, 1875-09-16
THE MARSH COMMISSION.
EFFEvr OF TILE rHoSEsyDnS TESTIMONY.

.Spersal Dispatch to 7he Chlca1r 151aune.
WAsu1snTos, D, C.. Sept. l5.-PrGf. Marsh
eeema to have made good all thai he first chaeg-
ed aHainst tho management Of tho Indian
Service. It wou1l appear. howovcs, tiRt, smart
tng under the unmAnly Treatment he received Il
tue hands Of tho authorities Of tho 1ntorior De-
partmont, he accepted too readily statements
concerning the ludsn Service mado 10 hun by
other parties which, in Hotne instances, ho has
been uuablo to establish. Commissioner Smith
statement Ia about Hhat has been anticipated,
and Ia not considered OF weight.
ITO the Assectltsd t'rfss.I
COMMISSIONER ahlr1l's nTATEuEsT,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-Tho led Cloud CON-
mission mo: again to-day. Senator Howe ras
present: MI. Smith, the Commissioner OF liz
dim Affairs read rta:cmant in reply to tho
allegations Of Prof. Marsh against him.
IL his statemont Commissioner Smith Baya
that, about tho Goth Of a, nj, Prof Mnrsh called
q his offlcc, bringing packages Of conec. sagar,
-four: aud tobacco. which hc Lad brought ircm
Charge Of fraudulent transactions On the part Of
Agent Smith except In tho name OF lied Cloud,
whoao statements ho had not much con-
fldenee tn. Tho interview With Prof. Marsh
count q, the interview appeared in a Nsn York
parer. giving IN incorrect and unfair
version OF It. and hs ooutidonly expected
that ~ mattor Of courtesy and honor that tho
Professor would at once correct It. but ho did
not make Any such correction. Shortly aftor-
ward Prof. Marsh Was invited bofore tho Board
Of Indian Commissioners, to whom he gayo d
much moro extended account of hls He'd Cloud
obeafVAttonH and inforences, which resulted In
tho appointment OF 4 commission to inquire into
the whole matter and report the fact4. In re-
ference to tho allegation Of inferior supplies
furnished tho Rod-Cloud Agency, tho Commits
sionar Says tho Indian Bureau took all reasonable
and nooessaIy mcaus to protect the Government
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tho prope< articles for the ,sse Of the Indians.
Tho Commissioner then statos At lengsh the
THnEE CHANCES OF FRAUD AND WRONG
which Prof. Marsh cndo3v0rs to faaten upon tito
Indian Office; First, As to shisllIng contractor
by false statenonts; second. that lie had been
made acquainted with wrongs At the Red Cloud
Agency, but lad tAken no measures to preyeut
them; and. third, Of fraud, or counivaucs w,t!,
fraud, IN connection with the transportation sor-
vico. To tleBe charges the Commissioner gives
IN omphatio douiaI. and shows that tlloy ars not
true. The Commissioner says that Prof. Marsh
IL entirely wrong when he imputes 10 him any
unworthy motives for tue part be has taken ia
relation to hia complaints respecting Indian af-
Wuro 10 much atter
TUE OLD BTEAEorvFED Fonh
With which tho Commission had become fa-
miIisF, aud which evosy man aeema to lsarn by
hca1t the first dsy out Of cheyenns; that he did
therefore not unlikely thst he showed feelings
which would be natural when he suspected that
Prof. Marsh had come a. tho bearer Of lied
Clouds complaints, because Of his belief that
He'd Cloud
HAD BEEN BADLY TREATED,
and that the Indian had got the beatof Of tho
Professor. The Commissioner SAYS ho ia not
aware OF any expression, by word or other
M.f., Slss On hs ,n,.,s p,st from wie F9
desired to prevent tho publlcily, or OK
posure Of fraud. Uo had but ous dcsrs and ain
bitor, III Commissioner Of 1udian Affairs, aud
that was TO do something to lit 40, QUO eopts
out Of bastaroua aud sosni-basbarous condition
Into Christisnity civilization and American c,ti-
xensLip. No iaducsmeut could be offered to
make him desiro to shrink from the exposure
sud puutaamsnt OF any man guilty Of defrauding
the ignorant, helpless, aud wretchsd 1neu.
rrof. Marah had, in fact though probably
without intention, donn al that hs could to DO.
atsoy the Commissioners good name. aud take
frun him the good opinion Of good Iueu.