The New York herald., 1876-07-06
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, July g. 1875
THE INDIAN TRUST FUNDs-ExTENr OF THE
ROBBERY AS REPORTED By SECRETARY
CHANDLER-THK RESPONSIBILITY OF Ex-sEc-
RErARY JAKE THOMPSON.
Secretary Chandler says that when 1t his turn
as Secretary of the Interior to comply with the law
which recently passed directing him to turn in to the
Secretary Of the Treasury all bonds aud funds
held by the Interior Department for the benefit of tho
Indians he commenced to examine them closely.
When his Endorsement required to tho
bonds he scrutinized each in turn and
found, after he had caused all the trust
funds be tabuated for the years in the
ing up to use his own terms, 'sthe whole amount of
the robbery $2376, ,466 instead of ST. 500 600
enormously announced heretofore" lie also found tho
almost incredible fact that tho United States govern
mcnt had pa,d interest these trust funds amounting
TO s. OOS 800 to meet which Congress had duly made
appropriations year by year. though the principal
either in large part absracted or had been invested IN
worthless securities notwithstanding the law has been
since ls as Is now, covered by section $50 of
Revised Statutes, which provides shat
All funds held in trust by the United States and the
annual interest accrung thereon, when otherwise
ro1ured by treaty shall be invested in stocks OF tho
United States bearing rate OF interest not less than
nvc per ccntum per annum.
In verifying his assertion Secretary Chandler stood
up and stretched out his powerful arms denounced
vehcmcntly the dishonesty which had been practscd,
he sad since before 1890 He cited the fact that in
vestmcnts made In turnpike, State and other
worthless bonds by former Secretaries OF tho
Interior under previous administrations, In direct
violation OF the law, which latter called for investmcnt
in stocks Of the United States exclusively and re-
peat Secretary Chandcrs words again. This also
done under Jack Thompson, and is nothing less than
robbery Secretary Chandler will insist that for this
additional amount Of tho Indian trust funds which
has been distracted from the United States govern
ment's possession or embczzled thcrcfrom by
manipulation OF tho subordinate officials Mr.. Jacob
Thompson ex-secrctary of the Interior under Presl-
dent Buchanan shall be held responsible tho extent
that IL was misapplicd under his administration. 1t is
said that tho United States District Attorney OF the
District of Ooumbia will be instructed take notice OF
this and commence proceedings supplemental 10 those
already begun against Mr. Thompson for the recovery
OF funds previously known to have been distracted
THE wHIsKEY TRIALS INvEsTIoATIoS-Ex-sEcR
rARY BIIsrow AND OTHER Ex-TREAsURY or
YIcIALs TO DE EXAMINED
II is an open that subpnnas have been issued
for the appearance of cxsccrcary Brstow cxsolicor
Bluford Wilson, and cx-chicf Supervising Agent
Yaryan upon the expectation of the whskey Com
mtec that 1t will be able make tho necessary links in
the whskcy Ring frauds, connecting them and Babccck
with the White House The committee have been told
by Yaryan that ex-Sccretary Brstow and ex-Socitor
Bluiord Wilson would corroborato him IN his state
mcnt connecting the President with Babcock in the
Whskcy Ring transactions 1t has been suggested TO
the committee to ask Mr.. Yaryan how much money
Lyman L. Moore paid him in the adjustment OF the
revenue tax levied against certain railroads
in the northwestern States. From the number
OF detectives at work both sides In
connected with the expected examination OF Mcssrs.
Brstow, Yaryan and Wilson, IL is evident here that
much interest felt In what Will bc developed by
the ex-Treasury officers Mr.. Brstow was for n long
time the floor OF to-day In consultation with Sena-
tor Thurman.
THE TRANSFER OF THE INDIAN BuREAU--sENA-
TOR INGALLS, PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
Senator ingalls,, OF Kansas, says that IL the Confer
encc Committee nov having in charge the Indian
Appropriation bill, do not agree by tomorrow on the
third section, transferring tho Indians TO tho Wal
Department, he will give notice in the Senate that he
will offer amendment TO tho bill the House o
Representatives. measure covering the transfer