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Show REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFk'AIRJ. XLI statute nnder which such reservation is held, of such portions of its res-ervation not allotted as such tribe shall from time to time consent to sell, c'upon such terms and conditions as shall he considered just and equitable between the United States and said tribe of Indians." I desire to ask special attention to the great, importance of the early ratification of agreements made with Indiaus for the cession of por-tions of their reservations. Delay in such matters is not under~tood by them, often works hardship, creates unrest, begets distrust, and greatly retards their progress. It should be remembered that while these agreements often involve the appropriation of large sums of money, the amount is almost wholly re-imburseahle from the sale of the land. CHIPPEWA INDIANS IN MINNESOTA. The commission appointed under the provision8 of the act of January 14.1889, (25 Stat. p. 642), to negotiate with all the diEerent bands or tribes of Chippewa Indians in tho State of Minnesota for a '$complete cession and relinqnivhment in writing of all their title and interest in and to all the reservations of said Indians in the State of Minnesota, except the White Earth and Red Lake Reservations, and to all aud so much of these reservations as in the jodgmeut of said commission is not required to make and fill theallotmeuts required by this and exist-ing acts," etc., submitted its final report nnder date of December 26? 1889. The oommission appointed by the President February 26,1889, was composed of Hon. Henry M. Rice, of Minnesota, Rev. Martin Marty, of South Dakota, and Joseph B. Whiting, esq., of Wisconsin. With their report the commissioners submitted an agreement (in ten parts) whereby the various bands or tribes of said Indians accepted and wnsented to all the provisions of said act, together with a copy of the proceedings of the several ~ouncilsh eld, and a census, as required' by the act. Uncier date of March 4 1890, the President approved the agreement. and transmitted to Congress a copy of the report made by the commis-sioners with copies of all papers snbmitted therewith,exceptthecensus rolls. At t,he same time a draft of a bill was submitted, providing for the necessary means to carry out the provi~ionso f the act, and the cor-respondence, the report of the commissioners, the agreements made with the Indians and the conncil proceedings, are printed in House Ex-ecutive Document No. 247, Fiftyfirst Congress. With the President's approval the agreement took effect from that date--March 4, 1890. But the commissioners had reported that the Indians generally had indicated their desire and intention to take al-lotments on the reservations where they resided at the time of the negotiations, which they are privileged to do under section 3 of the act. In view of the impossibility of ascertaining and determining as |
