The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-11
TIL, NEW INDIIN POLICY.
Instances In Which Military Officers Have
Acted as Reservation Agents.

Instances In which Military Officers Have
Acted as Reservation Agents.
WAsuISGToN. April 1O.-The substantial con.
currcncc of the Senate in the provision of the
House for placing tho Indian reservations
under tho charge of army officers marks an
era in the history Of our dealings with the rod
men. As amended. there is still opportunity
under this act for civilian appointments. 1t
provides that army officers shall be detailed
at all agencies whcro vacancies from any
cause may hereafter occur" and that Will,
SO detailed they shall be under tho orders Of
tho Secretary Of the Interior; but tho Senate
amendment rrcscribos that whenever tho
President shall DO of opinion that the good II
tho service specially REQUIRES 1t. he may ai-
point civilian" Still. the general rule under
this legislation. even assuming that the House
will accept this amendment. must be tho ap-
pointmcnt of army officers.
While there are wide differences of opinion
as to the probable effect OF this change Of sys-
TEN. it ought to be practicable to select entire
ly competent and judcious officers for this
duty. II would appear from tho bill that thcr,
are only fifty seven agencies to provide for and
ut some tho rcappontmont of their in
cumbcnts can probably DO counted on For
tho remainder. assuming that only company
officers will be detailed, although some Majors
might be available. there are over a thousand
officers to mako selections from. Dcducting
those Second Licutcnants who are too young
and have too little experience for such duties.
and also taking into account the many details
for staf service. for instruction in the colleges.
and SO on. there still remain hundreds Of OIL
GERS from whom to pick com petent agents.
The present action also cannot strictly lie
called an experiment. il is rather an instance
t 81 an execution being changed to the rule md
in the Senate. MIR. Henderson gave n list II
the instances in which army officers had been
which authorizes the President to do this ~
course such cases have been comparatively
rare. yet taken all together they form largo
number. and some are quito remarkable.
At San Carlos, in Arizona, which is ono Of
the most Important agencies; and presumably
right among tho Apaches of tho Southwest
army officers have boon on duty nsascnt, con;
earlier Capt. Chnliec was long on duty there.
Thc Int nEior Department remarked. when
CaIt EuIlis was relieved rel last autumn that h,
duty most faithfully" When CAPT chatleo
was relieved tho comment was that the de-
which have been exceptionally satisfactory
Capt Johnson is now " duty at this agency,
md hnt ia rT the the rpss Of '2
at their asoneies. At Red cloud in Me-
cd, about i, year. At Stan'ips Rock ~ VA;
1876. At Spotted, Tail agency four officer,
served SUCCESSFULLY. during u period extend;
ing from AuS. 30; 1876. 10 July !, ISIS and
panied tho Indians to their new agency. tho
Secretary of the Interior r"nmostr! him to
was on duty over two years "a agent mf tho
cnoyennes amd hrapa ,g Of A., indian T"Tr
With the manner in which Lieut. feG has con.
Quoted all the business Of the agency. with tho
rcacrablc condition of tho Indians since ho
assumed charg.,;' Last year this same officer
Was wa s 1"s y pt Earp% ST Il" a II
the two extending from Jan. - TO July 20.
At Cr3w Geek "nd Lp mI Isrnl| ng.ncy;
duty, ere than three ana a half years. and on
concluding this protrae,eo! service no received
for his valuable services rendered the DO
purtmcnt under peculiar circumstances: also
enc" 10 order from tho leparimgnt." Still
,thrr SioGN agency which has had army
Y'iifers Is aESn'S i; ns ;ihss, Whfrs Can't
where three other officers havo successfully
serHnd since January d last year. CAPT q. l.,
San Carlos are tho only two agencies al. pr"--
mi under army officers AT Cheyenne liN"r,
WnS i Slg sur cnE rsn chEap s
and when he was Withdrawn tho official com.
mnnt Of the Secretary Of the Interior was tht
Mt the agency has been accedcd to: the tl'r-
ou.h and able administration of agency affairs
IL highly appreciated by the Interior Dritr'-
m"n'. and tho thanks OF the department 40
extended for tho peculiarly difficult aud nrlu.
Gus services which have been rendered. last
year Capt Hurst had charG" Of tho Sane
agency from Jan, II M t. oct. "a
In Hoopa Valley We find that for an I'M
broken PERIOD q thirteen AMI . ll ia H aymy
so employed. At the Navajo ltscuc{ az "ii,r" ,r
served from June. 1880. to ju.i. I~H mo
Tonkawas had IN army pg'nl ~ ~, Llc ~ ~
Of 1882 to the uru.li' d 80; mo
OSages from May Ii. 1851, :" Nh:' =; iHnN. inc
Northern Cheyenne at Tongue hNcr from
Jan. II TO Nov -. lSN',. i,, -. A.,
War Department. and rlt'l !. D. nIr Manhets3n
during the debate. may I.I' H.. IN tnt' w,
new policy now 10 Zoo. Hi"it''I ~ 'nu EHnefhl
rule Is really based "H f '''',u w oii.hm,s
which iurluIn, ,uuurnf nae AZ nrl"s most lif-
iIcuit TO niii'..,r. W. Naudnrs"m said during
the dcbatr rha' ii"l" htI lnl ,H.h Y soiilhry
instance of I"cUh'Iou "r iraHd IN these SER
Nc, ,hnli,n',,L ~ course. there is the addi-
tin,roI' ~" 'II ion ~ t. wUu'her tho military
,'"rn, ,,ui nna uothOl M" or are not tho
hcttrr IN mana .'pg the red men during times
~ n,p' l,ut 4 l. far lu LAY tilht tho new
" ~, n , .,rl'4i -trrtly 4" described a. one OF
InIliary = ''lumrht, slGr" 'no ih'esior DO
In RI ntruf .lat"s the rogHpilohs.
Lad, FrankInnd'. Rcm"Ins Arrive.
Tho l..y f Lady FrUnkland vas brought to
his ci,y ,u-inrday on tho French steamship
n Ga.,o.nr Accompanying II were Sir
a. EronrInn1 Mr. and Mrs di LSripa