which 1t cost
fh.ur nl. tuan ntu. .Fvar rantG IN mani n factu
Mr.. President, might say great deal more upon the
subject but have slated what think are substantial
y the facts, and am unwilling 70 occupy the time OF
the Senate any longer Unless. therefore. the senator
from Kentucky wishes to prolons the discussion, am
willing 10 let The question be taken.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. ! will make one or two remarks 8
upon this point between my friend from Arkansas Mr.
BoRLAHDl and myself The arguments we have both
made luce this whole matter to shell agree
with him that if are bound to pay Tor the value OF
800 OF land containing this sawell or saline,
$4,000 iule enough, according 10 the testimony; but
take issue with him just AT that point II we are bound
pay for the value of the land and the improvements
upon il, with this salt well saline included, think II
is worth $4,000, according to the proof; hui | deny
that bound 10 do any such Thing according TO his
argument
Here are the facts, about which he and do not differ
These gentlemen discover this saline; they get perms.
sion from the Indians well as from Major Bradford
al eas, Major Bradford did not control themo improve
It, But is improving the property OF other peope-it s
improving the property of the Indians, and is improving
the property OF the United States. Well, now, sir when
the Indians AMI the United States ultimately determine
that they will not sell this property let these mprovers
have IT, they say "for the little improvements in clear
ing, fencing, &C. will give you IN exchange tract OF
$40 acres OF land" | ask The Senate whether we are 70
pay the value OF the saline which has been discovered,
only OF this land which has been cleared, and the
house. that have oesn erso,ed aud The that
meni is Just thus that when these gentlemen discovered
the sane and built their shops and put up their kettles.
and went 10 work, he thinks that had the opera
ton as TO make it individual property, and that then,
when you took II away from them, you bad 10 pay The
whole value OF the ee-simple in individual property.
Now, say, you have TO pay them the value OF the
ee-simp,e, $4,000 Is little enough money; but The
error is IN regarding these persons as the ownefs
OF The simple. They never had fee. simple, for
they settled hrst upon iee-smpe which was IN lhe
Indians. The of il belonged 10 the Indians in the
first instance, and ultimately to the United States when
the Indian title was extinguished The United States
never did let these men have iee-smpe; and now my
iend calls upon The government TO pay ior the ieesn-
plel Ii that argument be endorsed by the Senaef
we are bound 10 pay for tins simple, $4,000,
! say again, IS little enough. Bu, ! deny tnat we
are bound to pay Tor properly that never belonged 10
these people. the OF which ceded 10 them by the
Indians and the United Sia,es--tha is all.
Now we are 10 make any equitable compensation,
as the government TO have conceded TO be due
toe settles by The act OF 1895, IL would be simply for
improvements sut there alter 1926, and before ls2s be.
cause IN regard TO all the improvements put there be-
tween 1926, the date when the country opened TO
white settlers and the time when they directed 10
leave the county, the government 10 have acted
though there was some moral or equitable obligation
upon them 10 compensae the settlers Tor them nasmuch
they had invited them 10 make those Improvements.
and afterwards by their policy told them TO abandon
them
We'll the government has done that in every case
and lar these Messrs Bean concerned, ibey
have accepted the land which the government allowed
for these Improvements made under the invitation o the
government and which they required to surrender
afterwards and how shall they make the government
liable to pay ever for Improvements made prior 10 1926
Improvements commenced in 1870, and used by these
people under the permission OF the Indians and the
government not under any invitation from either and for
the sole benefit OF The mptoversl II you have to pay
them, then you must pay for these improvements; you
must assess the value OF the kettles, The value OF the
gfounds cleared, the value OF the log cabins put up for
believe the testimony includes the log cabins You
assess them and pay for them. But my friends
beyond all that, and claims payment OF the fee simple OF
the land Sir II that is the OF the Senate, think
that Si5 900 IA little enough
Mr.. HALE Let us have the sense OF the Senate.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. | wanted TO say Just one word
now, and then will try IT, Why has this claim been
postponed twenty yesrsi Why has not been brought
forward before The government has seted all these
not tell anything ahou, he has been dead h
teen years; be commanding officer at that time,
and he has gone his long home and twenty years
after the country has been surrendered to the Indians the
men come forward with this claim OF $4,000.
MIR. HALE Ii does not to me that lik ely
TO get rd OF these kettles, though they have been sing
ing long move, therefore, that the Senale adjourn.
Mr.. BADGER | beg the senator from New Hanp-
SHIRE TO withdraw II, for this reason: that shall
have the thing next Friday, and to the
end OF the session
Mr.. HALE | would do 40 II thought could get
nd Of II time other | would be disposed to
Withdraw IL, bu, see cannot my friend from Arkan.