National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-10-15

ton for stocks or moneys held in trust, with the
annual interest thereon2'
"with pleasure, sir. The Seneca Nation, which
includes all the Senecas OH the Allegheny, Catta-
fnugus and Tonawanda Reserves have three dis
unct classes of funds stocks-tho joint property
OF all tho New York Senecas-which will de-
kignate as A, b, and G. The Tonawanda band
ofsenecas have another fund.- designated D, which
Is exclusively their own.
nEBT OF UNITED STATES TO New YORK sESEcAs.
A.-Permanent annuity, In lieu of Invest 49,
CapItai ;I NO. interest a ner cent 'O'''' w
B.-Interest, In lieu of investment, per
cent Sow"
Clinic est per cent, from Ontario Bank. 2.s2 so
sli,9Ce 50
Capital, $1,000
D.-Intercst, ronawanda band OF senecas, ,.-
per cent sou q"
"That Mr.. President, certainly is an excellent
finance statement for the Seneca Nation, but de-
eidedly one-sided against the Great Nation. So
your people have faith in Uncle sam?'
'Most assuredly we have; for you should bear
in mind that he is the one who Is not the uncer-
tain white mani Even when sorely distressed
In the dark years of the rebellion-our annuity
interest money never failed of payment"
"Now, we understand the amount of the debt,
please explain its origin Mr. President, for the
United States seems to owe your Nation large
sum Of moneyY'
Eyes, Judge, the trust-fund debt alone is THREE
HUNDRED AND FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
"scHEpuLE A pEpr
was made q permanent fund by Congress on the
10Th of February, 1881, providing that the sum Of
100000, being the amount placed In the hands OF
sensca ,r,he or Ind,ons si,,,a,ad In the STATE Of
NV york sbop,d no ana was niacad IN tho credi,
nf,hs Indiar annronriation fund and the secrc.
larry of War Chen In charge Of Indian afiairs)
authorized 10 receive and pay over TO the said SEN
nEror what .o,,rco presid ant J,ueson WINS this
,.ri,aI s,m Of a, M ooo derived nv tho saneca Ma
Bonw
"Tha ,,orav IVA, raoeivad fror, Rohart Morris
nsPbiladelphia whom Won know was the anan-
eIer for the Colonies curing the Revolutionary
War
Amt what was the consideration for which
Robert Morris Maid az large n an n, Of monevgp
aTbe consideration. Judge, was that the Senevs
Nstion relinuuisneu the Indian right, title, and
interest," 10 all the lands in Western New York tho
pref mption right to which was vested in the Com
nonwealth OF Massachusetts,, which pre- emption
light had been purchased by Morris, excepting
md reservng therefrom the defined and described
TEN srspc, rsp,.s OBSERVATIONS
rorawagns two square miles. BIg Tree two
nuara mrles, IJttIe peard,s Town two souaye
,a,Ies. souayytv Uil, two souara miles. Gardeau.
~ honnds, Kaounadeou sixteen souare miles
r..,oraugrs fortv souare miles. Alioahenv. forty.
MO s,rars ,,tles. tha Buffalo and Tonawanda
LII 20 oooro,o,e ,,vo HUNDRED square uiles The
,,ch, ~ ne Ind,ans IN 0sb and hunt on the CON
rsyad landa ,vos also reserved
% scurnTIr nppr
v.sasrvod from tho nroceeds NJ sales of the
nnrs,o C,reek Reserva,,on IN the OGDEN and Eel.
I,,.s Cornnarv an 1893 congress on the o7,h n,
S,n. Iais enacted that the snm of s7S 600 heye,o.
torc mid 10 the presidont of the limited STATES In
he vear 1910 for the heneat oS the Nav yorl, SEN
,cas Inc taken absolutely Ia the me of the limited
s,atsa In accordance with tbe nraver of the In.
s,a,, Tbat ann wa. nIaced unon the hooks of
me Treasury 10 their credit Mt the rate of 5 ne,
.entnm per anpuu Inv that act
asctrnuIp n prur
..ma into tho rreosurv an petition of the Indians
From, ,ha pank nf ontarIo New York Congress
m ,,,s ,7,h NJ Inna 1915 anthorizaa tho President
,,oooivs s,,, ,hat h. MI ,onv s,ocl of tbe nuhlic
AZ, ~ ~ ITr,tod sta,os nr ,nonovs ,yh,c,, ,bo
IA nann MA, ma en- ,r,s, for Tho sad sanec,s
,.ha,ora. ,ha oid TndIans or o,hor nerso,,,
oonsau, ,no,, no nocessor,, shoII In nronor forr,
su,hor,,c the trausScr and To casc The stock 10 be
,oncaled ana tho amopnt thereof and of anv
monevs which be may receive. 10 he deposited In
The T,sosurv the crcdIt of tho sa,d Indians ,,non
which amonnt Interest shall hereafter be Maid 10
mem at the rate Of S per cent per annum until
,ongress NAV direct the PRINCIPAL . . to b,
oaid 10 the Indians, From the fact. doubtless