, 1870-12-12
Plain Talk from Ono Of The Indian
Peace Commissioners.
How Contractors Become Rich
and the Government Gets
Swindled.
Representative Iull0m Strongly
Recommended for the Utah
GOternorsllip.
General Schenck and the English
Mission,


Special Despatch to The Cheap Trthnnt.
sERlors CHARGES AHAihsT the lsp1As OFFICE
NAsHIkGroS. Dec. 1i.-So document has msde
its appearance In = long time upon Indian sdasrs
tLat has cteatsd al much corse-nttion to quar-
tcrs where 1t waa supposed they were going pstty
knothy. 81 fhe report Of Tiillafu Welsh, OF Phlla
dolphin, nltmbcr Of the Icdiau Peace Commission,
Just made TO Secretary uelanc. Sit. Welsh. duE-
Ing November, visited twelve Tribes upon the
Missouri Ksrer, In Dakota The following portion
OF iLs report, which makes direct charges against
the ludl4n o.t1ce and tis head. viii probably be
ulte the subject Of CongteAslo onal action during
the coming week.
"There ts one department that stu needs the |
powerful grasp Of master hand. refer to puz~
chaEes By contract and otherwise. 1t Is es.ima'ed
'b3 men Of large experience thst few adrots |
made 1t least $s.o 100 this ytar fIom supplies to
the lt.iians on the Missouri River alone. All tnts,
e2 es ena nasf ss oSen n te @na
merchants manage uar opera:ions. Thus 1910
sack4 Of Hour w1rc cont'a t'a:tet for At *a9' tor
4 bag Of ninety pounds, delivered al sioux
City. while the pt1ce a. that place WIS ss.sV, |
aL unRht 70 haye been 81. as xlea; is onl5 worth
tie ssns aa's a, t. sa te
reservation, and 64 ccn,s TO Grand River.
the !. te1vston ut onetllni the cost of the pres
ent supplies. Tue $500 head OF cattle required
fir eirH The 1a'l'ana we're furnished by certain
virtually Tufhlet their contracts a. IN tmmsnae
rront 10 e9ually tennnos: Ole Texan nesdets Ihste
nerde's tske a .he Tx Ct .slise:az tie cstiie
/ paid on tlln game voucher tsat draws the money
| In Washington. It IL estimated that *s000 to
i:au.:s IN the count ct cnst and IN tuelr weight,
Compress has been surviving It 1uanT yeaFs to rte-
vett frauds b5 LEGISLATION. checks aad restraints.
I iustend Ut by cntrus'inG experienced and thor.
| u2hy competent tucu with the tllsnu Sement 0f
Tas s;s's sssa 10, 'ss T rtusy sSsn .a1san ss
the bt,sncAs into the hacds OF tho initatcd. wno
| successfully manipulate she whole aIA!F 80 that
a. aoreicsr. by = system cf st:aw ntis. aud ny
occasional purchases VI the prospective pFotis OF
toMe stisd oidaer the systSm % y re,ussd 70 o.,
por1 M occurrence that Iuust you will refer at
onsa sa snsss,isat,on and puoiic report The fo.-
Ing clause will be found IN tho NC. OF spgeess
paced tne :sa q 1; last july termed tue 1na'an
Il thsil the duty et s.!d Bo.sa of indisn Gomis
fs. ss tss i Is .sf & Gs
70 inspee ~ ssod raIth.s.sd fos ss,a pd.ns Ia
aaeiue naSis eSsa prth,.es" ] q sid s"ods ' '
! *.These Special Commissioners were consulted
MS to the rarchasc ami inspection Of dr5 goods
but they were not consulted OF even notified OF tht
purchase ard inspection Of otoer 90otls that West
on e nt.sct ami ny private sale, 70 The extea
; i 1tty s'sss saeussn, T. dollars Of ta.s sum va
d pound on the hoof. the Mighty responsible
Texss Ifosers delivering them. without any tssl
10 the otS,usi purchaser t. " cent? ~ gonoa a.
agent refused 10 receive these cattle, as be At
ready had three 1nonthh supply; the loss b,
j: resi'ns: "a md Sy lie cot Of heriipE besng :
g.eat that the sgcnt would not assume The risk
xs 70 eesse ne
live Older ot the Commissioner OF 11tian Affairs
: was crrdt,y informed at the aRen' ,es tina
n TIC aafeIs ID oee seveai he fae
that Try ment Was made on receipts given b
,Sn wos Il q sesuE ee2 %
without giving Inc numbefo OF the catsle, or stat
!. Weighing certain number, OF 81 ! mere g1ess i
the weight. The certificates for slauRhtered oce
esa sSe reoot sas q an
Or fraud BY hts representative vas received At ta
lnatsn onice. It was DOT sent 70 she Auditor.
