Speech #470071000

I call attention to the second item. and that is that by an act of Congress in a general appropriation bill there was taken $68.956.29 out of this orphan fund. and appropriated to the general purposes of the Creek Nation. The Senate can decide in a moment whether that was a proper treatment of this fund. Then came during the war of the rebellion appropriations. during five years. of money to take care of loyal refugees from the Creek Nation that had fled to Kansas. an appropriation to take care of them out of the orphans fund. It was not for the orphans individually. but refugees from the Creek Nation. Just as the Senator from Ohio has said. We considered our treaty obligations to the Creek Nation during that time as at an end. but there were loyal refugees that we undertook to take care of.