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Show 116 REPORT OF T~~ COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS; TABLE1 6.-Nuncber of d@redafions oomn~iltedB y eaoh h i b a and the ancount incolved. ' ~~ - Tribe. No. ~ m ' ~ ~ t . 1: . I Tribe. Amonnt -- I"/ .C omanohe.. ................. Anaahe ..................... Creak ............... :. .---.- Cheyenne ................... Sioux .......... ;. .......--.- Navajo.. ................-.-. Eiowa ................--.-. chippews ..........-. Pawnse ............-....--.- oaag.3 ....................... Nsr PeroBs ..........-.....-. I Ute ......................... RO~ORBiV W ;...... .----.--. Bannaok ..............-.-.--. Califomih Indiana .......... Ara,,aho ....................................... Nisqunlly Winnebago ................. Eeeehie. ......... .... Eiikatht .................... ms shin~ton~ e r l.o aia*ns. .. Blackfeet .................. Km~aaorK aw. ............. pintee ....................... ................. .............. ............... .................... .................... ....................... .................................... .... ..................... 525.233 Caguaa ..................... 434.796 Shoshone .................. 375 028 Caddo ................................ .. 384: 098 Waiia. W..&..U...%.... .......... 897,303 Coqnilie 118 109 Sknquamish ........................ 73:?51 Pima imd M B ~ ~ O O ~ B 55,365 'Xia*theads .................................. 138,678 Xenomooee 84,527 Hualspri* .................. 217,701 Otao ....................... 65,261 Elnha ...................... I 368 315 I Iowa ....................... Cherakes .--..-.......-.--.. ............ 13.325 Soothern refwee Indian? ... 52,090 Kiokapoo ................... ............ 1.740 Snake. ............-.-.---... 321 3,029,389 7,434 23,126,322 .............................................. rebela .......................................................................... 88 Total .................................. ..................... 1 7,985 1 25,589,006 May 17, 1796, under the approval of George Wishington, Congress solemnly promised event~~ianld emnification to the citizens and inhabi-tants of the United States who might,, through no fault of their own, lose their property at the hands of Indians who were holding treaty relations. In the nearly 100 years which has elapsed since that date the promise has been kept in regard to not more than 3 per cent. of the claims whish have been filed. The law forbade these claimants under pendty of losing the amounts oE their claims, from attempting by private efforts to recover their property where such efforts might involve the country in an Indian war-in the language of the law from taking '$private satisfaction or revenge.'' Becoming thus, by its own law, their agent and attorney, and forbidding them any other course of procedure, the Government appeared bound by honor and good policy to redeem its pledges and faithfully carry out its promises. On the-last day of itslast session Congress enacted a law* transferring jurisdiction as to the adjudication of all these claims from the Interior Department to the Court of Cldims. This office has long desired and frequently recommended that some such action should be taken ; and while the measure adopted by the last Congress does not, in some of its aspects, meet my entire approval, yet in the main I welcome its enaptment, and am glad that a step has been taken looking to the ulti-mate redemption of the obligations of the United States. " See page 631. |