! ihe purchase, it should have l,een sent 10 IN
Audit II before the next payment. When the It'd
I, incs Of these transactions reached me- hore
e to meet an extReney. TO ms surprise,
d saw tmmense herds Of Texas cattle Q
R,yee = La. ias ia 1 90
At Ok cents pound. the be!re sl:staa. Gait,
for immediate delivery could hare oeen rnec ~
eeu1er q ls%s or M
tails equally startling, bn: this viii autee 10 q
St Thsts IL facts came eefore % me- viii a wa s,a.,
the President Of the untfed States 10 carrying O
Il h,s policy. ftlt bound to communicate them,
knew that both the Pfreidcnt ami 5nu-self d.
y rtnlyett u purge tha Indian Department thu
II ouRhlv. that appropriations by Congress for Il
L. benefit OF tho 1Ehtan may he cafrer tmrs1t Il
D. !atgcss oeuent to this 1onR-ncg1ectel pc 1P!c.
At TKEAr1Es RATIFIED. :
a The Senate has ratned the treaty hgutat
l. c!tizenahtp between the ruted S'aics a1A Eet
II tGti Norway. II nroTttIes that cistzeuB
tlther conutEy, whc bus resided for nye years
< the other. aud during that time hare beconae a
A. are TrcnRntxed As citizens, shal! he regarded
IL citlzeBs by the nation whose citizens they
we're. but the mere declaration to hec7me a c
r. zsn has the effect Of citizenship legally acaulrt
4 Under the treaty. persons thus becoming citize
e. | Of one country maJ subsequently be again rcceiy
"y as citizens By the countty Of their birth. 7
9. exttadit!on treaty OF 1S6Q, between thtse t.
~ ccuntrits, remains In force. The Senate has a.
n. ratl1ti TREATY for the return OF criminal fu
en- tiyes between OUT country anu San Salvador.
TnE GoykRS.Rsa1r OF rEAn.
~ ~ TIE statement that Cu1lem has been actua
tcr,lcrsl the Goyc1ushir Of C,an Is not true. Z
to rumor had It's origin In 4 conversation had =
OF the President by tblru PARTIES, who were urgtn;
change in that pusiithp, IN the coutse OF VII
the President stated THAT, It a change was to
tnaaes as eao'ee would be Inc aashor OF last
1es o'A :" apoasA Po3saWs' S4nce khls e3pl
o. sson on rue ps'1 or Inc PRESIDENT, tne lead
n memoels et oosa noases OF coseFcA nave "
u. useiEe eunom 70 accept Inc appointment. sno
he tehaefea nim. Ih1s taese Is no psooant
Of his doing, at least unless change OF policy
lp- the conduct Of Affairs In the Territory Rhould
'u- ina1gu1ated. Since Gallons name has been N
sa soeed TOT tnls position. various candidates n
he been urged upon the President. wtnous success:
,te VICE ApA1KAL rokf1a3 CASE.
he iaffe s N intention On INC fafi OF several
a. tae House 10 attempt 70 Pass Oil aoolsninR
he fn.rno,rn~ A. ~. AN. ,,ms ~ ,nn,an
ali ko-uos'o". a. kae saAae 'sne po"e14o4 91auen
H. "utA uPon sena9o'a " Pse.ea. coanst
uu. 2 uu'uoes u e1'8aEuss iileaus nee pte
~ heat ~ 1ae eIpos'uou. 1aes atset 8aat fos'
al rs ~ @re -*ss oeta.tueo', , vas eoussat
,e- auaosas .Gekus - 'a1toas pe1H sasN tuco
ur- "aA'nA nan ross -sa"11A a. New aosk' pfes*
nS uanos1a "alca " ~ atstaste1u1 10 MN,
49, eaanT!aE tae Aanlsa!a uaK *uaeul consult
h. nlm+ iais ia11cr 1oucned EarfaRut deeply, ST.
et, tne style prescribed was almost exactly G
.ne o. me nag OF snAu European STATE and reR1
~ X, Cd as one of the most magnificent OF a1 "a
naRh The nrst time Farrsgut knew OF cha
IN II. II WIS faised as he was Kong On boA:d
hesnr ,o1a fh., !, "a 1he nss neon,,rnn ~ ma
mifa1 ordered 1t 10 10 run down, saying II was
Intended 10 nouof him. And before hts death
n. directed that Should not be carried 1T his fane
ls- Ntts facts Of this so1t arc coming to Light,
afe oelhS uaed Win Scs3 considerable eject aga
1psters ............
ur. APPROPRIATION H1tls.
me The House APPROPRIATION Committee will b