Speech #470125450

That was the purpose of the bill. The purpose of the bill was to reiteburse and make whole a trust fund. Btt a majority of the Senate were of opinion that of tite moneys that. were thus wrongfully taken from the Creek orphan fund the $106.000. or about that. which had beet expended by the United States for what .were called loyal refugees of the Creek Nation during the war should be reitersed by the Creek Nation to tie United States. not that the Creek Nation should roittiburse this futl. but should reimburse the United States for this sun. atd therefore the Senate. by a small majority. added to this bill.the purpose of which was to reimburse a trust fund. a provision that such amomnt of thereimbursoI ment as had been paid for loyal refugees should be charged over to the Creek Nation. It unfortunately so happened. probably by an oversight. that a majority of the confereeson ithe part of the Senate did not represent this ancndment. two out of the three having voted against it. This being the most important amendment. perhaps strictly according to parliamentary law there should have been a majority on the comitittee composed of Senators favoring the amendment.