The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-08


ngemcut on the part of Commissioner Smith
and his subordinatc- the board say
The absence of resu'nuou-, >.icms ard mcthcis the
on st .omi onrii corfc.p 0ndence ue c,rtic iis
' srS " o Pagrs q"a re ssSa I ,he m & Of "s
or SSIrsnrance OF valuable laprr' tie u,.wsrr,I'd
oners the unhncs> igr their respective position. The
chi-f CLERK correspondence cl'rk annuity clerk. aud
oiicrs. %, e0aon ct the on,l vt ~ m,, al d
..uh, we ~, Dit,NhA 90 lh' tllr' " thr accounts
finance disou o., lneficcucy % TIE loi e,k % Tho
land division the usec.ncss without Instruction the
. w. Nv ~ ~ ~. '''Yh 80 ~ e,. & n,., 'n ssnet"
ma an abuse ''''
The report contains the following review OF
operations In the New York office:
cit, & % Su Of ~ .app . an '1hs % Isn ''an SsT & s
poTsry ONE ha. been annual, established ieie where
spectei and shipped TN. ofcr has been IN chang o
power. for The conm ..ioncr IN matters rou,ur
aud 10 perform such other intes inccn' the one
found little 70 commend in the ransrcmsn n,
tn; ..as ss.A 1ae, '"'S Ss. S%."' u,S s ss i'
., y,s% % 11d Of rseod, m.5aed A. n.na'oS to tsrc
ni'soner and te iol:w ony the opinion. q certain Of
ru,s'cn nor eSpsrs~cs va. he an,idrd ior The das.
n eS s Iss s,Sepss & ,n9~. s H. s9ndss Of
ia The rcglsrauon ths nnal disposition .ainp.s
IN the Unnecessary insp. uon Of supplies the rr,m
,ss 81 fSnTac'or, IT, N, in.P c,en sad 6asans Of
iensntiei in the pa.'n. oi certain lots OF supplies
!he sperng r-ea,er ls.. dcsrce. by repr,ssuia
tr.roe,,iv S M. Hsr ~ inssi, ~, ~ 'H H
the of secine inssrucons from tht bureau aui the
snd nna, IN the lack u s,,m ami re- ord - 10 DE
orerstien' ol the orce That The lat, CommsHoncr Or
these irrcsulariues and detects may no, lie en-
n 'i..' wi ~ h,," rne ess.ea msnS ~, oy
not Al, Of W'm Certain tt that ignofauc' o the facts
asemcnt That has permitted An Nieuoneel erson 90
iIc,,e To- mcnlsr. oi IN, Board 81 Indian coirnls
~ ~ AitI'&,,a & h' -. u,. 81 d,.,o,s ~,
80, ~ [ n +. ,'.n w. @ i, ,' lnmtl ~
n.tl st eom .,e wr1 ,i,rrr.. of he
N,Nefnneut nHhH-ei Win -u,h hdisr,s!rl for metcan
sro,er,,sn. assi,.t s.hsne.t ,IscuSe. a, ha, hlsh
shown 20 prevail ~ the once in Sew iors
The board then clahoratoly describe and lis.
cuss the existing modes Of management and
practice concerning the details Of the Indian
service. They say:
Agent. have di.eu,cd sccoun, O subsistence
FOR employee, without receiving In return payment from
emploser, In ,nch cas's The Indian Bnrrsu has r.ed
believed that ~ many ngence, the AGENTS ami chief
plo,ee- for themselves aud fame, .uba,.ncc sip
bureeu may be able IL such violation. law but
hc IS the only rsSeS 2na%n T 70 t lhe tcafa
which approaehg'a sure revenuon Of the irresularilc.
the .numsr .,on # lndsns ,hs e,,s6i.hnsni q .e
system oi Bookkeeping .hosin. In detail the
receipt and delivery OF supplies tie enactment 81 laws
or probable oaue AMI AZ uud, standing that the o,crs
the Indian Bureau Will not AL " usY on the pant OF
agents will BE- 'ep' toward the proper keeping aud
Unir The .p,cisi .undvi.ion. II Beef cattle on the
hoo ami rransportuuon IT., shown that the forms
Rurn To- , e "S l :" ud ~ to cdn,rno u nrss
and il.ni lai,a change IN ms par,icular imgera
ness prnciprs Wh,u contracts made IN t,rm, sni
Go,ernmtn, arm hand and determined .rir.i are
needed tp carry out th'r PROVISIONS without tear or
AM The Indian bureau viii be governed b. business
methods, Law, ani lu'uce
A. an instance Of the prevalence of irregulari-
ties during the Mtc administration of Indian
affairs. it i, asserted That seldom. If EYER
was request Tor "A concession nude hy u CON
tractor or agent refused 10y me Indian Iur'hu.
