The sun., 1893-06-07
LOBBYISTS GET THEIR PAY.
WARRANTS IN THE INDIAN CLAIMS
CAsBED.

Counter the Agents Will Tnho About
| One-Tbird, and tho Choctsws and Chick
| asnw- May Fight for the Rrst-seerc-
| tary Carlisle In IN Peculiar Position.
| WASHINGTON. June 6-In the face OF the fact
| that tho Treasury OF tho United States IN
| pinched to such degree that the President
| has felt compelled 10 ask the patient forbear-
ance OF the American people until he can call
| Congress together to enact measure Of re-
| lief. the Treasury Department to-day cashed
| the warrants for the payment OF tho cele.
| hratej Choctaw and Chickasaw land claim.
| amounting In round number to 81. 100000.
| Two warrants were paid One is In favor OF
the Chickasaws for S735, so. and against
| that sum there are not. far as can be
! learned. any claims except those OF reputable
lawyers for honest legal services rendered.
The other warrant In favor Of tho Chocthws is
for So. 2.20B.1Sa.5o. Before payment It was ar
ranged that Of this sum Sl.5l4.031 shall be
placed in the st. Louis Sub-treasury to the
credit OF the Choctaw Nation. and SB92 so
shall be deposited in the Treasury here to the
credit Of the Treasurer OF the Choctaw Nation.
This sum represents the fees to be paid
under the Owen contract. for the employment
Of all attorneys and legal talent. political In.
nuence. public press. and for the engagement
Of such other agencies as shall be necessary to
secure to tho Choctaw Nation her free rights
In the premises."
The Treasurer Of the Choctaw Nation. who 10
one Of the three delegates. each OF whom will
receive in round numbers $4,000. In addition
to anything they may get under the owen con-
tract. received the drafts. 1t is understood
that all those who have claims against
the sum have already received checks
for their payment and Treasury Of
fetal OF unquestioned veracity makes
the remarkable statement that many OF the
checks were presented to the Treasury some
days before the money was available. At
tempts have also been made at the local banks
to have tho checks discounted. 1t Is con.
ceded by Congressman and lawyers and public
officials who have had occasion to investigate
this famous Choctaw and Chiokasnw claim.
that it is a Just one and should be paid. yet
none OF these gentlemen have been able to
explain why this particular claim carrying
such q great amount Of money should be
hurriedly taken out Of the Treasury al
this particular time, when hundreds OF other
been waiting much longer for payment are
hung up TO be paid at some future date.
are not SO urgent as at Present. Of inc
h S nT s
he's he's been forthcoming. The fact Is that
ment with most suspicion haste. Secre-
tary OF the Interior hoke Smith. who after
been an earnest advocate OF its payment. on
the ground OF its justice and equity. has pro-
o" nGcy 0 the
Gated d charles that tn the lobbyists would get
but becaus" he thought it the part OF wisdom
to allow payment to be temporarily suspended
] thu are "s odsy Ths s
was helpless however. against The determines
a ar fn.da
to make this big hole In the Treasury cash
and In the face OF charges OF corruption as to
There is more than ono feature Of this case
open to To- explanation. The only person. how
he seems more determined to confuse the
% despetch I pufiished % IN last sanaays non Sun ne s
EaS stated that before leaving the city on
rants should b. at once issued for the pay
ment OF Choctaw and Chickasaw claims: thas
warrants. which were sent to the ofiee Of tho
FiIss Conptrol!er. an! and that q, on on Saturday
that payment should be Suspended until Sec.
reiary Carlisles return.
rhe h sa Seirs,sry aGsed IL Il sss
him about be, It, re matter a! ,et he replied 4
ter ] did not order the warrants signed be.
fore left At that tine no reGuisit!op had
my knowledge extends there were no papers
bearing on the case in the Treasury Depart-
ment. know nothing about IL"
notwithstanding this abatement OF the Seo-
retary's. the records Of the Interior and Trens.
ury DEPARTMENTS show that the statements in
THE sun were ahsolu tely correct. The reaisi-
ton for the warrants came to the Treasury
Department during business hours on Friday,
and the Secretary did not leave town until
evening The requsttion was marked "Spe-
cial" the warrants were prepared: they were
signed hy Assistant Secretary Curtis They
they would hnvo been paid on Saturday morn-
called to the letter which the attorney for the
sne he facts e as to tSs
Owen contract for tho payment of nearly one
third Of the whole amount for the fees OF the
and lobbyists. Taking Secretary
statement at it's face value. he 40.
cuses him self Of being Ignorant Of the pay
So. 00o.OOO '1n- ~
This morning the attorney wrote another
ettartofthe President 4ap pealing to him for
D assistaRte In nSpfeyenttnasthe robbery OF the
Choctaw Indihn ota.iarEe proportion OF the
money anpronfiated Ter thsir benefit. He en-
closed in his letter thsS Official figures taken
from the Treasury books showing the DISPOSE
Jon to be ImSde ofthe money appropriated By
Congress and mnde STRONG appeal for Presi-
I DENTAL iHnteriersnee. Mt This letter as well as
to n" Secretary Of the IRE Treasury TOR invest.
was the payne ent over the Treasury codnter Of
the 81 900. .0t0, about one-thrd OF which the
lobbyists took. leaving the remainder to bD
fought for nv thu 80 wa rla of the tion -