The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-20

WARRINGTON, Oct. S.-The followinJ
are some ot the recommendations Of Con
gressman Shanbs Of Indiana, Chairmal
Of the House Indian Committe, as the 70
suit Of his recent tour. ofinvestigatlon ant
observation among the Indians In Wash
ington Territory: Allow the Indians L
testify In the courts as whites do; protec
the Indians in their real and persona
property from the encroachment Of tres
passers; protect the persons Of Indiana
wives and daughters from pollution o.
bad white men the same as the white
mems wives and daughters >, are
protected; make the personal property d
Indians liable for their debts contracted
for necessaries Of life; protect their, real
estate or reservation homes from liabili-
ties for debt; prevent by severe laws po-
ligamy among them; compel by law, en-
forced by order Of the court, white men 10
provide for the support Of their Indian
children; legitimstize children Of white
men by Indian women and let them take
by descent from both father and mother;
prohibit voluntary divorces Of Indians; or
Of white men from Indian women with
whom they have been cohabiting; allow
Indians to procure divorces In, court alter
full hearing, and then only for criminal
causes to be set forth In the law; require
the same restrictions in procuring, divorce
by white men who have cohabited with
Indian women that shall be required Of
Indians; declare cohabitation fof white
men with Indian women marriage to all
intents and purposes, and enforce 1t by
order Of the Court when the duties are
violated. II either q white man or an
Indian woman ia married at the time OF
cohabitation, punish both for adultery or
fornication, and make the punishment OF
such white men severe protect by law
informers OF the violation Of these laws !;
compel Indians who have not adopted
the civilized mode OF dress TO do go /;
Indians to have fixed abode, and allow
them the same privileges Of trade and
travel as now possessed by whites; extend
and enforce criminal law over the Indians
for offences against one another, and also
for offences against the whites; extend
and enforce the criminal law against white
men for offences against Indians; compel
every white employed in the reservations
to have continually in his service one or
more Indian apprentices at work In the
charge on the reservation; employ only
the married men on the reservation as
agents, farmers, millers, &C., and make
their employment conditional upon their
removing their families to and remaining
on the reservation; the presence Of white
women and children among the Indians
Is necessary to the best interests Of whites
and Indians; the schools on the reserva.
ton TO be kept open as long as practicable.
There Is now serious neglect in this
important matter. Compel every agent
to. report under oath, respective vi.
olations oi the law by Indians under his
charge, against Indians or whites, and o.
whites against Indians; provide by law
for Furnishing agents and employees Tor vi.
olations Of their duties as such; prevent by
law trespassing Of cattle on Indian farms,
as white men are protected In their farms;
provide by law against British Indians TO
furnish intoxicating liquors TO Indians In
the States and Territories. These Mr..
Shanks says are some Of the things to be
done to secure justice to Indians and pro.
lection to white people, and that honest
settlers sustain these views.
It Is probable that Legislation will be
ct the next session oi Congress
In accordance with the above programme.