This single statement speaks volumes Tor tine
weakness or ln"ii"l"ncy, II nothing cl-,. OF
those ~ whose care the management Of Indian
Affairs was immediately intru,ttd Among
other things in this connection the report says;
a.Tgesni i % MGrg snl +, T aie conmS9,r TO- N
I'D from me otcrr hrec'N charged win M DUTY 81
msnanns nSi.u affair. ne, w,rs c.g,ii,r,l lhe
oi cattle was not ihousht important
Tho report says concerning Affairs at the
Pawnee Agency;
~ conc nren or reoommenis,ion on the rari 4 'he
,tG .si..a ' y, T., an nr@ AZ a, nic a.. WS
ll.i AMI may sill exist via be- cc-sary tothos who
St ticir connald 10 r,ciiiy the oo,eness system
winch permit, open maud 9b. carried On tor ~ least
ouuloi, STATES Without active s.nre, being taken a.
i.ient such praCucr-, 90 unsc who can show uu
outraged ruhic sentiment that stealing rsn tho GoNtli
in.n' AMI the Indians wall receive the mered puush
mgnt,
In regard Ia tho Central Superintcndeney tho
conclusion reAchod by the BOARD Of Inquiry is
that the present suprrinl"ndcn' Is mn incOm-
pctent and inefficient officer Ihcy say:
He has been telrhy dcret ia that hc has ailod ta he
tect ur rcctiy .rRyt abuses within is superulendlucN
and to bring to Justice the cuusmratr- 10 dettAui The
Government who seemingly. have taken little pMns TO
conceal their nciauos practices from the people of
larg, S.ctiuu OF TIE rotfN An uicil WHO'S iEnnrnnt
ut ctuInon pUl .rAretA hu useful IN wat nr the
large pc uniAry aud other interests nl tho HoNernmem
and tile Indians
A tabular stntcmcnt ~ public MONEYS advanced tod
rcnu. books aud n ~ wed that inm Ai- ~ l-i., -
oct i-7, The sun adv hcrd 90 tls ono man, wiii0m
"a settlement 40 any account ul' a. luN - l~1' wa
fHr1 -l6rl Tho bond, and surcurs u amy liWu n-"ui
rquiut secure Any SUCH SUN tu ti Government hui, o.
afuur.tlom thr evidence thht sIm ls never ', -Hf
cover nm, -lil reason Why hn Hrrut IA ulf have avs
tins t,dn 40 fN l,r hou ll0onsr tnntluuht "a hnu
.r ION. .fn- ~ tc ttA. uiihrr tihu O. report lr pa
am. g. umr tuy Nnllhnn- N lnN ll ii' lHll.f lh'
Dt.lr--. "A, ~ nrl ut tiN.Nr q ,Nu'u gd hu' .uiu
u. l. is simIlN lr i,' Ia an Hhr'i ana hH ls"S -
luel Stitea ui An,iicA. I,if tcrs t'N hr.h ltl!'r
ol.. 40 tho q. amultii0u 90 i1ftns hi person. ~ mat
scr.l,t upuu .alaf..s uNt NuuW ull,A ioNmr Tor ihr
u,..s-ar,,s . - That this has ~. true q IL serious
r,A TIN upuu t'iutf Administrations "a IA, s'Nl,r
and n rcprtlrh g. Me- whole miI"n, ins,mu'l AS the
In resort IN rgm,-tbc only ll;ical a., curse a. ha
baruus prrpc. auI NAcuitis known t!itl cupll} ~
enir eey All tbs most barciaced dishonesty have
bee tuv sources Vi suideR IWIb4fs Rpl ihJ.p