The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-01
INDIAN CIVILIZATION.


summit Il to Congress. through the
President. IL hili providing for the inn
| provemcnt ofuncivilized Indians. The
cssc iial features Of the hill may I've
summed up ~ follows: 1t provides for
! the appointment Of commission Of
t:,rcr members. to i" known 10 the Come
mission on Indian Civilization. the
I commission to have Il secretary AMI ln-
tcrprters. Under the direction Of he
Secretary of the Interior, this Commits
sion s!,a'! visit such tribes "a the Presi-
dent may designate. and enter into
! agreements with the Indians for the re-
,uc:icn OF reservations in c::s.s where.
the Commission shall, deem suci, rylu,-
lions necessary. AL this must be done
with the free consent Of the Indians.
; " hen sucl, consent shall I've obtained,
the boundaries Of the diminished rer.'r-
Va! ions shall he defined and the cesle<l
lands u" >urvrye.; and thrown open to
settlement and sold for casa. After de-
.lu";;n. the cost ut the surveys, the nal-
:!M.,. oitle H."ncy ariSiiI" from the safe
a. lc c,sir,. lands will ic rl;,;...l IL the
credit Of! the Indians upon the reduced
reserve. The next stt;. is ~ convey rs
r.t>n; these lands, within The cir
""i'Scriocd reserves, to the ln-
!:an-, giving them permanent
'A:n:si.ip I" the sane. except in cases
g. allotment in srvvra'ty in their tribal
:,.;,;::,i.'. I" encourage the Indians to
";!'si'at. the ltn'iS. the bill! provides
:!.a III cases where. j: is proved that any
i:i';an IN, cultivated! them, the sc!~c,-
a.! acres will h" patented IL him AMI The
c.': -: the Improvements: to the amount
"i $!':i in each ease, shall H. ar;rayt,;
tie surrendered lends are to- &c vH,,c:,.;-
al under t'ir.,ii'!n q; the Secretary Of
tn. in:.rn'r IN the erection 81 houses.
Tx. purchase OF harness. :,.;>l~. cutie.
i,rni!n" implements. etc. and in the
erection y; >c!I""! 'ui!''imss, the lx.y,n,n,
:" teachers. :n.i Tor the Subsistence. q;
school teachers wien nrce.,;.r::. t'..;p
ch,:n!~>iui; j. directed IN ..:.:. = v',s,r, i
II not thought :.u, ;,:;':; e. rv.i;!,, v.Sci-
ali';l:, (" enter :ntoa"rrcI,!.,lts 10Y tn,
:urv"y a the "u'r::v;.,s rf ,c>: v.,i,u,
to extend ;ic i.:ii,!.c s'!rvc,s ove: :?.;..,,.
:n'' c"HT.E a,i".E,t:,!s in s.'yr, ,i,l.
~: r,},.. III :.'i j; :::>r .,u,Lo;iz.,! ::
n".nt!a'c fuf TIC T.. s>iun j.! tin. yniir.
RESERVATION. anal the .cIiuv:.t T.! tic In
dit!;s ~ other reservations. Survey
!;!i ~;s.r a. .l!c!! re-. lvat:n:,,; - ~. made
by til" government, AMI Tx. r,oil..vS
AZ. /" - ,*.'e:, :CI Tor the i,>nrfit q: the
Indi:n> on the X serve, ~ which tho,
may IL re.:ov,';;.
inc:r are ether i.%:..rc.; Oi the bill
leaking I" 'i". payment l.. The In,:;ans.
wi!hi;' :: c":.ain tine alter inc passage.
o.; the act, he principal az all the trust
funds how hold 'y the United States a.:
i'.:n,. and providing .;"r the gradual r.
iuc,iom Of Tic annual! appropriation to
them hy Congress ami for its discuntin-
ui',cc after the Indians s!iai; have b.
cmc sclf-supwr.iny. The Object
o: the bin is 10 c;,u;ltc un! civ
ilize the Indians and to bring
them t" that point in agriculture
al scienc.' where they may support and
t axe care of themselves. The bill carc-
fully guards and protects all the rights
and interests Of the Indians and has the
support of the President and many 9TH
ers high in authority. The main ol,st,-
Gle which will Ike met in the CARRYING
out Of the provisions Of the hill will b..
the Indians Themselves. The savage
looks upon labor as degrading. With
him the chase and the Warmth are the