, 1874-06-11

How Secretary DeIano Has Snubbod
Them and Aided the H.
dian Ring.
Specia1 Dispatch to Tho Chicaro Tribune,

STECtHt IthpttEtt ~ IHG tHfCHT0 iFlUHHEs
New YoRK, Juno 10.-Tho CAUSES Of tho rosig-
nation OF the 1ndian Commission havo not been
fully written. Tho following facts concerning
it have beon gathered carefully, and aro perfectly
trustworthy: Tho beginning Of Grants first
Presidential term found tho Inaian Duroeu Of
tho Department Of the Interior In d Do
moralizod condition. It was 92,ooo,ooo in
dobt, after having expended oil appropria-
ton Of s4,000,000. Tho House Of Repro
sontativea objected to pay tho liabilities
OF tho Department, but a2.000,o00 ms finally
appropriated, to DO expended for tho bonoft Of
tho Inaians, under tho joint notion Of tho Into
rior Department lnd commission Of ten oiti-
IONS, who should act aB alysora Of tho Secretary
mud should sorve without compensation, tlor
actual cxponaos only to bo paid by tho Govern
mont. sucl committee Of citizens was nppoint-
cd April 10, 1860, aud was organized under Con.
Cox, Secretary of tho Intorior. During
his administration tho Commissioners
woro treated with tho utmost courtesy, and
wore uHod as ndyisnrs III ai Indian affnirs, but as
aoon as Dolano succeeded him, 1t became appa-
rent TINT tho now secrotnfy looked upon tho
Commission as In some way
INTERFERING WITH HIS pIASB AND SCHEMES.
Within n year after Delano camo into office, lo
began to manifest feeling Of Hua-
,,',, pie,on tln,, and jealousy Of tic oommiE-
Mr.. Drunot nmong other thugs, with improper
conduct, tanaing to Interfere with the Secretary
Of tho Interior " businoaa, and also with having
sont out oertai', anonymous printed circulars,
dont Of rittsburg, who was huatilo to AIr.
Drnnot. All the charges of Secretary Doano
againBt Mr.. Brlnos wore rofuted. Deaho
professod to be satisfied but evidently still
seemed to bo currrout among tic subordiuatos q
the Department.
Vacancios which hayo occurred havo boon
,,oa " am mem non nominated 5y neano
fore tnoir appointment. and all Of
whom received pay afterwards. Thcro wore
Ohio Jones', Of Ohio; aud Smith, Of the
roce7od from 81 900 to ss6oo 1op their @ servicos.
Tho general policy OF Delano BoemB to have beou
to buy, with Government money, the good will
Of all wose cooperation might at any time bo
desirable, and thus cause them to BOO no moro
policy.
oHED1EET SATELLITES.
Ha and his Commissioners coincided In all
things, and ho refused to listen to tho older
mo,nbers. The reception Of nonsy for their
servisos by Doano's Commissioners gays great
offonco to tile older members of the Board who
believed that it's dignity was impaired by such
conduct. Accordingly the Board adopted q reso-
luton, only tho members appointed by Delano
who were present voting in tho negative, do
elaring It 'inbecoming III any momber Of tho
Commission to receive compensation for his Her-
vices. Under tho cirounstances, this placed the
two sections Of tho Commission in open m
tagonism.
The opposition between tho Commission and
Delauo was no. Quo Of sentiment merely; it Was
HOPELESS STRUGGLE AGAINST WRONGS
which tho Commission was croated to put IN end
to. Contracts for Indian supplies could
not 10 made without tho approval
OF the Commission. Thon, too, tho
honest members of the Commission wero i'm
posed upon by tho Secretary in awarding con-
have acknowledged that they havo paid 25 por
cent for contracts.
What ia called tho Indian Ring ia very difficult
moro thnn $40, ,00D. .000 to meot my emergency.
Scarcely largo city East or West ls without ono
or moro 1nomberR The body controls leading
ofticero in tho Department Of the Interior, and
exerts vast iuiuonco in the election OF nlen to
Congress-. and III gotting their men appointed on
Committees Of tho swo Houses. It il believed
that the Indian Ring dictated the appointment
Of the present Committee on Indian Affairs in
the House Of Representatives. making 1t
A CONDITION or 1n. BLA1NE's ELECTION
to tho spoakerahip. THIS COMMITTEES havo
beon engaged all winter in inyostigat-
Ing the 1nGlan Bnroan anu have induatriouay
exorted themselves to SOC how little they could
tinl out aud how much they could cover up.
whole country aro now cooperating with tho
Departments Of tho interior aud tho Houso Com
mittoo on Indian AFFAIRS to represent that the
resigniug Commissioners llnr0 beou In tho
wrong, while the facts prove TINT they woro
right.