New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-22
INDIAN RING SPOILS.
HOW CONGRESS WAS DECEIVED.

LARS TO SUPPORT INDIAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF PLAN AFTER THE ADJOURNMENT OF con-
GREss- PROFITS MADE BY THE TRANSFER OF
THE INDIANS TO THEIR AGENCIES.
IFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBuSE'l
WASHINGTON. March I9.-On Feb. q the President
addressed Mr.. Garfield, Chairman of the Committee
Oh Appropriations, as follows:
SIR respectfully suggest You and 10 the Confer
ence Committee the Indian Appropriation bill that
$4,000 be added TO the appropriation as at present re-
TO feed and clOtne something over 3OOO prsOn
ers captured and surrendered TO the army during tine
past Winter These Indians are now under euard and
really without law and appropriations for their support
They embrace about all that are Inclined 10 or can
appropriation II made should be available at once. aud
II estimated 10 answer for the remainder or thls nsca
brought TO Fort L,avenwOrth ana would be under mil
itary control until IL might be deemed safe 10 place
them on reservations.
On the ID of March Secretary Deano sent the fol-
lowing letter to Senator Window, Chairman of the
Committee of Conference on the Indian Appropria-
ton bill:
SIR: Gen Pope teIegraphed 10 the War Department
Yesterday tbt the remaining warlike and troublesome
Chevennes. Comancnes, Arapahoes aud klowas nau
heretofore surrendered, numbering about 900
all OF the turbulent Indians west of the Missouri hver
aud south Of the Pacific Railroad On CONSULTATION
with the President and secretary War II deemed
best TO adopt Cen Pope advice TO place these Indians
under military force sufficient guard them at Fort
LeaycnwOrtn, and provide for them through the army
until they fit TO 90 upon permanent
he naae Tor an anpropriatiOn OF 100000 TO and
clo'he ana otherwise provide for these Indians AZ fo.
LeavenwOrth other place as he NAV select LOT
the next ensuing l6 months when lncluue tne cuI.Sn
and The next fiscal year No doubt Is entertainer ina,
discipline Will entirely subdue these Indians anu
ca r. rosT and VEST of the Missouri River NAV
grdrd OF the way. It Is deemed OF the utmost
Importance this Appropriation De udde ID accoIu
ance with the PRESIDENTS suggestions and 1t is believed
that It will settle all danger OF future depredatons III
Texas and New co. aud practically settle the lnuao
question III the of country referred to- On APP
~ representatives.. based upon tue FOREGOING Statement
appropriation in accordance with the teco'nnenda-
tons of tr President was agreed TO- and IL is 10 De
hoped that your Committee will concur IN recommends
luz lis adoption by the Senate
On March l. 1875, Mr.. Parker of Missouri, who was
last session. the champion of the Indian Bureau on
the floor of the House as well as IN the committee
room, added this 100000 to the Indian Appropria-
ton lii in the cOmmttee-rOom after the passage
of the hill by tie Senate with amendments. When
the bull was reported back to the House by the Com
mittee on Appropriations, Mr.. Garfield and Mr.
Parker endeavored to rush 1T through the House
without reading the latter asserting that the IN
creased appropriations recommended IN the bill
would not amount to over $4,000. The full
proceedings in the House on that day are very IN
teresting reading:
Mr.. & lrfleld-I desire to make suggestion. The
Committee on Appropriations have carefully gone over
tie LARGE OF amendments made by the senate 10
the Indian Appropriation bill. They recommend con
currence some, uOn-cOncurrencc III offers anu cou
currnce with amendments, III others ask the liOuse
TO asOpt the port of the Committee and send Inc
amendments which the recommendation Is h"h-con
curreHce or concurrence with amendments 10 CONFER
committee.
Mr. Willard OF vcrmont-O How can we concur
IN Senate amendments ultrs we know what they are
LIT the amendments he read where Tie Committee rec
ommeud concurrence.
