The New York herald., 1870-01-28

lands shall only be sold to actual settlers under the
homestead laws. Notwithstanding the millions OF
or the public domain which nave already been
given away to railroad companies and the repeated
action CT Congress protesting against these land
grants, tnerc large number OF bills already in.
troiuced this session donating the public lands.
The committee see no way to stop the evil except by
making general law which Will be applicable TO all
! the states and Territories
Educating the Kansas Indians.
Enoch Hoag, Superintendent OF the Kansas Indian
Superintendency, and committee OF the Society OF
| Friends, including George Wistar, Of Philadelphia
| appeared before the Senate Committee on Indian
Affairs this morning, submit their views as to the
| proper treatment Of the Indians IN that State and
| to urge the expcdiency or making appropriations to
carry out their plan for educating and civzing the
various tribes under their charge. The Committee
promised to give their representations careful con-
siderat0n.
Weekly Customs Receipts.
The customs receipts for the week ending Janu-
airy 20 were as foilows:At Boston. $a12 4s9; New
York. ,6so515 at Phil adelpha, $ls3 73o; at Balii-
more, $152, 600; at New Orleans Qor the week end
ing January 1S) s112692. Total, $3a7l,42e.
The Indian Policy Of Canada.
The Department OF State, at the request Of Hon.
Sidney Clarke, Chairman OF the House Committee on
indian Affairs directed Freeman n Blake, United
States Consul at Hamilton, Canada to report upon
the condition and treatment OF the Canadian In.
dams. The report Is now made and suggests an
opportunity the present crisis OF Indian affairs In
our own country showing that the settlement of the
aborignes upon large reservations is essential to
rescuing them from their dangers and making Them
amenabe to law and 0ruer. He says:-
The experience OF Canada, and our Own leads
towards the same conclusions. Since Great Britain
acquired Canada sthe Indians have ever been her
In onh mo I'M mad ma
themselves. They are advancing IN civilization and
increasing IN Humber. The government has treaGed
them as wards, or pupils, considering their wishes
but retaining the power IN It's own hands with re-
cipcrocal benefit Its agents hold lheir Offices for
tegry IN every detail is deemed an ssental part OF
the policy. The legislation Of Canada To the
indians during the iast Two years has been exceed
Ing been TO qually and encourage them TO self
government
Protesiion Of American ShippinG-Mr. Wash.
burns Bill to Establish Lines of Ocean
Steamers.
Mr.. Washburn, OF Wisconsin, to-day presented his
bill in the House for the establishment OF lines OF
ocean steamers, which referred to the Special
Committee on American commerce. The bil pro-
poses to establish four lines of steamers. as fol.
iows:-The Atlantic Iron Steamship Company, to ply
between Boston and Portland, In the United States,
and Glasgow in Scotland, and Liverpool, England,
sailing from each OF said ports alternate weeks;
the American Iron Steamship Company, TO ply
between New York and Liverpool, touching at
Queenstown and making weekly trips; the Trans
atlantic steamship Company, TO ply between Phia-
delpha and Baltimore and Southampton and Bre-
men, touching at each port on alternate weeks, and
The North and South American and European Iron
Steamship Company, to ply between New Orleans
and Hamburg, touching at Antwerp and between
New Orleans and Rio JaneirO, touching at Havana,
Mayaguez, Porto Rico, ST. Thomas ana Trinidad
aud Bahia, In Brazil, making semtmonthly
trips. Inc Dlii names lor eacn company
sloners, to open the books for subscription to the
stock OF the several companies The capital s.Ock
OF each company Is fixed at 49, 900 shares OF 500
each. No person Is allowed to subscribe for mere
than 100 shares until the books have been opened
east four weeks As soon as 900 shares have been
taken and ten per centum thereon paid into the
treasury the board OF commissioners are TO convene
Of directors, who are authorized 10 elect a
president, wee president secretary and treasurer
ras Postmaster General is authorized to contract
the United States mails for ten years. and to guaran
tee the payment 10 each company OF $50o000 per
annum, payable monthly; ana In the case OF the
North and South American ana European Company
this amount Is to be equally divided between the
press rcud,ton that each company shall proceed I'M
Iaediately to construct In American ship
sps Of the sss most moasl ssA ior spesa
with the best accommodations for cabin
sa % aos ss na 80
the average speed OF the lines known as the Cunard,
nnan and French lines. The saips are required to
be built In the best manner and constructed
be easily converted into vessels. the United
States Is to have tue right to take the for
when taken the government shall be iiaoe pay
sum equivalent to fair interest the investment
said ships may sustain while in possession Of tie
United States; but damage snail be allowed
Tor any INTERRUPTION oi the business Of the
purchase Of such ships shall have the right
do SO upon the payment OF their appraised value.
commanded by citizens or the United States, and
that upon the application Of the company The Presl-
dent maJ, with the consent Of the officer interested,
authorize any naval officer command assist In
the navigation of any Of the vessels without preju
as to M his rank na aaa mat e % 50 s
ernment and sucn pay AZ he may receive from The
company. For the purpose Of encouraging said
drawback equal TO the duty paid on
all materials imported that are proven to have en-
such ships be built exclusively Of American mate.
rails the Postmaster General s authorized 70 pay to
the company 100000 additional subsidy The Dill
further requires that all the ships shall be butt and
ready to take their place on the line within one year
from Ins date 81 the an Of ~ 'ne r
tors OF the several companies, VINO are made by the
bill the Board Of Commissioners
For the Atlantic Boston and Portland COmpar
nies-Messrs. John b. Brown, Harrison ]. Sibey,
Samuel =. Spring. Rufus z. Ward. Woodbury. $.
George w. Woodman, J. X. Jewett A. d. Lockwood,
John M. Forbes J. S. Tobey. William F. Weed, VIII
liam Clain, George G. RICHARDSON, George y. Upton
Alpheus Hardy, William b. Spooner and Cnaries +.
HOvey
For the American New York; Company-Messrs.
A. A. Low, Moses Taylor, w. II. Aspinwal Howard
Potter, Charles Lubng, George w. Quinlard, N. l..
McCready Herman Livingston, 4. v. Leon and
Charles Morgan.
For the Transatlantic Philadelphla and Baltmore)
Company-Messrs. JOnn Edgar Thompson, james IL.
Orne, Alfred Cope John Tucker, William McMichael,
Henry Minor. J. :. Fell John o. James, john G.
Bremen and Daniel NJ. Fox, OF Philadelphia and
Jos. Corner Fitzgerald Booth, D. NJ. Hodges, W. J.
Hooker, A. Schumacher, Thomas Whltered9e, I. w.
Bruno. John Garrett, James Chester ana Hamilton
Easter oil Baltimore.
FORTY-FIRST CONGRESS.