, 1875-11-04
INDIAN MATTERS.
r,,o Investigation OF Prof. Mnrslt's
Charges.
,.,,or from Mr.. Samnnl Walker, Re.
1lcwing the REPORT OF the
Commission.

n'ashinqen Carf1t.
Tho commission appointed to invsHtigate "
.h,ryts npie by Prof. MarBh against tho
H'..,tary OF tic Interior, Dc!ano; T. y. Smith,
a'-,n,.s,o,cr OF Indian AtTairs and j. j. Ba-
1va ". 1nt,An Agent n lad Cloud Agency, have
W.. '.rted their rinwB, which tlny room to dcBro
I,t.,h, hc accepted by tho public; for they hhvo
'a.o,cd .d every article known to epccat rloa'l
eyeu to suppression ct important tes-
'".'o,v, w. IN tlleir cngerneaa to donon~
'.. '4.,o tl,,t tho lntiinn Hing proper, cotn-
N s,.a q, nclauo. Hpnlor md junior. lilo
ppsa,,., Wheeler. DoHIer. Willor, Dodge, md
s',ax,,,, arc Irce from my thint Of frant. This
pna p has lad al Tho hce! and most oi tho flour
'Sst,.ets for tho Sioux agencies usnco tic tsmo
snranos appointments to the oiiaco Of sccro-
W. of tho Interior. sinvons wan only Att oc-
'..on,l contractor who waH tolerated, but when
:. ueut Into tue Sioux contracts ho wha forced
~, generally. MrCanu ias always been dis-
r.., by tho ling. and laa Invariably worked Ills
s..s,oeH Dy himself. ftcnce, when tho Commits
.;,n aav forced by I,nblIa opinion to adnit aouie
...nl thoY aeiecteu tloso whose connection with
~. n,reons 10 DO aavei waB thn ioaut likely 10
.o,t harm il exposures should result. / do not
,n,o 10 question tho riEhteo,1sncaa OF tho judg-
s.,t eyon in regard to McCann--far from It
lst the vhoio n.l'unnt uf l'iH plunlor. attempted
,sncIl a. effected, will not D1cood s120.0 900,
shls the % !nng xarcs a ,1,s hAs = ssSlsH. oLn
~, ~ Tic bnof interest wna, therefore pro-
~.Mnently tho Interest 10 lo tlafenlott, aud tho
f,nna ssiou tlevosed d largo amount Of BTAco
.si sorlist,y 10 that enl, while lgnorsng nud
nnrrcasiuy importRut cvitleuco which would
s,s1t f1auI Tho following extracts from tho
..tenf tl,d Hfx tifttt*
prot, MarRt, chargeB tint Sasile claimed credit
ufor tue Stfi div of November. 1874. for tho
<,nr Of "971,2l3 poundsof beef" or over 2G1
lid ct cntttn, pecord,ng to tho average weight
rbr4 lie slowed tue cont' actor OIL the last herd
tsceiyed, al1tl ads: ~ ho truth IL tint h9 is
,tpd no beef whatever to tho Indians on that
liz. nor for several days afterwar al undor-
s..nd from tho Agent anil other. IT. tho Agency.
i.uiscl at tho Agency III Nov. Q. and WaH IN
tormed by tho Agent TINT he had been for somo
imt withholding rations from tho Indians until
tbtr would cnuApnt 10 hu co,1ntcl." etc. Necur-
M 10 The tanlo subject. On page II, lie HEys!
Fqre1ampEc there Ia conclusive evidence that The
onlT cattle at Tho Agency MI Soy. II, fH7t, wera the
Kta bead Of rEny ans,nn1H e1annctl hy Gen. Brad
"; ge, aecorug 10 thc EFuslti"!, RETURNS Of Agent
ssYirs for tho fourth quarter OF ls7+, flle in
h.. Inferior Department. 10 sln1!a have had lss, OBJ
casdt o. ncrtr.linH to la oi1lclal rrceipts II led
s.kh hs claimed 10 llave ade On Nov. . did not take
ttlte: htnct lie F1onh have hutl Sor. II i. lc. st
GtIH pounu, II bscf 40 head OF eatitet when ho
tEnlI1y had only seYen.
TLis Charge has been mado not only by Prof.
NsEp, bnt by othcf pe1sonE. ttrUGEn tho presa
I'D otherwise, and merits full consider alton.
1hs facte Which Nc havo NJ OH the subject nre ar
ioloEa: ......
|. il tfue that no beof was is.uel tn lie In
dim, on SUy. \, ib1s. nor 0f:trSara anil NOy.
II. ahen Prof. Marsh wns present. 1t iH CHIN.
Mh7Dr Sarle. however, tlnt las,tca of beef
Hfd 4 hHtWrnn n
';ss Sos sis.s' Is ss"s7 IT, Nov q to tg Horn ard
snat Horse. / Nov. 9, scraper, 1 Nov. 2. to
1hits Tbuader, 2; Nov. 2, to Koops tho Battle,
!; Nov. 2, to Eis Enwk and Woman'H Dress !
md Little s.ar |; Nov. I, butel,erca, 2-;,37:
And That the dnt6 "Nov. q" wan Intended to
rNe, ill issucs from tho list to tho 9th, II tho
'aus claimed by DR.. Ea,i1le actually TOOK place,
tot On tie ath, btlt from tho 1st to tho 7tl l,clu
i'tt Ia Of hut ltllo consequence III to tho pro-
rfe data Of tho isstlo.
