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Show Whatever may be the result of the suite qow pending, it is clear that the occupantsof the lands covered by the former judgpent of the court can not be dispossessed until they have been paid for all of theirim-pro, vements, and that any successful attempt to eject the occupants of other lands will result in the first parties inoreasing their holdings and themselves occupying all the reservation. Under conditions at present.existing, nothing further cau be done to restore the Indians to their possessions, and unless something ix done by the next Congress it seems probable that the struggle to secnre the Indians the land set apart for their use in 1856, and which has con-tinued for over thirty years without any material reliult, will end in total failure. The bill will be again prepared for submission to Congress at its next session, and although the history of the attempts heretofore made to secure legislation is full of discouragement, I trust that some action may be taken to enable the Department to remove in some degree the stigma resting upon the Government on account of its failure to properly pro-tect and defend its helpless and hapless wards. . Without further legis-lation nothing will be accomplished, and the present "extraordinary and disgraoefnl'state of aEairsl' will be continued for another generation. AGREEMENT WITH THE SOUTHERN U ~ E SIN OOLORADO. The fourth section of the act of May 1,1881 (25 Stat., 133), provides as follows : The Searetary of the Interior is hereby authorized to appoint a oommission, oon-sisting of three persons, with authority to negotiate with the band of Ute Indianaof southern Colorado for suoh modification of their treaty and other righta, and suoh exchange of their reaervstion, BB may be deemed desirable by said Indiana and, the Secretary of the Interior; and said commission is also authorized, if the result of anoh negotiations shall make it neoesaary, to negotiate with any other tribes of Indians for snch portion of their reservation as may be llaoeasary for said bend of Ute Indians of southern Colorado ifsaid Indians ahall determine toremave from their present location ; the report of said oommisqion to be made to and subject to ratifi-cation by Congress before ,taking effect ; and for this purpose the sum of ten thou-sand dollam, or so much thereof as may be neoeesary! is hereby appropriated, whioh shall be immediately availibls. Under this authority a commission, composed of Hon. J. M. Smith, of Wisconsin, R.B. Weaver, esq., of Arkansas, andRev. Thos. S.Childs, of the District of Columbia, was appoillted to negotiate with the South-ern Utes. As the result of their labors an agreement was concluded on the 13th day of November, 1888, whereby said Indians cede to the United States all their right, title, and interest, in and to thesouthern Ute Reservation, in, the State of Colorado, and any lands elsewhere owned or claimed by them, and agree to remove to a reservation in the southeast corner of Utah described in the agreement as follows: ~ , Commencing on the north bank of the San Juan River where ssidriver &oases the fine batween Colorado &ndTltah; thenoe r#lnningnorthnn line75 miles; thenoe |