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Show dangers involved, and declares that Lithe indiscriminate leasing of allotments would defeat the very purpose for which they were made. If an allottee has the physical aud mental ability to cultivate his allot-ment, either personally or by hired labor, he should not be permitted to lease it." We have no doubt that he will firmly adhere to this policy. Still, we would be glad to see it protected by further restrictions of law. In certain emergencies it may be desirable that leases be made, but the Indians while under the tutelage of the Government should have the safcy~:ir~lt1s1 ;1tn ~il~or1n1 nj.e i;; all civilized romo~onitiea. I t would relieve the ludinn agrut ;lull the 1utel.ior l)epnr.tmel~ot f a gredt load of resuonsibilitv to have the entire business relegated to the courts and leases'made oury upon permission of a ~ederalrud~e. But the sale of allotted lands should not be allowed under any cir-cumstances. The act of Aueust 15.1894. crantiuc to the citizen Pot-tawato~ niea ud Westeru 3lt&net. 111di;tt;rr'iheri~htoi sell and c8onveg portiolls of their allotmr~rts,h as iurlicted grc;it loss and ~njuryu pon thuse l l~d i a laln~d iu~treclt o the beucfit OUIYo f ln~lti& harksa nd mecu-lators. We earnestly recommend that theraw be repealed aud thit no more legislation of that kind be enacted. The promise contained in the patents issued to allottees should be sacredly kept, and the lands allotted held for the period of twenty-five years i n t ~ u sfto r the soleuse and benefit of the Indians to whom the allotments have been made. This wise and beneficial purposeof the general allotment act to protect theIndians in the possession of their homesteads should not be annulled and frittered away by specific legislation. The disastrous results of the first experiment in this direction ought to be a sufficient warning against . any repetition of the act. FREE LIQUOR SELLING. Auother dauger incident to the allotment policy is the free sale of intoxicating liquors to allottees. Decisions of courts are in confict as to the lawfulness of such traffic. and no effective remedv seems to be possible without new legislation by Congress. We thereibre earnestly urge the uassage of the bill ~ r o ~ o s beyd t he Commissioner last winter, Tha t any peraan who ~ h ~ lRlOl II,F ive away, dispom of, mrhnngs , or bartor an1 rnalr, epiritotan", or 6notl.e liqnor, ~ n r l n d i n ph onr, alo, n ~ l dw ine, or nng srdcnt or otllor inturiratiot: liquor oi any kinsl wl>ntauuvrr, or nlly nsaenee, oxtract, bitte1.8, prcparilriuu, vampoun<l, aun>y,udirion, or sag artwla whut~oerer, ungltr any nume, lobal, ur Inri~ntln .lgirh pra. l t~r~inn roxlrnri<,n, ro n n j Indian ru w l ~ , mn llormonr uf lend ham lwrn mndo \\ hiln rhe tirln ro rho enme ehikll he held ill rrtzmf hj- rlln Gnrom-mmt , t,r t o any l~nslin#at nard uf rlnn Gorcrnmenr unaler charpa of unp lnaliunnul,nr-inr.. rdnnt 68" ngr!,t, a,r tu eny Indinn, inwluning iolired ltlolld*, owr whom rl~nCov,~rn-lllnllt, tllrollph i18 (1%{ );trt111001r. YXC I . C ~ S L . ~g n~i~rd:atb~ln~loitll #a, n," pv19~11 W I ~ Un h.lll iurruB~lcc,u r iatteatpr to iurruduw, any vtl;~ltq, lirituoud, 0 1 v i n ~ ~ ~ ~ s l inqctln~d~in~gr , I,cer, nla,nnd wine, ur >tnjnnl,>nr or inroait.uringliclunr of anj- kind \vhrirturrer inro the Indian roontry, nhall l ~ pnu nished by ittlprisonmcnr for not rnur.3 rhnn rwo years, ur by it rinn o i i>.#rl csa tl~nnbu lnu ltu~odndd <,llnm tlotirnt orli:~ba,nl,clr wt loss r l l n r ~ ta.d'ltntadrr.d dollars tj~e.: i,.la utI'eu.ie thrrcxI'rar.ur by bothfiuvimtl i t l q ) r iwn ~ ~ e nint . thntli.~mrionof rhe ronrc : Pror , id~dl,, osrt,rr, 'l'ltxt whpn rhnp~~niehmcnrsh.thlle 1 8 5 Gon the person runrirced 611111 118 c ~ m m i t r ~tldn ril tine .~ntl~ ~ 3 atre6 p aid, t t , ~ intnrmcra 10 hnve stld evei ire i,ue-hdlf of ill1 line* pnid :,nd r.~,IIe<!lotl. lluf it hull hn R ~uinvi tbt~ ~ I ~ , UIUY Uuo s ~ h d r g eo f inTrntlncing, or a t t e l ~ ~ p l i uIUg inrrodnoe, ~ r d e n ts pirit-, ale, Ijeor, wine, or i ~ ~ r o r : c a t i nlgia lllorn into tllo 1ndl.m eonnr r j rh.11 tibe act8 C ~ S ~ , OwPer~e done ~nndero utl.uriry, iu writing, from rlhc \Var Uepdrtmenr, or any ultirer. duly s ~ ~ t h o r i z othde reuuru 1,s the War 1)eparrwent. Svc. 2. Thst 8,) murh of rhoarr of tweorr-rhinldayof .lnly,eiahteen hnndredand niuutv.- two,. ne ie inrovnei8t0~1wt ith t l vr~u;i~~i0 ~1081 ' r l > ~oan t is hnrebv. mn.c sled. This bill \vn4 passed by the HOU~ofC R epresentatives, bnt too la*em receive attention in the Senate. We hope all thei'vieudsof theIn@aad |
