Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-01-10
REGARDING THE SlOUX.
THE COMMISSIONERS ABOUT READY
TO MAKE A REPORT.

Their Ideas to What Will Re of Bene-
fit to the Red y. n-The Silver Question
10 Ho the Subject of IL Presidential
Message at the Iseasscmbling OF Com
gross.
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 an elaborate report, covering not
only review of its transactions, but en-
bodylng 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
OF the Indians, and it is known that it will
| recommend the abolition of. the famous
| Eastern schools where Indians are now be-
| ing educated and their establishment ut
! the agencies where the several tribes are
located. Under our present system there
are two sets of schools for the educa-
ton 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
i'll buildings belonging to the government
and by officers chosen by the interior do
partment. These are tuated at Carlisle,
Pa; Lawrence, Kas.; Genoa, Neb.; Chill
ooco, /. T., and Chemawa, Oregon. There
is also special arrangement with the
normal institute at Hampton, Va, and
the Lincoln institute at Philadelphia for
the caro- of the Indians. The total enroll
ment at these institutions is between 2, 100
and 200, and the average actual attend-
ance is between 1870 and 1900. The aver
age annual cost to the government is 1925.
600.
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
lngs, and therefore the report of the Sioux
commission will be likely to cause great
deal of debate.
1t is the intention of the President
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.
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
I Sal0 GnaG Ill q subsequent communication
to Congress he might have something fur
Their to say on the subject. Since the
plan has been before the public for dis
custom the President has conferred with
leading members of the Republican party
in both houses of Congress, and with con-
sentative 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 Endorsed
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 o
importance that have been carefully notet
for future study and reflection. N
proposition emanating from the treasur,
for many years has received as much at
/ tention, and Mr.. Window is naturall,
very much grauified at the universal favo
it has met with
just what the President will say In hi
message is unknown. but from the remark
he has made to gentlemen who have Gale,
at the White House recently it may be ex
pected that he will give the Window plal
hearty Endorsement and recommend tina
Congress pass the necessary legislation q
once to carry it into effect