New-York tribune., 1880-01-12

Attending 10 MS own UIINduc puoiHOS9' '"'''
the public service suffered. The outbreak
among the Utes is declared to be traceabie 10
his management of the service. a summary
of the Indictment by General Fisk Is gwen
below
4 SKETCH OF TIE ACCUSATIONS.
LoYG LIST OF CHARGES OF BAD ADMINISTRATIONS
And LACK or PERSONAL INTEGEIlY.
| IrnoN REGULAR coERE.roSDsNr Or THE TRIBrNE.I
WAsm1vGro<, Jan. 10-The accusations brought
against Commissioner IIayt by General FISK
member of the Board of Indian Commissioners, may
be divided luto three classes: First. those when
relate 70 the character of Mr.. Hay for personal III
tceity before and at the time he was appointed
Commissioner; second those which accuse nun %
maladomi.tratinn since he entered upon his duties;
and thri those which reflect upon his personal m
fa.rit, dllae the latter period. 1t is understood
tul. t1o a,rn.ltious were reIdin the ing winch
tho -ce.c.a,. Of thc Interior, thc Commissioner Of
Iat.p .'..r AN. thc B ard Of Commissioner. at
l.e'.o D. cyeujr Following is q synopsis of the
charges:
C~a.r.l F;sl- b,r'ns hv SAYING that in hI3 belief
g.. ..i,. ai .oD.l -.IYuyf ot IuGan Affairs il now
" DI..I b., au incompetent, bad man. whose admin
.-...tier oi tc Office hes n,cu surh to incur the
90 n.-al di-1.1,ovll of eoot oi'iz'ns and that tlo
If.rt v.t r'l..atou On rerlrl 90 W. H.rt when,
m 1877. .' po..,i "lG-inls commenting bis ap-
= .u..... q. ramu iaHer 81 thinks D.. q duty
.i h,oH.. ,o t.r rll,G, to thc President If the
I-ll. d State. aul fo th. country. - ask that the
p. a'u'.oa, bt tr.c.uded ard tina, The President be
t.4...i .' .t l.l.otr Com missioner Ilayt. G. neral
I's. ,o.t,.u..: "rhe Board we're mistaken IN
l.cir estimate of tar Coums ioncr's character
wi.. t..v expressed 'li.ir very great satisfaction
SO t.. ,uf,u.utor the Hon. T.. \. ilayt 10 the
Comm iIIcle Zip of INDIAN Affairs nc giving assur-
aucc that t., administration of his Department VIII
Ir chrrac,e-i7,d hy energy. business capacity ard
iutcr'i'y.' We bad no cause 10 CONGRATULATE the
Pr,sd, nt and the country IN that ho had been able
10 secure fr that Di1irc q gentleman possessing 80
many rlrc qualifications for the position BE occu-
p.r..'
General Fisk proceeds to show that as Commits
s.onor MI lllyt has failed utterly to demonstrate
trc rare lralfca tions of energy. business capacity
ari integrity with the possession of which the
Board nad credited him. Ga the contrary. 10 is as-
serted that. -ircc h- appointment Nr lloyt has de-
voted hs CHIEF energies 90 his private affairs; that
Bee has given 90 ~" public only octy Of his time;
aaI tr4. " Lis best energies have been devoted 70
private hu,iuc.s. leaving 20 the important public
d1tir, 20 which hc bad been assigned the remnants
oi h. hours
Tie .ous investigation of cX-CommissioncrJ Q.
smith i4 described d" Not ouo Irrcgularitv Was
found rgalu-. Conuii-, oncr smith or hi, suborli-
rates bur t'c Mtau Oli,c was plunged into a
state dra.rdzIfion ior months iu a fintlcss
-oar.i. .o. some. hiug WIoug aga.ns, Commissioner
smith
j: is asserted that ,lr. Hayt has been guilty Of
shameful neglect by permitting To remain un-
read oven forvrck- letters from agents and others
upon official business. including urgent appeals for
necessary suppli,, ; that hc has kept back and
even destroyed tiers which rc written e. agents
in conformity TO th' laws of Congress- respecting
depreciation claims; that hc has secured the ap-
u,intmcut Of "dlsrcputahlc ard incompetent
persons 10 positions 20 Indian AGENCIES 20;
that he has invented pre-. AIS for rcmoy-
ing Ind au Agents. Published and blackcrcd them
before the country that hc has grossly wrougcd
inuOccnt men by rcchlc-sY accepting and acting
upon charges against thom. from unknown and
dsreputablc persons, without giving them any OPP
portuntyn 10 defend themselves; and that che has
sent Insulting t,cgrams 10 agents and ~ Govern
mcnt creditors, and by arbitrary orders sdbie-tod
them and their boudSmen 10 risk of pccuuary 0ss.'
Another accusation against the Commissioner is
that after securing the arrest and Imprisonment of
a citizen suspicion 10y the military authorities he
caused him TO be detained three months in close
confinement at Camp Robinson. not more than sixty
miles from court OF justice, without opportunity
of giving bail or of being heard in his own defence
thus arbitrarily furnishing IN spite OF the denuncia-
ton of the act ~ nm outrage by the War Depart
mcnt man who upon the presentation of the ovi-
dence against him. was immediately discharged by
the Court"
II il further alleged AGAINST the Commissioner
that hc has sandcTod prominent officials ot :he De
partmcnt of the Interior by deuouncng them as
incompetent and unworthy; ;hat he has treated
the members of the Board of Indian Commissioners
Hp has .rttt Z,
members OF Congress ana others concerning the cx-
animation of claims.
The Commissioner is alsdaccused of having pub
llshcd dcccitlul statement .,pcctng the quantity
Of Iations issued 20 the Northern Cacvcunc Indians
previous to their escape from the Indian Tcrri-
tory"
II is further charged that he has oppressed credit
ors Of The Indian Bureau by susponling accounts
which involved large sums because OF difference
Of opinion regarding soino other petty account.
O her abuses of creditor, and unjust acts which i'll
iure the credit of the Government IN making pur
chascs are also alleged.
The following allegations respecting CommS
sioncr iIayt', donqncnccs in regard to the affairs
OF the Utcs are of interest nt this particular time:
"His neglect To furnish the supplies due the
White River Utcs IN the Fall and Wntcrof 1877 and
1878 land the foundation for the dlscontent winch
cvcntnatcd in the bloody disturbances of 1879.
The dour and provisions for the White River Utes
remained IN the warehouse mt R1wlins month after
month waiting transportation. The contractor
whose duty il was to transport these ssopos was Il
bad man. whG failed to meet hIs engagements.
"The Commissioners failed TO take other steps to
have the Uics supplied. Letters and kilograms
sent To the Commissioner asking him to provide for
the delivery Of supplies to the Utes but favor
able action followed The starving Utcs travelled
the 200 miles between the Agency and Rawlins