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white man. and provided BY the genera, Gov,

eminent ought not ct once TO put upon the
the GeYernment schools S and School q badI Es
inc 70
siienstion Of his land ~ exemptins him from
s. f be s shars . S ssss is S
81 sats Rat oaa 10 he
properly Of t6e Indie Indian; T. %Iii 20
sonss nas sh' t. shs sUm,
for the education Of Indian children. There's
indian india children into mixed schools. This
process will be gradual. and in the mean time
e q
those who have been charged 5Is wi Nth ths
those Religious bodies that have undertaken
the, work Of Indian education with 50 much
cent ah 70 p pace thsr In new and
useful relations to the Indian and to his white
The, outbreak among the Sioux. which 90;
full fully By ths Rs
especially in The mater 81 The reaaStiop q TIC
tending ths E, laws to enable the
wn %ske
lent and their warriors were. excited by their
Ssss e. as sRs Mssssb h Who r II:
T dss9y T ibd ew
consequences that would have resulted from
81 ded es asdh at 1 tbs as19 bs
a to e. Is 81 sate Tedt
Settlers and Ys Bringing Tie ostiies Into % subs
lection with the least pessih AZ, les Of He
sn 81 Ss
not s s @ h
81 the Indian claim to the lands menttoned
special message. placing before Congress all
osfssySs Ss f5ds A. $s,5TS 9 S Gnss
States is not. I believe. that best calculated to
borders five independent States. having. no
Tsatns hOte cut q
representation In the national Legislature. its
people not citizens is startling t. ano e,
tRe relation q these people to tie United
DO not think Il desirable now to suggest.
even II they we're well defined n my own
ceptance Of citizenship by the Indians and q
representation IN Congress- They should
ereyaPees upon the door than now.
II ths p qsss could be WIN
sSss Rss f 81 sSsSsd aSa dsass hs
%oad the for changes which
dian epS @ By alIetmen!s sevsssty to
de sissss o Of se
der the homestead law. has been prosecuted
during the year with energy and success. In
tiegment in the TeTrisory Of okiahoma sooooo
acres Of land. all Of which Inv was taken up by
ands wa ls by great deal
element. but was. happily. free from incidents
1t was a source Of great regret that was not
lands q the Cheyenne and AMra yP n ressrva:
tion for making the allotme.nts Deserving
special deficiency appropFiation pc promptly
lands opened IN time to 5'i permit the settlers
to get upon their homesteads in the early
During the past summer tho Cherokee Com
the Wichita. Kickapoo. and Tonkawa tribes.
ae c4es
The for the BY I ohs
depart ment is OFFICIALLY advised. but it is still
hoped that the cession Of this large and yalua-
lar and 3 quarter per aoreSiain ny judgment.
and adequate one. and should have been ac-
snse " Match tna about acres
have been separated from Indian reservations
those who desire t to secure Tree homes under
our beneflcent laws, It is difflcult to estimate
Of fs S
ment which will result to the families that
ownership OF homo and the assurance Of q
Under fres and
II lines s q towa5$ the n
hnff nc s %ea 19 setsd
habitation, the fruits Of industry. and the So
Early in this administration special effort
hsRs S SSs sap R Tr 4 as b. enS y s
last fiscal year only s4l72 final AGRICULTURAL
Ra ana
he work can be fully brought up by the end OF
Your attention Is called to the difficulty pre-.
ne ed1Iministrati9n Of the ley q March 1901.
The small holdings intended to be protected
3y d ne Law are estimated to DC more than
LO.OOO III uuIuDeE. ne uTo b moSt
deserving class. and their titles are supported
BY the strongest equities. The difficulty grows
tut OF the fact that the lands have largely been
surveyed according to our methods. while tho
holdings. many OF which have been in the
Iame family for generations arc laid out in
narrow strips a few rods wide upon a stream
md running back to tho hills for pasturage
md timber. Provision should be made for
these tracts as lots and for PATENT
ng them by such numbers. and without refor.
,nce to section lines.
THE PENSION BUREAU.
The administration OF tho Pension Bureau
las been characterized during the year by
treat diligence. The total number Of pension
RS upon the roll on tho 3Oth day OF June. 1891.
vas b7B 100. There were allowed during the
lscal year ending at that time 25O5D5 Cases
j. this number. 1881 were allowed under
he law Of June e. ls9 The Issuing I'm, Of c st
. 900 per month: about IS per cent cent q these
Toner expresses the opinion that he will be
tble to carefully adludicatee and allow 10000
lscai year 1S9O'Dl was $l27, ds5. 1880 and
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