New-York tribune., 1883-10-27
REPORT OF TIE LNDLlN C0MAuSIONER.
rHE WORK OF THE PAST NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
TO CONGREss.

TO CONGRESS.
w.su1NcToN. Oct. 26.-Commissioner Hiram
Price OF the Indian has submitted to secretary
TELLER his annual report for the fiscal year ended June
30 1885, He says it is gratifying to find that not only
has no backward step been taken in the march oi n
movement among the Indian tribes, but that some de-
cided advance has been made Particularly Is th7 ue III
tbe matter OF industrial school education One question
may now be considered as settled beyond
controversy and that is that the lhdlah
must be taught to work for MS own support
and 10 speak the English language or be must give place
10 people who do 1t is encouraging to know that the
indians of 1888 in advance OF the Indians OF 1882 In
this respect.
Among the things needed 10 secure success ana en-
cheney in solving what called the Indian problem are
~ An Appropriation TO survey the out-bonhd"'e' oI
Indian reservations (2) law for the punishment oi
ops who furnish arms or ammunition 10 Indians t3D
More liberal appropriations for Indian police a. IN
annronration of money sufficient to defIay the expense
of detecting and prosecuting persons who furnish hquOr
TO Indians.
Under he present system of making appropriations Tor
the Indian service and the rulings OF the accounting
oar o the Treasury in settlement OF accounts the
Indian Office Is much embarrassed and much loss Oi
funds is occasloned. II Congress Will fix the amount 10
be expended for the Indian service ana leave the Dep
,ent N distribute il as the of the service seem TO
reouire il would be great improvement the CoHhh'-
soner SAYS on the present manner Of doing business.
The practice Of approving contracts TO collect from
the Government money due the Indians one hal ought
to exist. 1t has for years been tne P"cHgo h - 1sR R
from the Indians hundreds OF thousands OF d0ae loi
sape which ought not to have cost the Indians one
cent During the last years agreements have been
entered into Between Indians and different attorneys by
which these attorneys were TO receive HOh tne lnuas
s75522l 2s for collecting from the Government money
t CdrSs NO the Commissioner sad should confer both
civil and criminal jurisdiction on the several states ana
tTerTitOes over al Indian reservations within tGclI
respective limits and make the person ana pi9Pety o. o.
the Indian aInelaDe 70 no i vo,, in C,.c yIere
such urperty Is expressly exempted by treaty or act OF
Congress and give hin all the rights IN the courts en-
'OSofments in scycralty 10 the number Of LAG have
hai yoade 10 Indians during the year where
Silotments have been made and the titles secured,
than than the best results followed and the Bu.
lands wherever the same can legally DC done aiu M no
tenon ,of Congress is again invited to the necessity OF
legislation to enable Indian. to make entries iei ] e
Homestead Law without cost 10 tnen ~ - az, ,i,s he
ssry arabic lands within certain le9orSnono @ Do
that this be done at once yeI I'o ,,,,,i'." %
dollar available for TINS special puIPo'c'
eesiye movements 0l Captain Payne and others on The
Indian Territory lands a. illustrating the urgent necessity
for speedy and effective legislation ia IeS"I" ~ ''
Dung the year there paid TO indians ms in cash ash
than 100000 of this amount was major iog
19yne9i win Sdr OF in apn@liS meaf future BY Imitation IN the
The number of Indian pupils exclusive Of the Ave civil
zed tribes enrolled al boarding schools during the year
Just closed IL las, increase OF Goa over G9I o
attendance the day schools has been oVI y l
Of 74s over the proceeding year. OF the 5l43 DOdlhS
pupils 1896 have attended schools on rtsct dlos or ~ ~
Their immediate vicinity 64i nave 9eSn ns h T.'
Hampton Carlisle and Forest Grove ana 100 nave oooi
placed in various schools in the States. .o,,
The report concludes with recital OF lIe agfet@on @
signed in this city IN July last between IheI MoseS i
Of TN 6as 95soI restore S TO- the domain
224304O acres OF land i'll Washington territory upon
terms favorable TO the Government ana Iof INC OeS'
terests Of the Indians.
or other washington ne,es see First and second pogcs