The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-21

% pay expenses scSss bs special Agent V us nd
s'f hat The the fSl
propriaed oy Tue act of March g. 1870 hili Spon lie
LIT day Of July next be place. to thtir credit upon the
Get at The rate OF nve per oct. per snSum.
The committee having reported In favor Of
Increasing the appropriations for the general
Incidental EXPENSES OF the Indian servit o from
tll2b00 To $350000, Mr.. Saulsnury said the Indi IN
appropriation bills fifteen years ngo were ouly
amounted to four aud i've millions OF Uollars
annually. There must be something wrong, no
sald' Ia this continued increase IN the Inuian
service. while the number Of indians was de-
ere sing every year. III was true, as Hileeed,
that much OF the money appropriated went Into
the hands Of dishonc-t agents. no thought Con.
sible.
MIR. window said the Appropriation bills had
been Increased, witnin the last fifteen years, 10y
the amounts for the Sioux and Apache Indians.
Mr. ingalls,, OF Kansas, said the mystery Of the
lnuian department was past HIDING out. Dur
ing tho last wear he had eUdeavoted to ascertain
the system and method upon which these APP
propri tions have been made. but could not do
80. there hau been a great deal said about
economy. Here WA DILL whon had been sub-
mitted by the House OF Represent atiyes, and,
In II, the House had compiled with all treaty
eupulations Provision HAD been made for sdu-
eating and instructing the Indians, and he oo-
teoted To- increasing the appropt iItIon for us-
cellanuus aud Incidental expenses; First, be-
cause there was no limitation on the depar ttnent
In making the disbursements Of these funds;
nd second, the appropriations were uncalled
fer.
Mr. window argued that the money exc ended
by the Indian Bureau for the Government OF the
Indians was expended IA economically ~ that
expended Nv ny other department II the Gov.
eminent. No doubt the y WIS some rgscality
At distant frontier posts. but when the Bureau
was org ,nizad and provision IN de to paw agents
only tl,5OO per annuu, II must have been con-
temulltcd that they would steal, and lie was
surprised that more money mad not been Glen.
Tue amendment IN Increase the amount for
gtner Incidental expenses was rejected, yeas,
IL NAYS, 20.
The committee reported in favor OF striking
out the lhir I section OF tue House bill, wncn
aonli-hes tue onioe II Commissioner of Indian
All irs Js we'll as the Offices OF SUP rintendent,
AK MT. interpreters, inspeci ors, * ami pro-
yldes tor tue government ~ the Indians oy the
War 'uartment.
Mr. Log ~ (iiep.. nls.) favored the amendment
Pendiuv discussion the Senate took recess un-
Ill l.. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
On reassem bling, the question being on tho
am, ndmcnt proposed Oy the committee to
strike out the third section Of the bill proposing
to abolish the Indian Bureau nd transfer tho
government OF the Indians tn tue War Depart
ment, 1t was ugreed to. Other amendments
propuscd by the cominittee 10 strike out the
all annuity goods and provisions shall as far ua
practicable be made at the military posts, ana
the cer,iac 'ts sSs'o"' pros'u'ns t n
United States court AS TO the good moral
character Of the applicant att ched to the
apple tiOn OF any ctizen OF the United states
for license to IT de with the Indians shalt he
accepted "a conclusive evidence OF the fitness
oil such person to receive license, were agreed
to.
The FIRST amendment proposed by the commit.
tee, making appropriations for salaries Of supor-
which were passed over Informally this morn
Ing, were agreed To.
The Oil, having been considered In Commit
tee OF the whole, was reported u the senate,
and MIR. Herman demanded a separate vote ON
the amendment to strike out the third section,
,eiAtng " the transfer OF tue Indian Bureau,