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Recommended Citation H.R. Rep. No. 122, 33d Cong., 1st Sess. (1854)

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EXPENSES CAYUSE WAR, OREGON. [To accompany bill H. R. No. 232.]

MARCH 8, 1854.

Mr. G. W. SMYTH, from the Committee on the Territories, rhade the following REPORT. The Committee on the Territories, to whom was riferrcd House bill No. 252, "to amend an act entitled ' An act to settle and adjust the expenses qf the people of Oregon, in defending themselves from the attacks and hostilities of the Cayuse Ind'ians, in the years 1847 and 1848,'" have had the same under consideration, and have instructed me to report the following facts in r-elation to the subject-matter of the bill, viz:

It appears from the accompanying letter of the First Comptroller of the Treasury, of the 24th ultimo, marked "A," that of the $100,000 appropriated by the act of the 14th of February, 1851, "to settle and adjust the expenses of the people of Oregon in defending themselves from the attacks and hostilities of the Cayuse Indians," there had been paid out, at that date, the sum of. ..••....••.. __ ••.... $97,038 60 Ten claims reported that morning ..••.•.•• _...... 1,512 91

Amount in fulL ••.•.••••... __ .••. ___ ••... _. • . . . . . 98,551 51 leaving a balance of the original appropriation of $1,448 49. It also appears, by a letter addressed by the First Comptroller to the Hon. Joseph Lane, dated 23d ultimo, that at that date there were certificates of Cayuse war claims on file in said Comptroller's office, amounting to ...•••. __ ••• ___ .•..••••..... _ ... ____ • $11,827 84 There were also certificates of awards, arising out of the Cayuse war in Oregon Territory, on file in the Fifth Auditor's office, amounting to .•••••. __ ._ •...•. ____ . 14,850 45

Together amounting to. ___ . ... _ •••..••••.• ___ .. . . • 26,678 29 ------A copy of the Comptroller's letter to the Hon. Joseph Lane, together with a statement of tho:::;e claims now on file in said Comptroller's office, and a statement of those on fife in the office of the Fifth Auditor of the Treasury, are likewise lterewith presented, marked "B," "C," and "D," respectively. It appears from documents "C" and "D," that of the $26,678 29 of Cayuse war claims, now on file in the Treasury Depar.tment, there 2 H. Rep. 122. are $13,358 14 unprovided for by any existing law, and which cannot be allowed and paid without further legislation, viz: Audited by Commissioner A. A. Skinner .•...•.....•..•• $3,426 07 Audited by Commissioner B. F'. Harding...... 9,144 14 Audited by Commissioner C. M. Terry...... • • . 787 15

Total amount unprovided for in both offices ••.•••..... 13,358 14 ----- It further appears from House executive document No. 45, that the accounts of the various commissioners for services rendered in the ad justment of these Cayuse war claims amount to $1,847 76, which, addC'd to the $26,678 29 already stated, make an aggregate of $28,- 526 04. The committee have therefore recommended an appropria tion of $30,000, believing that ~urn sufficient to pay all the claims now on file, and the expenses necessarily arising in their adjustment. For the accounts of the commissioners tor their services, and for further information in relation to these Cayuse war claims generally, reference is made to House executive document No. 45 . . As these claims, from the circumstances attending them, cannot be substantiated by such vouchers as the law requires in other cases, the committee have thought it advisable that, in legislating on this subject, we should follow the example of our predecessors, by providing for the payment of such claims only as are in the Treasury Department, and have been subject to the scrutiny of its officers. The committee have therefore instructed me to report a substitute for the bill, and to recom mend its passage.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Comptroller's Office, February 24, 1854. · SrR: Your letter addressed to the honorable James Guthrie, Secre tary of the Treasury, ~n the 20th instant, enclosing the copy of a bill under the consideration of the Committee on Territories, in regard to a further appropriation to defray the expenses of the Cayuse war, in the years 1847 and 1848, having been referred to this office, I respect fully submit the following statement: On the 3d instant I made a report to the 8ecretary of the Treasury communicating most of the information you desire to obtain. That report, and the papers that accompanied it, are printed, and compose "House executive document, 1st session of the 33d Congress, No. 45," · to which I respectfully refer you. By an act approved on the 14th of February, 1851, Con- gress appropriated for paying these claims...... $100,000 00 And the 3d of February claims had been paid to the amountof. ...•••....••••..••.• .•....•••..••... 96,775 41

3,224 59 H. Rep. 122 . 3

•There has been paid since ...... ;...... ~ .....•..•... pe3 19

Balance of that appropriation at this date .•.••••..•.. 2,961 40

Ten claims have been reported this morning from the Fifth Auditor's office, the aggregate amount ofwhich is $1,612 91. · Permit me to suggest, there are some incidental expenses that should be paid, not embraced by the bill now under the consideration of the committee. No provision has been made for paying the commissioners, or the clerk employed by Governor Gai~es, for the services they have ren dered. There may be other contmgent expenses not now known to the department, or that may be necessarily incurred by Governor Da vis; and I submit whether it is not expedient to empower the Secretary of the Treasury to allow claims of the character mentioned, on due proof, to be paid out of the appropriation that may be made by the contemplated act. If a power should be given to the Secretary of the Treasury to revise the awards of the commissioners when he should receive information that allowances were improperly certified, the treasury would be protected, and at the sall)e time full justice be ex tended to the claimants. There are two. awards suspendPd in this office in consequence of information received from Oregon. If you desire any further information in this matter in this office, it shall be given; or if the services of the office should be n~ quired, they will be rendered with pleasure. The letter of the Secretary c,f "r ar is returned. Most sincerely yours, EL lSHA WHITTLESEY. Hon. GEoRGE W. SMYTH, Of the Committee on Territories.

B. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Comptroller's Office, February 23, 1864. SrR: In compliance with your request, I send herewith two state ments, as follows : Certificates of Cayuse war claims on file in the office of the First Comptroller of the Treasury, amounting to .... $11,827 84 Certificates for awards arising out of the Cayuse war in Oregon Territory, now on file in the office of the Fifth Auditor of the Treasury, amounting to ....• _...... 14,850 45

Together amounting to ....••. _ .•. _ .•.••. _ • • . . 26,678 29

I am, respectfully, yours, &c., ELISHA WHITTLESEY, Comptroller. Hon. JosEPH LANE, House of Representatives. 4 H. Rep. J22. c.

Certificates of Cayuse war claims on file in the office of the 1st Comptroller of the 'J'reasury.

In whose favor. By whom made. Amount. Total.

A. Lawrence Lovejoy __ H. E. Wait, com'r .... -----·--· $2,386 30 Do . ____ . _... _ L.A. Rice, do ...... ------· 1,524 20 Hudson's Bay Co ..... John P. Gaines, gov'r. $1,634 84 Aaron E. Waite .•...... •. _do ...... 846 00 ----- 2,480 84 David Burnside ...... B. F. Harding, com'r __ 1,496 50 Isaac W. Sullivan_ .... . ___ .. _do ...•...... 465 00 Cris. Taylor ...... __ .... do _...... 258 50 James lVforris .•..... __ ...... _do .. _ ...... 267 00 A. :Moore ..... __ ...... clo _. . . . . _ _ _. . 220 70

Benjamin Bratton ..... • • M ••• _ do _....••.... 88 05 Mitchell Gilliam ...... do ...... 296 94 James :LVI. Fulkerson .. _ ...... _do ...... :>34 05 William Miller ...... _do ...... 113 00 ------3,439 74 John CrantreL ...... do ...... 267 00 John Gros Lewis ...... do_ ...... 54 85 J. N. Donald ...... do ...... 267 00 James s. DilL ...... _do ...... 17 73 Thomas Moaleth ...... do ...... 82 38 J. c. Ross .. ~ ...... __ do . ____ . __ ~ __ 113 61 Wm. D. Canfield_ ...... ___ . do. _. ______267 00 John Allen. ____ ...... _.. do ..•.....•.. 22 91 Estate of Stephen King, deceased ...... • . . _do ...... 116 50 Joseph Senegrallor. _ .. Chester l\f. Terry, com'r 63 00 Andrew J. Lenberger ...... do ...... 69 00 F. M. P. Goff.•.•.. __ .••..•. do . _ ...... 116 50 Albert Stewart...... •.••.. do ...... , 167 83 Estate of M.A. Ford ...... do ...... 118 50 A. lVI. Smith .....•...... _do ...... 252 95 1,996 76 -- TotaL ...... ------·------··--····· 11,827 8 4 H. Rep. 122. D.

List of certificates for awards arising out of the Cayuse war, in OregQn Territory, now on .file in the office of Fifth Auditor of the Treasury.

PAYABLE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF THE ~1ST OF AUGUST, 1852.

To whom awarded. Amount. Joel Palmer ...... A. E. Wait, commissioner . . . . $3,492 08 HughBurns ...... do ...... •.. do ...... 1,000 00 Lawrence Hall ...... ••.... do ••••.•... do ...... __ .. 521 18

ACT OF CONGRESS OF 2D MARCH, 1853.

Jesse Applegate ... _..... John P. Gaines, governor .. _ .. 1,442 55 Robert Newell ...... do ..••...... do .....•.. 460 50 L. :Maxwell...... _.do ...... do .. _ ... _. 12 50 George W. Burnet.._ .. _..... do._ ...... do. No sum, but as captain of riflemen 2 months and 19 days, and for 3 horses and 1 servant during said period.

NOT PROVIDED FOR UNDER EITHER OF THE ABOVE ACTS.

Ichiel KendalL ...•..... A. A. Skinner, commissioner ... 223 33 William Barbour . ___ ...... do .•...... do...... 100 00 Absalom T. Hedges ...... do .. _ ...... do ...... 15 00 Perry G. EarL ...... •... do ...... do ...... 218 05 John C. Danford._ ...... do._ ...... do ...... 92 90 John McLaughlin ...... do .. ., ...... do ...... 650 00 Robert Cowfield .. _ ...... do .. ~ ...... do .. _ .... . 66 44 John Scudder ...... do .. _ ...... do. _ ...... 118 50 Alexander Knox ...... •.... do ... _ ...... do ...... 119 87 Thomas Summers ...... do ...... do ... _...• 139 78 John ~fcLaughlin ...... do .... _ ...... do ...... 1,682 20 Hiram Clark ... __ ...... B. F. Harding, commissioner .. . 1,443 82 Leister Hulin._ ...... do .... _ ...... do. __ .... . 292 25 F. A. Blanchett. ...••.. _ ... do ... _•...... do._ .•.... 240 79 William R. Pugh ...... do .•...... do._ •..... 227 15 James L. Belieu. _ ...... _ ... do ...... do ...... 244 42 John F eichter. __ . . . . . • •... do ... __ ...... do ... _... . 312 35 SebornP. Thornton ...... do ...... do ...... 266 30 Joseph J. Rosson ...... clo ...... do ...... 113 50 Eliza C. Dice ...... __ ... do ...... _ .... do. __ •.... 93 88 William Wright...... Jo ...... do .•.. _ .. . 300 14 William K. Kilborn ...... do ...... do. _ ...... 77 50 Sam'l Geddes and Jno. J. Nye.do ...... do._ ...... 183 48 James Altry ...... •. do ...... do. • . • • . . . 38 00 William M. Carpenter .•..... do ...... do .....•.• 661 99