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Show IV REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. the fats, and not until theu, I must of necessity repeat in substance part at least of what. was col~tainedin my last report. Among the things needed to secure success andefficiency in solviug what is called the Indian problem are: First. An appropriation to survey thc on.t.bounrlarics of Indian reserva-tiann, so that both Indians and white men may know where they have rights and where they have rlolle. This will save not only much trouble and expense, but also many lives of botl~w lltte uien and Indians. This s~tbjecits also treated roore at length ou page SVII of this report. , Second. A law for the punishment of persona u.110 2fnrn@1ra rms or am- ' munition to Indians. No such law now exiats. Third. Xore liberal appropriations for I~~d i xpzo?l~ic e. I hare. urged this before, and repeat it now, for a very little reflection will satisfy any one that the present pay is no just compc~~satiofonr the sen-ices of 1b man and horse. Our Indiall police are an absolute necessify, and have in admost erev instance rendered i-ery valuable service, and ought to have more encouragement and support. The pay of these poli~:ea s now fixed by law is $5 per mouth fbr privates and $8 pcr month for officers,a eoinpensatiou entirely inadequate to their proper support, especiallj- as many of them hsvefsmil~esw, hich at non-ration agencies are uot eut,itled to rations. As it is the duty of an 'agent to be careful ill malting his se-lections for the force, good nleu are secured only with the greatest diffi-cult.~. One agent, on this particular poiut, very appropriately remarks: ".Should the pay be increased, ,the best men in the tribe could easily' be eulisted as a ~ o u tlo distinction that formerly was the revarc1 of prowess in battle or skill ic hu~~ting." I most, therefore, take this op-portunity of repeating the reeommeudatio~l made in my last aunnal report, lL that ccornmissionect officers be paid $16 per ntouth, sergeants, $10 per month, and privates $8 per month." I am still,howe\-er, of the oj,inion given in that report,, that 'La much more satisfiactory arrauge-nier~ wt ould be to iuvest the Commissiouer of Indian Affairs with clix. cretiouary power as to ])a1 of Indian police, the serrice at soule ageuuics beiug of vastly more importa.uce tharl at others." It is hoped that a liberal spirit of legislation will be manifested toward this very importanl; matter in the next Cougress. Fourth. An 02fpropriation of money sufin'ent to d@rn.y the expense of detecting and proseczrting persons wbn fumislr i?ztoxim'caii.ng liquor to In- &am. The reports of my predecessors fbr the last 30 Sears agree with singular unanimity in reference to the trouble among Irtdians growing out of the use of intoxicating liquors, and 611e fact has been established beyond controrers~t,h at it llas been productive of more disease, crime, and loss of life, than ~rllo ther causes combined. The laws now in force on this subject are fouud in Sectio~ls2 0S7,2139, '2140, and 2141, Revised Statutes, but experience has proven these laws to be insufficient to stop the traffic complained of. The public bol(ls this office accountable for the mainte~~ancoef good order on Indian Reservations, and when lams |