The Secretary read the following report made in the HoRep by Mr. A. W. HUBBARD on the 27th of April: The ComIndAffrs. to whomwas referred the petition of GeorgeChorpenning, submit the following report: The committee have carefully reviewed the facts asset forth by the proofs in the care, fully concurring in the views expressed by the respectiveCommittees onIndi‘an ATTsirs ot‘theT irty Fi Lb.3Severith and 38th Congresses, and report that it is fully established that George Chorpsnning apd Absalom Woodwardwore contrpetors for carryin the U.S.mails from California to Salt Lac, in Uliih Territory; that theywore the 1st personsever engaged in transporting the mails throng thateoun try, commencing as carly as May1, 1851, und connecting at Salt Lake w1tht e no east, formed the 1st “overland mail line" over established across tho continent; that in the performanceof these duties they wareconi cllod to pass regularly through the Indian haunts o the country: that the mail parties or trains were repeatedly attacked, men kills and wounded, mules, horses, and other property stolen and do stroyed by them: that in Jovcm er, 1851.Absalom Woodward with his escortof 4 menwereattacked and murdered b those Indians, andfill the property in their charge destroyed. The petitioner, Chor en ning, continued to carry the mail for woodw and Chorpenning down to the 30thof June, 1852, and on his own account since. The proof is sufficient to establisish that from the commencement of the service down to the 30thof June, 1852.83 mules and horses and other reperty valued at $3.275w, erekilled and destroyed y the Indians. together With a large amount of money on the person of Woodward when he was killed. The proofs also patablish that from June 30, 1852, to April 1, 1856, oighty 6 mules and horses were killed or stolen, an property of the value of $570destroyed by the Indians. her this proicrty George Chorpenning and Absalom Woodwari are entitled to indemnityfrom the Government. It has been the policy of the Governmentto regard the Indians within its limits, and not subJeetedto the legislation of an of the States, as distinct but imperfectly or auize political communities, under the control an protection of the Governmentof the U.S. The intercourseof the whites With the Indians is regulated by law, and all persons going among them in the service or by the special license of the U.S. are under its protection. If such persons are injured by the Indians they have no r c(ress by resort to judicial tribunals, for none such exist ii ni nii the Indians: and such persons are strictly prohibite from obtaining redressbyrepri: ls, but the Govern mIetnt promises to pay their losses is unnecessaryto reVIewtheseriesof laws passed to client these objects. The act of 30th of June. IQLH, (5Statutes at Large,) is the last of the general sense. m uc is new in force. By the 17 thsection of this aetit is. Among other things. enactedthat if any Indian or Indians shall within the Indian country. the ke ordestroythe property of any person lawfully within such country miich person may make application to the superintendent agent or subagent.who on being furnished with the necessary roof under ihe direction of the shull.tion to the President. inn e a When nation or tribe to which such Indian or Indians belong for satisiac‘tion;andifsuch nation or tribe shall refuse satisfaction in a reasonable time. not (‘Xeeoding 12 months such superintendent shall make return of his doing to the ComrIndAff. that proper steps may be taken to obtain satistaction for the injury: and in the mean t, iiimircedthaen U.S. guaranty to the party so in if indemnification: Provided. 1st. the party seeks personal satisfaction or revenue he forfeits his claim for indemnification; 2nd.i the claim is not presentedin 3 years it is barred. If tphaeidInfrdoimantshereacneniiviietya;n ifanthneuiItnyd.iathnes edloainmotirsectoeibvee an annuity it is to be paid from the Treasury. The 7th section of the Indian itp propriation bill. passed the 27th of February, 185 is as follows. namely: " ulatBinegit enacted. That all the laws now in force reg or such trpardo evi siiiroindisntoefretohuermseawsitmhatyhebIendaiapnliteraibbelos shall be and the same are hereby oxtende over the Indian tribes in the Territories of NewMexico and to Woodward and Chorpenning were lawfully in the IndianTerritory. They weret ere byauthority and in execution of the laws of the U.S and in the actual servwe of the Government. As such they were entitled to rely on its promisesof indemnity. They did not seek private satisfaction or revenge for injuries sustainedby the Indians. but cultivated. as far as was in their power.a friendly feeling with them. They madeknown their lossestotho superin tendent and agent. Brigham Young. the superin tendent. reported the death of Woodward: J. H. Holt man. the agent in hisaffidavit givesan account of the murder of Woodward; says the Indians admitted their attacks on Hanson's and other mail trains. becausethey had 1st been attacked by the whites.butdid not pretendthat the personsin charge of the mail trains had attemptedto injure them says ho could not attempt to state the number 0 mules killed or the amount of property taken from the mail trains. but theIndians themselvesndmitted they had killed many. In the letter of 13th February 1858 written by the ComrIndAff to an attorney of the parties. the Commissioner says, “ lawfully thiantMtheesIsnrdsi.a Cnhocropuenntninwgahnedre Waonoddwwhaerndtwheerier property was lost is admitte. But then the tribes to which the offending Indians belonged cannot be said to have been in ainity with the U.S.; the petition itself styles them as hostile Indians. When the intercourse act was passed.it was With reference to the Atlantic tribes.but few of whom were west of the Missouri; and treaty stipulations iwnegre necessaryto place them technically upon a foot of amity: and in addition to that it wasrequired that theymiist beon terms of actual friendship. This law. inapplicable as it is in many respects, has been extende. without amendment, ovcrt o tribes of the Pacific coast by the act of February 27 1851 and in regard to them the same construction must