Chairman. my recollection of the time when this item was first inserted In the bill is rather distinct. I think it was three years ago that representation was made to the committee that the Seminoles of Florida were in a distressing condition. and needed some immediate aid from the Government. I think it is necessary that we should bear in mind that these particular Seminoles are those who refused to migrate or leave their native place when the main body of the Seminoles were removed to what is now Oklahoma. In other words. these Indians are refugees. They are swamp birds. They are unrelated to any other band of Indians.
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