Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-06

during that time over ID per cent. the enroll
ment Tor 1892 being nearly twenty thousand
\ uniform system OF school textbooks and of
study has been adopted and the work in these
national schools brought. as near as NAV be to
the basis of the free common schools of the
States. These schools can be transferred and
merged into the common-schooi systems of the
States when the Indian has fully assumed his
new relation to he organized civil community
in which he resides. and the new States are able
to assume the burden.
1 have several times been called upon to re-
move Indian agents appointed by me- and have
done go promptly upon every sustained COM
plalnt OF unfitness misconduct | believe
however. that the Indian service at the agencies
has been improved and is now administered on
the whole with good degree of efficiency If
any leSislatlon Is possible by which the seec-
ton OF Indian agents can be wholly removed
from all partisan suggestions or considerations
L am sure 1t would be great relief to the Ex-
ecutive and a great benefit to the service The
appropriation for the subsistence of the Chey-
enne and Arapahoe Indians made at the las.
session OF Congress was inadequate This
smaller appropriation estimated for by the
Commissioner upon the theory that the large
fund belonging to the tribe in the public
Treasury could be and ought to be used for
their support. In view. however, OF the pend
ing depreciation claims against this fund and
other conscientious, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior on the 18th OF April last submitted sup
pIementai esunate Tor SoU.UUO. This appro-
priation was not made. rs it should have been,
and the oversight ought to be remedied at the
earliest possible date.
In special message to this Congress at the
last session l stated the reasons why had not
approved the deed for the release to the United
States by the Choctaws and Chickasaws of the
lands formerly embraced in the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe Reservation and remaining after
allotments to that tribe. A resolution of the
Senate expressing tine opinion Of that BODY
that. Notwithstanding the facts stated in NV
special message, the deed should be approved
and the money, q. 99I .450, paid over. was pre-
sented to me May TO- 1892. NY special mes
sage was intended to cah the attention Of Com
gress to the subject, and in view OF the fac.
that it is conceded that the appropriation pro-
ceeded upon false basis as 70 the amount OF
lands to be paid for. and is by $50 900 in excess
of the amount they are entitled to (even If their
claim to the land is given full recognition at
the rate agreed upon), have not felt wiling
to approve the deed. and shall not do So at
least until both Houses of Congress have acted
uron the subject. 1t has been informally pro-
posed by the claimants to release this sum OF
$50, 900, but have no power to demand or
accept such release, and such an agreement
would be without confederation and void.
desire further to call the attention Of Con-
gress TO the fact that the recent agreement con-
cluded with the Kiowas and domnnches ne
lates to lands which were . part Of the ssleased
district, and 70 which ~ dsiu q u Choc-