Speech #470074975

I merely make these statements that the Senate may understand what the effect of this bill is to be if the anendnent is not concurred in. For myself. I should be willing to reimburse this fund. that is. to make good the $74.000 which has been invested in State stocks. to reimburse it by $69.000 which has been expended for the general purposes of the tribe. charging that to the annuities which are payable to the Creek Nation. but I do not think that we ought under any circumstances to reimburse this fund for the $106.000 which was paid for the support of loyal refugees. If an arrangement could be made so that there would be of this fund about $151.000. and then if some further arrangement could be made whereby it would constitute asehool fund. or be. as was suggested bythe Senator from Massachusetts. who is on the committee. appropriated in some way for the benefit of these orphans. instead of being paid out to them in cash. I should be very well satisfied with that disposition of this whole matter. but I am not satisfied to have the United States reimburse this fund by the amount which was paid to loyal refugees and then divide up the money and pay it out in cash to the beneficiaries.