New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-23
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
THE FRIENDS As INDIAN AGENTS.
wAsHIyGroS, Thursday Feb. -, 1877.

NAsHINGION, IhufHuag Itu 49, l''''
s A. Cabin, chief clerk of the Indian
Office has made elaborate report upon the CONDITION
and management OF certain Indian Agencies IN the
Indian Territory now under the supervision OF the ortho
dox friends Particular stress is given IN the report 10
the advancement OF education among these tribes Inc
author OF the report compliments the mdha-eheh' Vi
the Friends strongly. lie says they regard the pri'ieS
OF nominating Indian agents not Us great pCIq''ite'
but a great The spirit Of the agents ana Tue ueI-
c OF the Friends themselves have been Kept up by the
services Of saared supervising agent OF their own al
ponment and by the regular visits or standing cohm
tees Of their OIgauizaou The peculiar character Oh Tue
service rcouires last such supervision; is this al; IL
is an open secret that four Of the more important
a1cncc, the mcager salaries Of the agents have been
suypi,m,ut.d by payments the Friends, while lib
oIal donation, have been and beng constantly made
for the civlHng and Outstanding part OF the work
Mr. Galpin sty,: Even with the addition OF 5000 per
auuum thus made 10 his salary nave YET 10 see tlc
AGENT who is oyrrpaId sufficiently paid 10 make
full compliance WItIal the ccLuicl'lcS ana Ic-u''l Us
prescribed Government accounts 10 be iespou'iDle
Tor the proper and issue OF Government property
amounting some cases TO Auudst' OF th'us'''' q.
dollars annually To maintain before Indians restless 'nt
>us pic!ous authority Oh the Governments L" protect
them without ad,qaat. IaN or IatA,i without any ID"
hor,etIrvcs and other outlaws who lniest the country
To meet ,Aei. uiN wants ana cyhp'"llls 3"t ot "Ppo
furthermore crowd such Indians forward IA mode 81
life contrary all their old traditions ana habits surely
year of such service this and more Is worth some
thin. more than the received by an assistant door
REUNION OF MEXICAN VETERANS.
The National Association OF Mexican Neter-
ans assembled to-day at Willard Han with noar% all the
Statc~ Represented being about 100 members registered
Most of the delegate, were from states adjacent, New
York and Mary land preaomnatns. The election OF
officers the ensuing year resulted IN the rejection o
President Denver, Secretary X nu1day and all the
officer, at headquarters by accamaton Some contro
ycr.y at!, ia re- ilrd to the reported withdrawal Of
Neyg-Yor, Ncw-Jor-cy. and Maryland at the meeting
last July in Philadelphia and in regard to the disribu-
ton OF the badge ~ the association committee OF n
quiry was appointed 10 report these points. The
committee found nat an made III excluding
the names Of the previous officers from NcwY0rk VINO
were present at the meeting and dscaImed any nten-
ton Of Withdrawing from tie national body They also
found that the will Of has been carried
out the selection, manufacture, and distribution OF the
metal badge and recommend that members OF the asso
citation be permitted 10 the badge in any metal
size confornablv the design adopted 10y the associa
L. Biics Col D. II. EddrJck judge j. T. DcasOn, ana NJ
d. Months. 4 cuu2ratudtOry dispatch was received
from the First Illinois Association, III session at Mon
mouth .. -... 1900. 49,,
The Army bill will be reported in day or two 1t
Will provide for "a reduction Of the military force to
20 900 men, and a section Will be added f0rbdding the
use OF troops IN any election The Republicans
are inclined TO accept reduction, but to resist the
condition which the Democrats Will attach; and II is be-
hcvcd thar in this way compromise Will be effected by
means OF which the Army bll may be passed and an
extra session Of Congress made unnecessary.