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Show REPORT OF THE COMMI8SIOKER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 37 out fear or favor, a fill1 and thorough illrestigatiou of all cou~plaintso f frand and irrryularitiea, aud ot l~erm ntters perrai~~intgo tho aCane.y, and renort relitive to its vast and nresent condition a d manaecbeut: with &ch reoommendatiobs as wiil enable the Department :o taki proper action in the premises; and, while in the I~idianc ountry, to make such obserrations, pertaining to Indian affairs generally, at Red Cloud agency, as will be of assistance to the administration of the Indian Bureau. The commission has submitted the result of its investigation and ~ i e wisn areport to the president of the Board of Iudian Commissioners, under date of October 16. 1875. The co~nplainrsa nd allegetl g-riern~~co~fe Rs ed C'lood upon whiclk the co~~t t~~i swsnioa no rixinntt.tl wvre lo1111dto be gro11udleq.j. T l ~se\ veeping clr;tr.t.rs or' f,:tt~~l ~ I I tI l t ~ ~ r ~ . tor f' t t hr we a t at111o fber Govr r t~ur ro~lt~icti als m-er~also found to hitv; been made-upon hearsay evidence and not in accordance with fact. The commission iuquired with great thorough. ~ ~ e iansto all the, disbursements made with Red Cloud aeencv during la.;[ two years, ;uuounti~~tyo or r r $1,250,000. Tl~ied ish$ae:~cut ~ 1 ; ru.tde ill ulan?. forms, b.v t:ontructsal~tli ~~in:l~nGseI ,I t~~ rnployn~oef~ d~erfv . ices of & mi~ltitudei f jersons. and in countrv remote i u a inaccessible. hllal \shi*ri,; ~frt-~~tapif t.'jri iud higlit. (10 er,a.?t&l to be in:ide,aud to ~ueet nirh tiae(!ess us t'rcqt~c~~~acsl ?i n. ;In) portloll of [Ire Iui11a11s ervice. h diligent inquiry ou- the ground by these five gentlemen, eminent for their ability aud sagacity, resulted in a discovery of several attempts at fraud which had been defeated, and of two attempts which had proved successful, one resulting in a loss to the Government of $900, and the other of fi.om $1,000 to $7,000. The com~nission recommend radical measures for enforcing civilization, and the inspection and de-li\- ery of supyliea through the oficers of the Army. OSAGE AGENCY INVESTIGATION. Hon. Nelson 13. Van Vorhes, of Athens, Ohio; E. 0. Kemble, United Rtates Indian inspector; Ban, Henry S. Neal, of Ironton, Ohio; H. P. H,~wkeso, f Chicago, and Hon. Asa Eodges, of Marion, Ark., were desig-nat; ed by the honorable Secretary of the Interior, in July last, special commissioners to investigate atfairs at the Osage Indian agency, in Iudian Territory, the rlecessity for which arose from the frequent com-plaints which have reached the Department from a hrge portion of ths tribe, but wore especially from a petition addressed to the President, numerouslv siened hv the O~a-ee,sm. akin-a charms aeainst their anent u - - and asking hisremo&,l. Thib; commissiou was instructed to inquire into Agent I. T. Gibson's administration of Indian affairs. eiviue the subiect a narticul%r and ficiencv. fraud. or neelect on his vart: and also if ?tile is iu all. manner unjustij accuukd, that his conduit and administration may h e rindi-cated and the Indiana informed accordingly. This commission verformed its clutiea and submitted its reuort and ~)rneeediugss rpte~ober1 4, 1\75. Tl~nyti 1111 the elt;trgt,s ab'ili~~AJgt ent Oil~sont o ha\(' been u~ainlyf ii\~olousi l l their n;iture, ;ind aria ng out o f cor~teutiouna uil ~Iisturl~anceilsl the rribr; rhar the ttg-eut Illid adn~inis-tewd his nttjirs n ~ r hst ricr iutrgrir,y, : I I J I ~ t 11;rr tbr Gvver~~rueLr;~ISt r;ut'- fered 1:o lo*&f r o ~;ti1~1 3f rn11,l or ~$eylro1t1 sa lly ofticrr or e.~~plu)uei the Government. |