The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-12-04


Issued To Indians ou aliotment> OF their
noldiags IN severalty, tH= land so allotted
being Iuaiisnsbls by the 1adian ailotezs
for period OF Twenty-Five years after
patents are granted
LAND GRANTS on VARIOUS ACCOUNTS
There were certified ,nd psteat-d ca
account of railroad and wagon road -rtnts
duria-. n year se5 sos 45 &C - os Isni ,nI
at tn close Oi tue year =. .Ou0 90 tcr-> were
embraced IN the .l~t Of selections mad by
railroad aud wagon road companies aat
awaif-d >e'tlruaelt. Tue Selec los O.
swamp lands aud that taken - indemnity
therefor Siuc- the pa>sa-e % the acJ pro-
vi0lu- for the Same N 1898 amount to
nearly oT quit - $4,000 acres, OF which
/ :, O0i.l0O We been pstsnJe.i = ju- states.
About $500 acres were pEtcsJei aur.u..
/ tie las y-ar. y -Ariy sac 0 acr-s Of
school AMI education -ra.ts Wer- erp- y 8
! durldE the Year snd 80 : : Close I 80 S63 : /.
acres remained unadjaSte 3.
I l. appears that tne sDp.a pTi1-ion Tor tue
culr-lit Year o. acc1U { 4 .-citi service
I for the protection Cf tn pubic lands aud
/ tue timber thereon il much l'-Ss Than for
previous vars and II l..eQ IHtr ( T au
I eiflceut Performance 81 tue work \
I layer sum OF money than has oc-u -
pruPrlttet during man Jer Ot years pi>-
} OF this account, has b eu returned 10 the
government - a result of tle ibofs OF
D
mentioned and l bop Z viii uot be GRIP.
! Piled 10y Insufficient appropriations.
fu.i ludur>e tEe r-C1m u-nistiou Gi the
secretary that adequate project on be DO
yld io- our io-es, reserves an that ,, com
/ prehen~Ive fOreS " system b. igau-urItei
! Such k-rpers aud sup-riIt-ud-pt> as ar.
necessary tn protect ie forests already re-
served should be provided.
! RESERVES OF FORESTS RECOMMENDED.
! | am of the opinion hat tbrre should b.
/ an abandonment If the policy sanctioned
I hy present laws under waicL the govern
/ n,eat for 4 very small Cnu>Idcra iol -
/ rapidly losing title 10 immense tracts o.
/ land covered with tim Der which should bs
/ properly reserved as permanent sources OF
I timber supply.
! TIe suggestion tha: q change be made
! in the maunrr OF securing surveys of the
/ public lands = especially worthy If con-
\ sideratiOn. lam Satisfied that these sur
veys should be made by a corps of comp--
/ telL surveyors under the imme Hate con-
/ troll aud direction IF the Commissioner ul
/ the raj ltnd oilice.
/ An exceedingly important recommeaia-
tiOn Of the secretary relates 10 the manu-r
In which contests and l.tlgat-a cases grow
/ l8g OUt Oi efforts 10 obtain government
/ hand are determined. The entire testimony
upon which these contests pend in d
| their stages ls taken before local registers
aud receivers, and yet these officers have
/ 10 power 10 sub, Oent wItGrsSe, 1T 70 ell
/ force their ATTENDANCE u testify. .te-e
cases, numbsriuG three or four tIous4u /.
/ annually, are sent by the local officer to
the commissioner Of the genera. Itu Office
/ for his action. Tn eXl-eH,irs OF hl, q. e
/ duties ubllgs him 70 act uuO1 decisions Of
/ tine registers and receiver, w.tIuu; au oD-
portuu!ty of thorough persona. exlm.u=-
tlon.
NEW LAND COURT PROPOSED.
Nearly 1000 ui these c.s-> are appealed
annually from the commits. uer ID TIE
secretary If tue !ateri,r Bu-dcucd wlth
fner important administrative duties his
determination o. these appeals mus tc
almost Terfuuct1ry auI based upon tf TX
amin ttlon Of o. hers. thIOu.Sh tails deirrm-
iuHt.Ou o. the seCrettry operates ~ GIpl
( adjudication upon rights o. vast .mplr-
tsHc-- | concur IN the upiuian shat the
/ commissioner OF the general land office
/ should be relieved from the du-y of deyiI-
| iug .itisatel Ian! cases; ;hI. Z, uOuptrtistH
| court should b. created to PISS ca such
4 cpses ana that the Gec. SION oI this COur-
should be final, Ut least 80 ftr
as the decisions Oi the department are fiuai.