M. Parker OF Missouri desire TO make statement
in addition 20 what has been said hy The chairman Oh
Committee. Al! nearly all OF the amen dments III
which recommend concurrence are amendments
which DO Increase the amount IN the pill But
wherever the Senate amendments make any increase
amounting 10 anything, the Committee on Approprld-
tons has recommended nOnc0ncurrence INT nds Deen
the uIOn which We nave acted.
Nj. C1nger-lIas the Senate put IN anything when
MIR. Prkr Of NJ s,ouri-Nothing None of those
claims that were discussed here nave been put IN
Mr. Wuod-DJes the gentleman from Missouri state
that amendments IN whlcA concurrence IS
rec nineudcd over the House bili
Nj. Parker OF Missouri do not state that. But the
increase that II does rot warrant u 10 take
up the considering It. Where there Is any ncrease
amounting 10 auytIiu We nOn-cOncur
Mr. WOOd-What is the increase IN the Senate amend
mmtsl
Mr. Parker OF Missonr-The aggregate OF increase by
the aenare amendments Is over SjJtON But as regards
tLur. amendments winch We recommend concurrence
peleve-a though cannot JIst nov state accurately
tne exact amOuutt VIII not DC over $1,000 Inc bal
ance (s29Jo0O ~ non-concur III
Mr. Wulard OF VernOut-I think everything in which
the Committee recommend concurrence should be read.
Mr. Parker OF Missouri Wall make the motion sug-
ge-tpd by the Chairman OF the COhnitcc that the
port Of tie Committee on Appropriations wi.h reference
10 tnis u adopted.
MI Willard OF Vermont-That requires a twoihirds
Mr. P,rzer-Then move 10 suspend the rnes and
ad ,pt the report Of the Committee on Appropriations
Tie question taken on the motion % Suspend tins
rnIrs ald timer. we're Yeas. T2; Nay. q.
Mr.. Garhel1-As there Is "a large vote the other
sd- mink "a, friend fIOm Missouri had better with
~. T:lhdaii-.;S an amendment adopted on nv mo-
ton When the bnl the House there was limit
,ni mon tne manner OF making contracts aud II was
provided that every contract should De advertised eA-
Sep 800, vc NOT strgc out the language OF NV amend
have IL.
rTtc5 =, mat change / want to Say u the House
that il Is almost Jetter that there neudmout AZ
all " that uAture tnaa ~ have II Win tue amount
ansrd that way. nope the House via adhere to
L action 10 THE matter We fully discussed the
iDent AT tiuc The gentleman from Iowa tMr.
L,ugAIidg nad cnarge OF the uil assened to It.
N me Amendment vi TIE ceuate De adopted II Will allow
tnose who these purchases t. run Wild aud buy
every without tue Restraint o any contract or
Mr. L0uguriigc-I deem it just the House to state
that iLlDK tny colleague. Inc gentleman IRON Missouri
Nir. PIkeI) -OrgOt say ne Committee have added
one o. S5OJOco 70 Inc Dlli on tne recommendation Of
the rsde.t winch mink Is right
Nj Dawes-What Is that
Mr. Loughrdgc-lne army have captured 5000 OF the
vd CHEYENNE IlGians, and hold them prisoners VI
wr AZ Fort sll Tie President recommended an an.
urop1aOn keep those Indians Under the control Of
Inv and uy mat means thinks he can secure per.
msncnt peace IN that portion Of tAe COUNTRY The $780,,
Mr. Ia.nd.il-D1 you propose then to pass an appro-
uriAtlOn OF S30JU01 witvut consideration whaeyer
Nj PARKER Mol withdraw the motion.
Thus il will be seen that MI. Parker undertook TO
deceive the Hou.e in regard to this very item. He
tried to make the House believe that the bill as it
came from the bands of the Appropriations Com
rnIttee contained amendments In which concurrence
was recommended amounting TO only $1,000, when
the Committee itself had put III one ameL dnent
after the bill was returned from the Senate dppro
priating $4,000. Had Mr.. Parkers motion to
mend the rules prevailed the bill would have gone
to a conference committee and the amendment
making this extraordinary appropriation of 100000
world have been agreed 10 in both Houses without
ever having been read in either As it was although
Judge Loughridge called attention to 1T in the
House. il seems 10 have been immediately forgot