The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-04

the sothern bands Of Clmanches and found them m
starving condition They forced 70 steal or 70 starve
The estimate OF Mr. Neghbors think Is very low one
We have adopted this policy in regard TO California at
much higher cost Perhaps that proper owing TO the
higher prices Of the necessary articles there The women
children and old men Of these Indians informed me that
they ready 10 go 10 work and To farm and they
wanted 10 do The agent who has been out among them
has made the necessary calculations and thinks the
named in the amendment win be sufficient TO enable him
get the necessary stock provisions and cattle and settle
them down to labor and work for something 10 live upon
Mr.. BRUDHEAD. How many of these Indians are
there2
Mr.. RUsK. That is difficult question to answer /
suppose when there last summer there were three
thousand of them there but much larger portion OF the
Cumanches stll further north These Indians pass
backwards and forwards up and down the country They
have no settled haoitation Those lhy saw We're lte
following the buffalo and other game sometimes they
pass over into Mexico, and sometimes into New Mexoo
and at other times very large number OF the northern
Cumanches assembled there together.
regard the sum proposed us little enough The agent
who has been there and who very familiar with them
regards necessary and thinks he make the expert
for this NV opinion s that this appropriation
will do the frontier than five times
the amount expended in . military force and am sas-
heA - >n r.iiewe tho Indians fror great suffering
The amendment was agreed to.
| Mr.. SEBASTIAN. am also instructed by the Commits
tee Indian Affairs TO offer the following amendment
in at the end Of the appropriations for the Sioux Of
Mississippi:
That the President be authorized to confirm to the Sioux
Of Minnesota forever the the Minnesota river
occupied by them and to embrace the country lying between
the Little Maraga and the ST. Peters rivers such
dtons as he may deem just And further that it be agreed
between the United States and the Sioux band of Indians
that should it at time hereafter be considered by the
them and for the benefit Of said indians It shall be- discre
tonay with the President by and with the advice and
sent OF the Senate to change the annues herein provided
for any part thereof, into fund for that purpose
The object of this amendment Mr. President is
firm to the Sioux nation Of Indians in Minnesota per-
manent home that reservation upon which they now
located for a temporary purpose. will be remembered,
that the Senate amended the treaty Of 1851 SO as to take
away from them the for which they had provided
in the original treaty and required the President TO pur
chase and acquire for them territory outside the limits Of
Minnesota In attempting to execute that provision how
ever he found il be mpractcabe and under the gem
eral authority conferred him by the treaty he located
them the provided for in the treaty but which
the Senate struck The censeor it amounts moth
ing than thatwbich he extended to them to reside
that reservation expires in FIVE years In the mean
time under the treaty different provisions made for
establishing farms building schoo-houses furnishing them
with agricultural implements and all such provisions as
made in favor of those who are permanently liked upon
the soil
The consequence is that IL tile Sioux be driven from
that at the end of five years all that shall have
gained in the pe in civzng them, and elevating
their social and physical condition win be entirely lost
and the money only squandered but than
dered Inasmuch therefore as it is ascertancd that we
have place to which to them not occupied by
other Indians and secured under treaty stpulaons it is
proposed locate them permanently the where
they temporarily located under the arrangement
made by the President 1t understood that the author
ties and territorial legislature of Minnesota have agreed to
the location of the Sioux there The provision recon-
mended by the department and by the Indian agent Tor
that tribe
conceded believe in all quarters by those best in
formed about the natter that the lands reserved for
their in that portion which is least valuable, and
which viii probably be the last reached by the white man
in the onward march Of white population The hope Isl
that by that time they will be fixed to the soil that they
make it their n and permanent resting place such
thing be found for an Indian at ALL II is expe
dent Of necessity to which compelled resort
They satisfied with this location and desire very much
| to be permanently settled there.
b, fr
ther than the original boundaries of the reserve in the
| treaty and establishes by the acquisition of small
amount of additional territory the natural boundary OF
river instead Of the artificial and arbitrary line which was
to bound the southeastern part of the country under the
treaty This addtonsgives them small tract Of wooded
country which very much desired by of their prom
inen chiefs Little Crow in this city and it is but
act Of justice to give To them for small consideration
and maintain the policy of the government in the location
of the Indians, which is to give them fixed and permanent
homes instead Of keeping them continually floating about
with the fluctuations Of the white population.
| The amendment agreed TO.
Mr.. SEBASTIAN The next amendment Of the commit
| tee is TO insert:
For settling the Of w. A. Gorman superintendent
Of Indian affairs Of Minnesota for services in taking test
Hon Alexander Ramsay late governor &C. by appointment
OF the President Of the United States under the resolution
| sl,46;
For expenses of witnesses said case, summoned behalf
| Of respondent, and for copying the evidence, 5000
The first item in this amendment is estimated for and
Il
Senate by the proper department The appropriation Is
for arrearages Of expenses incurred in carrying the
oution of the Senate passed Mt the last requiring
investigation to be made into the official conduct of
Governor Ramsay. That investigation will be remem-
bercd, turned to the President The proper de-
paruient the Secretary Of the Interior has paid por-
ton Of these expenses of the contingent fund Of that
department but for did pay the balance.
believe he to the conclusion that the payment
chargeable the contingent fund of that department
but should be made out of the contingent fund of the Sem
ate The Senate has paid portion OF the expensesor in
stance the per diem Of Judge Young of the commits
sionersout of its contingent fund but there still ball
incurred in the execution Of that resolution not yet
paid of any fund They certainly constitute legt-
mate charge upon some department upon fund
and we propose ingraft themwhere think they most
properly bcongupon the general Indian appropriation
| bill @
The details Of the estimate provide for the payment Of
Governor German, the other commissioner the
rate Judge Young for shorter period and for the pay
men of the marshal and attorney employed al the usual
and Of the witnesses in attendance The second item
embraces amount OF $3.50 which we believe to be a
reasonable allowance to the person employed by Judge
Young copy arrange and mebodze the evidence taken
which is very large volume, and would amount sup
pose large printed octave volume The other $3.50
making mp the $500 is estimated for the purpose
ing the expenses of witnesses summoned by the govern
ment ut the instance of Gov Ramsay himself II is be-
eved that this proper charge part of the expenses
and ought TO be paid equally with the witnesses summoned
the part Of the United States No specific return of the
gested by Governor Ramsay himself that $3.50 would be
sufficient TO the amount IL is in that that the
appropriation asked for Is to he paid.
| Mr. HUNTER | should like to know of the chairman
of the Committee Indian Affairs Of what items the al
lownnce Of Sl4l6 to Gov. German Is composed
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