/ The proposed court mIs sut u- given au-
| tEority TO certify questions oi low Iu mat
| terS OF esp cll Importance % the supreme
| court # the CaitrI State, or thr cuur, OF
| appeals for tn. District o. Columbia Tor
I der ion. The creation Of ~Ucu triuuual
would rxpe iiate the disposal OF cases and
| insure decisions of a more Satisfactory
character. Tue registers and rece .v-rs
i VINO originally hear and decide he dis
/ pu;e~ shot q be inye ted vita au-l ority TO
| cOupel witnesses IL attend aud testify De
fore turm.
RESULTS OF INDIAN AILCTMENTS
I Though the condition ot t.- IadiHns
/ shows s'endy and h-tl.hy pruSr-s- their
situation = not satisfactory ut all points.
I Some of them 10 " bom ali.tuI-uss oi ituds
have b Zen mai- are found u I- unable or
7 dIs!uClined u follow s..-.cUI UItu-Hi pursuits
or TO OJherw - B-ueLCialiY manage tueIr
I land. Ibi- i especially true OF the Cnry-
rnurs aud ArapaIues. who, as &c appe frs
/ by reports OF their agent. have Iu many in
stances never been lYcSieI up n tAelr al
/ IOtmeuts, and Ia some cs-eS do not even
know where their alIufmeIt- are. Their
! condition has deterIorrt-i. Iaey are not
self supporting sud tuey live IA camps aud
spend their lives ia IdIrues--
| have always believed that alipt-
ments of Reservation lands should
be made spUing.y, or at least
slowly and with the utmost caution.
Ia these days when whit sEr.cul urIsJ.
aud -tock rai~@rs OF experience sui iut-.li-
geucs tnd their lot a hard one. vr ought
no 10 expect Indians. unless advanced Iu
civilization aud habits Of industry. 90 sup
port them q v-- ou the IN tli tracts 90 iaud
usually Y allotted 10 them. D. fhr ~eI,-sap-
porting scheme by siiotm-rt fails. the
wretcled pauperi,m % J.e silJrtcrs wu c.
results j. worse thsI tHtI. orig Hal c4a...-
tiOu # reEu4Htri der. .1i-ll- L l- cvi-
dent that the COaseg Je-e-s 81 ist-tqvi-ei
allotment are iut~u- fed Iu cls-s where
the ia.-e SIP CtauJ, be -e-Tac-i ou &c
count 0f the purchase Dv t.. government
OF reservation IsuIs rem r.u. s < a.t.r sllJt-
fl- ada Is flrr ~
such remain ng lands O. --tl-rs or pur-
ca is=Is from tue government.
DEFENDS UPON TEE AGEyT
I am convinced that the proper solution
oi n Indian problem aat tar -Icer-- ~
every step ;sk-u .u that dlr.c-l.u j-pt- 4
70 very large extent upon Jlo intel. i, ne
aud honesty 10: Roe r -,rtyat4 "a a,-..r- a. r
tar iateT--t LL-y 4sv- ia ttaIr chaf-e Au.
agent l,t-d fog a.s place csG go murh f0-
wart preparing the I4di4Bs unI-r L.-
charge f.r uUzsashIo aud allotment o.
their lands su4 UI- advice az - aUv mat
ter concerning tLa.s welfare uiii T., u 80
lead. An uuGt agent vii MAKE no &c orr
% adyaucs th- ladIAus ou BIS reservati1a
toward clvl-iEa. lon cr preparation f.r
allotment Iu laud- iu -~veT4ltT. aud aIs
o. Z .uu ~ 20 f-Ic-r condition tH t-Hr as-
other regards = heed .--- AMI v,iHsi-s-.
The ind cations s-e tb.t zoe c--al ~
army liilcer~ pc IuI An a-srts ul-. resg.t
- improved management at che reserve
iiou. N hen ev-r ailg-u~r'- sre m-..e
any Indian Gu tte re-syvFr.3I ~ll E-s
previously settled upon r. tat a13 rU.tiv I'D
10. Jr -Iov % = disposition - prepare - lg
aIT way. s3r5 a Jos sacl.l eln-g -
al 1ttea 10 BIN, sut this -u.r.l BE- made
plainly obligatory bF -fa-ufe. j. Gle .fz
Jt experience and c1l- .ssr.-Z t4H ul.er
tslrty ri tle Iatlau s.tg1fi31 aat i-s x
.@-ac'-- s1 tls fatu-v. ! AuI q -aos-f % Be