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Show REPORT OF lHE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. XXVII ing t,heir turn. TO comply with treaty stipulations with thesetvo tribes would more than absorb the elltire fnnd appropriated for the cirilization and eclneation of all t.he Inclians in the Indian Territorj-, exclnsire of the f i ~ceiv ilized tribes. Even more glaring violations of eclneational clauses in Sioux treaties might be cited. In view of the above facts and of the large retnnls ~rhiche ver>-e x-penditure in the cause of e(lncat.ion nets to the work of civilization, I trust t.hat Congress nill be nrged a t its next session to appropii;~ten ot less than S?UO,UOO for the opening of new schools mil the mainte~la~lce of those already established. Veq- much the same line of argnment will apply in regard to the nis- (lorn, dnty, anrl necessity of giving Inclians an increased nnmber of in-structors in farming and other inclnstial arts. Only one farmer at an agency to pick, encourage, and assist from 1,000 to 5,000 untrained Indians in the spring planting will sca!cely give assurrtnce of their ~peedy transformation from hunters or idle mnsumers of rations into successful farmers; an(l no one nill be surprised at the slowness and diffienlty of a work carried on under snch disadvantages. Liberal appropriations for the purchase of agricuIt.ura1 implements, domestic animals, &c., and the enrl~lu>-rueuotf teachers of farming, are in the line of economy. INDIAN STATUTES. The present statutes covering the duties of t,he various officials em-plo~ edi n the Indian service need a thorough and careful revision. Many sections have become obsolete, for example, those relating to the duties of superintendents; at the present time we have no snch offi-. cers, and yet a number of sections are directed to a dehition of *heir duties. Many other sections hare but little bearing on the effective working of the bureau, and new provisions conld be added, to the advan-tage of the service. A defect like the following might be cured, viz: empowering an inspector to suspend an agent, and substitnte mother in his place, while the executive officer of the bnreau, the official superior of the inspector, has no such power. In the management of Indian affairs a st~iot,eor fficial responsibility is demanded than in any other branch of the public service; and as the question of peace or war may at any time depend upon the acts of snbordinates, the power to remove instantly, for cause, should be lodged mith the head of the bureau, sub-ject, ahva~st,o the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. THE DUTY OF THE GOVERNXENT TO ESTbBLISH XARRIAGE EELA-TIONS. In the process of Indian civilization it is necessary to build from the foundation, and therefore it is proper to begin with the family relation. There are at the preseut time no valid marriages among the Indians, except where, in a few instances, a marriage ceremony is performed by |