The daily union., 1852-08-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
DEFERRED DEBATE.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10. 1852.
[coscLuDED.l
SENATE.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.

The Senate having under consideration The bill from
the House Of Representatives "making appropriation for
the current and contingent expenses ol the Indian depart
meni and for fulfilling treaty s,pnlatons with various
Indian tribes, for the year ending June 80, 1852
Mr. SEBASTIAN said | have some small amend
mens, recommended by the Committee on Indian Aiairs
which will offer TO this bill. The first is based upon
an estimate from the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs, and
is predcaed upon estimate made TO him by The col.
onel OF the bureau OF Typographical engineers II Is Tor
the expense Of running and marking the boundary line
west of the Arkansas. The amendment IS as follows
expenses Of running and marking the eastern bonn @
day line Of the Creek country west OF Arkansas W S9o
Mr. President that expense is rendered necessary for
the rurpoee Of fulfilling The slpuIaons OF the treaty OF
1880 made with the Creek Indians BY ihat treaty, un-
der which they agreed to emigrae west OF Arkansas
their boundaries prescribed, and the United States
entered into stipulation that they would at their own
expense mark out and survey and designate by suhcen
monuments, the boundaries between the Creek and
Cherokee Indians. There two boundary lines, Mr.
President which ought be and which in the course
OF time must be run The recommendation of the de-
partmen however is to conhne the appropriation at this
time en ely designating and running by monuments the
eastern boundary OF the countryhai which separates the
Creek nation from the most popuous part OF The Chero
kee Indians 1t s boundary, sir, OF which very small
portion is marked by any natural feature OF the country
and is to be Marked surveyed and designated by monu
mens order prevent those aggressons which some
times wilfully and sometimes without any niention are
continually originated upon the part OF one tribe against
the other understand that il is desired by the Chero
kee and by the Creek Indians that this portion Of the
boundary should be marked The estimate s based upon
what appears TO be very nice calculation OF the ex-
pense Of running and designating the boundary with
small castron mouments located at the distance OF one
mile apart, with one also placed at each angle OF the
boundary. The amount OF the estimate have sent to
the Chair II any gentlemen desire to know more about
this matter. there is communication from The colonel Of
the corps OF typographical engineers in which the est
mate is contained and an appropriation Tor the amount
recommended
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. SEBASTIAN. have another amendment, MIR.
President which will offer:
-. Provided That the Secretary of the Interior be- and he
hereby. authorized examine the reservation claims OF
Cnociaws known BAY Indians, and all those Choc-
whom the scrip awarded by the old board OF
ssioners not been issued and where he shall find
that such Indians clearly ened to land under tue li
article OF the Treaty OF 1882 and une the several acts here
tooe passed IN relation TO such cans he Is hereby au
thorzed 70 extend TO such claims the provisions applicable
such claims under the acts OF the 2al Of August 1872
and the 81 of March. 1915"
will ask, sir that this amendment be inserted at the
end OF that portion OF the bill making provision for the
payment OF The Choctaws. word of explanation may
be necessary, sir, in this This amendment is
imously recommended by the Committee Indian Az
fairs and il embraces succncy the provisions OF bill
passed by the Senate-- believe without obeciion-some
time since Ii is general IN Its character and embraces
simply the remnant OF Chocaws who have never been
provided for the treaty of $780, portion OF which al
lowed such Choclaws as chose 10 remain in the country
to take reservation OF $40 acres OF land Well sif that
provision of the treaty complied with IN respect TO
large portion OF those who remained but there was
portion Of those who chose remain in the country, and
who sgnhed their intention to claim the reservation, and
TO become citizens OF the United Slater, and they made
application before the board OF commissioners constituted
for the examination of their claims Their claims were
examined, and the proofs were taken down but accord
ing to the report Of ihe commissioners appears that the
time for their decision expired before they were able 10
render the formal DEGREES in the case.
The records OF all these facts file in the Office oil
the Commissioner OF indian Affairs and The amendment
which have sent 10 the Chair applies TO those Indians
who provided for in consequence OF an omission
over which they had not themselves any control Ii EN-
braces cases provides for the adjudication OF
cases; nor does il introduce any new class not
provided for by The terms OF The act OF lssa or by the
.uhea at og / heli fhano ana yhph has
ever looked into the matter has entertained the
slightest doubt 10 the justice OF this provision. II II
be desirable that any senator shall have more accurate
knowledge OF the subject the senators from mississippi
who personally cognzani oil the whole history oil ihis
transaction able 10 give most lucid and satisfactory
explanation OF it. will say, however, that the amend.
provides for the payment, not in money at all, but
by issuing scrip TO them we dd TO the other Indian,
coming within the same clause OF the acts oil 1912 and
1915.
The question being then taken upon the amendment, Il
MI SEBASTIAN. Mr.. President I am also directed
by the committee to offer The following amendment TO be
inserted alter portion OF the bill which provides for
payments 10 the Seminole Indians:
"Tnat the Secretary OF War be directed 10 pay each
OF The s. m mole warriors who mustered into the
vice of The Uoed Stale. Fort Bcooke in December 1885,
an ,os ~ se army O the Gned ae PerSd
rnaI the anouat paid sbsli exceed $3.50; Pro
vdsd also That snch paid shall be In full for all
cls ms OF said friendly smieoles during Florida war;
or saton and indemnify on account OF ssses
Tha, amendment is but for small amount, and is in.
tended Tor the payment of the hundred and twenty
nine Seminoles who mustered into The service OF
the United States in the war OF 1885 and 1896. The
reason why they were not paid that the original
muser.roll was lost The report which the committee
make with regard to the states that there
hundred aud twenty nine Semnoles mustered into the
service OF the United States by the order OF MAJOR Gem
efal Gaines The only difficulty was TO ascertain what
the period OF service for which they were engaged
by The United States. believe that The senator from
Tennessee. Mr.. Bull now a member OF the Committee
Indian AHsrs had this subject under bs charge
According TO statement made by OF the officers OF
the army Ia understood that he reported IN avor oi
paying Lesser number OF Indians for one month.
Since then however, the letters and certificates OF the
officers who had these Indians 10 charge 10 the Florida
war have been obtained. from which u is found out
that the precise number mustered into the service by Col
Saunders, IN December, 1895. was one hundred and
twenty moe. They held themselves IN readiness 10
serve. and they absolutely engaged from that time
until pfl. 1896, at which lime they emgraied by
the United States to the western boundary oil Arkansas
The only difficulty, Mr. President that ever presented
itself 10 the number who served and the length
Of time that they served These officers certify that they
evidently entitled 10 the pay: and the amendment
which have offered places them pecey upon the same
footing with the other soldiers Of the United States, and
pves them the ordinary pay aHd emolunepis OF private
colder Tor three months There is among the papers
complete roll OF The Indians made out, which taken
from the original muster. roll; that lost, however,
and could not be obtained and therefore they could not
be paid
There was also another difficulty. There were some
other losses which they suffered consequence OF Their
fidelity 10 the UnIted States These not embraced IN
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