Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-17

crnment are quiet ly settling down upon
farms, where they hope to make their per
mancnt homes, building houses and en-
gaginy in occupation of the freighting
business among them has been remark
ably fruitful of good results, in giving
many of them congenial and remuncr
atvc employment and in stimulating theil
ambition to earn their own support
Their honesty, fidelity and efficiency as
carriers, are highly praised. The organi
Zation of a police force of Indians has
been equally successful in maintaining
law and order upon the reservations and
exercising wholesome moral influence
among the Indians themselves. l concur
with the secretary of the interior in the
recommendation that the pay of his force
be increased as an induccment to the best
class of young men to enter it.
! Much care and attention has been de-
voted to the enlargement of educational IA
cilities for Indians. The means available
for this important object have been very
inadequate. a few additional boarding
schools at the Indian agencies have been
| established and the erection of buildings
| has been begun for several more, but an
increase in the appropriations for this in
teresting undertaking is greatly needed to
| accommodate the large number of Indian
| children of school age. The number
| offered by their parents from all parts of
the country for education in government
schools, is much larger than can be ac-
commOdatcd with the means at present
available for the purpose. The number
of Indian pupils at the normal school at
Hampton, Va, under the direction of
Gen. Armstrong has been considerably in
creased, and their progress is highly en-
couraging. The Indian school estab-
lishcd by the intcricr department in 1872
at Carlisle, Pa, under the direction of
Capt Pratt, has been equally successful.
1t has now nearly 200 pupils of both
sexes, representing great variety O..
tribes east of the Rocky mountains. Pu-
pills in both of these institutions receive
not only an elementary English education
but training in industrial pursuits.
The interest shown by Indian parents,
even among. the so.called wild tribes, in
the education of their children is very
gratifying and gives promise that the re-
suits accomplished by the efforts now
making will be of lasting benefit. The
expenses of Indian education so far have
been drawn from the permanent civili-
Zation fund at the disposal OF the depart.
ment of the interier, but the fund is now
so much reduced that the continuance of
this beneficial work will in future be de-
pendent on appropriations by congress
for the purpose, and l venture to express
the hope that congress will not permit in
stitutions so fruitful of good results to
perish for want of means for their sup
port. On the contrary, an increase of The
number of such schools appears to me
highly advisable. The past year has been
unusually free from disturbances among
Indian tribes. An agreement has been
made with the Utes by which they surren-
der their large reservation in Colorado in
consideration of an annuity to be paid
them, and agree to settle in severaltv on
certain lands designated for that purpose
as farmers, holding individual title to
their land in fee simple inalienable for a
certain period. In this way costly In
dian war has been avoided which at one
time seemed imminent, and for the first
time in the history of the country an In.
dian nation has givcnup its tribal exis-
tcnce to settle in sevcralty and live Us in.
dividuals under the common protection of
the laws of the country. The conduct of
Indians throughout the country during
the past year with but few noteworthy eX-
ccptions, has been orderly and peaceful.
The guerilla warfare carried on for two
years by Victoria and his band of southern
Apachcs has virtually come to an end by
the death of that chief and most of his
followers on Mexican SOIL Disturbances
caused on our northern frontier by Sit
ting Bull and his band of men who had
taken refuge in British dominons are also
likely to cease. A large majority of his
followers have surrendered to our military
forces and the remainder re apparently
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with the secretary of the interior in ex-
pressing the hope that congress will at
this session take favorable action on the
bill providing for the allotment of lands
on different reservations in severalty to In.
dians with parents cODferringa fee simple
title iualienable for a certain period, and
eventually the disposition of the residue
of the reservation for general settlement
with the consent and benefit of the Indi.
ans, placing the latter under equal protec-
tiOn of the laws of the country. This
measure, together with vigorous prose
cution of our educational efforts will work
most important and effective advances to.
ward the solution Of the Indian problem
in preparing for the gradual merging of
our Indian population in the great body
of American citizenship.
THE U. 8. COURTS.
The necessity for additional provision to
aid in the transaction of the business of
the federal courts becomes each year more
apparent. The dOckets of the supreme
court and of the circr ider rt in the great
cr number of cirNest det encountered
with the constant capable, aIof cases. In
the former courtr if the "reminiscences in
the circuit coH longer in thine before it
is practicable to a.from-~ ~g,'s 20 hearing
The attorney general recommends the es-
tablishmcnt of an intermediate court of
errors and appeals. 1t 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 sec
ond circuit, that two should be added, and
that an intermediate appellate court should
be formed in each circuit to consist of cir
cult Judges and a circuit justice, and that
in the event of the absence of either of
these judges the place of the absent judge
should he supplied by the judge of the
district courts in the circuit. Such An ap-
pelatc court should be safely invested with
II large jurisdiction, and its decisions
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