, 1881-01-31
THE 1sONCAS.
SECRETARY scl1unz's Pant m THEIR RE-

MUYAf.
Special Dtspateh to Inc Chicago Tribune.
WAsuISGroS. u. c., Jnn. W.-Tho persistent
nttaek On Secretary schurz for t,l-treatineut Of
~ ioe,' !uuae e'e y. ,as .,.oSs ~
1ast, aau un!ol'noea nsshu'ts upon hn hohest'
found III the rrcort1s Of public CRITICISM. Thu
ro,rr,oi ~ Tho 1,onc,s frou, nnLcto r., tha In.
.1lnn TERRITORY wus or,iercI t,y Congress heforo
All promratlo,,a for tho r,noyal in acoordauco
WITH this act OF songress "eee M maue unncr soe
pfe'lous administration. !ne oSoeutioh VI
these preparations undor thia act Ut Congress
begun during tho first week Of sccrotury
Schnrz's administration. una was conptctcl be-
fore he coud be held responsible foranythlng OF
tbls character then In progress on the plains.
wnoSos WE'VE rEnpErnArEn
person and In property; hut yocre.ury Bchurz
ana Il. Commissioner q Indian Affairs were tns u,
nfst 70 pf'ns INC mater 10 tno "ttent,oh Q,
conEress' md Ill their asst annual reports una
On Oh Con- Congress ] to Siyo tiem authority md means
to rodrcas ttose wrut,rs by paying damages,
,,,,r.n, tnras n,,d u, ,,thor ,rovs ro.tnrinr
DnsahE ihnds, Rnu III othor ways Festorln9
their losses. scnutor Dawes and George r. Hour
wero both In Congress thon, but, now that tho
ood o. naye yeny Een mads 70 gqese es
iMaians, tM,ti, t6ese 1nnators. tWo years nfter
secra1y v schuM s1n }iraI 'A'o' NV ''A'' "A''A
APPEALED To THE SENATE IN VAIN
to tlalp him nsalst and reimburse tho ponoas,
% i.iid bota of them % eontinuslty seem 10 lssuino
for these wrongs. The yuport of tho late COM
'ss!o' mS few days s'nse % ~ ~ ~ y,
3ccrrtnry Schurz as nil TINT HIS gone before It.
Ind thrao yoars ago u.,llcfi tho atte1ition OF Con-
gross to those very tnattpra, aud no oh1 would
e"'bssississ e@s xs's IL syar s
lntorior Department bus placod thottl und inalo
them comfrta0!s, !, ,,,, .,,,o,, srx.,,,,, .,v,x
~ tAs 'gs'st, + :4;,ss4st,t , ta Est., ,sn,to,
sont last night reatiye to re proeeoal1sHs yss-
tnFay ~ .aa 5Ie,p, ca sra o fons!
ing statement Win regard . thaf dspa.eh and and
tno ntGeeeoluRs WnicM u ununa!cn mMs' pepn ;nt
on,ttae M, Wa1;nr " Nlf", ~ Iss Pona9
commissioa: =
'WAaH1NaToA, D. G., Jan: m.--Io he public !:
Under eoas!dsraton the s,,aS q ,he roaea 5aai;
fy q !ao Intc,o5 = sS fas i ,Sl 70
sHnet not on; oIy eonIstd. Sut 81 grossly ac
NFreHr wlcllovcr tho Committee publshGs
Whit motive Il high ofIlcfal Of tho Almtntstra-
tion may hnye for thus assuming tho role ot q
| tt prejudtcG public opinion III advanen Of olfl-
ctal reports with regslte to atters ~ which tho
| dignity. wtAlnSn, md honor nf tho OuVcrnnent
nrc Involved IVY hi6 nets, tho public must jdRo.
MALrKl. ALLEN.
| Member OF poncit Commission:
Hunate Select Committee charged with tho III.
quiry concerning th9 ronovAt Of the Ponca ".
| the meeting hull yesterday during tho e1anli-
u,.ton Of Scssra. stlckney and Allen. itlUtnbnrs
| Or tho Poneu Commission nppUintca by tho
iIshed thls morning docs not acoar-
atcly represent either tho substnt.o
| OF s!gnlHcnnc0 OF Tho testi,nnny given
an that occasion. according to my rem0mhranco
Of what occurred; aud y pllbIshod without ~.
wcrc called bo{nrc tho Committee, III under
Bta.ltl, ut tho Buggeatiom Ut tho SECRETARY Of tho
i Interior, wl0 wis present with h!a priynte sec.
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