, 1874-11-26
WASHINGTON.
Annual Report of the Secre.
tary Of the Interior.
A Full Discussion Of the In.
dian Question. :,
' Justice, Wisdom, and Practi-
cabi!ity"' Of the Pres .,. 81
ent Policy.
Recommendation that tho Homestead
Laws Do Extended to Indians.
Some General Law Regulating LII
dian Citizenship lndis-
pensablc.
Rankin and Cochrane Spoken Of
as Mu1lett's Successor.
Contemplated Reduction in tho Cost
: Of Customs Collections.
Argument Of Garland's Counsel in
His Behalf, "a
Secretary Bristow in Favor Of Compel
tive Examinations.
Rankin and Cochrane Spoken Of
as Mu1lett's Successor.
Contemplated Reduction in tho Cost
d. Of Customs Collections.
Argument Of Garland'B Counsel in
His Behalf, :.
Secretary Bristow in Favor Of Compel
tive Examinations.



1EpoRT or THE sEcREyAMY OF TIE Ix1En1oN-
THE INDIAN QUESTION DISCUSSED At Length.
WAsu1naToS, Nov. 24.-The following aro tho
main points OF tho annual report Of tho teoro-
tary Of the Interior to tho President on tho In
dian question. Tho report boars data OF Oct.
81, 1874:
s1n: Il hsvc tho honor to submit for your insorsna.
hon and tho consideration Of Congress, te following
summary Of the oparauona during the aa fiscal year.
q thpse branches at the 1nblio Hosvjes which nro
plaeca hy law under tho supervision Of Ia Depart
uen aud for TIN details thereof to reter to the ACCOM-
nnying reporta Of thu oh,efa Of Bureaus aud other
ofarurs.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Tho operations Of the Indian Bureau during tho past
evidence e ths t,attce wlsdo pr.et1ebillty of
Tho anccoss Of this policy IL no longer problam Ii
sssany pursued ~ ahall zoon see al rowing tribes 10
csea upon reservations This disposition of The more
hunting aud naarauding orrurslons will rapidly dis
arpear, and tho improvement Of the son{-cisiltzed
b. greatly scccisfutcd W. may reasonably e4pect
oeeaafona disturbances in t!lo future causol by id-
yaauas Or by dsosdssy bodies Of Indians but with
Of treatment, 1t Ia NOT believed that shall acc NIL
Other general OF eyou ecrlols, 1n.ltau war. In my
natnro md acope Of tho 1ndisn policy attempted.
doom i Lost 10 refer 70 tA nubject agsn in ortor
INDIAN POLICY.
The present muthod Of dealng with tho 1nd'an saco
aims TO Induce, and when uouesaary, to compel, tho
possible On atch reservations they aro Instructed in
agriculture and in otler pursua incident to ctytizs-
ton nna with the aid Of our Christian organizations,
yanced "a rapidly practicable When tribe refuses
" accept reservation, and conttnucs to Violate tho
n~s OF civilization, 1t is treated with all ucet sayrr-
!ty and thus nsdc to appreciate tho advantages OF
ceptiIR the klnd aud hunnno treatment which tia
Government surely cxtonda to auch disposed to
peaco II tho*e who have scoopted reservations iosyo
their bones mud commit depEcdaons, they also,
treated @ M sa Offenders. and tauaht tic necessity, as
power s aud psssnasson @ - thus d indlestsd, Is
Tho aim Of the Government to deal ktudly aud Justly
With shis unfortunate raeo, aud 10 maae them appre-
cssb II speedily as postib!e, tho real motives md
purposes Of tho Government; Tho execution Of thia
cannot at onco bo entire1y overcome. To dlaributo
the supplies annually authorized by Congress among
tsrrtoryj In such nner | Is to b. % entirely W jus anI
mos. useful Is very difficult undertaking. Agents
employed 70 do this work must surrender without ado.
Quae consideration tho Advantages ar comforts Of
civilized life, and endure hardships and rrlyatons
wlish t., arc not often apprscstsa;; Nothing III
to undertake hs task Il duty q repeat hero
what 1hsve aa!d on tlts subject In former reports that
tho welfare Of this service would 10 grcay promoted
by increasing tho salaries Of these Agents. anl in my
Judgment, IL would be ncaanro Of economy well
happy IN hoiuG ahlo to say that tho earnest nctivo
and cordial co-oFcrs1n Of several Christian organtza
tons to whleh tie s!sa Of nominating Agent. haa
a.1eh Agents aro appointea Is constantly improving
this clasa OF employees and titus are each rear to
Agents more experienced and Intelligent, and Of great
capacity for thelr secular well holr moral and
d. a 1T Of the untsa
wIa3fe men, haa been compelled to recoo "a thb whito
population has advanced. tho patural result las
haye suffered gscat njastics Il % our hapds '@' A''
They have atrong local attachments aud adhere with
oecupisd without disputs vast regions Of country
which have been wreated from them. Under no cir
cn1nhtaneea call It 10 supposed that thoy will accep
tho complete change n thos motea Of lite and in
being effected. without complaint aid resistance
force Or ean t b supposed int time Is lot ro9uired q
plote suceesa this policy rcquirea TIE cordial
aSss ys aas assas s PPs5s %5e
tary ordora for tho pufposo oi compelling, on
tho par: e. Ct the lndians' ,complisnee Will tue
froely given. but this policy cauuot bo carried on
successfully without tho favor and support Of Con.
nomndto hab!ts WHORE subsistence has been procured
BY hunting aia be- PLACED upon reservations unless
ent policy therefore, requires IN order 10 bo
prsss tho enioioha produced by hungor and deatlt-
on. aud Y ts not dilcnlt to predict tho erects Of
9noh emoon' among eitaes savage Or civilized racca
economical TO- provide for the nolfars Of our Indian
r.. under nS sss, u RSsy hsn to
thn abandonment Of tho policy would ronaer l,-
eyitabie.
Each year Of this service presonta to thoso moss
familiar NTH now subjocta requing tLe fayosabc
consideration and action Of the legislative department
y tnnta nTf fk0F