The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-11-02
TEE NATIONS WARDS.

Synopsis of the Annual Report of the Conn
missioner of Indian Affairs IA More
Thorough Educational System and Less
Whisky Believed to Be the solution Of
the Indian ProbIeIn-An Increase in App
preparations Asked for. 4a
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-Hiram Price,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, submitted
his annual report to3 the Secretary of tne
Interior. He calls attention to the fact that
the general condition of the Indians in 1888
is III advance of the Indians of 1882. Among
the things needed to secure success and
efficiency in solving what is called the
appropriation to survey the outbound
aries of Indian reservations, so that both
Indians and white men may know where
they have rights and where they have none.
This will save not only much trouble and
| expense but many lives of both white men
and Indians. 2. A law for the punishment
of persons who furnish arms or ammunition
to Indians. No such law now exists. s..
More liberal appropriations for Indian po-
lice. 4. An appropriation of money suf-
fcient to defray the expenses of detecting
| and prosecuting persons who furnish intoxi-
eating liquor to Indians
The reports of his predecessors, he says,
for the last thirty years, agree with singular
unaniminity in reference to the
trouble among Indians growing out
of the use of Intoxicating liquors,
and the fact has been established
beyond controversy that it has been produe-
tive of more disease, crime and loss of life
than all other causes combined. In this
| connection he asks that the law allowing
army officers to take whisky into the Indian
| country be repealed. He says no ardent
| spirits should be introduced into the Indian
| country under any pretense whatever, nor
their sale permitted within twenty miles of
| an Indian reservation.
He asks that appropriations for the Indian
| service be made more in bulk, and not cut
| up into two hundred and sixty different
| heads, as it initiates against the efficiency
| of the service. Attention is called to the
fact that during the last four years SITS, 221
were paid claim agents by the Indians for
| collecting from the Government money due
| the Indians. He denounces the practice in
strong language. ah
| Mr.. Price recommends that Congress con-
| fer both civil and criminal jurisdiction with
| in their respective limits Except where such
| property is expressly exempted by treaty on
act of Congress) and give, the Indian all the
| rights in the courts enjoyed by other per-
! sons. During the year LAG certificates and
| patents to lands in seyeralty were issued to
Indians of various tribes. He asks that
| Indians be allowed to make homestead
entries without payment of the fees
now required. He regards the law for the
| punishment Of intruders on the Indian res
ervation as entirely inadequate. All that
| can at present be done is to remove the in
| truder, or if he reappears to bring civil
| suit against him in the nature of an action of
| debt to recover the statutory penalty of
| 81, 900.
| The Commissioner notes an encouraging
/ increase in the attendance of Indian pupils
at boarding and day schools during the year
| just closed.
Thenumber Of Indians in .Alaska is placed
| at 100000 On this subject the report says:
'sIf the published statements in reference to
Alaska be true, we are doing much less for
the civilization of these people than was
| done before we took possession of that coun-
try. The Russian Government gave them
laws, churches and schools; the American
Government has done nothing in that direc-
ton" The Commissioner reports the diff.
culties between the factions of the Creek
nation as amicably adjusted