New-York tribune., 1879-01-27

,-i is.,.,,.ii, .,i,I for and o., .-f g. transfer oi
the Indian Bureau to the War u aartuent. The vote
Is4tof. one half 81 tire Committee has adopted g
r.port. drawn ND bJ Nr. Boone. strongly fayaTing
tb, tra1,.f-. Tn, ra,ou. for the change aye given
m an abstract of th-'r,port printed herewith.
TIE PEE~ENl SYSTEM ! FAlIJ RI.
TIE WIDE pTrEEE|cG, - IHh LFfICiiftf ANp
HONESTY "f CIVIL ANn ARMY M'N'"aN'Nl
POINTED ovr-IiE lNDIN B4rftE OH UNDER
TIE LAIrIE.
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NANIi>"I'N' jan -o.-ih' JOINT 'Iini'' '.' "I
pointed 70 cons '"r "'' nP"rt upon ne que''''"
th' ady dysabi!'y Of Transferring The management "i
the Indian -"ry'ce from the Interior Department 10
tht War Department. met Yesterday. MI 'ne mem
bcrs weia pre- ut. vote wa- taken on
the transfer, which resulted as follows :;
Against. >-totors Saunders and OLc~"y
! and Representatives, stewart and Van Norucs
, + f.y,r ,...ior M,Ir.ery and Repre-
s..,.,,v.. .,.,l.. po,,er aud R,ouc-f There
,,.iII I ,,, r.t. -,,i.,o,ttrJ to goug14ss one #
,,.,,,.l, ,rI a.. ,r.o,rl hv SENATOR Sarn,er4. and
... p.., .rtl,+.or I'll
81. ''H'' '' ''' - iii
4 "''''''' .''I '''''' - "
oppose any '"'" - D" 'i' pres 'i' - '''"'
A'cf the vote was ''A'h COM "NeI>' aTo'c'S' 10
wi ch Of the Two rouot, sh u!d be- tiVeu piilIa'ne
tary PRECEDENCE hrolp5u'nt- OF thr transfer clam
tLatltsalvoca:e, having failed to obtain ma
- ,..:,.,, ,ho 1,,ter
j''.'H '"'' -l 3D. 'i''i ''- ."''' r''4''''''' VIZ
must be cons ttTrd trcntIr-..y minority, IL an
"1!H. Ahcnt offered '' '' 'NI'l.'- -" '''.' u"''
/ ~" vote TIE matt was NOT 'e'i'rd' 'Nu VIII ''
sul,i.ct of Ii -putc hereafter
1T. go a.. .,,
'.'',.I n.1,Io I,.' hs onn,..a tb trans
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- t,,r,, ver tn tb, " ar D.p.ltment the control of
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Vy.ug trouble or -i.c tribes a. be the President
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Nr Ro,u,t. r.,ort HIS ueen cnmplet,d The
-, i -. ~ .r, document ar. a.. f,llo,,-:
TuF >y~Tru NOW DEFECTIVE.
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question i-. ill va d1 rlght now y
very il-,pn arises here rs H. the cause,
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! '' l' Sc "''''' ana n'.7'if""-, "i."' - i nm
Iutp"-t ou r .art 90 o.. tinted 9its b''tih. u 'o
v4utor a4d cr1cly,aact injury upon these h'i.ess
J uHt defence "-- iNctnef We 90 hut r' H'-eN'' IT
nor. ryr, il follows that the dc,cct lie. in
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re system ad'P''u IN the m"n"IF'h'H' '' ""' i"'
uan auuIr, CONNECTED Win tAe lue'-,It"''
p .r J-.e...-v or l,.. " tLu-. vino are charged
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"''' '"' '''- ' ,.
s 3ri " nat are ia ui-h prosecutions. What las 10
- .t4 o-d r-,., 20 ,rs rr,,su.ct. ot ATTAINING the
rse lt.rior av and the rholraud
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'"c n'u1S u'rHI o !""'L 'n'I., vi - 80 ui Il.
,%'rr % 10 tnas M n,,er me M .ury,io nf t
ti.,lF ,ro.t a." vftn ts c,ndur, ~ orr I'm.
@I4 @ - ~ ~ ,..,io 't,r1iI ie found an irr.',i
lut "S,"' W. ] .'.' , r,, ,r ',.nt a.. a.
vag' ben virtually aud and IN eifrrJ 'he sy-t55m
/ u'" ~ yor I,.o,rfu.rut prior To 1-ig
GH"er 'ue ar 49, ''i ,6 'ig' - '",co .. -
,r,. ,ht th. ,..ue-,l irlr,re..ou 4. mat before
1v v d'r r.,t .t.t,n p,,..til,,i iud that
tie cnan.e m ;lli year me Interior Department
. RADICAL change ~ the -y,tem. bu. 'hch Is not
~" G"s'' ana t'' ,eenf. E.ing few IN nni'herI
/ ,.,fe thor report, 10 lue War Cnl-e. II Is
1 also truc that neither The sccrttary Of wy nor
& aEr oi''i i,ilt,.n ~ ~ tbr-e aricr. Eor Va tL
var once charged with the duty Of supervising them
c"ntrolnt mem ~ iH any nioI uP t 10 - our rrla
tno Pev0utI5rarv war What vas necc sary TO BE- dom
either Cor drr.ce or cancellation done and being
rr..r no inquiry seems 10 have been made "a 10 lie
! sufnosir, und.r suicn It done.
Tuls underlined state OF Things continued FOR nearly
/ twenty years Though general regulations were
enacted ,ne government Of the d. pdrment chiefly
lett to Executive discretion. bIe IL is that Dy the
| Ac, o. 1884 the Secretary or War was given sort
| - genera supcrute nieuce over tue conduct Of
| a,euts and sut-agruts Uppointet by the President
| and wle 10 IS tGuc also thtt By that act the
~ dl,cnsrgr the duties Indian agents.
II. fItlrr true that large majority 0f the agents
M cD!nrrv rnpi,, ed III the conduct OF indian affairs
low: end lepcc We clam tu4t the Indian Management
l, ever been SUBSTANTIALLY, 1T Il pres
! en- tine.
tet,I r rrnt IN the past are justly caaf@e
1li, ta our pi"s-gt system, and whatever OF success
. s+to,,l.d mar ugu4g mrut sEou.d be cr,d ted 10
- ~, en- Yeag.t.r ,ear large amounts or money
[ va nr-u r1l,ud-d with a view 10 ciylL.ug these
/ u''',I. arI vet IA the face OF the facrs. W.
[ p n,,,.l.ad n, admit maj f,ilure /. written ON
/ ~yery It.- of tAr past ns'o.y Of our effort,
/ -, - -. orion The Ip.ugllr.uon ~ M. rasce
u" 80 -. lc pra-,deut trut In the nui,i,,u ~
t' pdrsiI d. wa, 4 virtual admission that The In.
A., 1,',a,I - inc,u,l,e of M. proper rnud.r ~
I,-.D r. and W co1lpe led tb- rrt0re 10 dele
~ 80 ~ ,,,,-Di, az ~. ,,tnorfv 10 oihsr laud,
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N'i ~ "N-' LII 49, '' -