The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-08
WASHINGTON.
OTTAWA INDIANS As CITIZENS.
Issue Of Duplicate Pension
Checks.
WAsESSGToN, Mar 7, 1874.
Indians ms Citizens.

treaties become citizens OF the United States. The
following is the text Of the decisions
Referring TO your communication ei the 4tn INST.
requesting views o. the department. us TO the
statutes OF the OTTAWA Indians u biacAards tork
and Rancho lABpW, under the provisions OF me
treaties OF 1852 and 1867, are IN orned tlat aztec
y careful consideration o. the SUBJECT ain OF the
opinion that under said treaties the ottawa Indians
arr now citizens OF the United states and conSe.
suently are entitled all the privileges aud immu
mites guaranteed To other ciiizens. woud lurlher
re- ark that ,neir wardship has ceased and they are
entitled funds in the hands OF the secretary oil the
Interior as trustee but nasmucn as there is no au-
thorlt given hun TO dispose OF these FUNDS and dis
tribute the proceeds, Congress should be calico
TO provide Tor the case by additional legislature.
Pension Checks Z cg uiations of the Treasury
Relative 10 the Issue of duplicates.
BY an act OF Congress of July IA, 1870, pension
agents were authorized to issue checks in lieu or
laying pensioners, claiming legal tender. Since
the law went INTO eject 1T has been found that in
many instances parties In whose favor the checks
were drawn have either lost mislad them and,
as there was no provision for issuing duplicate
checks, the pensioner has been the loser. To
remedy this Congress, at its last session. by act APP
proved April 10, 1871, authorized the payment OF
duplicate checks under such instructions as.mlgnt
be issued by the Secretary of the Treasury the law
providing that they should not be cashed until the
expiration uf six months ana in sums not exceed
ing $500 In accordance with this authority the
Treasury Department has issued the following
circular instructions TO assist Treasurers desig
mated. de positories OF tie United States
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, May Q 1871.
In compliance with an act OF Congress, entltled
IAN aet 10 authorize the payment OF duplicate
checks Of disburslng ofncerS' approved April 49,
le7l, the following regulations are established
immediately upon the loss Of CHECK the owner, TO
inIine .n project ms Interest should In ~diling
OF Tue lart or such loss, stating the name OF agent
10y whom 1t was Drawn, describing the check, CIV
mg IL possible its date, number ana amount, and
requesting Thar. payment OF the same he stopped.
4 lg-
suea the original check with an anidavt in dupl-
cant III fu, s,.rbing the check and its endorse
ments snowln,, his interest therein, detailing
the circumstances attending its loss what
potion, II any, ne has taken to stop payment
thereon. The a 1idavt must be taken ana signed
generally and ne must certify that administered
The oath. II such officer Is not judge or clerk OF a
court OF record his authority to administer the oath
must be certified py the clerk OF OF record
hay ng official knuwledge OF that fact lie must
torn and aceordinv Is the instructions as shown and
embraced the plInied forms prepared by THIS de.
partmenl ana lu nlshed 10 pension agents Tor this
purpose. Tbs orr .ina affidavit and The bond when
executed are 10 be endorsed by the agent as having
been submitted 10 MIN, and as beng the PROOF ana
security upon whEn he mad acted aud he
WILL after tile expiration OF SIX months
ISSUED, cause a duplicate 10 issue, which must be
an exact E'anscr pt rom the original especial care
correspond win those of the original cheek The
original anhlavt the bond and the duplicate cheek
troller OF the Treasury VINO upon their reception
wiz advise the orilce or bank on which the cheek
was drawn that IA application for a certain dupl
cate check Is pending, and the bank Office Will
Immediately inform the Second Comptroller whether
a request has been MADE to stop payment Of the
pad not. The duplicate affidavit will be re-
ie e 'hs issued ne as an1cs Sdense ness
the Information obtained Is satisfactory
c,eney Of me reason and the proof for the Issue If
the duplicate check. aud II he approves OF the same
and OF the accompanying bond he VIII certify suca
cer-
tiy upon The duplicate check the TACT OF snch APP.
prevail. ding the AFFIDAVIT and bond IN his Office and
forwarding The check TO the party 10 whom it be-
longs. Any duplicate check Issued in pursuance OF
these Instructions bearing such certificate OF the
Second Comptroller, may, n properly endorsed. be
paid by the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer
deposior on whom II is drawn. subject 10 the same
rules and regulations apply 10 the payment or
original CHEEKS but no duplicate shall be PAID If the
original shal already have o, been paid These
Tor sums less than $780, and are not
intended 10 interfere with any other arrangement |
which may be entered into between the party In In
ferest and the drawer OF check, whereby the Issue
OF another check Place Of the one lost nay be pro-
Acting secretary OF the Treasury.
Ecuador Copying Onr Financial system.
Our financial system abroad has met with such f,
approval that the republic OF Ecuador sends TO its
Minister here 70 forward all data regarding our
tonal banking system. with the view OF establishing
the sane system IN that country In PURSUANCE ~
the Instructions from his government. Senior Don
Antonio Flores. the Minister from Ecuador. has
spent the past week In thoroughly aequainting him
self with the workings OF our Treasury Department,
generally and In DETAIL and mas made, bS his assO-
citation with our finances, quite reputation Tor the
advancement and high state Of cultivation Of our
sister republic. '''1~ss -
The Kansas, Missouri and Aytan.a. Boun-
Hon. James M. Ashley, recently appointed COMP
missioner of the United States to act in conjunction
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Indians for running the line along the western
boundary OF Arkansas and Missouri, and the
southern boundary OF Kansas, left here tonight on
his way to that country He is authorized to select
the requisite number OF scientific men for the pur-
pose. There has been much trouble growing out OF
the indefinite boundary, such as frequent disputes
about The jurisdiction OF the courts OF those States
and Of the Indian authorities. Several villages,
of them containing 1000 Inhabitants, are claimed
by botn parties The establishment OF the proper
lines will remedy the existing difficulties.
Chains Against Mexico.
The following claims were yesterday rejected by
the United states and Mexican Claims Commits
son:-Chares stiaan and brother, Isaac A. Nor
gan, James A. Tyler, John Iruhig and Joseph Dentz
against Mexico In the case OF Benjamin Elliott
against Mexico on award OF $1,000 was made in
ias0f Of the claimant 49,. -s@S..-S~
Population Of California,
Complete returns Of The population or California
have been received at the Census Bureau, from
which IL appears the total population OF California
IL 66o223, including 493ll Chinese and e,s95 In
dians OF the total population there we're born in
California, exclusive or 6,251 Indians and 4s5
Chinese, l63.l5l, and there were 200 1927 born in
foreign countries. The resident population OF san
Francisco Is returned at 14)473, which total IN
cludes 2022 Chinese ana $50 coored.
Ocean Postage.
The expectation appears to be entertained in some
quarters that the rate OF postage between tins
country and England Is 10 he reduced to penny or
two cents per half ounce, at least that there is
prospect OF negotiations being initiated for the
accomplishment OF that object. This expectation
has however. no foundation IN fact and probably