The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-12-04

,sfist..,s,.,< - ttins Ina ans VINO can give
i+s- c.oIt pICot Of having. by their own
csoor, SUPPORTED their families ,or a rumh.sr
s.sgSSys = -, 81, 10 are willing 10 uetach them
IN Of tIS re aiions, to the bene-
=, 20 .lis honles cad act, and % grant Them
PatShls c1ntaining the same nrovis.or Of
4.rIiensbiiity .or a certain periot -
A'eiilheht OF sending rumber Ct
INDIAN CHILDRES.
o. ooth sexes, to the Hampton Normal and
Asricu turai Institute, In Virginia tn r.ca,xs.
an elementary English education and n.y.
.Ie,I Instruct on in farming and other usefni
ihucs.ries has led to results so pronisi, q
me cavalry barracks at Carlisle in rannsyI
Nsnis, TO The Interior DEPARTMENT Tor the
estaoiisnmsn Mt of an Indian school on a Larger
scale. This school has no Y one hundTsJ 49,
ftiy-e!ght pupils, selected from vSr,ons
Gloes and Is in full o, Grafton ARRANGE
aehts are also made for the Education OF a
IN tI oeI OF lhdlan boys and girls Belonging to
-. pes on the Pacific slope, in q similar man
Isr, ~ Forest Grove. In Oregon. Th.sa in
sItlutlUhs Will commend themselves 10 tine
lOsraiity Of Congress, and TO the phiIan-
PIE. iean pSI-
INVASION OF TIM INDIAN rERR TORY,
Last spring, Information was received o.
tl- or.su!zaiton of an extensive movement
IN the western State, the object of which
VS. tte occupation by un IuthJrized persons
81 certain lands In the Ind an Territory coded
b. the Cherokees to the Government Tor Ths
pu pose OF settlement by other Indian tribes
% the % n of April, issued "A prOcIsrn4-
non warning all persons against particips-
Ion IN such an attempt, and, by the CO OPP
ersilon OF military force, the invasion was
pFoinpt!y checked II is my purpose To pro
let the rights of the Indian inhabitants Of
Territory TO the full extent of the Executive
pc But u would be unwIse to ignore the
iact lat Territory so large and so fertile
win population so sparse and with SO great
more exposed TO the repetition of such at
Temps as happened this year, when the SUI
fouLulAg states are more densely settled, and
me, me Westward movement Of our population
looAsslil! more eagerly for
FRESH LANDS
to occupy. Under such circumstances the
difficulty o! Maintaining the Indian Terri
tory IN It's present state will greatly incresSH
and the Indian tribes Inhsb biting il would do
well 10 prepare for such a contingency L
therefore, 1ully approve of the advice given
10 them by the Secretary of tine Interior OF "A
resent occasion, 10 divide among thefnseI YES
severally as large quantity of their lands
as they can cultivate, TO acquire indiviiusi
title In fee, instead of their present tribal
o"neiship in common, and To consider lu
what manner the balance OF their lands MAY
De disposed OF by the Government tor their
dement,. By ado oting such a policy they
would more certainly secure Tor themsslVt'-
the value of their possessions, anu at the
same time promote their progress in eivi. /
z ton and prosperity than by endeayoriuE
20 psrpetuste the present state OF things IL
the Territory.
fhe question wbe Their a change In the con-
troll OF
THE INDIAN SERVICE
should be made, was in the Forty Il tn Con-
gress referred TO joint committee of DO, h
houses Tor Inquiry and report. In my Ia
annual message expressed tie hope that
the de cision OF that question, then in pros
poet, "wuald arrest further agitation OF this
Subject. such asitatio being apt To produce
a distui bing elect uIon the service as wei
as the Indians themselves" Since then, TIE
committee having reported, the question has
been decided In the negative ~ d voc in .. e
House of Representatives.
