Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-12-04


Department Of Justice at previous sessions - nal
'ormiy contained the folio wing cause Aud for de-
lrssing the expenses which may be incurred in the
enforcement OF the act approved February rs, 1870
entitled An act to smend an act approved May 3o
1870 An act to sn5rce the right Of citizeus
o. the United States to vote 10 the states OF
ths United States. and for other purposes or any
acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto
NO appropriation WAS made for this purpose for
,ne cnrisnt year. AZ no general election for mem
oers OF Congress occurred the omission vas q mat
ter Of little practical Importance Such election will
however, take place during the ensuing year. and
appropriations made Tor the pay OF and
non Tor the services thej may he required perform
81 such elections,
orER-cRowDED SUPREME couRT DOCKET.
The business OF the Supreme couet Is, at present,
largely 10 arrears II cannot be expected that more
causes can be decided than d posed of 10 its
annual session or that BY any assidnty the distin
guished magistrates who compose ths Court can &C
compiish more than is done. In the courts of
many OF the circuits also the bu ness has increased
TO such an extent tina the delay of stice will call
the attention of Congress appropriate rem dy
IL ia believed thai all Is done in each circuit which
can fairly be expected from its judicial force. The
evils arising from delay less heavily felt BY the
United states than by private suitors Its causes
are advasced by the courts when Is seen that they
involve the discussion Of questions Of public char
act-r.
The remedy suggested b. the Attordey General. ia
the app ,intmeRt OF additional circuit judges, ami
tue creation Of an court Of errors and
appeals which shall relieve the Supreme Court of
part OF Its Jurisdiction, white arg force is also
obtained for the performances of Giro ait duties
commend thfs uggeston TO the consideration of
Congress- 1t would seem to sffJrd n somplete rem
edy. aud would Involve, II ten additional circuit
judges are appointed an expenditure at he present
rate OF salaries. of not more than sixty thousand
dollars year, which would certainly be small In
comparison with the objects TO be attained.
POSTMASTER GENERALS REPORT.
The report OF the Postmaster &c neral bea-s test-
o. I'M al throu xh ant
the country. Tae receipts of the Postofics Depart
nent for the hscai year ended uae so, 1879, were
being $76i 400 81 more nan the reve
nuss OF the preceding year. The amcuat realized
from the safe Of postage stamps stamped envelo pes
and postai-cards was s76i465 81 more than in the
preceding year and 50 3s 65s % ,re than in 1877
The expenditures of the Department were $33 449 !.
Ssg 40 OF which the sum Of 500 46i SO was paid on
liabilities incurred In preceding years
The expenditures during the year we're $s0l, 300
" less than In the preceding year. This reduction
is to be attributed mainly 10 the operation of the
law passed juno IL, 49, g. changing the
OF postmasters from commission OF the value OF
The amount drawn from tas Treasury on appro-
prations ia addition to the revenues OF the Depart
ment was 50 OBI 454 49, being less than
in the preceding year
The expenditures for the iscai year ending June
80 1881, are estimated at $50 $50 $780, and the rs
cepts from all sources $50 2l0 900 leaving de-
nsiency TO be appropriated for out Of the Treasury
Of s., no 900,
The relations of the department with railroad
companies have been harmonizsA, notwithstan ing
the general reduction by Gong OF their comp
ssnon, by fhe appropriation for special facilities
and the railway postoihce lines have beeu greatly
extended. especially in the Southern states. The
Interests OF the railway mail ice and Of the pub
Tic would be greatly promoted. aud the expenditures
could be more readily controlled by The classified
ton OF tue employees of the railway. msl service al
recommended by the Postma ster-1iensrai the ap.
preparation for salaries with respect to which the
maximum limit Ia already fixed by law, to be mad,
in gross.
The Postmaster general recommends an amend
ment OF the law regulating the increase OF compsn
sation Tor Increased service and Increased speed
star routes SO as To ensb him advertise for pro
posas for such increased service and speed He also
suggests the advantages to accrue to the CONNER
OF the country from the enactment OF a general law
authorizing contracts with American built steam
ers. carrying the American flag, for Transporting
tue mail between ports Of the United States an(
ports oil the West Indies and South America. at
h4ed maximum price per mile. the amount to b,
expended being regulated by annual OPERATIONS
IN ike manner with the amount paid for the don es
tic star service
al and the Secretary of the Treasury for the coec
ton or duty UPON books received in the mail from
foreign countries have proved satisfactory In it
practical operation that he recommendation is nov
made, that Congress shall extend the provisions o
the act OF hsrcn 8. 1879. under which this arrange
ment was made, so as 10 Apply to all other dutiab
articles received in the malls from foreign coun
tries.
The reports Of the Secretary OF the Ilterior and
tue Commissioner of Indian Affairs, setting fortl
the present state OF our relations with the India
tribes on our territory. the measures taken to ad
progress already achieved by the n. will be foun
of more than ordinary interest The general con
duct OF our Indian population has been saiisfac
tory that the occurrence OF two Disturbances whic
resulted In bloodshed and destruction OF proper
all The more 10 be lamented
The history of the on break on the White Rive
Ute reservation in Western Colorado has become 5
familiar by elaborate reports in the public pres,
that Its remarkable incidents need not be state
mere 10 detail 1t Is expected that the settlement
this difficulty will lead to such arrangements a
viii prevent further hostile contact between tn
Indians and thu border settlements in Western Col
orado.
