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Show ffchnrz on Ilie Hlvux. Washington, 17. Sec. Sebuiz, today, to-day, he ug asked his opinion us to the rtfiult ot the consultation between the commission recently sent out to Bakou, accompanied by Commissioner Commission-er IUyL, said Mr. Hayt'a musion bad uui utied, aud all the object meu i tiou d in the letter of instructions bad been complied with. The removal of the Sioux Indtais would have taken place long ago had not a tigress so long delayed the appropriations. appro-priations. Tbe department asked for these appropriations at tho October I stasiun, and then during tho regular session several times by letter, ivddresaed to the Bpeaker of the house, but without result. AH piomises made to those Indians have been and are being complied with, and the Sioux chiefs have repeatedly expressed satisfaction satis-faction with the manner in which tbe supplies are delivered lo them, and also to the quality and quantity of these supplies. Tbe question waB asked: Has not the discovery ol swindling operations carried on at tbe Crow creeic agency by Dr. Livingstone, Living-stone, been a surprise to you? And was answered: Not at all. I knew the details of it several weeks ago. The fact is that I had the case transmitted to the department of justice some weeks ago for prooecutlon of offenders, aud now is in the bauds ot the district attorney of Dakota. - The cecretary Bays this campaign against the Indian agents was planned in his office, and reflects nut discredit, but honor on the Indian bureau. He declareB that these discoveries vindicate the Indian service, ser-vice, which ia trying to break up the abtiBtts of years. He promises further developments in future as a result of pending investigations. The present policy of getting the Indians on reservations and puttirg them to farminK and stock-raising ib easily framed, but difficult to carry out. It needs the cooperation of the whites und pH'ience to accomplish it, He i eonhdeut the Indian service can bo made honest. |