Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-10-29

AnEalcA's Red MEN.

AnERIcAy RED MEN.
Synopsis Oft Forthcom ming Report of In
idisu Commissioner Price.
Washington, Oct. 26-The following is
aynopsis Of the annual report OF In
dian Commissioner Price: A decided
advance has been made in the march OF
improvement among Indian tribes, psr.
ticularly in the matter of industrial
school education. Some tribes have
been persuaded to send children to
school that heretofore resisted all efforts
to induce them to do 30. One question
may now be considered settled beyond
controversy. and that is the Indian must
be taught to work for his own support
and to speak the English language. or
give place to q people Who do. Among
the things needed to secure success and
efficiency in solving the Indian problem
are:
!. An apportionment to survey the
outbonndaries OF Indian reservations SO
that both the Indians and white men
may know where they have rights and
Wnete tney nave none.
2. A law for the punishment of per.
sons who furnish arms or ammunition to
Indians. Ne such Law now exists.
.. More liberal appropriations for In
dian police.
4. An appropriation sufficient to defray
the expense Of detecting and prosecuting
psrsoDs who furnish intoxicating liquors
to Indians: No ardent spirits should be
introduced into the Indian country un-
der any pretense whatever, nor their sale
permitted within twenty miles of an
Indian reservation. The practice of ap-
proving contracts to collect from the
government money due Indians is one
that ought not to exist. It is the duty
OF the government to see that the Indian
nation receive what is justly due them,
and equally the duty of the government
to see that no unjust claim is paid.
Congress should confer both civil and
criminal jurisdiction on the several
states and territories over all Indian
reservations within their respective lin.
its. and make the person and property
OF the Indian amenable to the laws
of tho state or territory in which
be may reside, except in cases
| where such property is expressly
exempted BY treaty or act of congress,
and give him all the rights in courts en-.
Joyed BY other persons. Allotments in
severalty to the number of LAG have been
made to Indians during the year with
the best results. and the commissioner
will adhere to the policy of allotlng
lands where the same can be legally
done, and the condition of the Indians
is such as to warrant it.
The attention OF congress is again in.
vited to the necessity of legislation to
enable the Indians to make entries under
the homestead Law without cost to them,
It Is necessary that the lands within
certain reservations be subdivided, and
1t Is important in some cases that this
be done at once. Yet there is not dol.
lar available for this special purpose. An
amendment to the law in reference to in.
trudere, 20 a. to punish by imprisonment
as we'll as fine, is absolutely necessary.
The commissioner gives detailed ac-
count of Payne's operations, and asks
that the special attention of congress be
called to these aggressive movements on
Indian territory lands, as illustrating the
urgent necessity for speedy and effective
Legislation in regard to trespassers.
Recommendation for legislation for
the protection of timber on Indian lands
are renewed. During the year there was
paid to the Indians in cash as annuity
and otherwise S745,0O0. Less than
$500, 900 Of this amount was for the pay
ment OF annuities, many of which will
expire in the near future by Limitation
in various treaties.
The increase in the accommodation
for Indian pupils which the school CD
preparations for the last fiscal year made
possible has been followed by . CORES
ponding increase in the attendance Of
pupils. Exclusive of the five civilizeG
tribes, the number enrolled at the board
ing schools during the year Just closee
is 5,l43. an increase of 654 over last year
The attendance on the day schools ha.
been 5.Ol4, an increase Of 74S over tn,
preceding year. OF the 5,l43 boardinf
pupils, 1896 attended the schools on the
reservations or in houses in the immedi
ate vicinity. The boarding and da,
schools on the reservations have made
: creditable record. Eight boarding school
have been opened, making the who'll
number now in Of Grafton, exclusive O
the training schools, seventy.seven.
An interesting event of the year ha
] been the educational inroad in the Ut,
tribe The Wild southern Utes allowec
twenty seven youths to be taken to tn,
Albuquerque boarding school, although
not one of the tribe had ever before at
3 tended any school of any description
The organization Of the system of da
school 10 meeting with favor among ex
perienced agents who have large agencie
and desire to place all their Indians q
!. speedily - possible under educations
influences. The good results attendan
upon the maintenance of the trainin,
}. schools at Carlisle, Hampton and Foress
t Grove are very manifest, and congress
is urged to increase the appropriation
for these schools.
The commissioner in referring to th
Indian territory difficulties, and th
j problem which arises from the freedo,
{ there, says laws should be adopted pr,
= viding for we'll defined jurisdiction an
;, form cf government. with power to Ii
secretary Of the interior to determlr
what freedom should be allowed to sett
Z thereon. or alse that such stringent lau
; be passed ~ will compei the respecti,
tribes to adopt the freedom % provide
in their treaties. It 10 also recemmen,
It ed that congress authorize the appoin
n meht and provide for the payment Of IL
!. expenses Of . commission whose duty
shall be to visit these nations and Co
ls | asIoe Tho sNCartn ~ IsN,rnon.,