The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-30

the education and train ing of the Indian youth
resched. during the year, Il, 926 pupils, an in
crease over the previous year of SIS pupils; and
the average attendance was 13,56s pupils,
or an increase OF ], 3S6 pupils over the previous
year. The sum asked for Indian schools for the
year ending June 30, 1883, is 81 9i7,0 60 Whether
the time has arrived for the passage OF an en-
aiding act whereby the five civilized tribes may
form either q territorial or state government,
and be represented on the floors OF congress, no
suggestion is made at present, except TO say
that matter of this national importance might
be better left 70 the consideration of congress- at
the discretion of the president
The provision of law for the appointment OF
commission for the investigation of the matter
oil the Warm Springs reservation boundary line
provides that the same commission be directed
to proceed TO the Coiyille Indian reservation. in
the state OF Washington. to negotiate with the
bands of Indians on the Coivilie Indian reser-
walton, in Washington, for the cession OF sucn
portion of the reservation as the Indians may
De willing to dispose of, that the same may be
opened to white settlement Under instructions
from this department the commission dis
charged this branch of its duties and on June
5, 1891, submitted its report, transmitting an
agreement whereby these Indians cede to the
United states about 100000 acres from the
northern half of their reservation for consid-
GRAFTON OF 900, to be paid in five equal an
nual installments for distribution per capita
among the Indians entitled thereto, with GER
tain other provisions for their interests The
report OF the commission, their proceedings and
the agreement negotiated will be submitted to
congress.
A commission consisting of Hon. Charles D.
Drake, of Washington City; George B. Kinkead,
OF Lexington, KY, and b. +. Harness, of koko-
mo, Ind, appointed under clause in the In
dian appropriation act of August 10, 1890, pro-
ceeded. under instructions of the department of
October t. $780, to the locality where these In
dams (Puyallup( reside, adjoining the city OF
Tacoma, in Washington, and investigated the
land and other matters referred to in the law
authorizing the commission. report has been
submitted by the commission, which will be
or1Yf 10 lad To
Pensions.
Under the act granting pensions to soldiers
and sailors who are incapscitated for the per-
Torrance OF manual labor, and providing for
pensions to widows, minor children and depend
ent parents, approved June q. 1890, the work of
the bureau of pensions has been greatly aug
mented but with most satisfactory results. This
act relieved many thousands of disabled veter-
ans, stricken since the days OF service, or who,
through lapse OF time, can no longer prove their
disability to have incurred in the line of duty.
Its benefits have also been extended to many
thousands more of widows, orphans and de-
pendent parents of such veterans
The sums of money thus expended from the
national treasury have been indeed large, but
this has not interfered with a liberal admins
tratton OF the government in ali other directions,
while an obligation of the nation to its de-
tenders. long acknowledged, has been in part
and will be- under this act, fully met. These
many milliens of dollars, collected largely I'M
der the tariff laws. have rapidly returned to the
channels of trade and general circulation. The
amount would reach the treasury, whether there
were pensions to pay or not and there is no ex-
penditure to which it could be more bene-
feiently applied than for pensions for those no
maintained the government and have kept its
powers so great, as there 10 no expenditure in
volying such sums that would not be criticised
aud opposed with the utmost virulence-even
greater than that which would oppose its being
boarded in the public vaults
There were on June so, 1891, 676, 160 pensioners
upon the rolls, being 13S, 2l6 more than were car
ried on the rolls at the close OF the last fiscal
year, and classified as follows:
Widows and daughters of Revolutionary