be given as in the case of thosefor the governmentof which it “was originally intended. There is nothing to showthat the requirementof the law. that the proofs of th elosses should besubmit ted to an agent to belaid before the Indians. Was ever complied With. It is true that reports to this office from the Governor and er offine superintendent of Indian affairs for Utah and from Agent Holeman show that.they were cognizant to some extent of the losses complained of and it is admitted that it would. under the circumstances have been perhaps impossible to identify the tribes to which the offenders belonged, and impracticable aswell as useless had tbey known, to have adopted the regular and exact coursesprescribed or to have submitted the matter to them.but the law is imperative that it should be done.” Your committee are of opinion that only so much of the law of 1834 as was applicable to the Territory of Utah was extended over it b the 7th section of the act of February. 1801. t that date the territory of Utah was nn oxplored. What Indian tribes inhabited or madeit a place of resortwas then and for a long time afterward, unknown to the Government and no treaties of peace and ainit had yet been made So much of the law as looke to a regular course of transactions Withthem asknown to savage communities under the regular treatiesof peace was wholly inapplicable. The pre oration of documents stating the losses and the tribes to which the assailing Indians belon ed wasnot. in the opinion of the committee applicable to these Indians and was impracticable, All the sufferer could do wasto report the injuries to the superintendent and a ent and claim the protection of the Government. [his the committee are satisfied has beendone. But the committee are further of opinion that so much of the law of 1 34as prohibited the injured party from seeking private satisfaction or redressfor is wrongs did apply to the Territory of Utah and also so much as romised payment by the Government did appl. he party was restrained from seeking private re rose to preserve the country dian war and this restraint was the consider from at iaonn of‘the promise of indemnit '. The Government by this law. took the matter in its own hands. It repstrroaminiesedd the injured party from seeking redress and tomakegoodhis losses. Your committee are of opinion that GeorgeChor ncnning and the widow of Absalom Woodward. do ceased, are entitled to compensationfor the losses sustained.and. as no annuities are payable to these Treasury the parties are entitled to paymentfromthe The number of mules and horses lost. as stated above is 83 mules and horsesof Wood ward and Chorpenning. killed prior to July 1. 1852 and 80 ‘six males and horses of GeorgeChorpen nmg. killed from July I. 1852, to April 1. 1856. orBaytintghe proofs in the case. as wall as the corrobstatementsof the honorable Sens&Repsin the 35th Congress from the State of California. these animals are proved to have been worth from 200 dollars to 500 dollars each. These prices. upon 1st impression, may seem extravgant. But when yoiir committee take into consideration that this was in the days offabulously high pricesfor everything in California. togetherwith the strong array of upon the subieet, proofs they cannot but reg it as fair and reasonable. Besides. the route lay over the mountains and through the barren deserts between California and Salt Lake and none but the verybest stock could endurethe severe hardships incident to the service. For in addition to the length of the trip. there were changes of grass.water, and climate. which would soonbreakdownthe constitution of an but superior animals; and when such were obtainc. they were doubtlessworth to the contractors from 200 dollars to 500 dollars each. Your committee.therefore.think it reasonableand Just to tak ethe sumof. the differencebetween 8200and 8000.as the averagevalue of eachanimal, and thusascertainthe83 mulesand horses lost by Messrs. Woodward and Cher enning to be worth 829.050 To thismustbeadded3275for other property lost. This does not include the moneylost when Woodward and his party werekilled. On the 8sinmules and horses lost by George Cborpeiining individually from July 1. 1852t.o April 1m.la8ki5n5g6tth.heiys lpolsasc8e3toh.e10sotao, mwehaicvherage value of $3o0. must be added.for the lossof other property.3570.making $30, 670. our committee. therefore. recommendthat the sumof 832325be paid to Gcor e Chorpenning and Elizabeth Woodward. wife of bsalom Woodward and that the further sumof 880.670be paid to George Chorpenning. To these ends your committeereport the accompanying Jtresolution and recommendits passage. The JtResolution was reported to the senate as amended, and the amendments were concurred in, and orderengross, and the JtResolution to be read a 3rd time. It was read the 3rd time, and passed. noosn BILLS REFERRED. The following bills and JtResolution from the HoRep were severally read twice by their titles and referred as indicated below: A bill (H.R.No. 729) to change the port of entry in Puget. sound to the ComCommerce. A bill (H.R.No. 730) relating to pilots and pilot regulations to the ComCommerce. A bill (H.R.No. 728) authorizing the SecyTreasury to issue certificates of registry or enrollment and license to certain vessels to the ComCommerce. A bill (H.R.No. 609) to constitute Omaha and Nebraska City, in the Territory of Nebraska, and StPaul, in Minnesota, ports of deliver to the ComCommerce. A bill (H.R.No. 611) to provide for making the town of whitehall, NewYork, a port of delivery to the ComCommerce. A bill H.R.No. 726) to extend to certain personst e privilege of admission, in certain cases, to the U.S. Government Asy lum for the Insane to the ComDistCol. A bill (H.R.No. 727) declaratory of an act entitled “An act authorizing the SecyTreasury to issue registers to vessels in certain cases, ” approved February 10, 1866 to the ComCommerce. AJtResolution R. No. 178) in reference to the Dismal Swamp Canal Company to the Committeee on Commerce. BOUNTY or IOWA TROOPS. The bill (H.R.No. 18) for the relief of the members of the 37th regiment of Iowa. volunteer infantry, was read twice by its title.