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Show REPORT OX TEE C O M M I S S I O N E R O F I N D I A N A F F A I R S . OFFIOE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, Washiflyton, September 15, 1896. STR: I have the honor to submit my fourth report, being the sixty-fifth auuual report upon Indian Affairs. With no outbreak or disturb ance during the year, the progress of Indians generally in education and civilization has been uninterrupted and substantial. The main effort now is, md for many years must be, to put the Indian upon his allotment, get him to support himself there, protect him from encroach-ment and injustice, and educate and train hie children in books and iudustries. INDUSTRIES. . As a first step, so far as treaty obligations do not interfere by requir-ing the payment of moneys and issuance of rations or annuities, the Indiaus are given to understand that the Government will not feed md clothe them while they remain in idleness. Such funds as are available for the purpose are dcvoted to starting Indians in homes. If an Indiau will go upon au allotment and work to improve it, the Gov-ernment assists him iu building a house, gives him a team, agricultnral .. implements, wire for fencing, md grain for seeding, and the supervision and counsel of a practical farmer to aid him in the cultivation of his crops. It goes further, as will appear more fully hereafter, and gives him remunerative work so far as practicable. To regular Indian employees the Government paid last year in salaries over $400,000.00, besides a still larger amount paid them for miscellaneous work and for supplies raieed by themnelves. IND 96-1 1 |
