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Show 12 REPORT OF THE dred and thirty-two thousand four hundred acres of land, to be sold in trust for the benefit of the respective tribes. Ten of these treaties have been ratified, and one-the Winnebago treaty-is now before the Senate for its consideration; and I would respectfully suggest that the at,tention of that body be again called to the subject, in view of the importance of securing to this tribe a permanent home, as they have become greatly dissatisfied and discouraged by frequent removals from point to point, merely to aocommodate white citizens who were anx-ious to possess their lands. Under the various acts of Congress granting bounty mnd to Indians, there have been 1,490 applications transmitted from this bureau to the Pension Office since the 4th of March,1857, upon which 1,113 warrants have been issued, leaving 377 claims suspended for additional evidence. During the same period 1,976 warrants have been issued upon appli-cations made prior to that date, making in the a gregate 3,089 war-rants which have emanated in favor of Indians su % sequent to the time first specified, and these warrants have all been transmitted to the respective agents for delivery to the Indians entitlgd thereto. The Indians within the limits'of the State of New York have not deteriorated from the favorable condition in which the report of last year placed them. The settlement of the difficulties of the Tonawanda band of Senecas seems to have given a new impulse to their exertions, which is manifested by the marked improvement of their village, and the increased quantity of land brought under culture. The Indians of Michigan, concentrated on small reservations, have bee uccessful in their improvement. I y the report of last year it was stated that the Oneidas, in Wiscon-sin, were anxious to have their laud surveyed, limited portions allotted to them in severalty, and the residue sold for their benefit. Subse-quently it has been represented that the band are divided upon the subject; and, as a consequence, no steps have been taken in the pre-mises. The Stockbridges and Munsees, in Wisconsin, do not appear to give any satisfactory evidence of improvement. The members of t,hese tribes are properly responsible for their present unfavorable condition, arising from the petty jealousies among the more prominent of them for place and power. With your approbation, measures have been recently adopted to execute the stipulations of the treaty of February 11, 1856, respecting the emanation of patents to the respective parties entitled thereto. The Menomonees, during the paat year, have manifested a spirit of insubordination to the requirements of their local agent, based on or-ders from this office. The charges made by them against him, which were regarded by some of our prominent citizens as impeacliing his honesty and integrity, became the subject of a special investigation. An agent was, wit.h your approbation, dispatched to their reservation, with directions to investigate the subject critically. The peculiar friends of the Indians were informed of the intention of the depart-ment, and authorized, if they thought proper, to procure the services of an attorney, for the Indians, to be present during the investigation. I n the opinion of the department, t.he report of the special agent ex- |