Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-02-04

reuCo o., this giaring wrong the BoRrt
of Indian Com missioners caused tn,
following paragraph 70 be inserted il
the proposals. for supplies for The cur
rent fiscal year "No contract, .ol
1 part thereof, will be permitted 10 b
assigned or filled by other parties With
out the written consent Of the Secre
tary of the Interior" ,l,.. u, ,.s,.
i !, was invited 70 be present at IN,
opening Of these bids, and was PRIV
|, 70 the fact that the Board Of IndiaI
4 Commissioners cndeayored 10 avoit
n The possibility Of ihe recurrence of IN.
wropgs Of the previous year. The,
II divided tho coptrnct for cattle bet
residents in Minnesota, in Nehraska a
and in Kansas, and yet the same oh
Ijectionable, contractor bas been per
mitted TO purchase one or more Of The
shares, and 70 supply The cattle fol
the, other contractor or contractors
With the full knowledge Of the Inter
ior Department. When, awarding
contracts for cattle and for freight
we were all surprised at the urgency
Of General Cowen, Assistant Secretary
OF the Interior, and Of Indian Comis
sioner Smith, that large contract.
should be given to. A, II. Wilder, o.
Minnesota. The commissioners tele
graphcd TO Minnesota and fouLd hi,
mercantile standing good, but they
were left in ignorance Of the tact tha,
five months before that time the some
what notorious contract for pine tim
ber had been concluded by Mr.. Smith
and approved by General Cowen. Act
ing Secretary OF the Interior, withou,
having been reported TO Secretary
Delano, as he tcstifiss. Had this fact
keen known, ] am satisfied that the
Board OF Indian Commissioners would
not have approved the contract with
| Wilder and certainly they would not
have removed tho objections urged
against Agent Smith ip the Senate
when his name was brought before i,
for confirmation So Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs.
i AT your request, the Board Of In
dian Commissioners will undoubtedl,
report the extent Of purchases and
contracts for supplies and for freight
madc without conference with them,
and Of vouchers paid without having
been submitted to them in accorda nus
with a law Of Congress, well knowr
TO the Secretary OF the Iuterior anc
the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs
| ! do not ask your help in cancsllins
the Illegal and the fraudulent con
tracts for pine timber. The Secretary
of the Interior has already suspended
action under them, and If neither b,
nor Congress see fit to annul thes,
contracts, the rights of tho Indian cal
be sufficiently protected by the court,
in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
! do respectfully but earnestly ash
your aid and that Of Congress in pro
ducing such reform in the Indiar
Office us will protect tho interests O
tho Indian and the Government, ant
insure tho continuance OF the human,
policy that has. from my own obser
vation, been more successful than ever
the best friends Of the Indian daref
10 hope for. =" -''. ~
Con,ross "a ~ o..,a;. 49, :.
snonsi6ls for nsr, os,La ~ro
rv Of three ,bonssni doiI.rs' as a !.
ent;relv ;nadaona,o 20 .a.ura III, .,, ~ =
Time oi an in,sll;gent md comna,an' @
| Comm;ssioner Of 5nd;. ~ g.;r. c.,
aries yarv;ng from s;x 20 ,an h, 90,
dollars a1d Snwards 40 na;d =, ~.
insurance. com nsn;ss snd anL :. ou' "s
| ficers Of less 90 nao;,v m. 49,; -, o
properlv 10 mano,a ibe Tnd;a y Ga;oa
AZ. ~ sa.ary 81 .won.y-nve hundreo
1oI o.',a JIM :" eaon ,hoiahl ageh'
no'.1 ~ s.u' sconon'y, 40 so'ns oases
..o ss"g,uus oou'es pay tne vnited
ota,es inu'ah agent q sa'aryin addition
from tho Goysruman, oneu to,'aas haos received s
fnd that ann whoI,,. ;osdan' v s"ey
seoure homes, man w;,h a,' snmnia -" "
nacitv for that oe,co Th;s | Az; .;SaS ya
rcsnonsib;li,v should (, aun;a @ u ueI ~
| Il Is rather 6umilias;ng ~ ,he cnn '