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Show February 26,1892, he advised the Department that inasmuch as his own view coincided with the decision of the court for the eastern diu-trict of Texas respeoting the introduction of malt liquors into the In-dian country, it would be improper for him to "take any steps wllich , 'might render the marshal responsible on his bond." On the same date Agent Bennett reported that the carload of beer had been spirited away and taken into T e a and unloaded, and that the empty car had been surrendered and was then in the custody of the marshal for the Indian Territory, acting presumably under direc-tions of the court in which libel proceedings had been instituted. Meantime, February 18,1892, I submitted a draft of legislation. for the amendment of the law against the sale of liquors to Indians so as to include in the prohibition all intoxicating liquors, of whatever cbar-acter. This, in modified form, was adopted by Congress, and July 23, 1892, an act was approved amending' section 2139 of .the Revised Stat-utes so as to prohibit lLardent spirits, ale, beer, wine, or intoxicating liquor or liquors, of whatever kind," from being introduced into the In-dian country under any pretense, and providing for the punishment of persons guilty of introducing beer or other intoxicating drinks into the Indian country or of selling them to Indians, the penalty for each offense being not more than two years' imprisonment and not more than $300 fine. The troubles and confusion brought about in the Indian Territory through the sale of intoxicants there have been reported by Agent Bennett to be deplorable. In some places drunken carousals have been . so frequent as to make it unsafe for women and children to be out alone on the streets. At one town in the Creek Nati on aprosecutinp attorney citinen of that nation, with others, became intoxicated on beer, and in their drunken brawls killed ti worthy citizen of the town, who had given no cause for offense. lt is gratifying, however, to be able to report that this traffic can now be stopped. There is now no doubt as to the character of !iqnors that are prohibited by law from introduction into the Indian country and sale to Indians, and it is expected that, with the coijperation of the 'murts having jurisdiction over the Indian Territory, the agents of this department will be able to prevent further trouble from the sale of beer therein. In other parts of the Indian country there appears to have been less whisky drinking by the Indian thanin former years, owing, doubtless, to the activity of the Indian agents in detecting and securing the punish ment of offenders against the law. In this conneotion, however, I am constrained to note what seems to he an unfortunate tendency in the other direction. While the office is using every means in its power to suppress all liquor traffic among Indians and to inculc+te in them habits of total abstinence, those who have been enlisted in the U. S. Army are allowed the same liberty in |