, 1879-01-03
Gen. Gtbbon Furnishes Informa.
tion Desired by Secretary
Schurz.
Showing What Frauds and 1rregulari-
ties Have Existed in Indian
MANAGEMENT.
Col. Smith, Of The Fourteenth Infantry,
Hlyes His Fourteen Years.
Experience
He Has Very Poor Opinion Of the Char.
aotsr Of the Averages Radskin.
GEN. G1BDON.

FURHIsHhD H1 TIE oEHBRAL
w.,u,soToT. s01s1u, &c. D. c.. jan. Tho % following
...as, mns ~ r;sn n,hhon M r. % ocn shs,,aon com.
fepott o. ueo ouou 70 uen eaes'asn a COM
n.'uS ,nn"rnnt ~" hesr'n1 .,non the trnS"r.v
nas an h.t.". .. I,a.n sno eses.
and the army,
w.su,yarcr n rox m ,a7a-1.. Ytxv,
;., Gts; r. q .satriaan. comnmtanaingm nt h Aii!tary
% rnsn: "a ,x tha nnht!s ntcts H. iion. ca,i
seha!s sse:.tssy - q liz fnsror h Ia. req; ssquestsd
xs + !, 1n sss In the annual sub
ii, HIN ING eeete.y eaoMa h
snns set Isto, .a IN y ~. ] not Rissn y .ae
..,. Ss.msd y snpsrloGs, much of IT, ns,ne 1!tsady @
In.i 81 - i ~ ttosIn. ns".,,.rt anu soeS ~
ths reaua Ia to ,nbest me- moi 1mne o.
aia!ey aecesslble 70 me' nnf aestre 70 comply at
once Tsn SO reasonable M fsanest. - nrsently aMd
go..sssn rn.otyne none - "e t,sn a. ire IN ny
my.
Hnst tnst 1ou; ~ wsi !, as tne honorable ssere.
oore q 1T .a M IN 40 nv S es III
ss.t.s ana n no ssa'e an a.san: upon AZ ID
from. .aeh failure. according 70 ny observation,
ss. n Ind3sn III stt.
sa!s6sd oa3ees Of the Subsistence pepattnsni, who
t..nS. Z, ,rai.n III % "1Gn sk aa ha pn5moms OF
ssa Of e' osso ssGa s9a %on n.'s' ca q VIZ f.
nesses I s =. being ab'o to ssss!fy to tae fsets.
1ns ea.e M r,n whsts payments we.o to a 30 mado to
hsy y reca b. pbe
agss and marked .ith tss name, Ct tho several
WE RlFen 70 lhe !n4ihns ana the o1hef 70 Tue d6-
eui.!ag' o1ces: This VA done. net With any d.
j. but 70 avoid III pessibiiitY of :u.pteioa q
srtos or tfa9d: ~ Ihs publicly Of making !a'use 70
H. sae Az !n1 IN m nnee, asn We &c ~
wtat eonsutntss CO 1,..1 , 1ssa p1nna or ousbel:
nsys 20 70 WYE M .. the opera
fcsred 70 ste saJo,ned oy the regulation. of that
ias Il tas .y.tsa, y VIII Il: CONG under ny
NV sucb nroc.ns'ore ar:r e
" IN act of conEress approved Jnty 27, 1868,
~ snS o. a.! supplies a. plases wltain atty Mi!cs
ptetenee Of an ohiesr Of she army. md no receipt
fpr Foods VA ra!a 70 dischnsge sao Agents from
1isa By ths esttaeate ot sneh military ofees
sn9winK t9at saia xoods "ere aefan!lY dttirtrtt
VIZ eesa
!mpostance, snd II iho law had oeon enforced BY
me oiicsrs o. the lndisn nurcan and tns account.
snd on thS nofcfnmsnt would haye been absolute.
lJlmpoeslole' execpt 70 eaaes wneTe tho army on.
,nt nYnr,s IA In rnq,. nat ~ tno @ 'd,o va
mnt.s Gs rch; "nu snS u au1 4nu,an
nMca 9ught y shn" tnat sooae Wero
ifeqGenH{ iasaed without IT. ths inspeetion
fequitso " !aM. fnf psooIs 9, tna 1act feiet 10
tne feeosa4 EefaEa!h4 tue btackfcgs 9hn CfoW
Aaens'ts' - me soemof ! Know. from tho nes:
stioeheS. that tae AW WAS h9t compiitu win. enI
nave tna ocet o.! reasons sot Rclletin9 thns tht
samc u trnc OF tue Crow Agency. At tho former
Agency was several tines ca!led upon to 1rtail
Ia, bollcvc, every anatanc. tho oifcer wns asked
ey no Agent9o witness she is.ue of, goods 70 had
TITO fact could not be certified to untier Tho law,
and Withsut tho certificate tho Agent could not
equally ba dschetged fron responsibility for Tho
Foods. II would 10 m Interesting matter Of IN.
se.tgss.on to Ascertain fro the record: q The In.
thus Illegally iAsued of their papers.
Those fcw Agencies which woro situated within
dfty m!lps of . military post bcnan, enpn after
waid. 70 movs away beyond thu afty.m'Io limit.