, 1875-10-19
CONCLUSIONS.
THE TIME r.If.tf.Y


The temper pf tho 1ndiaus has undergone
very favorable change toward our poople, The
non hand OF tribal sovroignity is rapidly vesk.
enthE. a'n' the day Inns gono by when formid-
ao'o Indian var can ever ngaln occur in this
country.
1ho commission Offer soma -
"EHENAt. 0,srnyArikfs
on t4o result nf ttlelr reflections upon Indian
aua'fa. Lucy believe the tIruo las como when
tao Pollcy totoeha,lo lover. III tho recent net or
congress- asaht further treaties with thu
Indiana >Ehoul1 hn vigorously ontorcnH
lho Indians shoaM be tscn,od a. ,pIl-
slns!al 1ul!hl'ltants of the Republic aud tint
tho abanrd fiction Of tribal sny,ciru,y In ah',l-
iHhed. lilo Commission cxprnss rrcat ta,iu.
1a'tson Al Tho successful operation ut tIo
hetlools Anl i"'hnto's among the Indians. rccog-
intelligence anil individual responsibility, ria
community OF property now EXISTING in ,he
Iflbee ~ set,ous check Oh effort. 10 tettc1
tllcIr condition. S''s'
Tho Cnininiesi0n recommend
THE tSTAHifHItNEST or rotp7H
Tor tho administration Of iustica aiming tn,
indlalis ~ t|acea where their number warraos H.
1iley cTitlclne tho existing oath stipulation
"hieh excludes white peonIo from tim re- ..rya-
tous. thus preventing eucI, c1utact Dr r1,fIan.
With tho Influences Of civIszaton Al won. tcut
70 np1eHa them favnrabi, Wit; IL NJ an nr.,..4ru.
III stimulus toward tho ttealFed end It il .-.on.
mendou tint made clothing ,4o tho ;,.uco o,
o'aaRots III doTcEnmont supplies TO thon.
nOT.IJEN PnI.tGY
III The trcatmopt Of tho Indians jB esrec;n1].
recommended, becausn tho fdulars b,n,yo M,
1!Fesp.lt conduct Of tho Government tnvarut
them IL dictated WITH all OF, nj mi.
.saece IN their hchaif extending to NIL nnuuai OF.
tsuo touchcs their hearts. Tho Comn,issiol oli lout
ho%cye-. with dl.fayor nilnn tho pro;.os1tiru
tint management Of tho indian ai1ara be tr4,,s
ieifeh 70 tue War Dc,'actmcnt. thn11:h thor
think tho presence of military officers ar tt,n m
e1ection n,'l delivery OF supplies would bo 10
t!sab'e. lhc suggestion In thrown ont that tht
sout'E incii Of 1t,eady tribes migl,: bo nil zne
dany. ~N - '''o ~
1hs eom1nlas,o" re.aps!u!a;o lhois recommen
aAs4nns. n..ney. that A;eIt Sly,i;a bo ,ea,uysl
~. =. v. L. sisyns'r. ]. II. itariu, an,1 ID, /
w;,,ha ehln ares 20 excluded from future eontraers
keld bo e3claIai frun al; fts,,r,,
om.:loslnent as 1ns ccsor; that Mccapa's i A..
conEsn be referred t. Tie Department OF It.t.co.
'hal ~ tho !, DISTANCES from the lied Cloud and
10 measured without further delav; that now
cchhus be taken Of Sioux at both those Ageu-
c!cs !; that bids for flour, colhiug. mud wacor,
transportation be rccosycd at aomo suitable po,ns
~ the West; that the office OF superintendent
Of Indian Agencies he abolished apt ,be dn,,cs
connected herewith be trausfet red to In
s'ecsota; that tho feasibility Of dirpoaa- a.
ing with railroad freight contractors from
New York to tho West bo considered:
that army officers be detailei to Inspect Indian
supiiies that tho system Of keeping accouuta
be improved; that 1utlsan Agencies bo graded
with reference to The salaries Of tho Agent that
tho He'd Cloud and spo!tod Tail Agencies be rc-
movod ucarer tue Missouri River !; that Com
misaion Of army Q ticeEs bo appointed to consider
the IFopfiesy of organizing on 1nu.an sot-
dierv for police aud similar duties. thts
Territorial Government bo cstab!fshed
over Indian TorrtoEy:. that suitable
persons be appointed to prosecute
Tor all wronRa against tho Indians, and defont
thosr rights ~ far Al they nl,y become tue sub
leet OF adjudication befofe the courts. aud tia,
future legislation be- sAapet! with yiaw II
bringing iudia''s uusier tue same laws w!,iet
govern all other lnl'abitans ol tuo Republic.
The report Is signed by Thomas c. Fletcher,
llenjstnIn ". Harris, Charles J. Faulkner, and
George ". Athe1tnn. Senator Hove, tho 70.
mining member u tho Commission, ATTENDED
only . part Of tho investigation, and was moi
present to participate in the preparation nj tI,o
report. and his namo does not appear amoug tho
HtgneEs.