Mr. liASa‘UN. I wish simply to add that so lou; ras we adopt. the plan of paying the ln dians for every breach of the peace they commit and rewarding them for every war tltey commence. so long will wars be continually renewed upon us by the Indian tribes. I will read from the report of General I’opeto1.icu tenant GenlGrant in support of what I have said. General Pope says: pr“oTphoe treaty of peace which Governor Elnionds is to make and which he thinks the Indians are wiiling to make. is. I 11ft‘tlllsl(u3c.ha t:Ls'hct nthe uuvurying practice of the dept to make heretoture. A supply A and presents to induce the Illtlltlltrli1tlrtlll itle, and to satisfy them during negotiations is 1st bouwht and transported to the place where the Indstarroeatqo meet the negotiators is then made which provides that the U.S. Government shall puyccrtainrmnuitien of goods and money so long asthe Indians remain peace. In otin r words. the Indians are bribed not. in i t‘ the whites. I’ust experiences hows very con(‘lll. l|l what the Indians think of such a transaction. No country ever yet preserved peace either with foreign or domestic enemies by buyin': them for keopiueit. his a common saying with the Sioux that whenever they are poor and need powder and lead have only to no down to the overland routes and murder a few white men and they will have a treaty to supply their wants. If such is the kind of treaty which will be satisfactory to the Government. I do not doubt that GovernorEdmondsis right in saying he can make one. either with the Sioux or any other Inth nts whattvcr. He has only to notify theIndians, hostilc or not.thatif tht ywill come to a certain place he will insure their safcty.going and coming and will give them presents and food and make arrange mentsfor continuing to supply them provided only. they will sign a paper protnisingto keep the peace toward the whites. llut the very Indians with whom he now proposesto treat have siqned such a.paper and gone through the same absurd performance once lmforontleast, Sonic of them ot tencr. Is there any reason in suppose that they arecoins now to keop their word any betterthan they did then ‘1, Of one thing we may he sure and that is. that theywill nowdo inand n hiuhr rprion for signing suchn promise than they did before, and in 6 monthsor lesswill hereudy for another trwly at a still hicher prit a “It seems idle to pursuethe subject. It seemsto me that no man can fail to understand.if he wishes to understand the matter at all. that such a practice nathis only encourages Indians to commit lttntilcitets. livery time they do it they are thus paid for it. The treaties I have (“TECH ll military commanders to makeare simply an explicit.uutlentundingwith the Indians that so ions as they keep the peace the U.S. will keepit: but as soon as they commit hotilities the utilrary torco uill att' k them. march through their country establish niif ryposts in it and us a llffllt'ftle onwvtucncc their namewill bedriven oil"or kiln d: that the Indians can avoid. this by keeping the peaceand in no other manner. Tphuibslicisma.opneeaycewhich involves no expenditure of for annuities or tut $0118a.nd is no doubt objectionable to Indian officials on that account: but asit'ccrtainly will pot'inmfluo any more Indian wars than have hithertooccurred and will be: certain acain to occurunder the presentIndian sys Indians will keep the peace when they fear the consequences of breaking it and not lit cause they are they (caannd bbyadtlhyepaid, too) for keepingit and when present system of treatymaking really make more y committing hostilities than by her pine: the peace. po“sTchse Indians with whom Governor Ednionds proto treat are Indians who are now violating a former treaty. What havethey doneto entitle them to presents and annuities. Or to greaterconlidcueoin their proinist s;unless. indeed the violation of for mt rtreaties and the murder of whites is to be thus coin ensuted? “ amverywilltn': tounite. with Indtnn officialsor anybody else to securep eacewith the Illtlldlis; but not willing. it' I can prevent it, to pay Indians for (llllHR'ZPeSommittedupon innocent women and children and thus encourage(huntto a renewalol the same atroci!n s. I oppose the proposed treaty of Governor Ehlmouds becaure it will only lead to renewed hostilities and very certainly. in the future asin the pastand the present.involve the necessity of exactly the same operation in IfCZlty Ullllilllg. I will not read further from the report of General fope. I will now submit my tnotton that the House agree to the recommendations of the ComAppropriat to agree to some and to disagree to others of the amendments 5 the Senate to the Indian appropriation by, and to ask for a committee oi conference upon the disaffectng votes of the 2 Houses.