, 1874-03-25
INDIAN SUPPLIES.
Special Daapa,ch u 1'he Ch.cago tribune

ALLEGED FRAUDULENT CONTRACTS.
WAsAlNGroS, D. C., March 24.-Among the
specifications Of charges tlal with tho House
Committee On Indian Affairs upon which an in
vcAtiEation ia to be- had are tho following; For
beef for tho sevon Upper Missouri Agencies for
tho present fiscal yoar, the following awards
were made:
Thu Wae.stone and Rsd Cloud Agencies to A, H,
Wilder. IF St. Iaul Mf H., at t.12h par 1Oo pounds;
syens Of Kansas City No., It s2 IL per 100 pounds
aud for tho sactee, Iankton, and Cheyenne Arc ncie
to J. II. Dodge, Of Iowa, at s27oA per 100 pounds.
These awards were malo In New York. It Ia
assorted That when
THE FINAL CONTRACTS
woro made at Washington the Dodge and slav-
ems agencies were exchanged. md the contract
price raised cents por pound from the awards
made in Now York. Responsible mon, orrer-
ing good bonds, put in bids at much
lower flguros' Ono Of them J. B.
Harlan. OF Iowa, at such ratea
a. would havo made difference in behalf OF tho
tho saving would lave been less. but still con
siderable. These bidders filed their protests
With tho Interior Department ct tho time tho
awards woro made,
For the Backtoet Agency, L. B. Church bid to
furnish beef at e*2.25 poE 1O0 pounds, while tho
award Has natle to o hIr. Storey ut 82.S3 per 100
!la. For tho Grow Agency, Afontana, William
no"lan, OF Montana. offered to furnish XXX
nour at Sl.to per lou fhs,, while tho award was
50 por loo pounds Tho bond dol ofrored BY Nov. ".
1an vas perfectly good. Flo has written to haj.
Maglnnis, the Delegate from Montana, to huvo
the matter yentilated.
bids FOR TRANSPORTATION
from lieu cloud to Che 5enno wore filed as fol-
!owB: ]. ": Savens, s1.40 per loo pounds per
100 miles D. J. McUann, 9l20 do; George
Marshall. S1.1o Dc; II. Middleton, 'o5 cents
do; Hoeht 4 May, s1;17, do: Ncounn
received tho award at Now York at s1.20, which,
It ~ assertod, was afterwards increased to 41.75
TlisiB Gut d sample Of the complaints flied for
investigation.
Tho Committee arc undoubtedly
DETERMINED TO PRosEourE THIS INVESTIGATION
With tthoroug'lnoss' aud it il now quito safe
Board in awarding - contracts for the
last two fiscal years to como forward, aud give
specifications. It is believed thoro IL \ large
who know Of wrongs 30 committed will send in-
formation to tho Hon. George NJ. AdalnB OF the
C0mMitteo, their communication will DO treAteQ
nB confidential. The 1lasue and address OF the
witnesH should DO given in order that he .uay ba
aubptonGed.
TILE INDIANS At RED CLOUD AND WHE1sToNE
AGENCY.
Tho Secretary Of the interior haa forwarded
to Speaker Blauo a lotter from tic. Oo1n.nls-
6ioner Of Indian Affairs dattiug forth that the
coutract for supplying the Indians at Red Cloud
mud Whetstono Agohcios with beot expired on
tho 15lh, but &hat the contractors had
consented to continue tho supply till I
the Int OF April. Tho Commissioner REQUESTS that
an appropriation OF over 920o000 be made Ut |
ones to supply these Indians with beef till tho
1Bt Of January, When tho uew appropriation will |
become aysilable. The Secretary jolua IN urging |
speedy action. There seems to be several !
poiuta about this worth attention. II 1t takes |
moro than 5000, 900 to supply boef for thoso In
1lanB during tie summon lnontha, tho cost tna |
whole yoar must bs considerably more thuu |
$500, 600. It aQa,nB Just
LITTLE SINGULAR |
that ths contract expires tl4roo and half |
tnonths before tln ABcnl year IL out ,stead OF at
tho end Of tho ,yoar, aud that . request Tor now
ta Delayed TIL tue contract has OK
pirad. aud until within about week Of tho time !
up to which tho contractors - Bpoolal favor
oouaent. to furnish supplies, when It oomos In
eoiuhsa II ns mo4t GRsHi tstmi. TAS fApS |