St. Paul daily globe., 1888-12-29
The House Committee on In
dian Affairs Would Open
the Reservation.
It Is Time to Stop Dickering
With the Governments
Wards.
Delegate Toole Demands Big
Money for Surveys in
Montana.
Maratta Wants a Kitchen
Built on the Sioux Falls
PoStoffice.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 2S.-The
report of the house committee ON Indian
affairs upon the Clifford bill, for the
opening of the Sioux reservation, is
ready to be submitted to the house next
Wednesday. The report will declare
squarely in favor of opening that por-
ton of the reservation lying between
White and Cheyenne rivers, without
any further dickering with the Indians,
who are wards of the government.
Neither the corrupting influences of
red blankets and trinketS shall tempt
them, nor the ''mOral SuaSlOn" of gilt
tering bayonets, Just to let them know
it is fair bargain. The construction
of railways and the advance
of settlement must soon occupy their
reservation, and it becomes the duty OF
the government to make such DISPOSE
ton of that portion of it as will secure
for them remunerative prices. The
welfare of the Indians demands the
breaking up of their tribal relations and
the dominating influence of great chiefs
should cease, so that the welfare of the
Ncommon Indian be promoted. Each In
dian shall know that he is entitled to
100 acres of land. His power to dispose
of this land is withheld for twenty-five
years and longer If the president con-
siders it WISE. The committee recon-
mends that Sl.25 per acre should be
paid for land settled upon during the
first three years. Otherwise the price
the original bill. The committee also
recommended that $2,OOO.000 shall be
deposited at once as permanent fund
to the credit of the Indians, interest to
he expended annually. The committee
cites number of decisions of the su-
preme court of the United States to
sustain the position that congress has
power thus to deal with the reservation,
and showing that the Indian title is
merely posSeSSOry and nothing more.
Delegate Clifford says regarding the
committees report:
II think the policy of dealing with Indians
should be changed. The old practice of Sc
curing the consent of the Indians must be
stopped The Indians of Indian territory
and New York, where lands are held by this
tribal patent, are no further advanced in civ
iIization than were their fathers fifty some
wears ago We in the Northwest will never
consent to the issuance of tribal patents to
Indians. Let each Indian have title TO his
land. These Indians must become OF our
body polite in Dakota. We cannot Kill them
nor drive them away. We must live with
Lueul dHu lucl Win uS. 4No man 10 "a "a uO
philanthropist who fails to understand the
true circumstances and needs of his sub
jects Nobody in Dakota wants 10 steal
or rob the Indians. We are ready to
join hands with our Eastern friends
and do whatever can be done for the
Indian and his welfare. We cannot and
never will consent to an Indian policy die
tated by Sitting Bull, Grass. Gall, White
Ghost and Red Cloud. The real enemies OF
the Indians to-day are a few people, two or
three nave met here, who obtain their live
lihood by creating and keeping up contin.
ued misunderstanding between the people of
the East and West regarding this Indian pol
icy. The people of Dakota, who are TO live
neighbors and friends with these Indians,
must and will. have word TO say regarding
the policy to be pursued toward them