The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-15

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That was check upon the frauds, but
the check had been removed, and the
Commissioners had reported last year
that many accounts which they had ex-
amined and objected to, had
been paid in spite Of their protest,
to al Indian ring, including Dodge
and Wilder and others of that sort, with
whom contracts were made in violation
of law. He believed that all their safe
guards had been removed for the very
purpose of letting these frauds gs on.
A provision in regard To the Indian
Commissioners having been reached, Mr..
Randall stated that the Chairman of the
Board was secretary and treasurer Of the
Atlantic and Pacific railroad company,
and that certain Indian lands would 90
to that company. In certain events, his
interests therefore, were adverse to those
ofthe Indians and ofthe Government. He
referred to Clinton b. Fisher and Mr.. Par
ker, of Missouri, and said he did not know
anything about private affairs. General
Fiske said these commissions were APP
pointed on recommendation by various
churches in the country ana he was in
- - - ul,I"S, tIat ,hav moro ,,nna
men. General Fiske stood high rs u
citizen of Missouri. All these men
worked without compensation, and it
was purely labor Of love aud charity and
Christianity on their part.
Mr.. Randall-Churches are not always
RIGHT and in some of their recommenda-
ti@ns | nm rather inclined TO think il is
q hod vear for Christian Ministers.
Laughter.
A provision in regard to the Round
VALLEY Indian reservation. in California.
being under consideration. Mr.. Luttrell
suggested that the reservation should be
rented to men who would contract TO
feed and take care OF the Indians
Mr.. Parker, OF Missouri, remarked that
that would reduce the Indians to the con-
dition ofthe Poems.
MIR. Luttrell replied that they wcr"
now treated worse than the Peons, lie
understood that IN one OIL the holhd
Valley reservations the Indians Wrr"
often tied up and whipped Ike dogs by
order of the agent.
Mr.. Starkweathcr-W hat agent does
this?
Mr.. Luttrell-Rev. l.. Bonchard.
Mr.. Starkwcathcr-ls he agent now
Mr.. Luttrell- He Is.
Mr.. Starkweathcr-N hen was he ap-
pointed?
Mr.. Luttrcll-TwO or three years ago.
Mr.. Starkweathcr-Wha hat denomina-
tion does he belong to?
Mr. Luttrcll-le is Methodist, and
am sorry to state it. Laughter. He
is Il Republican. More Laughter lie
was "a SeccssioniSt, but ut the close OF the
war he became Republican, and that
was his reward.
Irwin's Case.
Tho Srool,cr bnr. Ioid beforc tbc
unn.c q rr,m,nunic,tion from the Ser
.t,tin~ that he had been
roomirsI hy q writ ofbobeos corpus is.u-
ed by judge Macarthur, of the supreme
Court of the District of Columbia. to
nroJucc before him the BODY of
i. b. Irwin. recusant witness
in the Pacific Mail Investigation. that
he had attcnaed with his counsel and
responded that he had the prisoner in his
custody by order of the House OF Repre-
sentatiyes, and that Judge Macarthur had
decided that no return would be received
from him until ne produced the prisoner
in court Under these circumstances as
the production Of Irwin would be the
release of him from his custody as an Of
floor pf no Hnugp ne asked instructions