Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-01-02
REGARDING THE SIOUX.
rHE COMMISSIONERS ABOUT READY
70 MAKE A REPORT.

Their Ideas as to what Will he of Bene-
ut to the Red Man-The silver Question
to BE the Subject OF a Presidential
Message at the Reassembling of Con-
gress.
Washington dispatch: The commits
sion which was appointed to negotiate
with the Sioux Indians for the sale of
their lands to the United States Is going
to make ali elaborate report, covering not
only a review of its transactions, but en-
bodying many recommendations for the
future administration OF the Indian Office
and for changing OF the government pol
icy relating to the Indians. One OF the
most important of these recommendations
will consider the obligation Of the govern
ment to provide schools for the education
recommend the abolition Oft the famous
Eastern schools where Indians are now be-
ing educated and their establishment at
the agencies where the several tribes are
located. Under our present system there
are two sets of schools for the educa-
tion of the Indians, one set being
operated directly by the Indian bureau and
the other by religious societies which have
contracts for educating pupils at a fixed
price per annum. Besides these there are
five industrial training schools conducted
in buildings belonging to the government
and by officers chosen by the interior de-
partment These are tuated at Carlisle,
Pa. Lawrence, Kas. Genoa, Neb. Chill
occo, i. T., and Chemawa, Oregon. There
Is also a special arrangement with the
normal institute at Hampton, Va, and
the Lincoln institute at Philadelphia for
the care of the Indians. The total enroll
ment at these institutions is between 2, 100
and 2, 200, and the average actual attend
ance is between ] g 20 and 800. The aver
age annual cost to the government is $325,
O0O
1t has always been argued until now
that the work Of educating the Indians,
for various reasons, was more effective in
separation from their homes and surround
ings, and therefore the report of the Sioux
commission will be likely to cause a great
deal of debate.
to send a special message to Con-
gress Immediately after the holiday
recess, indorsing the plan suggested
by Mr.. Window in his recent finance
report for the issuance OF government
notes on silver bullion. 1t will be remem-
1 bered that in his annual message the
President merely called attention to the
suggestions of the Secretary of the Treas
! ury without expressing any opinion, and
said that in a subsequent communication
TO Congress he might have something fur
ther to say on the subject Since the
| plan has been before the public for dis
! ussion the President has conferred with
leading members of the Republican party
In both houses of Congress, and with con-
servative members of the opposition, and
with the exception of few who believe
| in nothing or the free and unlimited coin
age of silver Mr.. WINDOWS plan has been
very cordially indorsed
1 Both the President and Mr.. Window
have received thousands of letters from
! financial men in all parts of tho country
! commencing the proposition, and they
/ have been furnished with thousands Of
newspaper comments, which have also
! been generally favorable. Every letter
and newspaper clipping has been carefully
studied, and suggestions and objections Of
1 importance that have been carefully noted
for future study and reflection. No
! proposition emanating from the treasury
for many years has received as much at
tention, and Mr.. Window is naturally
very much gratified at the universal favor
it has met with
just what the President will say in his
message is unknown, but from the remarks
he has made to gentlemen who have called
at the White House recently it may be ex-
pected that he will give the Window plan
hearty Endorsement and recommend that
| Congress pass the necessary legislation at
| once TO carry it into effect.