Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-12-02

Indians and more In accordance
with justice, as well a. wise oxpe-
diency, to respect their homo at
tAchments, to leave them upon the
lands they occupied, provided such
lands were capable of yielding
them sustenance by agriculture or
pastoral pursuits and to begin and
follow up the practice of introduce
ing among them the habits and oc-
equations Of civilized life on the
ground they inhabited. In view
Of the fact, also, that the mainte-
nance Of the system Of large reser-
vations against the pressure of
white immigration and settlement
would, in the course Of time, be-
come impracticable, a different
policy has been followed, having
for Its object the settlement Of In
dians upon lands in severalty, the
disposal for their benefit Of their
lands not required for this
purpose and gradually to prepare
the way for their final incorpora-
tions into the body polite as inde-
pendent and self-relying men, in
vested with all the rights which
other Inhabitants of the country
possess. The results already 40.
complished in pursuance of this
policy and the promising outlook
in the same direction, are described
In general terms and illustrated by
specific accounts of the progress
made by individual tribes.
The Secretary does not make rec
concentrations Of Importance re-
garding the land grants to rail-
roads, but recapitulates their last
annual report and states as the re-
suit of the investigation made by
the government Auditor that their
property is in good condition.
Their earnings have largely in
creased and although the rates
both for freight and passengers
have been reduced, 1t is believed
there will be, with the filling up
Of the country west eff the Mis-
souri,, remunerative business
enough for each of them.
associations Of tho Bullion Cub.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1st.-At the
Bullion Club last evening, resolu-
tiops were adopted favoring the
withdrawal of the small notes, and
the coinage of smaller gold pieces.
Congress is to be asked to legislate
so as to induce the banks to keep
their legal reserves in coin instead
of greenbacks; the reserves of gold
and silver In the treasury to be in
creased until there Is dollar In
gold and silver for every greenback
dollar issued by the government;
the treasury to issue gold and sill
yer certificates upon the deposit OF
bullion, the ratio being that now
existing between the standard
American dollar aud gold; and a
new mint to be erected in the city
of New York for the accomm0ia'
tion of importers of foreign bullion,
who are now without proper facili-
ties to convert the sane into
American coin.
The Euectorni Colleges.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1st.-Rsports re-
ceived from many States show that
Electors cast their votes to-day In
accordance with elections hereto
| fore announced.
Mr.. Merton IneI,gsb,e.
CHICAGO, Dec. lst.-The Jour.
naPs Washington special says: Ii
is said authoritatively here that
Levi J. Morton, of New York, will
no longer consent to the use of his
name in connection with the Sec
retaryship of the Treasury under
Garfield. He has gone back to New
York to enter upon a canvass fol
the Senatorship. Under section
243 of the Revised Statues, Mr.,
Morton is ineligible.
Home for AGED Colorod Men.
CINCINNATI, O., Dec, 1st.-John
T. Crawford, an eccentric old man,
with thirty to one hundred thou.
sand dollars, left all his property
for building home for aged col.
ored men on a tract of 1S} acres al
College Hill. One of the witnesses
Is dead and the other, John X.
French, is absent in the army
somewhere In the West, and &C
the will cannot be probated yet.
The Indiana Electors.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 1st.-
The Indiana electors met here this
morning and cast the full Is votes
of the State for Garfield and Ar