The other disturbance occurred at the Mescsler
agency 10 New Mexico where Victoria, the head @
small band of maraud ers. after committing m m
atrocities, besg vigorously chased by militsr
iorce, made his wav across the Mexican border an
Is now on foreign soil.
| While these occurrences in which comparatiye rel
small number of Indians engaged, mos
depIorable, vast majority Of our Indian population
have fully justified the expectations of those VIII
believe that oy humane and peaceful Influences tn
Indian can be led TO abandon the habits Of savae
HE ana to develop capacity for useful aud cvilze
| occupations. What they have already accomplished
10 the pursuit of agricultural aud mechanical work
the remarkable success which has attended the ex
pertinent OF employing as freghters a class Of In
dams bill erto counted among the widest and mos
pressed by them for the edusspn OF their children
! may be taken as sufficient proof that they will b
found capable of accomplishing much more il thel
continue 70 be wisely and fairly guided The "In
dian policy sketched in the report of the Secretar,
! OF the Interior, the object of which 10 to max,
liberia provision for the education OF Indian youth
10 sett lie the Indians upon fsrm-lots in severslt,
TO give them title In fee to their farms, inaienab
/ for certain humber OF yesrs. and when their want
are thus provided tor to dispose by sale of the land
on their reservations not occupied and used b,
Out of ha 10
the benefit of the Indians. which will gradually re
lisve the government of the expenses provided
for by annual appropriations, must commend itsel
as Just and beneficial TO the Indians, and alst
calculated to remove those distractions which tn,
existence OF large reservations presents to rhe set
Element and development of the country I there
| tore earnes recommend the enactment Of q Law
enabling the government to give Indians title Ii
Zee, inaiiensble for twenty-five years. to the farm
lands assigned to them for allotment. l also repea
the recommendation made in my first annual mes
sage, that Il law be passed admitting Indians VIII,
can give satisfactory proof having. by their owl
labor. supported their families for number of years
and who are willing to detach themselves from thei
tribal relations, to the benefit OF the tead &C
and to giant them patents containing tn same pro
Vision OF inalenabiiity for certain period.
The experiment Of sending q number of Indian
children, of both sexes, to the Hampton Normal AM
Agricultural Institute, in yirgiuis to receive al
/ elementary English educatisH aud pracicl al instruc
tion in farming and other usefu industries has LEI
| to result so promising that IL thought expedi
ent TO turn over the cavalry barracks at Carlisle
Pennsy wanna, to the Interior Department for I'll
establishment o. an Indian school 90 larger scale
This school has now 1853 pupils selec ed from yariou
tribes, and IL In full operation. Arrangements ar
I also made for the education o numoer of India,
boys aud girls belonging to tribes on the Pacin
slope, in a similar manner, at Forest 5roye in ore
/ gon. These institutions will commend themselve
TO the iberaty of Congress, aud the philau throp
ic mum hcence Of the american people.
! EscRoAoHMEsTs OF soUArrERs.
Last spring information was received of the OF
ganizstiop of an extensive movement in the West
crn States, the object of which was the occupation
by unauthorized persons OF certain lands 10 the In
I dian Territory coded by the Cher0kees TO the Gov
/ ernmebt foi the purpose of settlement by 9th
/ Indian tribes
/ On the 10th Of April issued proclamation warn
| log all persons against participation in such a
attempt and by the operation Of military force
the Invasion was promptly checked. Ii is my pur
pose 10 protect the rights of the Indian uhabitant
OF that Territory TO the full extent of the Exeeuti
! power, But il would be unwise to ignore the fac
! that Territory so large and so fertile, with
| population so sparse and with so great wealth o
| unused resources. will be found more exposed &
the repetition Of such attempts as happened thi
year when the surrounding States are more densel
settled, aud the westward movement OF our popuia
ton looks Still more eagerly for fresh lands 10 oc
| cupy Under such circumstances the difficulty o
maintaining the Indian Territory In It's preseu
state will greatly increase, and tbs Indian trib
inhabiting it would do we'll TO prepare for such
contingency. /, therefore, fully approve Of tn
advice given to them by the Secretary Of the In
terror on a recent occasion. TO divide among them
selves in severslty large quantity OF their land
they Can cultivate to acquire individual title ii
fes instead OF their present tribal ownership ii
common, and to consider in what manner the bal
snce of their lands ma be disposed OF by the Gov
ernmeut for their benefit. BY adopting such /
policy they would more certainly secure for them
selves the value Of their posse ssions, and tb'
same time promote their progress In civilization
and prosperity. than by endeavoriug TO perpetual,
tbs present state OF things in the Territory.
CONTROL OF rHE INDIANS.
The question einer = cnsngs ia the control q
the Indian service should b. made In the Forty