The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-04-16
ennes, Kiowas, Apaches and Arapahoes,
are as follows:

added Il great many amendments To the
bill, increasing the same some five or
six hundred thousand dollars. The bill
had come back to the house, and been
referred with the senate amendments to
the committee on appropriations OF the
house, of which | was member. The
committee had acted on the senate
amendments. and had nOn-concurred in
all of said amendments except Il tcw,
which were comparatively trivial in
character and which Increased the bill
as it went from the house about $4,000.
| think it WAS on Friday before the adj
iournmcnt of congress that the preSi-
dent. through tie secretary of war, re-
ceivcd dispatches from Gen. Sherman
and Gen. Pope. stating that the army
had succeeded in capturing all the bands
of Indians who were on the War-path in
the Southwest, amounting to about
three thousand in number. The dis
patches from the general OF the army.
and from Gen. Pope, suggested that
these Indians be placed under guard at
Fort Lcavenworth and kept there until
they become sufficiently peaceable to be
placed on u reservation. The subject
WAS discussed in cabinet meeting on
that Friday and the proposition OF Gems.
Sherman ana rope met the approval Oh
the secretary OF war, the secretary or
the interior and the president. The
president sent Il special letter to the
committee on appropriations through
It's chairman, Gen. Garfield, stating the
facts OF the capture OF these lndlan5,and
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the recommendations ol NenS. sherman
and Pope III regard to them, ana that
they had asked for an appropriation to
feed them. HE whole subject was re-
terrcd by the chairman OF the commit
tee to Judge Loughrldge OF Iowa. Judge
Hancock OF Texas. anG myself, because
we had charge ot the Indian appropfla-
ton bill. We examined INTO the facts,
and thought it would be good policy. aS
these Indians had been raldlng on tie
people OF Texas and Kansas, and were
the only War-Iike Indians that the gov
ernmcnt had to manage. We promptly
agreed 10 the recommendation OF Gen.
sherman, Gen. Pope. the president, the
secretary OF war, and the whole cabinet,
and us we had only appropriated IN the
regular bill tor those Indians who were
pcaCeable and who did nor live by hunt
ing, we thought the Mount asked not
to" great, SO we reported back to the
full committee of appropriations our
views on the subject. the proposition
was agreed to by the Whole committee,
and the Indian appropriation Dill, with
the action OF our committee on the same,
and its action on this amendment which
originated IN the house committee, ana
had not yet been to the senate, was re-
ported back to the house. When the
action OF our committee came up IN the
house, the proposition was made by
some one to adopt the report OF our
committee without going over the sew
cral amendments OF the senate III detail;
then the question was asked, how many
OF the senate amendments we had
agreed to; replied that we had non
concurrcd III all except lew, and those
we had agreed to did not, | believed,
increase the bill rs 1t went from the
house more than ten thousand dollars.
| had no reference, When made that
answer 20 any i2,' l.IiS pul tne 'ct,i'o cr.i'o
amendments. amendment ms appfopiiiatloll vi CliG
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,iau never , peGli 10 ~, 'le SEM sona'o. ,onJ ~
mouse thei, tooh up INC sGl''' 'lii.a,u
mehtS III ue'ali ana agree" W INC IT,
ommchualiouS oi our Goniiilll'cc oli
every one OF theln' anu MIen NlSD1oS we I'rio i,,
to the amendment recoiniiiiilenneu Innd ooS DS
our colnil'ttee, aPP[optL''''iS 0o"o'oo"
to ieed the captl'e lhulaHS' 'le iGas1n' 1
Tor 1t were luliy eAPlaiHeu ~ ,,o Juuso rn';so
L0u@hDriuSe ana myself anu tile ho''1e 10
adopted II WITHOUT i :l. uIssel.eili 'ooG ue,r H.
was agreed TO Ill Golll','tet ~, -, op.a o"a',ta
ence' was iully GApiailieu 10 ''lI a',"n Se,'"vo
ana passed. ttltt oouy Mi'Lou' urIad oDuo.rJmi
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