The morning call., 1894-12-04

I [NeIm WHOM dTTOII0tUTS
| made are found 10 be unable or dislnclined TO
| follow agricultural pursuits or To otherwise
| benefcially manage their land. This is espe-
| ciLIy true or the ChtyenneS and ArapahoeS,
who, as II appears by the report OF their agent
! have In many Instances never been located
| npon their allotments, and i'll some eases do NOT
| even know where their allOtmrnts are. Their
| condition has deteriOrated. They are not self
! supporting and they live in camps and spend
! their time in idlenesS. have always believed
| that allOtments OF reservation lands 10 Indians
| in severalty should be made sparingiy, or at
| least slowly ana with the utmost caution.
In III, Sc days when white agricultursts and
| stockraisers of experience and Intelligence find
their lot Il hard one, we ought not 10 expect
| Indians unless far advanced IN civilization
| and habits Of industry, 10 support themselves
| on The small tracts of land usually allotted TO
! them. Ii The seDf-suppoIting scheme by allot-
ment falls the wrelched paupeilsm OF tDe
| allOttees result, which Is worse lhan thelr
| original condition of r gula ed dependence. &c
! is evident that the evil consequences OF Ill
advised allotment are 1ntensihed IN eases
| where the false step cannot be retreated on
account of The purchases by LIE Cove bInebb
! OF reservation lands remaining aIter auoi-
meDts are made and the disposition Oh sucn
| remaining lands 10 settlers or purchaSeIs Hoh
! the Government .
| am convinced that the proper solution OF
| the Indian problem and the success OF every
! step taken in that direction depends TO very
| large extent upon the Intelligence and honesty
| OF reservation agents and the interest they
! have In their work. AN agent fitted for his
| place can 90 much toward preparing the
| Indians under his charge for citizenship and
! allotment of their lands ana his advice as To
| any matter concerning their welfare will not
mslead An unfit agent Will make no effort 10
| advance the Indians on his reservation toward
| CIVILIZATION or preparation Tor allotmenG OF
| lands in severalty, and his opinion as TO their
! condition IN This aud other regards Is needless
| and v.lueless. The indications are that the
detail OF army officers as Indian agents Will re-
] sui IN mpro yea management on Inc reserYa-
! tiOns.
| dian on the rese rvation has previously settled
| upon lot and cultivated IL or shown diSpo-
| sIton to improve 1t 10 any way, such lot should
| certainly be allotted 10 him, and this should be
| made plainly obligatory by statute. In The
| light OF experience, and considering the uncer-
| t2lnty OF The enllre Indian situation aud It's
| eXigeDceS, in the future l am not only disposed
| To be very cautious In making allOIments, but
! incline 10 agree with the Secretary of the H.
| terror in the opinion That when alOtments are
made. the balance Of the reservation land re-
! naming after allotment, ms cad OF being
! bought by the Government from the Indians
| ana opened for settlement with such scandals
| aud unfair practices as seem unavoidable,
! should remain for time at least as common
| land or be sold by the Government on behalf OF
| the Indians III an orderly way and at liked
prices 10 be determined by It's location aud
! desirability, aud that the proceeds, less eX-
| penSes, shall be held in trust for the benefit OF
| the Indian prOprietors
The intelligent Indian school management
| of the past year has been followed by crafty
| ing results. Efforts have been made 10 ad-
vance the work In sound and practical man
ner. FIVE Institutes OF Indian teachers have
been held during the year and nave proved
very beneficial through the views exchanged
and methods discussed particularly applicable
| to Indian education. Efforts are being made in
the direction of a gradual reduction Of the NUM-
Der OF Indian contract schools. so that III
comparatively short time they may give way
| altogether 10 Government schools, a1d II IL
nOped mat the cnange may De so gradual
as 10 be perfected without TOO great ex-
pense TO the Government or due dlsTe-
! have established aud are maintaining such
| contract schools. The APPROPRIATION for the
| current year, ending June 80, 1895. applicable
| 10 the OiQln nv expenses OF Indian service
| amounts 10 $6,733,003 Is, being 1888, 24O "a
| less han The appropriation IN the same account
| for the previous year.
