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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_047_1_5_41_0003
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- George B. Schwabe Collection
- Title:
- Appropriation for Payment to Osage Tribe of Indians: H.R. 4080
- Date:
- 1935-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Osage Tribe, Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Claims, Land use--Planning, Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 74th (1935-1937), 76th (1939-1941), 75th (1937-1939)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_047_1_5_46_0004
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- George B. Schwabe Collection
- Title:
- Analysis of United States Claims in Osage Civilization Case
- Date:
- 1935-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Names:
- Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, Osage Tribe, Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Banks and banking--United States, Indians of North America--Claims
- Congress:
- 76th (1939-1941), 75th (1937-1939), 74th (1935-1937)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_047_1_5_47_0003
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- George B. Schwabe Collection
- Title:
- The Fictitious Watchdog: A Memo on Jack Cochrane's Treasury Claims
- Date:
- 1935-01-01
- Creator:
- unknown
- Names:
- Osage Tribe, Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma, Business--United States
- Congress:
- 76th (1939-1941), 75th (1937-1939), 74th (1935-1937)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_047_1_5_47_0007
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- George B. Schwabe Collection
- Title:
- Report on Appropriation for Osage Indians
- Date:
- 1935-03-16
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Osage Tribe, Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Claims
- Congress:
- 76th (1939-1941), 74th (1935-1937), 75th (1937-1939)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_047_1_5_44_0004
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- George B. Schwabe Collection
- Title:
- Legal and Financial Considerations Regarding the Osage Civilization Fund
- Date:
- 1935-08-12
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Osage Tribe, Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Claims, Indians of North America--Oklahoma
- Congress:
- 74th (1935-1937), 75th (1937-1939), 76th (1939-1941)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_047_1_5_46_0013
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- George B. Schwabe Collection
- Title:
- Update on Osage Civilization Fund Bill
- Date:
- 1939-04-19
- Creator:
- unknown
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Osage Tribe, Oklahoma
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--Claims
- Congress:
- 76th (1939-1941)
![["The bill H.R. 4080 authorizes an appropriation of $776,742.03 for payment to the Osage Tribe of Indians for lands sold by the United States. The Comptroller General of the United States will determine any offsets or counterclaims, and the amount will be distributed to the tribe according to regulations. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to pay fees and expenses to attorneys for the tribe."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/George%20B.%20Schwabe%20Collection%20/CAC_CC_047_1_0000_0000_0000-79th%20Congress,%201945-1947/CAC_CC_047_1_5_41_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%201935-1939/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_047_1_5_41_0003_thumbnail.jpg "Appropriation for Payment to Osage Tribe of Indians: H.R. 4080")
![["The document discusses the offsets claimed by the United States in the Osage Civilization case, divided into 9 items by the Court of Claims. Expenditures prior to the Treaty of 1865 and individual, not tribal, expenditures are being excluded as offsets. The total claimed offsets are $549,476.42, with possible offsets totaling $72,654.55 after excluding certain expenditures. The document details the specific expenditures for each item and provides a breakdown of the total amounts."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/George%20B.%20Schwabe%20Collection%20/CAC_CC_047_1_0000_0000_0000-79th%20Congress,%201945-1947/CAC_CC_047_1_5_46_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%201935-1939/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_047_1_5_46_0004_thumbnail.jpg "Analysis of United States Claims in Osage Civilization Case")
![["Jack Cochrane, who presents himself as a watchdog of the Treasury against Indian claims, has been criticized for taking credit for the work done by the Court of Claims and the Supreme Court in limiting the amount of money awarded to Indian claimants. Despite his claims of protecting the Treasury, he secured a large appropriation for a memorial in his district, far exceeding what the national capital invested in a memorial to Abraham Lincoln. His importance as a watchdog of the Treasury is seen as political and exaggerated."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/George%20B.%20Schwabe%20Collection%20/CAC_CC_047_1_0000_0000_0000-79th%20Congress,%201945-1947/CAC_CC_047_1_5_47_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%201935-1939/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_047_1_5_47_0003_thumbnail.jpg "The Fictitious Watchdog: A Memo on Jack Cochrane's Treasury Claims")
![["The document from the Secretary of the Interior to the Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs discusses a bill that authorizes an appropriation to compensate the Osage Indians for certain lands sold by the United States. The bill is similar in purpose to another bill, with specific details about the land sold and how the money will be distributed. The document also proposes a substitute section regarding payment of attorney fees. The Chairman then sends copies of the reports on various bills to a colleague for consideration by the Committee."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/George%20B.%20Schwabe%20Collection%20/CAC_CC_047_1_0000_0000_0000-79th%20Congress,%201945-1947/CAC_CC_047_1_5_47_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%201935-1939/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_047_1_5_47_0007_thumbnail.jpg "Report on Appropriation for Osage Indians")
![["The document discusses the Osage Civilization bill and the opinion of the Supreme Court in the Shoshone Indian case related to interest on judgments of the Court of Claims. It also includes proposed amendments to a bill related to Osage Indian investments, a memorandum regarding the Osage Civilization Fund, and clarifications on legal and financial aspects of the Osage Tribe's claim. Additionally, it highlights the role of attorneys in establishing facts to support the Osage claim."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/George%20B.%20Schwabe%20Collection%20/CAC_CC_047_1_0000_0000_0000-79th%20Congress,%201945-1947/CAC_CC_047_1_5_44_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%201935-1939/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_047_1_5_44_0004_thumbnail.jpg "Legal and Financial Considerations Regarding the Osage Civilization Fund")
![["The writer is informing Honorable Joseph Matthews that the Osage Civilization Fund Bill has been reported favorably by the House Committee on Indian Affairs and will now go on the calendar of the House. The writer promises to do their best to get the bill passed as soon as possible."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/George%20B.%20Schwabe%20Collection%20/CAC_CC_047_1_0000_0000_0000-79th%20Congress,%201945-1947/CAC_CC_047_1_5_46_0000-Indian%20Affairs,%201935-1939/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_047_1_5_46_0013_thumbnail.jpg "Update on Osage Civilization Fund Bill")