, 1879-01-10
Demonstration that II Bore Date
Of @ Later Day than the
Report Itself.
Allegation that an Officer Of the
Army Secured the Tom.Fool
Removals.
Enrgcstion that Sheridan Should State
that Agents Are in Jail When
Pioturing Their Cor
ruption.
bhrlens Inference and Categorical 1nttmatiou
taat lmbsttles Arc No Longer Running
tht Interior Department.


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an' 1"rty W sas, uaea's'aete''. -, .us lno!a"
pF'at'onf. or from Nrctched m!stnann9emcnt.
las RIgen to the settlements ia the Western
country constant anxiety during tho lost
year, and in some places loss OF lrte and
go e .. ...e..'s, u'a - e' s-.",t..,
4oSs ~ p'opct@5' alse''ueu VIII "Eeao'ul crimes
and cruelt'es." There has been an fusuf-
tIclsncyof iood at tic Agencies, and, as the
snmn .o,e. % .,s.nn,n.s ",,, a1,,,.. Wv .nn .aas -,
s'n'. suS.1 uo,usiats, anu "41"oes a"s 1aeo o.
fncn WI! nQnt fafnes ttsah stasTes It seems TO
nc, With wise management. that tho amount
appropriated bv Congress ought to be sufficient,
II nrart,cn,y apntctl Ia lin eYort n,rno.rs an,c
a.. 1 ~ Wv ~N-Hs ~ ,'Ses. psene
,ue". anu .se eupn'es ~ arc seeu'arly oellsoiea.
~N~ ~"S -@p"Aio ~ WV NSp"As*ASAt ~Ns1ts@aNA'S
forwarded herewith would indicate different
re8ult. exrent fn tlc case nj lin 1.cf1 Cfoud and
snot,r1.T.tl hands ~ R,orr who oltlourh
tnrnatantn% T., .t.,s aoaamo h,rs "o' n.,r ~ naa.
threatening III thc's coHduct, na'o ocen Tue ocst
supplied, ana have been htimorcd Until their iu-
crcua!ng insolcnce constantly threatens 10 bring
""a. r...,. '.usa -. wv ts".s
!nl' AlAseInent eon1a'neo .-...-.
TIE FoLto"tSa DISTINCT PROPORTIONS:
That The amounts appropriated br Congress
for supplying tho Indians seemed to L,eut,-0cp.
Sheridan .suf,,r[cut. n nr,eticsII1 nnn1tc, n
"s''',a1. :. Ape'.e" ="
the exact PURPOSES epeeneo, aha regularly de-
1Tered." (a.l That "thc reports OF tic DEPART
mept Commander Indicated 4 different res,.1t
exccnt in ti,c coac nj thn soottad. .TsI and pcf,
,.tn i,.,'1. -. at,.,tr :. n Tss,.. s..,'.
shc intiian n.,art liz ~ e ~
eI"ra ~ s.on s1;rra rG annr y We
ri,nt mi ~ .i.v.r tt,o - gu'.. uI osisn sul
r"nt IL the coso ~ ~" "aI %
tu, ao, anE s"ss =, .tu eInttGu. ~! anu NGa-
Western co,,trv ,sp.tnn a'1 argfa,s nn IN ~ 'ho
.nnsn .I, ~. - ~, s'iA.Cts. anu !co, ~
s suHs a.H' .. ~ !ps1 VI Inc ana property, at
,,1S Will "seaeiu' crimes aha eEne'r'es' Dur
10 un,lcrs,nn,1 f,cn, shcrdon,. of,,cf,, .,.,,.
,nsn,s at!,' ppliSvs t enn scarcely be construed
~, St,.s, SnS. '"sn sIuesseu tnIono4 YOU 70
IN" w,tt, INV s,sctI'.s,Iors 'seiht - tufah
s,un,iat" ~ o ,,rnxa s,,1I reti"tou 10 suo
sn .' bsay, 4 rGay a. ~ tsao 1nalan AGENCIES IN
st.". ~. oMes4aaas Ali!tary Oiytslo1f except t"o,
tuo NpplpHf1at0HR Vll}nlG w (GITfe8b, WHICH 10
tien. Sheridan "scetned sullIclcns," Ind not
bren practically applied to tho purposes eorrj-
,ie.l, or partly diverted and not HrsauinrIy
delivered" thereby ca,lsine such drcajfal
consequences, this Department might obtain
tie Information necessary to enable it to hold
the E,iittY parfcs to account a1.d to remedy thu
evil.
1avo carefully rcud Gen, Ebcritlan,s ss SIM
Elemental rcp0rt,n n,adu In response to til.
request. There ara, think. forty-ttfc lutlun
Agencies in ten, Shendun's Military Divisi"n'
iiis yhuJrc would seen, In anniy ~ Mi sr"cnt
two, that IL 10 xay, tu fortY-tlreo. But / fsci
warranted In saYinE that Gc1,. Sheridan, after
I'LL evidently most t1Iixent search OF tho rccor,ls
Di correspondence, has
Sor nI AMIE To suHrA.N HIS GENERAL cnAn1n
With regard 10 single onn Of thoss forty.thrcu
report, und din confident synry iii. .tn,,Irs
1mAu carefully reading his tsurplenrntni re-
purt /" will nGrcc With nlu in this conciusion.
LEU, Sheridan Hpw RoYS thnt bs I'LL mt 1nms,,