Mr. KASSON. That is just what we all do not know. But, sir, they disclose facts that should go before the country. This mission ary, among other things, says this: “My opinion is, in regard to .system, Indian affairsand the that they are miserable failures. Millions of money have been spent, 1000s of sliivgensalslyacrificed, and yet that the Government has failed either to civilize the Indians or secure the stafetyof the frontiers is patent to all; it cannever fbeeardone under the Present system. No wholesome of the Governmenthas beenimPressedon their minds. Deal with them as with other men and we have nothing to fear. As long as the Government continues to buy their friendship so long will it be held in contempt.” Under this system we are continually being called upon to appropriate annuities and Presents to these Indians. If they have not all the blankets they want it is the boast of the Indians that all they have to do is to go down on the Platte and kill a few whites and there will be a proposition made to have a talk with them in order to make peace, and with the talk comes as usual the distribution of more Presents. Thus the whole authority and practice of the U.S. is justly brought into contempt under the Present management. And I wish to say that we must be rid of the whole treaty system in regard to the Indians, and treat them as wards of the Government. We must have an Indian code. We must have a system sufficiently flexible to meet the various emergencies of tribes, civilized and half civilized, within our jurisdiction. We must take care of them, and not treat them as foreigners. Treating them as foreign nations gives them the right as such to make war. If an Indian agent breaks a treaty, according to the principles of international law they have a right to make war upon us to obtain their rem edy. In this the Indian is more logical than the white. Now, we must get rid of this system of treaties with these Indians within our iurisdiction and treat them as wards of the U.S., and have a proper code of laws for their government. But for the Present we must do what we can to relieve the Present system from all the outrages that arise under it both to whites and to Indians. Now, sir, what does the Indian himself think of this system. I will read an extract from the testimony of an officer of the Indian race, who is on the staff of GenlGrant, given in the paper laid on our table this morning. He says, after urging the transfer of the Indian Bureau to the control of the War Dept: “Most of Indian treaties contain stipulations for the paymentannually to Indians of annuities, either in money or goods, or both, and agents are appointed to make these paymentswhenever Governmentfurnishesthemthe means. I know of noreason why officers of the Army could not make all these paymentsas well as civilians. The expenseof agencies would be saved, and I think the Indians would be morehonestly dealt by. An officer's honor and idnutteyrehsotnaerestalyt stake, and impel him to dischargehis and faithfully, while civil agentshave none of those incentives, the ruling passion with them being generallyto avoid all trouble and respon sibility, and to make asmuchmoneyas possibleout of their offices.” Now, sir, every man, I think, who has been out in the Indian country knows this to be true. We have scarcely ever had a civilian among these wild tribes who could secure their respect as military men, who understand them, always secure it. We have rarely had any complaints of Indian agents when they were military men; but I have known Indian tribes to refuse to treat with civilians, and to ask their Great Father to send them a captain to deal with them, because they find that the word of a civilian is not so much to be depended upon. Now, sir, the substitute offered by the Gentfrom Ohio, [Mr. SchENck] from the Military Committee, is unanimously reported to the House by his committee. It is the bill which last session I reported from the Appropriation Committee. It is supported by a part of the Indian Committee. The subject requires prompt and early action on the part of Congress to relieve the Government from the rap idly increasing expenditures of this branch of the public service and from the various wrongs arising from the Present system.