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Show mainder on the plains; hut the Government can better afford to use a larger force than to undertake a warfidre after the savage methpd of in-discrimiuate slaughter of women and children. TNTlQRTEIBAL WARBARE. Intertribal warfare presents a sixth hinderance in the way of civiliza-tion. In view of the hostilities among tlle different tribes of Indians, and the frequent attacks ijy some of the tribes, requiring a constant state of defense on the part of others, an order has been issned that no Indians be allowed to leave their reservation without ~ e rmiftr om the agent, and tlre Set:rrtnry of \V;rr ha3 been rtyt~ented tn direct the colrl-ma~~ de roaf illilitary 11osts to prevent lndi:i116 li.0111 pi~ssil~fgro m one acenev tn anotbur wltlroot such nerwit : :111di i the^ lind 1ndi:111IsI I ~ L ~ S I I I ~ . ' ing, or eugaged in any hostile expedition against any other tribe, to atrike them without parley. A satisfactory execut io~o~f this arrange-ment will probably require either an increased enlistment of scouts from friendly Indians, or an increased military force in the different portions of the Indian country. Ou accouilt of their massacre of the Pawnees during the last buffalo huut in Nebraska, the Sioux have been forbidden to leave their reserva-tiou for such hunting. This prohibit,ion is likely to cause con~plairltand dissatisfaction among the Indians, but the increasing annoyance and peril from wandering Indians in Nebraska seem to justify the office in making the violation of their treaty by the Sioux the occasion of pro-hihitisg their huntingin Nebraslra hefeafter; and I recommend that this matter be laid before Congress, in order that this prohibition may be enforced, by declaring that that port.ion of the trea,ty of 1868, allowing them to hunt within a certain range of conntry where butT&lo are found, he rendered null and void by the act of the Sioux in attacking the Pawaees, and also by their rifusal to surrender the members ofutheir tribe who are guilty, while marauding off their rebervation,of the wanton murder of theHall family. ISSUE OB ARXS AND AMMUNITION. rn several i .n~t .~noterisb es entirely frieudly to Government and well disposed to civilization have been kept in terror by their marauding neighbors, and prevented from attempting civilized life dnring the year. ;In such instances, if the friendly Indians could have beep armed they would hare defended themselves without assistance from the United States, and I recommend that steps be taken to procure legislation au-thorizing the Secretary of War to issue arms and alnmunition for the self-proteciiou of friendly tribes, on the request of this office, such arms to he accounted for by the agent to whom they are delivered. , MrWUAL LABOX SCHOOLS. Upon no other snbject w branch of the Indian service is there such entire agreement of opinion from all agents and persons, connect.ed directly and indirectly with Iodiau civilization, as up011 the necessity of labor ficliools for Indian children. It is manifest that bark>ari.sm can be cured only by .education. Instruction in the day-school merely, except among Indians who are already far along in civilization, is attempted at great disadvantage on eyery hand. Indian children cannot come from the wigwam ~ui tablyc lad for the school.room. If clothes areprovided |