The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-29

Hawkins was made in April, 1915 l can now answer
The honorable senator from Kentucky precisely.
For the purpose OF making this abstract OF claims, X
appears that the Indians had been assembled together In
three different councils was before the date OF ms
report, another upon the LIST OF july 1871, AMI tue
other upon the LIST OF January, 1918 The Inherent
agents. II appears had to resort to three dnerent councils
before they could get all the warriors ana braves o. ihe
their claims appears that they were made out al three
different times, and the entire aggregate OF the claims
thas ascertaned was the basis upon when was as'rou
fined neither 10 the first, second, third class OF claim
ants but to be distributed among the whole OF them,
SO that each received upon his claim just forty cents
the dollar. have now no more TO say with reference
MIR. DAWSON Win the chairman of the Commit
tee on Indian Affairs tells us what influence the treaty
made by these friendly Indians in 1921 1922 had upon
these claims OF the Indians against The government OF the
United States
Mr. SEBASTIAN / cannot answeL.that question.
The treaty Of Indian Springs was made Tls2o and the
treaty OF indian Springs was the FIRST treaty in which
they ceded all their country east OF the Mississippi II
orally adhered to the fortunes OF the United States in the
Of 1914 II caused such dissatisfaction to the hostile
Creeks that they and murdered many OF the friends
OF General William Macintosh. A treaty was then
made in 1926. in which the United States sci aside the
treaty of 1885, as having been made without the author
y OF the nation but still stipulated for cesslon OF inc
terrtoy and In the fourth article an appropriation OF
Macintosh on account Of the rising and The other trou
hles concerning the treaty OF Indian Springs in 1928
That appropriation made, and paid TO him 10 be dis
Mr. DAWSON. | would ask whether these claims
were not then presented 10 be adjusted under that
Mi. SEBASTIAN. have examined all the treaties
between this government and the Creeks since that hme
and cannot find that there was any such claim urged IN
M DAWSON. Was il ever presenteds
Mr. SEBASTIAN. find that i does not appear upon
son 'a Was Made THIS claim s viii further state q The
senator from Georgia that the treaties made between the
United States and the Creek Indians since 1917, when
THIS was ~ mas esse s
Of 1925, which large majority OF the nation has never
been friendly TO- have no interest in prosecuting these
claims of the friendly Creek Indians These claimants
present themselves before Congress majority Of the
Creek nation for the purpose OF insisting upon recog
milton Of their claims at the time OF the formation Of the
MIR. DAWSON. desire to know if. when the first
treaty made by the Macintosh party these claims
then presented by Macintosh, the chief Of the
friendly Indians to the commissioners. and asked TO be
Nr. SEBASTIAN have no evidence tina, they were
presented. No treaty contains any evidence upon its
since 1926 when the treaty made Indian Springs
10 which reference is made By the Indian bureau il APP
pears that the Indians have been pressing this matter
upon Congress several times saying that they have
received satisfaction for it and they have never aban
doned the claim Now, sir, the single fact to which
wish to call the attention OF Inc Senate, and upon which
the senator from Virginia relies so strongly is this The
statement of Colonel Hawkins, that 500 900 would have
been taken equivalent at the time OF running the
line, had reference at all TO the claims now before
The Senate, evident from the fact that whatever
credit may have been given to this agent Of the United
Staesand admit that he had the most ample means of
informaon for he had, as the Indians themselves say
In their solemn declaration, grown gray In the service
and they wished TO give hun Testimonial OF their graft
iiude by indicating in the treaty three square miles 10 be
set apart for him-hs statement made on the Goth of
Anon and IN uftI G--nu fq,y 0nth he
aerwardshe makes the further estimate that 100000
would be enough and advised that the amount should
be APPROPRIATED but that the schedule OF claims
necessarily imperfect account OF the warriors not bav
ing returned from the fall hunt So that whatever credit
may have been accorded to this statement OF the agent
on account of his great experience and thorough
knowledge of all the facts we have right 10 resort 10
his subsequent declarations 10 which he estimates the
amount std larger and TO the statement OF the sub
sequen agent OF the United States who completed and
finally made out a complete return and schedule OF all
those claims, and who estimates the amount at Sl75,
900; and this Is the amount upon which the pro rata
distribution was made Admitting, therefore, all that
commended for by the senator from Virginia, the NJ,
most that could be made ou OF his statement OF facts
would be ths that one estimate amounted TO $4,000
that five months afterwards the agent estimated The
amount al 100000; and that few months later bis
cessor upon actual statement OF their claims, made IN
the presence OF the chiefs When they were required TO c
the articles destroyed and their value the whole amount
of claims found TO be $4,000 This was the only
The first and The last statement Of their claims IN
ucduced here as full and complete in its nature and
Of the senator from Virginia, [Mr HUsTER,l and shall
not trouble the Senate any further
Mr.. BRODhEAD demanded the yeas and nays; which
were ordered
Mir HALE | wish 10 move an amendment TO the
amendment | move TO add the following pfovso:
"Prorided, That part OF this appropriation shall be
raid except the Indians who
emitted the same he shs be living, or 10
case Of death, TO his or Der children"
Mr.. BORLAND. approve OF the object of The provi.
90, SIR am IN favor oil having such one attached 10
all appropriations for the payment Of money to Indians
do not think however that the senator has made II su
ceny comprehensive. Ii provides only for payment to
the Indian himself, or in OF deah 10 his children
he shall be lad, and OF goes any OF his heirs
matter whether they children anybody else II
recognise the debt and undertake TO pay IL al all
debt OF course must pay il to any heirs who may be
left II The will say, instead OF children, the Ie-
gal heirs, think il would meet the more fully and
properly.
Mr. HALE. Ihave no objection 10 saying his widow
or children" My object is simply TO prevent this from
becoming fund tor SPECTATORS agents buy mp and
by saying g widow children"
Mr.. B0RLAND. ] would say Ibis heirs,' or his
legal heirs"
Mr.. BRODHEAD. Say heirs-atlaw"
Mr.. HALE | object to " heirs ai.law.' That would
bring 10 set of creatures that want TO keep out
suppose the assgnees are heirs. at-law.
Several SENATORS No; no.
Mr. HALE. They would be legal representatives, |
think
Mr. HALE. Well, cir. will make il " 10 his widow,
children, or heirs ai-law. have objection to that.
Mr. SEBAS TAN. have no objection to the proviso
The proposes, and hope il may be adopted But