The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-01
INDIAN DEPREDA r1oN cEhrMx
The Need OF Anena,ns the Law. ro- That,
Adjustment


The Nees or Amending the Laws for Their
Adjustment.
WASHINGTON. Juno SOFT would be n grant
blundor II tho act OF March 2. 1901. for tho nd
Indication OF Indian depreciation claim.
should result In disturbances md outhroaL.
among tho red mon. through the vnnt q,
propcr nmondment ~
That tho suh;sot i. ono o,so .
aaas .no suo'eo. Is one also OF pccuniary i'm
sa up to as date o, the last annual .,
examined, on which allowances Ind a haon
made. and Of which pa had been a actually nsH1
The pending effort to settle those great
amounts ia the result OF PLEDGES mads nearly
century ago In the year 17ae. Conpress
.,a.lhg observed that the disposition OF whites
TO 'aRo vengeance on the Indians for thefts
nrortsaJ,o aa.,,.a ,uas,,,. ~" ~ "ns'
~" 20, soou.o ,nuohini'y lot such losses
from all Indians holding trcaty relations. pro-
.nr,rote '' s,.i saI's So''a not a.'omp.
p.N"'e a. ea,ls.acooh or revenge W
and to To by prouor sySSnoo
mi, bolnu t6e fact. Tho f;ovorn y, on, ruS,-.,.
TO not no tha egant y, th, sat.,e s..,'
those claims. while its own security apalnst
loss was that it Ind agreements with indians
annuities or owed other sums, and hence "a
was no.e 70 aeauot from such annuities all
Iu hsrne thu. e maSe '@I s sS,ms Com
srsss for long timo omitted to supply the
s nto legislation needed for carving 10
lh.E erect. FROM ono cause and another the
clahis were suffered TO accumulate and wore
wars ~ ~, vi. MpweSor. about twenty
lrSf,iSS that tine s%!x $sS sis .has
the o ha Sut BEEN et @ claimed r
ing The subsequent years p up to A july lsi.
e RESULT wss 959 ma been nftod on The gran!
SsSS s a ON s2 as5oat ss.% al
cIaims am no owa N ,a II that date 9252
rate, Of the, allowances already made there ere
0 W9ud 5e "a59W SS on this last amount little
s25 1905 already spoken M" Of "a cssmins
and not examined, The amount allowed would
'G bat t't Tie ISsE I o ,st voor
transferring tho Modification Of iHr
H Cs @ i bson hf by The TsyPas
paid. up to July l. 1881. only o74 cn i"e nn
which tho total amount wns S7Si 1,iS - AZ
the actual payment only $43I,57663. Il NH NH
be seon. therefor. that only about three T pes
Of Congress lat year ~ " '"0 ne" legislation
THIS now law created n lfnn upop Tho fnoJc
OF the tribes Tor the paymrnt ~ thosn e ,nus
or rather upon ali surpfus nbova wIot 10; MS
tuaiiy required for their curpeot w nnH n ns &C
enry support. subsistence. and eimcation."
Of tho claims going bnck ciGhfv vo nru one
1912 Of them, involving S3'Gif ~ 1o Tma
back forty years. A very largo mnioritv IiS ~
fact 5 IO3 invoivin SIS 343 ~, n m ~
1872 or much oarIieS The rosnIt q 10 th PACK 70
pressed by Com ssioncr MorGnn! '"us OK
i, viii hs sssn ,",, man =, ,nas'
remote peri ii that The nr.sen, "rienneh so
possibly have any knowledge OF or per,ona r
sp"nrbili;y Tor them. 1t thus occurs that a great
hardship Is liable to be imposed upon the present gen.
nc nros,ess afhg c2mpHravely speakns.
Children Tor crimes Committee hr thai, ny pum,sninX
condition burden which was created by their fatSsrs
white yet in state OF savagery. II the law is
B srmnihtiied to remain as l. Is 4! will work great
dsrnmran,snt 20 , mater OK very consdsrable