Speech #470071020

I understand hi to say that this bill does not propose to supply this ftnd. but merely to supply a deficiency in the fund which was created by a mtisappropriation of the original fund. Who is it asks for this correction of the fund? It must be the ceste gite trust. it must be the orphans inr whom the trust was set apart . and if they conm here to compel the trustee to make good the trust and perform the trust. then they itust come here .with clean hands. and if they are the parties who were in rebellion against the Government when this money was applied by the trustee. the Government of the United States. to support the loyal refugees of the tribe. how can they coite here and insist upon the performance of this trust ? If the Senator says that we cannot in a court of equity set up this application of the fund. where can the cesta qu trust find his standlug in a court of equity? The orphans. or the persons for whom this trust was created. can find no standing in a court of equity. having violated their relations to the Government and forfeited all their rights in the fund.