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Show THE INDIAN COMMISSIONERS. Th. Anoual Meeting ol th. Board Bald at Washington Ta-terdny. Washington, Jan. 0. The annual conference of the board of Indian commissioners com-missioners of the United States, with representatives of various religious bodies interested in the welfare of the Indians, wis held in this city yesterday. At the first session addresses were made by Senator Dawes, Representative Cutcheon and others. Dawes expressed himself as i strongly opposed to the proposed transfer ; of the Indian i bureau to the war department. Prof. C. C. Painter of the Indian Rights association, spoke of the reservation system as an "infernal system" and Hon. Hiram Price, ex-commissioner ex-commissioner of the Indian affairs, followed in an address in which he said the sale of firearms to the Indians on everyone of the reservations should be prohibited; that agents should be paid more and the Indian commissioner commission-er should have more power. At ths evening session the causes of the present Indian outbreak was discussed. dis-cussed. " |