Mr. WINDOM. Mr. Chairman, I wish to strike that out, and I desire to state, as briefly as I can, some of the reasons whyI think it should be stricken out. I am aware this account of Brigham Young has been submitted to the Interior Dept, and, as reported in this bill, fonn due to him; and I he love It hasalso been reported to be due by a commission sent to investigate it; and on this statement of facts was, 1 presume, presented to the ComAppropriat. The ComIndAffrs at the last sesSlon of Congressreported the same amount to be paid to Brigham Young; that bill was placed upon the Calendar, but, on further investigation, new facts being discovered in reference to it, that committee were induced to prevent the passage of the bill at that Congress. desire to present some of the facts upon which we changed our action in regard to this appropriation. As I stated a moment a o, I have no doubt this amount was paid out y Brigham Young, but for what purpose and under what circumstances wns it paid, at least a portion ofit? I find this money was paid out in 1867. I believe he made the claim it was to kec. the peace between the Government of the U.S and the Indians, and was paid out in the way of presents to the Indians surrounding that Territory. I believe it is well known now that at the some time these presents were being made by Brigham Young to keeppeace between those Indians and the U.S., We were sending a force for the purpose of conquering Brigham Young, and I apprehend he was not anxious the In lans shou be upon peaceable terms with the Government. Mr. Chairman, on the 10th of December, 1857, occurred one of the most fiendish Massacres which ever disgraced this continent. Within 320 miles of the city of Salt Lake, if the facts I have to present can be relied upon, some of the Mormons having painted themselves as savages, with the assistance ofo the r savages who needed no paint, attacked a train crossing from the Arkansas river to California, and murdered 120 men and women in the most hop ible manner. I Wish I had the time to present these facts in full. The 1st item of evidence is from the speech of Judge Cradlebaugh, February 7, 1860. He was aormerly ajudge in Utah. He says: “The Indians would not have saved the infant children from the slaunhter. Neither could they have induced the cmigrnnts to have left their protected position. It should:ilsuhc borne in mind that Brig amYoung at the tiniecliiimed to be, and was, acting assuperintendent of Indian affairs in the Territory. There is now pendingiii this lluuse aclaim for 30 or 40,000 dollars, which includes about 4000 dollarsfor goodsdistributed byJohn D. Lee to the Indians about tlmMountain Meadowswithin 20 daysnfterthe inmssacrc, and also includespay to Leo while hewasengagedin the conimissionoftho massacre. Whether Brigham will get it or not. I do not know. This, however. l do know. that some 2 years ago0 Congresspassedan act to pnyto the Territory of Utah sonic 52000 dollars for amount paid by the Territ in suppresgingIndian hostilities in the Territory “he ycars 1802and1853. I have beforeme every law passedin the Territory, every approprintion madeby the Legislature and the statement of the territorial auditor of accounts. defy the Delegate from Utah to show that there was ever appropriated or paid from the treasury of the Territory an amount to exceed 3400 dollars. It never was done. But ypu know Bribum says that he has the mostadroit scouridre s in the world in Zion, and that he can beat their sharpestl l haveril. So there is no tellingfbut in his orscvering hemay succeed in PIOOUHHR isdemands for murdering, and expenses of endeavonn): to ur ehasethe Indians to aid him in hls rebelhon. he present claim was all madewhile Utah was in rebellion." I do not know what reliability is to be placed upon the statement of Judge Cradlebaugh; I am not acquainted with him; but I have some other evidence on that point. I now from the report of R. P. Campbell, a captain see and dragoons, commanding Santa Clara expedition: "Nothing of interest occurred until my arrival at the Mountain Meadows, which are situatyd about 150 miles south of Com1I loyd and on the southern rim of the basin. Here found human skulls, bones, and hair scattered about and scraps of clothing of men. women, and children. I saw one girls dress apparently that of a child ten or 12 yearsof age. heso were the remains of a party of peaceful inhabitants of the U.S. consisting of men women and children and numbering about 150. who were removing with their effects from the State of Arkansas to the State of California. These emigrants were here inct by the Mormons (assisted by such of the wretched Indians of the neighborhood as they could force pr persuade to join) and massacred, wrt the exception of such infant children that the Mormons thought too young to rememberor tell of the affair. The Mormons ha their faces painted so as to disguise themselves as dinns."