The state herald., 1892-12-16

The report or l.,c secretary shows very
gratifying stale of affairs MS Ia the con
dillon OF the general land office. The work
Of issuing agricultural patents, which
seemed TO he hopelessly In arrears when the
present commissioner undertook the duties
Of his office. has been So expedited that the
bureau l. now npon current uslnes-. The
relief thus afforded to honest and worthy
| settlers upon tho public lands, by giving
To them an assured iii, 10 their lands, has
been OF incalculabie h"nent In dcselopihs
new states aud territories.
The court Of private land claims, cstnb-
lishcd by congress for tho promotion OF
thls policy ~ speedily settling contested
land titl.s, l. making satisfactory progress
In It's work. and when the work " com.
plctetl, u great Impetus Will he given TO the
development OF those regions where unset
tied claims under Mexican grants have 80
long ctrrfsi their repr.ssive Influence.
when to tbes. results are added the formal
resslon of Indian lands which have been
opened to settlement, argregailng during
this administration hearty 2h.eOsO acres.
aud III. agreements negotiated aud now
| pending In congress for ratification by which
| al,ont iO.Opn,vDo additional acres Will he
| opened TO settlement. II Will be seen how
| niueiis has been accomplished.
THE INDIAN BUREAU.
THIS work In the Indian bureau In ih'
OF ecuiInn OF tho policy ~ recent Legislation
hhN '''h f"h'Nf hh''''' h"N
rlref purposes nrsi. the nllotm.n
Of lands In srvcraliy to the Indians
and the ccssion 81 surplus lands
mud. secondly, To the work Of eiurnfini
the indlHus for their avn protection u
| riosr contact with the white men. md fol
the Intelligent exercise II their new citizen
! ship, Ailoimcn's have been made md pat
pntH issued 20 hnno Indians under the pres
| ent secretary nni $50 additional allotment
have been made for which patents nrr now
| IN process OF preparation, III" school at
| Tendance ~ Indian children has been In
creased over II per cent. the enrolment fo
ik,a being nearly .oup, A uniform system
| ~ school books nnd ~ study has beer
| adopted mud tho work In these nnilonn
rchopls brought ns near ~ may Ice TO TIT
basis of the frye common schools OF TIT
| states. These schools can he transferred
| nnd merged into the common school system
| Ia each state when the Indian has fully rs
| snmci his new relation TO the organized
civil community IN which he resides aud thu
| new states nrc able 10 assume tho burden
! have several times been called upon 4
| remove Indian agents appointed by me. nn'
hn,. done 80 promptly upon every sustained
| complaint ~ unntn.s- or misconduct. I be
iletr. however, that the Indian service NJ
| The agencies has been improved and Il nov
| administered on the whole with good Il.
rtro NJ efficiency. n amy legislation N post
hl- b, which the selection of Indian nRrnti
| ran h" wholly removed FROM NIL partisan
,nsgesiion nr considerations, I nm sure Il
| wnnli he n great relief 10 tho executive AMI
q great b-nrnt 10 the service.
INADEQUATE APPROPRIATIONS
The appropriation for the subsistence o
The Cheyenne and Arnpnhoa Indians mhdi
NJ the last session ~ congress was inn.lr
nunir, fhiu small appropriation was .sfi
mated for b, the Commissioner upon III,
thror, that III" large fund belonging To tn
atlI Ia. I.. a.