On the Pension Rolls.
| At the close of the last fiscal year, on the
| SON day OF June, 1894, there were 969,544
| persons on cur pension rolls. being net i'll
| crease OF 1882 over the number reported at the
end OF the previous year. These pensioners
may be classified as follows: Soldiers and sail
| ors, Survivors OF all wars, 753,966; widows
| and relatives of deceased soldiers, 215,162;
! army nurses in TIE war OF The REBELLION, Ala.
! OF these pensioners 32,O39 are surviving
soldiers of Indian aud other wars prior 10 the
| late civil war aud the widows or relatives OF
such soldiers. The remainder, numbering
| 937,505, are receiving pensions on account OF
the War OF the Rebellion, and OF these
! 1914 are on the rolls under the authority OF
| The act OF June II, 1890, sometimes called
| the dependent pension law. The total amount
| expended for pensions during the year was
| S139,SO4.461 o. leaving an uneXpeDded bal
| ance from the sum appropriated of S25, 2o5,7
! 712 Go.
| The sum necessary to meet pension expendl-
| lures for The year ending June 80, 1896 is esti-
mated at $140, 600 OO0. The Commissioner OF
| Pensions is OF the opinion that Ihe year 1895,
being the Thrift III after the close of the War Uf
| The Rebellion, must. according to all sensible
| human calculation, see the highest limit Of the
| pension roll. and that after that year 1t must
| begin 10 decline.
The claims pendlngin the bureau have de-
| creased more Than 10000 during the year. A
| large proportion of The new claims filed are for
| increase OF pension by those now on the rolls.
| The number of certificates issued was SO2I3.
6TOnnRn = for 20
! during the year numbered 81. 951.
Among our pensioners are nine widows and
| three daughters OF soldiers of TIE revolution
| aud forty-hve survivors of the War of 1912.
! The bare-faced and extensive pension frauds
| exposed under The direction of the courageous
| and generous veteran soldier now at the head
OF The bureau leave no room for the claim that
! no purgatlon OF our pension-rOlls needed,
or that continued vigilance and prompt action
are not necessary 10 the same end. The ac-
| cuSaliOn that an effort 10 detect pension frauds
Is evidence OF Untrendliness toward our worthy
veterans and denial OF their claims 10 tus
| generosity OF the Government suggests an uf-
! fortunate indifference to the commission of an
| otelSe which has for motive the securing of "A
! pension, and indicates Willingness to be blind
| 10 the existence of mean and treacherous
crimes, which play upon demagogic fears and
MAKE sport OF The patriotic impulse OF CRATE
| full people.
Eleventh Census.
The completion OF the eleventh census is now
In charge OF the Commissioner OF Labor. The
| total disbursements on account OF the work for
| the fiscal year ending June 80, 1894. amounted
! to S1O,365.573 81. AT the close OF the year
| the number of persons employed in The Census
| Office was 679; at present there are about 496.
| The whole numbsr of volumes necessary 10
comprehend the eleventh census will be twenty
| five, and they VIII contain 22.27O printed
| pages, while the assurance is confidently maze
That before the close of he present calendar
| year the material still incomplete will be prac-
| tically in hand and the census can certainly be
| closed on he 4th OF March. 1895. After that
| Id revision and proof reading necessary TO
| bring out the volumes VIII still be required
| The text OF The census volumes has been
| limited as far as possible TO the analysis OF
| statistics presented. The method, which is In
accordance with law, has caused more or less
| friction, and In some instances individual dis
appointment, for when the Commissioners OF
| Labor took charge OF the work he found much
| matter on hand which according 10 this rule,
| he was compelled TO discard. Tie census Is
| being prepared according 10 the theory that lt
| is designed TO collect facts and certify them TO
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