Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-12-17

Inited states to do it, full share Of this great
work additional legislation is asked by the post
| master-g general t. whose recommendations espe-
| cal attention u called.
The suggestion Of the pOstmaster-gene that
| IL would be wise 10 encourage by appropriate leg
| islation. the establishment ut American lines Of
| steamera nv our own citizens. to carry the mails
| between our own ports and those OF Mexico, Cen
| trnl America, South America, and Of TRANSATLANTIC
| countries Is commended 10 the serious considcn-
| ton oil congress,
The nttention 0f congress is also invited to the
suggestions Of the postmaster general in rcgnrd TO
postal savings
SUPREME COURT.
The necessity for additional provision, TO aid in
| the transaction of the business OF the federal
courts, becomes each year more apparent. The
d0elets of the supreme court, nnd OF the circuit
courts in the grcntor number of the circuits, nre
encountered with the constant accession OF eases,
In the former court, and in many instances IN the
circuit courts years intervene before II u prtct-
| cable to bring cases to hearing.
4 The attorney general recommends the establish
| ment Of nm intermediate court Of errors and APP
| penis IL Is recommended that the number OF
Judges of the circuit court IN each circuit with the
exception Of the second circuit should be increased
by the addition Of another judge in the second
circuit TINT two should be added; mud that an M
tcrnediate appellate court should be formed in
encb circuit to consist Of the circuit judges and
| the circuit justice, and that in the event OF the
absence Of either of these Judges the place Of the
absent Judge should be- supplied by the judge ol
one Of the district courts IN the circuit, such an
appellate court could ho safely invested with large
| jurisdiction aud its decisions would sntisy snituts
I III mnny eases where appeals would stlll DC ~
| lowed to the supreme court. The expense in
Cured for this intermediate court, will require u
very moderate increase oi the appropriation ior
| the expenses of the department OF justice. This
"a. La IL commended
consideration Of congress.
| II IL evident that dclny Of justice, in many IN
| stances oppressive and disastrous Ia sut0fs now
necessarily occurs in the federal cours, which
will in this why will be- rcmcdicd.
EXTERIOR DEPARTMENT..
The report Of the secretary ut the interior, pro-
spnts nn elaborate account Of the operations Of
| TINT department during the pnst ycar II giycs
| me great pleasure To say TINT our Indian niinlIs
| appenr to be IN more hopeful condition now
| than ever before The Indians have made graft
| tying progress In agriculture, hcrdlng, and me
chaneul pursuits Many who were u few years
| ngo in hostile conflict with the government nrc
quietly settling down on farms where they hope
to make their permanent homes, building houses
and engaging IN the occupations of civilized
| life. The introduction Of the trcghting business
among them hns been remarkably fruitful of good
results, IN giving many Of them congena en-
! ploymrnt, and in stimulating their ambition 70
aud efficiency rs rricrS arc highly praised. The
organization of u police force Of indians, has
been equally successful in maintaining law and
order upon the reservations, aud IN exercising II
Wholesome moral influence among the Indians
themselves. concur with the secretary of the
interior IN the recommendation that the pay of
this force be- increased, ns mn inducrmcDt to the
boat class %! young men to enter 1t.
Much cnrC aud attention has been devoted to
the enlargement of educational facilities for the
IndlhE Them available Lon this important
object have been very inadequate. few nddl.
tionnl b0nrding schools Mt Indian agencies have
been established aud the erection Of building has
been begun for several more, but an increase OF
the appropriations for this interesting under
tnking IL grcnty needed to accommodate the lnrgr
number of Indian children of -ehool-Hgc. The
number offered by their parents iram NIL parts at
the country Tor education IN the government
srhp6ls il much lnrgcr thnn can lac accommodated
with the means ut present available for TINT pnr-
pose. The number Of lndiW pupils nj the Nor
mn achnol ut Hampton VA, under the direction
ot Gen. Armstrong, has been considerably in
creased, and their progress " highly encouraging.
The Indian school established hy the interior de-
pnrtmrnt IN 1870, ut Carlisle, Pn., under the dl-
rccion OF Captain Pratt, hns been equnlly sue
cessul II has now nearly two hundred pupils OF
both sexes, representing u grcnt variety OF the
tr bee east Of the Rocky Mountains. The pupils
mentHry English education; but are also instructed
in hnllscworlt, agriculture and useful mechanical
pnlrliis. a similar school WAS established TINS
ycar Mt Forest Hruyc, Ore, for the education OF
lndnn youth on the Pacific coast, In addition to
this thirty-siN Indian boys and girls were
selected from the eastern rhcrOkccs and
plueed IN bonding schools in North Carolina
where they ARE 10 receive IN elementary English
education and training in industrial pursuits. The
interest shown hy Indian parents, even among the
| au-ened wild tribes N the education Of their
children, is very gratifying, and gives promise
TINT the results accomplished by the efforts how
muldng will he of lasting hcneiit.
The expenses of lndnn education have 50 lar
hern drawn from the permanent cisiaation-tund
ut the disposal Of the department ut the interior;
hut the fund Is now 50 much reduced that the con
tmunnec OF ths beneficial work Will IN future de-
pend IN specific appropriations hy congress for
the purpose md ! venture to express the hope
that congress will not permit institutions So fruit
| lu ul good results ~ perish tur want vt means
| lor their support. TN the contrary an increase
| ot the number Of such Schools appears to me-
highly advisable.
lhepnst ycur has been unusually free from dis
| tntbancrs among the Indian tribes, An ngrrc
| mcnt has been nude with the ties, hy which they
| Nurrendcr their large reservation in Colorado in
| consideration of mn annuity t. hr paid to them.
| and agree to settle in sNcrNlty IN certain lands
| designated for TINT purpose rs farmers, holding
| individual title 10 their land III Ice simple, lnien-
1 nhlr Ion Il certain period, III this way Il costly
Indian war has been avoided, which ut one time
seemed imminent, aud for tbs first time IN the his
tory Of the country, IN ludtnn nation has given
up its trihnl existence io he settled In srNcrnlty
mud tn live rs individuals under the common pro.
| lection of the laws nt the country. The conduct
of the Indians throughout the country, during
| the paSt year with hut few noteworthy exceptions
has been orderly aud peaceful, The guerrilla war
tarc carried On for two years by Nictorin aud his
hnnd Ut southern ApHches, has virtually comc IL
mn end 10y the death ot that ehiei and most " his
followers on Mexican soil. The disturbance.
caused on cur northern frontier hy sitting hull
and his men, who had taken refuge IN the British
dpmnians Ar also likely to eeuSe large ma
iorty Of his followers have surrendered Ia ON
military torccS and the rcmninderarc apparently
in plogVss uf dsintegmtion
concur with the secretary nt the interior IN
eNpressing the earnest hope that congress will AT
this session take favorable action OH the hill pro-
siling Tor the allotment of lands on the different
reservations in scvcraty to the Indians, with pat
onts comforting ice simple title nnlenahlc for i
oerlnin period and the cvcnttul disposition or the
residue " tho reservations, for general settlement
with the consent and for the hcnelt Of the ludi
aus placing the latter under the equal protection
If the laws Of the country. This measure to-
gethtr with vigorous prosecution Of our Cduca
tunal citnrtS will work the most important aud
effective advance toward the solution of the lndi-
an problem, in preparing for the gradual merging
| of MIR ln,linn nnnulntinn in Tim tyt9nt hulV "A