Asto the time when tho 100 etan,pcird cattle
rste returned, Dr.. Sarilc aecins to DO in some
tdof1sIOn Of memory; but, Al uo record WAS
c.as Of Il, aud he simrly recciycxl at somo do.
hrefy 1t about that time 15u hcad moro than Lo
psas receipt fur, It nav not oo straneo that he
Gdou4 not now remember Or DO lkblb to testify
sta entiro accuracy. Tson, theso 1.acsa 1t Bceu,s
tonclus!re that lie 1n'tAt Iavo received l5C heaa
more Oh the Int Of October Than ha rcceirtcd fnr.
lblt sfew of the matter IL strengthened by the
ssimonY Of q. u. DoBlcr, who HR rs, III Bpouk-
lngoF tue stampode Of Sept 7. 1874: II know
3aat 1t tho next delivery Al equal nnubor OF
tale waa Btrlclsen or to make up TINT number"
lis ptot0t 10 Atato In this co,ulcctiou that
W. Doslef claimed. and still clainH, tll,t Of tho
~ head lost only 100 head returned to hia
w. xhch explains whAt G. NJ. Boslor, tho
taIf hstdcr. HloanH by saying thRt tan o1unl
Number Of cattle werc tax cn or"
| b&fG 61eJI tlJA ft1]I in nuntinfF t1nAn nY.
t.eta1 80 TINT tho wliole argument OF tho Conf
nHhon may to seen, nnl also to show that
he! haa saviI!o's return for the fourth quar,er
lt74 betnro them. Tlrae retuEna cai1n
sedlt for beof Issues to 1ndsans NJ follows :
r. J. !l0tt9 rations Oct. y, yg.877 rAtiolls |;
?ts II III, 900 1atIona; %. 11a4l5 ratlopa !;
ao9. ]. nono; Nov. 8, 90.41G ratiosls; Nov. It,
NV ratious; Nov. ~. 85,043 rations Dou. i,
icy ratloua; Dec. :, 1866 ratioun Deo IL,
u;e.ss1,t.atons ;.s Dec. -. 17.A7t rat!ons. Total,
LUZ, III sations, or LIDO. .41G ponnIs. thoto be.
axSpoinds gross allowed 81 ration.
Irof. llsfsh charged that the amount charged
nnsued On tho btA Of November was not is.
iaa. and Tint tho charge OF that amount against
~ tosefnment ~an Q fraud. The guidance
VA 90 Issue was mado OH that t1ate hting too
GssElse !or contradiction, say.lle, IS will 10 aeon
4pa Tue rtport Of tho Couln.isAlou, admitted tho
~, bl: claimed that he lind madc that issue
l'om Aos !. to Nov. 8, and that IL should have
~ sot opposite tlo former dat on his rotur.ls
II latef uulE9 clerical error. Tits roply to
~ a.g ssakrgo might bo satisfactory, although It
xsasa hase etdodiBa1yantege Ut beug an OF 1riana-
u9n made 10 coy0r Q Charge of fraud, while tho
,ssnns He.o matlo 6afore there WAS any suHpi-
~ ~. o. hae4 chsrgo beint, forthcoDing. ijnt
SfHsnpaagl1g that Eetutn Wan 2 paper headed,
!smasEa to the Abstract Of rroyiBonu Isslel
ip'tsos at lsDd q oua Agency. y. r., by
!, -. testllc, United Htates Indian Aren't,
,,R vmuR tns 4th Of October, 1874" From 1t
s.aNs 'le following: Fourth--Noy. l. There
A.. 40 'hssae, It being suspended until the III.
@..s Sass ehoutl CONSENT to bo cauntea." That
Ssa ss hss 10 isSuc IL confirmed hy thu Commits
Il. u.ss themselves who aay, with reference to
A' 1870 Of nnnutlea, oto., Nov. II, 1874:
h...... Tho Commlssion do not CONCUR in
ivy ssesosaro sl.ch lilo Professor has passed u1n,,
IN agents lato distributor OF bjaukets thai
.. u vas III esaontlal part OF hiB policy to gu
LEN Nv enumeration OF tho Indiana around tho
essy essstsy. Ihe blankets had Ioou delivered Bono
hs1a p.ssloI'a to that day, but they woro WITH
n,at. ~" 1ss''o until coneont waH obtained to
N .a VI lhe nun.bers entitled To distribution;
NJ. ou - the conaua YVES allowed to bo
IT, ana Me rolutps aacezsaiped the iyaue
II paee. Neither can they SEQ in tue
fno,,.,E .usE tue ,sAuo OF annuity goods Rud
IN, na r.n,!. took PLACE In sngto 4ay, and With
s,spaity sud Dispatch any exc,se for con-
inos in."oa, sss . The Day WAS cold and wln.ry, the
Mmb,ss failing rapidly. Tho lndaus had A.
u,.. .tsu tnefe with their wives mud children,
nsy u th0M from t}iatanco M III and 1l