New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-17
CAPTAIN THE $40 OU4 INDIANS
THE TREATY SIGNED BY MANY PROMINENT


INDIANS-A GENERAL COUNCIL ORDERED
Carlisle Penn Sept. 16 (spcciaD.-Captan Pratt.
superintendent of the Indian School, this city, ana
chairman OF tho Sioux Commission, has returned 10
Dakota In an interview last evening tho Sap'sih
SAYS that he left the Commission at Lower bruio
Agency on september 10. In order 10 confer WIZ"
secretary Villas at his home in Madison. WIS Inc
Secretary ordered general council TO take p'aco a'
Lower Erue Agency on September 22, at which All the
Indian agents on the Sioux Reservation and the eaoihg
Indians of the several agencies expected to Dc pres
emf As IL would take several weeks for the conerees
70 assemble the Secretary permitted captain fratt
to run over to Carlisle for few days TO look aier
The interests of the school So far tho Commission
ers have received $50 signatures at Standing Rock
Crow Geek and Lower BrIle. This Is greater num-
Der of sgners than any treaty heretofore made with
the Sioux has received, and among those who signed
arc considerable number who have received more or
less education and able TO read tho Dill ior them
selves and sign nelligently which was not the case
with any treaty heretofore entered into between 'he
Government and Sioux. The treaties OF loo5 ana
1876 were both signed by the Indians entirely py
mark. .
"What would bo the effect on the SIOUX 'iioo u
they should fail to ratIfy this bill lp
That IS a difficult question. There IS large
sentiment in the West In favor of overriding tho
vishes of the Indians, and favorng legislation LOT
them without tber consent Indeed, that wouut
ID have been the lnrentlOu VI tnc NV Va
g. 1871, which prohibited further treaties WIN IN.
dian tribes. Under the treaty OF 1870, tnc pfesi1ens
ray proceed allot their lands at any time; ihen
there Is tbs Dawes bill, which provides Tor lands IN
severalty on all the reservations Either oi thcss
might be enforced at once, and accomplish the pur-
pose sought In this act A., s, =,
What IS tho present condition OF the Sioux IN
daus - ~ ,,o ,oo ooo ,..
been expended for their support and CIVILIZATION,
their condition IS unsatisfactory. This year he IN
dian Appropriation bill provides for an expennisutre
OF over 81 500 600 That is about one fourh OF the
entire Indian appropriation and they nnntcr oniy
one eleventh OF the Indians Appropriated ior saw
scarcely any evidences of settled civilized LIE thae
did not represent Government ot chari'y Honsy'
Their hopses schoolhOuses agricultural inpleHens
wagons harness and fences were all gwen ~ , uo
Government and tho appropriation this year amounts
10 an expenditure of about $65 for every man, "oHan
and child in food, supplies and salaries
If * plan every where that their lcGhers nave 10
intention Of carving out the provisions mahe IN ,he
trcstv OF 1876 in which they agreed 10 take amor.
mrntS and faithfully undertake TO learn sch SUPPORT
i How has the Government fulfilled us treaty
obligations with the Si0uX?'
-. AM satisfied the Government has done moro
than II promised There Is clause in the tIca,y OF
| 1864 I'm which the Government agreed 10 leeu 90,
ciou for four years contemplating that al the emu o
tbat time they would be supporting themselves. Az
the end Of that time instead Of making them WORK OF
starye like other people the Government connnued 20
fecd them four wears longer or until the treaty OF
1875 and then made another treaty agreeing 10 ieed
them until they are able to support themselves