Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-03
DEsERET EVENING NEWS. MONDAY DECEMBER g. 1894.

ailotments OF reservation lands 10 In
dians In sevpraIty should be made
sparingly, or at least elowly
rnd with Tie utmost caution,
In these days. whom white agriculture
l5te aud stock raIscrH OF experience snd
intelligence mad their LOT b hur1 one,
We ought not To- expect the Indians,
unless far advanced in CIVILIZATION snd
habits Of Industry % support them.
selves on the small lracia land usual.
" allotted 90 tlgu. ~ the seli.sup-
porting scheme by itIlltmeut iailsi % o
Wreicuod pauUuuam Of ihu nllOttuus
which results BE- worse than ihuif origi-
nal condition OF regulated IopUndenco.
IL IL evident the evil consequences OF
ilI-advisUd allotment STE iutCnsiied In
oa-cs where tho faise stup cannot Dr
retrohteu on account 90 tuu IufChaaus
uy the governmental reservation lands
remaining alter the itlltmoi u are
made, anu ths dIspIsIt5u OF sICu re-
naming lands 60 suiiltfs or purchasers
irum the government 1 am CYuvIncud
tInt this pr0ter solution VI tue luuian
problem and The success of every ttep
token iu that direction, depend 10 a
very large extent lyon Tue In sl igeucu
and honesty VI IussryatiOu uguuts aud
the interest they have IN tucir work.
Al agent nit,u Tor his p.acO can do
much toward preparing cue luditns
uuduf his chntsu Tor a iEunshIp aud
81 Otmene Tor thtIt and, tauI his BU-
vice as 10 any matter cUntufuii K their
welfare Will not mlsluad. Al unut
agent viii make no effort % All.
vance tho Indians OF his rtsur.
ton toward civilization or preparation
Tor allot ment 90 lauIH Ia sever
atty, anu bis 0piouion as g.
iheir condition Ia this and other
regards is needless and vaIuulrts.
Tue indications Afu that the detail Of
army uihuora as Indian agents viii re-
suit iu Improved management on the
reservations. Whenever allotment
aru nauc aud any Indian on tue fcssr-
walton hhs previously sattlUd upon d lot
unJ cultivated 10, uI shown disposition
to improve 10 ~ any way, such 10.
should certainly bu allotted ~ him aud
this HuoulI be made plainly obligatory
OF statute, In the light VI experience,
snd uOnsideriug tue uncertainty Of thu
Indian situatiUn aud It's oKigunciua IA
the luturu, 1 am not only disposed ~
DO very cautious 60 making allotmUnls
but Incline 10 agree with the sucrs.
iary Of the Interior lu thu opinion that
whom AllUtments Afu made the balance
VI reservation laud remaining after
instead OF being bought hy
tue gov rnmeut from tbs Indians auu
opened for tottlcmout with auoh scan.
dals aud unfair practices Ms seem un.
hvUldhOie, should remain, fora time at
least, NJ common land Ur TO BJld by the
government on behalf oi tbs Indians
la an orderly way anu az fixed prices
TO be- determined by It, location auu
aud that the pfoeou ., lees
q Ngunsos, should be- held Ia trust i0r
tue benefit OF ths Indian propnetors.
The Intelligent Indian school man
ngement Uf thu past year has bUuu io.-
lowed by gratifying results. Efforts
nave bUru made to advance tho WORK
Ia sound anu pratical manner. Five
Institutes OF Indian teachers have
been held during tue year and nave
y owed very beneficial through tue
,iHWn exchanged ana methols dis
cursed particularly applicable 10 Luz
uinu education. Efforts arc bDiug
made In the direction OF n gradual re-
duCilon Of the number OF Indian con.
tract schools, no that Ia comparative.
ly short Time thUy may give way
altogether 20 government schools Auu
u IN hOrod that tnB cuango may be ~
% to be perfected without too
great expense 10 tho government or
tuu disregard OF Investments made by
those who have established and are
such contract schools.
The appropriation for tho current
y'af onuing June 30, 1895, applicable
10 tho ordinary expenses Of tho lndian
.ervice, amounts 10 S6,733, OU3. Is, be-
.ug less by sB63, giO.Bi than tue sum
appropriated on the same account Tor
lac previous year.
PENSION BUREAU.
At the close Of the last iscal year, on
he SOFA DAY VI June, 1894 thoto were |
lu9,b4i PERSONS on cur pension rolls. |
ioinK net inCreasrIta,6 32 over the |
number reported at the end OF thu |
previous year. These pensioners may |
be- classified as follows. Soldiers AID |
'ailOre, survivors Of all wars, 1853 9BS, |
widows aud relatives OF deceased col. |
licfs, 2l6, l62; army nHTsus Ia the war |
II the Rebellion IA. OF these psu. |
.lontra $1,000 are surviving soldiers OF |
ne latn Clvll War, anu the widows |
iud relatives OF such soldiers.
The t0mnindor, numbering 957, 5O5, are
receiving pensions on account OF the
war " the Rebellion, aud " these
IbtidAA arc on tho rolls under the
u,hority Of the act " June -, 1890,
called the dependent pou-
ion law. The total amount expended
or pensions dufiug the year wns $780,.
1913, ibl,O5, leaving an unexpunued
'aluucr from tho sum appropriated OF
2j, 2Uo, M b5. The sum necessary 10
meet pension expenditures Tor the year
liiug June 80, 1896. IL estimated OF
y 30, 100000. The commissioner OF
ensious ID OF the opinion that the year
$50, buiug the thirtiuth after the close
I the War Of the Rebellion, must. ao.
utImg TO all sensible human oalcula.
ton, zee the highest limit " tho zen.
ion roll, and that after that year II
must begin 10 decline. The claims
ending iu the bureau have decreased
l0to than 80, during the year. A
argo proportion Of the new claims filed
10 for Increase OF pension by those
low ON the rolls. The number OF Ger
lhcalrs Issued was SO,2la. The NAMES
f1ppuI itum thu T0lls Tor al causes
urug the year numbered a7,D5l.
Among our pensioners are nine widows
ul three daughters II soldiers " the
revolution aud ioriy-hye survivors OF
be wurui 1912.
The haTrilCud and extensive nen.
lon frauds exposed under the dirru.
lu " tho courageous aud generous
tteran soldier now at the head VI the
utuau, leave no room Tor the claim |
bat mo- pufs tuOn Of our pension rolls
'aH needed zoo that continued vigilance