The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-03
THE zaEATr OF BUrrAIo onrEx.
a Compact with New York Indians witch
Congrcrs ir Asked TO Fuial.

Congress h Asked to Fuiai.
WASHINGTON. Jan. "A measure involving
the payment OF close upon S2.000,00o to the
six Nations and other tribes OF New York In
o'ans. in accordance with an agreement made
Jan. 10. 1888. is now before Congress, and has
already received much discussion.
Ihe history OF tho measure roally goes back
more tnan a hundred years. Just after tho
close OF the Revolutionary war the United
otates hxed the boundaries OF the lands OF the
ON nations. and secured tho Oneidas and
'ne Iuscaroras In the tracts which they then
occupied. rive years later the treaty for this
purpose was renewed and confirmed. An
other i've years passed. and still another con.
hrmatory treaty was made. with a full de-
scr1puon OF the lands belonging to tho
oHeiuas. onondagas. CayuRas. and Scnecas.
In iolo tho New York Indians. apparently
WIN a Wow OF going West and growing up
with the country. bought lands at Green Bay,
VIE. from the Menomonees and Winneba gos.
ana IN ls21 acquired two large tracts from tho
lor'ner tribe. A portion OF them afterward
."o>eu thtther: and then n rectincation OF
oounoaries reduced the purchases to 100000
acres south and west Of Fox River, together
with three townships on the northeast side.
IN 1871 q treaty with tho Menomonecs nc
hnowiedged the right Of the New York tribes to
remove to the Wisconsin lands within three
Sf = ICSlueHt b uIgrfCtlOn. alter
uree years. Those various rights and titles
OF the New York Indians were further no.
knowlodged in the treaties OF 1896. 1888. 1880.
and 1907. 1t remains to adj that many Of
Inem nad not removed to Wisconsin by Janu-
afyi iooS. the reasons which prevented a part
Hrssidsnff from 30 doing being satisfactory to the
on the 10th Of January, 1888, a now arrange
distant miur nasies; P baGS slvl rd f9r 2 s stu more
new HoHes IN g part Of the Indian Territory
creek, The hso New e York shf fnd fTsn.S re Fl mpiI".G
s res sny,t lands ct Green Bay. except a small
IL exchange . tract Of 'Y i.s5a. oeh a saxs in a"s fem
simple. with the provision that those Who did
within ave years sho oHIf' forfeit te ali rish ht, To i9s
included th .%s ibn oth ms 9Nn s% HErt to sn thf ii ,r %is.
lo4:C ayagas. 13D-making In ali 2.d33 on ths
6 5gesSh ssSss5ISSa : Tnse alSns; 99 ns, II Sov A.
y y99: S8p nnsss. IN New YAK: Sa6: stSskbridsess:.
Under ms treaty the United States agreed
r. pay certain Gums down to certain tribes for
lands, and also to t'e app reinGas, s. sa6 &c .o6 n" irsm
thne 70 time Tor such removals and for aiding
t Isi !: h .a H g Be- notea t ana tie Fsn 'sISss eIIs sf, q NsR
p pDsN Mere a az fh = time well advanced in i'm
tons, held BY Ogden and Fellows as assisnees
auu oWhebs or, q right OF purchase. and the
Several years later the buffalo Creek rescrVa.
s .nd wa vas abandoned in accordance Herewith.
9 96a ALLEGHENY reservations. In lS4U about
Of ofi th hessad dSieII.eF s r rs1n2nsd to % kNS n,s S:;L but 81
Vided for by the treaty. '
sold or otherwise disposed e of by nay inn ,ney yn Ters
S wisS the sq Ka ths SANE inna was . aiSteEward the case
pear MAT even nnv nf fhn thi.f,, t,.o r. -.
Tho had received allotments settled there.
~ ,S thereiore apparent that a claim in equity
snelr Green Bay possessions ard had not re-
eiIsS4 %SitS shs T Eas issSsa'5 5sad 'S Of The ssn stsaty
thsir at gave them S256 900. in satisfaction Of
81 sie an G aere. nus 10 q t ShaTe s IL tho Ean ,Ia LIND lands at At
for romoyinS tho New YsrS Indians Ian st tRithep
s shst ssttIsn,ant +, them there; Shortly after
against an order 81 tho Interior Depart hiS"fs
what was known as the New York indian Re.
serve sem In Kansas territory and then throw the
Such are the main facts connected with this
question, which was at length referred by Con-
this g tte found found 81 th nia'n Mith a"st d 1sni%h5y
whether the United States was liable. the tribess
KsTe to o he credited with l.S24.Ho0 acres q
SS3 5s %PSsips ~ $S ~ q ~ e H| %II: T Fly y %s ssf to
49, Wv -. H'N.fC cAltuueu III III
lem3yal OF tho small party in 1916. besides
Siok4o I3r the acreage ut 81 an acre allotted
70 me y Indians already mentioned, and
SS2SoOO which was the sum awarded to the
IohaWandas. Tho balance is S1.971. 205.02:
ana this sum n pending bill in Congress now
pr3poses to ~ as the amount for further nd-
since 1913 or 1855 was thrown out by the Sen.
ate Committee on Indian Affairs.
with SO large an amount involved the oues.
ZION naturally demands careful discussion.
but tne actual proposition is simply to take the
matter once moro before tho Court Of Claims
for a decision on the actual liability OF the
Goverpment; accepting the facts which that
court has already found. Since it seems no
more than fair that the claims Of these Indians
should be settled. once for all. and since an
appeal can be. taken to the Supreme Court
from the decision Of the Court Of Claims. it
would seem that the rights OF the United
r Ttisrr A House bin is drawn up in some
ready taken shows the intent Of those who
nave In charge the measure to substitute
the Senate provision of a reference TO the
Court of Claims for adjudication.