2016, ISBN: 133342566X

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[EAN: 9781333425661], New book, [PU: Forgotten Books, United States], Language: English . Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.Excerpt from The Indian Policy During Grant s Administrations The idea of such a board originated, according to Mr. William Welsh, its first chairman, with the Honorable Eli K. Price, the Honorable William Strong, and other fellow citizens as a measure of reform for the purpose of rescuing Indian affairs from political corruption by the appointment of a commission of the best men in the country to exercise joint control with the Secretary of the Interior over the disbursement of Indian moneys.i Only twenty-five per cent. Of this money, prominent Congressmen declared, ever reached the Indians for whom it was appropriated, the remaining three-fourths going to poli ticians at Washington. Such a commission, it was felt, would help to restore the lost confidence of Congress, make the Indians more hopeful, arouse the interest of the community to the point of helpful co - operation with the efforts of the govern ment to civilize the red men, and would also protect the Indian Department from claims for patronage which through usage had become well-nigh irresistible.2 Accordingly in March, 1869, the President and the Secretary of the Interior having given their heartiest approval to the scheme, Senator Harlan proceeded to prepare an amendment to the Indian appropria tion bill for the year ending June 30, 1870, authorizin the appointment of a board which, under the direction 0 the President, should supervise and control the disbursement of all Indian appropriations, as well as the placing of contracts, the erection of agency buildings, and the selection of em ployees; the Board was further to be empowered to superin tend the removal of the Indians, and had authority to suspend temporarily Indian superintendents, agents, and employees of every kind. Secretary Cox, feeling that the amendment in this form conferred too much power upon the commissioners, suggested as a substitute that the board be empowered to exercise joint control with the Indian Department over the disbursements made by the act. With the assistance of Senator Fessenden the amendment prevailed? The bill as amended was returned to the House and after a conference finally passed in the following form. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.<

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