For the reason here staIeS., and In yieE Of
the tact that further uncertainty on this
point Will be calculated 10 oostTuct Other
Iiuch needed legis alton, TO weaken IN. dis
clpline OF the service, and 10 unsetrle "a usa-
nv mea, uTeS nov In progress Tor the 20 -eru-
Inent and improvement OF Tie indians, re-
specifically recrmmeni that the decision
arrived a: ~ Congress at its last session he
yeTfuiiTad to stand.
The efforts made by the Department az the
Interior TO arrest the depyedatIous On the
TIMER LANDS
Of the United States have heen continued,
and have met with consider Die success. 4
large number OF cases OF trespass have been
pro>ecuieh in the courts Ofthe L 1ited State
others have been settled, the trespassers Of
fer to make payment to the Government Tor
the value of the timber taken by them. rh-
proceeds of these prosecutions and settle
ments turned into the Treasury, far exceed
In amount the sums appropriated Iy Con
gress for this purpose. = more important
result however, consists IN the fact mat the
destruction O! our public forests by depreda
ton, although sucn cases still occur, has
been greatly reduced in extent, and 10 IL |
probable that II the present policy T. vigOr-
Ousiy pursued and sufficient provision 10 |
that end Is made by congress, such tresp4sseg,
at least those on a large scale, can he eHtirplF
except in the Territories where
timber Tor the daily requirements Of the
population cannot under the present state
~ II. e Law, be otherwise obtained. / there
fore earnestly invi the attention of Con-
grei's TO the recommendation made by tue |
OF the Interior, that law b EN-
acted enabling the Government TO sell liz
Der from the pub lie lands without conveying
the fee, where such lancs are principally
valuable for the iir.beg thereon, such sales 10
be so regulated as to conform to dome>ti
wants and business requirements, while 1T
tue same Time guarding against swet ping
OF the forests The enacineu: o..
such law appears To become a mere press
Ing necessity every day
My recommendations fla IOFnler messages
are renewed N favor of enlarging the iacili-
ties VI tle
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
A agriculture is the Leading interest Gnd the
per msnent industry O & our people. IL Is TO
The abundance of agricultural production, as
:, CON ,,i pared win an. home consumption, and
ne largely Increased and highly profitable
IA 'rket abroad which We have enjoyed IN
recent years, that we are mainly inde bted Tor
our prosperity ss a people. We must look for
Its maintenance TO the same substantial
re- ounce. There Is no branch of industry in
winch labor, directed by scientific knowI-
edge, yields such increased production in
comparison with unssilled labor, and no
branch of the public service to which the en-
of liberal appropriations can he
more appropriately extended. The omission
10 render such ala Il not wise economy:
but, nn the Contrary, undoubtedly results il
losses @! immense sums annually I,.at might
De- saved through well directed enD.ts of the
government to promote This
VITAL INTEREST.
The results already ACCOMPLISHED with the !
very lin tel means heretofore placed at the l
Ofths department OF sgT.rUrrur i !
~ earnest Of what might he expected with !
increase - appropriations for the several yar- |
pose Indicated in the
REPORT or THE COMM, sIOSER,
With view TO placing the Department on a |
noting which Will enable II To prpSrc Tte |
more Effectively the object Tor which 1t is e. !
'lete laboratory, for the establishment OF a |
veterinary division, and division of for
'siIy, and for an increase of force
The requirements for these and other pur- |
poses, Indicated in the
REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS
Under the head of the immediate necessities |
II the Department, will not involve am Ex-
,enditUTe of money that the country cannot |
vsth propriety now undertake in the inter /
SIS of agriculture.
II Is gratifying to learn from tho
1900
throughout the United States have been
.INahCet uIihI tne year. NO more tuhia-
i ,S>p" iIiS l.sts upon tpLEfta~
4 Financial aid 10 eiucsiior sunpIa-n.Tt.r
q local action in the 81 ates and T.rriTnri,S
nd in the District Of CnIunnIa Tba ~.
orpthou gbt of the founders nf npr Gnver--
nant has not only furnished the basis IN, ne
uppnrt of the cnmrnnn school sysferns ~ - |
ever states bnt Iaii the foundsfInrs fnr ia,
az their D-Iv.r iti.s ,,,F
ort.s..- ., - ;.