The Hickman courier., 1877-12-14

wear, ana CoUNFttbe IANAi n s-.a
1enditure the sum OF 2lf2, SIS ~ Plila on
tbe fatalities Incurred in pTeyi5sFs fsieal
year. The expenditure recelpts lpei,
tanning 10 the business Of the last tscai
year .sc-7 as follows kxpebqt sites'
/ S32, ,322 504 - Fcceipts ordinary aon
money order business aHd if0e ..lielai
postage STAN ~; $2I, 1858, ,323 y eNses5 OF
lexpendit Tres, 81, oJf, $50 -
The ordinary revenue Of til5 H9stos5lce
department for the year ending june ~,
1879, are estims mstsd st an increase o.
per cent. over those o. 1917, MAKING
$40, ,049, ,09S. %, and the expenditure @ ier !
the same year are e-timated At Soo'fzl,- |
1 8Sl. Leaving an estimated deficiency ior |
1879 of 81 ,393, 39z -. The additional
! legislation recommended by the pe@tIaas /
ter general for the improvement g the |
mail service, and to protect the s9st2l !
/ revenues from these abuses praeiced /
( under tuv esistipg laws il resReEseessp
/ commended to the E5fefnl eopslderat1o4 /
of congress.
Tie report Of the attorney general
contains severai suggestions as to the
administration Of justice, whicG invite
: your attention TO. The pressure of bus
! mess in the supreme court and certain
/ circuit courts OF tie Urited States is
now such that serious delays to the grest
injury and even oppression Of suffers
occur. Az, 8 -smedy should be sought for
! this condition of anaiIe. Whether II
will be found in the plan briefly sKeished
| in the report of increasing the numbers
| of the Judges of the circuit courts, and
! by means of this addition to the judicial
/ force, Of creating an Intermediate court
/ OF errors and appeal, or whether some
other mode can be devised fer obyiatihg
( the difficulty which ROW exists, J leave
! &c your mature consideration.
The present condition OF the Indian
/ tribes on territory Of the Jnitsd States
and our relations with them are fully get
} forth in the report Of the secretary OF
/ the interior md commissioner OF Indian
affairs. After a series 81 most depiorable
conflicts, successful termination
of which, while rejecting honor
upon the brave soldiers who
accomplished ii cannot lessen cur regret
/ at the occurrence. We are now at peace
/ with al the Indian tribes on our borders.
/ To preserve that Fea5e by z Just and
humane policy will be tho object Of my
/ earnest endeayOrs, Whatever may be
/ said Of their character and savage pro-
pensities, of the difficulties of introducing
among them the habits Of civilized life,
and the obstacles they have offered to
the progress Of settling on certain parts
! of the country, the Indians are
certai-l7 entitled TO our sym
pathy ana - conscientious
respect on our part for their Clai.ls mon
our sense of justice. They were the
aboriginal occupants Of the land we now
/ possess. They have been driven from
plaSs &c place. and the purchase money
paid to them ii some EasAs for what they
called their own has still lSft theE as
poor in many instances rs when they rad
settled down upon the land assigned
them by the compact, and began TO sup
port themselves by their own labor.
They were rudely jostled off and thrust
I into the wilderness again. Most OF our
/ Indian wars have had their origin
/ in broken promises and acts o. in-
/ Justice upon our part. and the ad-
| vance of the Indians 70 ciyilizas'q1a
/ has been slow, because the treatment
/ they received did not permit faster and
more general improvement. We cauuOt
expect to improve and follow our guild
ance unless we keep faith with them,
/ respecting the rights they possess, and,
unless, instead OF depriving them of
opportunities, we lend them a helping
/ hand. / cordially approve Of the policy
! regarding the management OF Indian
affairs outlined in the report OF the secre-
/ tary Of the interior and of the commits
sioner of Indian affairs. The faithful
! performance Of our promises IS the first
/ consideration of 8 good understanding
with the Indians. ] cannot too urgently
! recommend TO congress that prompt and
! liberal provision be made for the consci-
entious fulhllment of all engagements
entered into by the government with the
! Indian tribes. To withhold the means
necessary for the performance OF prom
/ ise is always false economy and Is apt TO
prove disastrous in its consequence
/ Especial care Is recommended to provide
/ for the Indians settled on their reserva-
/ ton, cattle and agricultural implements
| TO aid them in whatever efforts they
make to support themselves, and by the
establishment and maintenance of schools
/ TO bring them under the control of civil
/ lied influences. ! see no reason why
/ Indians who can give salts 'actOry proof
of having by their own labor supported
/ their families for a number of years and
who are willing to detach themselves
/ from their tribal attractions, should not
/ be admitted to the benefit of the home
| stead set and the privileges Of citizen
ship, and | recommend the passage of &
! law to that effect. 1t viii be an act OF
/ Justice as well as a measure Of encourage
| ment. Earnest efforts are being made to
| purifv the Indian service so that everv
| dollar appropriated by congress shall
redsund to the benefit of the Indians
! benefited These efforts will have my
! firm support. With an improved service
and every possible encouragement held
out the Indians to better their cOndi>
! ton and to elevate themselves in the
scale of civilization, we may hope
/ TO do, at some time, great
work for them and for ourselves.
! invite the attention of congress to
the importance of the statements and
suggestions made by the secretary of the
! interior concerning the depredations com
mitted upon the timber lands OF the
| United states and the necessity
! for the preservation of forests IL
/ is believed that the measure taken
/ in pursuance of the existing law
to arrest these depredations will
be entirely successful if congress, by an
appropriation for that purpose, renders
| their continued enforcement possible.
! The experience of other nations teaches
us that country cannot be striped Oh
| its forests with impunity. We shall ex-
pose ourselves to the gravest consequence
| unless the wasteful and improvident
manner in which the forests in the United
States are destroyed be efectually
checked. I earnestly recommend that
the measures suggested by the secretary
of the interior for the suppression o.
depredations on the public timber lanis
of the United states, for the selling OF
timber from the public lands, and for the
preservation of forests be embodied IN the
law and that considering the urgent neces
sity of enabling the people OF certain
states and territories TO purchase timer
from the public lands in a legal manner
which at present they cannot do, such
Ia = be passed without unavoidable delay
I would also call the attention OF congre :
to the statements made by the secretary
of the interior concerning the disposition
that might be made of the desert LANDS
bv irrigation west of the Tooth meridian
These lands are practically unsAlable
under existing laws and the suggestion
il worthy Of considerative action; that q
system of leasebold tenure would make
them a source of profit to the Unlted
States. while at the same time legallzing
the business of cattle raising, which Is al
present carried on upon them.
The report OF the commits ioner OF ag-
-;.,,I.,.a contains the gratifying an