Mr. BURLEIGH. I understood the Gentfrom NewYork [Mr. RAYMOND] to say that these bands of Indians were fully represented at the time these treaties were made. Now, I hold in my hand a copy of these trea ties, which purport to have been made in the fall of 1865 between the commissioners on the part of the U.S and these Indian ands. And I find that the Ogalala band of Indians, numbering some 2100 souls, were represented only by 3 irre sponsible individuals who were present and claimed to be empowered to conclude negotiations on the part of their tribes. And these commissioners sent down that instrument, made under such circumstances, as a treaty l negotiated in good faith to be ratified by the Senate. Now, I know, and my constituents know, that these Indians, long after these treaties profess to have been signed, have been engaged in robbery and in murder of the citizens of Dakota. Now, when instruments of this character are sent. here and styled treaties, and appropriations are asked to carry their provisions into effect and to make others like t min, I ask the House to examine them and see what they are. Now, I ask the Gentfrom NewYork, [Mr. Ravnozvp] who I know is a good lawyer, to tell me what a treaty is. There are 3 or 4 articles in these treaties which I will not enumerate. But this treaty which purports to have been made with the Ogalala band, but which was only made with 3 irresponsible individuals of the tribe, does not profess to have acquired a single acre of land or a single right of any kind but the simple right ofway. n that treaty I find an article which I believe is contained in all these treaties. After going on to bind these Indians in certain respects, it provides as follows: "ART. 6. Any amendmentor modification of this treaty by the Senate of the U.S shall be considered final and binding upon the said band representedin council asa part of this treaty.in the same manner as if it had been subsequently presentedand agreedto by the chiefs and cad menof said hand." Now, I undertake to saythat no such article has ever before been placed in any such treaty and sent here for ratification by the Senate. And while I am as anxious as an man can be to secure peace on our frontiers, protest most solemnly against any such sham treaties as these, for they will not bring peace to our borders or protection to the lives and property of our people. And if these men have been sent up there for any such purpose, and have already expended any part 0 this money for this purpose, I think it is high time they should be recalled, and that this money should be with held until we can nevotiate treaties which will accomplish the resuIts we so much desire. I desire to have treaties made; but I do not want sham negotiations of this kind.