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

acier Of the claims which The friendly Creeks set up for
ihdemniies Tor their losses during the war In pursu
ahce OF tat CALL and ia strict execution OF this power
he poceeded to discharge the duties committed 10 him.
and IN 1878 made out schedule OF those losses, and
transmitted It 10 the War Department, upon which he
based an estimate that 100000 would cover all the
losses lie pronounced this schedule however, TO be
loi0usly naccuaie but formed the basis OF appro
piiauon which Congress made IN lsl7, the distribution
OF which directed by the War Department afterwards
10 be made faaby according 10 the schedule containing
ibe number OF the claimants and the amount OF their
CLAIMS, which had been sent by COL Hawkins The Indian
agent, 10 the department The OF COL Haw-
kins, who nrustcd with this distribution, completed
the schedule; and besides the $500 which dis
inbuted raaby according TO the instructions Of The
War Department. he makes out the aggregate OF the
claims TO be $4,000 more as is estimated in this amend
meni, or $l05, 600 in all.
Thus forms brief outline OF the claim. As have
stated, this is 10 pay the qudaed balance OF sixty cents
on the dollar upon claims adudcated TO be good by Of
csr OF the United States, III express pursuance of the
instructions from the proper authorities Of this govern
men upon which claims there has been paid pro rota
distribution OF forty cents upon the dollar II would
seem, therefore, that the question presented is OF the
very slmpest character it is whether this government
10 extending the simplest act Of justice TO the friendly
Creeks, justly and honestly compound it's debt Of
gratitude at the rate OF forty cents the dollar
II may, then, be asked why has SO simple debt this
originally OF such acknowledged validity, been prosecu-
ted unsuccessfuy against the United States hereto
fore will present brief array OF iacls to show that
IN this injustice these Indians have acqucsced but
that the balance Of this indemnity has been standing
iraditionary of complaint against this government
and Of which they have complained from that day 10
this, and have exercised sleepcss vigilance in its pros
ecuton. But they have been delayed, in consequence
OF preiext other from that time this but there
has been no peiex obstacle or impeachment IN the way
beyond the mere difficulty oil Their getting their claim be-
fore Congress in such manner 10 demand lis being
heard-inore troublesome to them and more unounded
than the difficulty raised by most extraordinary report
OF the Committee OF Ways and Means, made in 1924 in
the House Of Representatives. shall not speak OF
that report further than to say that is the most perfect
array OF objectionable blunders from beginning 10 end
nod <,f
the character OF the claim-that have had the
necessity OF investigating. If the report OF the committee
OF 1924 IS at all relied upon by the honorable chairman
OF the Finance Committee, Mr. HUNTER] who un-
dersand intends to discuss This claim, shall then feel II
necessary TO take up this report and dssect ii and show
its palpabe mistakes plainly that no doubt can be
tet talned that that committee wholly msconcelyed that
treaty will show that they did not have but about half
the necessary papers before them; and the material
OF all the documents, the original report OF the Indian
agentthe first who made out The imperfect schedule Of
The clamanis-was not before the committee at the time
they made this report
The whole OF The facts that constitute the basis of
this claim form part OF the documentary history of this
government They imbodied in very elaborate and
detailed report OF the facts communicated by the Indian
date OF August 25 1885, and forms part of the report
OF the Committee on Indian Affairs in favor of this
claim. The original act OF appropriation made in 1917
for the OF s5 OOO which distributed among these
scheduled Claimants, The aggregate of whose demands
amounted 10 SlsJ,0O0, leaving the precise balance
which Therefore term the liqulaed balauce-contaned
"A
Of this is contained in The report of b Mitchell, dated
Creek Agency, March, 1918. la this report he goes
TO state the particular amount Of claims which made
up III favor oil each OF the towns Of the Creek
NaoD, the OF the claims and the amount of the
distribution made 10 each in satisfaction OF the
claims and II was found 10 be precisely 40 cents
the dollar. have also printed document here which
exhibits not only the aggregate OF the claims favor OF
each Of the Creek towns, but IL contains the
OF each particular claimant, the amount OF claim awarded
to him indemnify and the precise amount in dollars
and cents paid in part satisfaction OF those claims.
shall not read it, as is lengthy document, bu, merely
apprze senator's OF the act that there such docu-
ment, where they may learn not only the amount OF the
claims, but the OF each claimant, and the amount
yet due to them, they preserved in The regular doc
umenlary history of the government where they may be
consulted by any one who enlertains any doubt OF the
justice OF these claims.
have stated that the non-payment Of this balance had
been made the sublec, oil continued complaint upon the
part oil the Creek Indians In 1917 they appeared here
and obtained the original appropriation OF $S5 900. In
1891 IN 1884, IN lS27ai various penods IRON 1880 TO
1888, and continually, believe, from the year 1912 they
have been pressing this matter before Congress In 1871
the administration then proper TO send out
credited agent OF the United States from the
Creeks west OF the NJ ssssipp what the OF
complaint for which they claimed redress and indemnity
from the hands OF the government And Il IS remarka-
Bile that old chief, venerable from his ageone OF the
old chiefs who bad assisted The United States in the
OF lSi4enunerales this very unsatisled claim part
OF the grievances OF the Creek Indians He spoke OF
the amount that they had received from the government
as being bu an insignificant triie in comparison with the
aggregate claim. He tells OF very interesting cooquy
he mad with Gen jackson when President OF the United
States, in which the justice OF this claim is fully recog
nsed by the old chief but he put of under the pre-
text that this government would pay the claim when the
Creeks had removed west He says that the President OF
the United States recognised the claim al that day, but
artuly suggested this mpedment account OF mere
political question which he anxious accomplish
by the removal OF the Indians and the only obstacle in
the way OF WAS ther not being yet removed 80 that
there has been constant recognition OF this claim. and
pressing OF il by the Creek Indians. II appears
that there have been auspices under which they have
presented ii so favorable those under which they
present -and that Is in consequence OF the policy
adopted by The Indian Department OF ordering the Indian
agen, OF each tribe 10 present the claims OF that tribe be-
fore Congress.
have presented now an outline OF this claim, and
shall not speak further upon IT, unless the report Of the
committee OF 1924 is seriously insisted upon
why this appropriation should be made II that is
the case shall have further TO say reference TO this
matter
Mr.. BORLAND, have a few words 10 say, 10 addi-
ton TO what think is the very clear and satisfactory
statement favor OF this clam which my colleague
[ Mr.. SsBAsTrAS1 has presented. ! have looked with
some care into this so.caed deficiency BILL and | have
found il exceedingly difficult 10 fix my mind upon
single item in the whole b except this OF sil0 600,
that really up 10 the full meaning and intention of
deficiency IL conforms in every particular to the re-
quirements OF the rule for making additions TO appro
praiion bill. And then Il possesses every feature,
peciay all the most favorable features of deficiency,
appealing 10 the justice, The grattude the generosity,
and the common fairness oil Congress Here are por-
on OF the Creek Indians, who appealed TO by the
government OF the United States when they at
with other tribes OF Indians and with portion OF that
very ribeappeaed 10 to stand by us and render US very
important service in that very dIMcult and troublesome
period OF exisencean agreement which they agreed