Then he adds that one hundred and sixtyfive acres were sold simply to pay for the advertising. In Marh. 1873. enact was passed to abeish tie trihalrelations of the Miamtes. under which separate lists were to be made on the one hand of those whr wished to become citizens. and on the other hand of those deiriang to join the erias 60 the Indian Territory. Under that act. out of the remanct of 0n5 hundred and six representing the five hundred M imies who emigrated in 1846. thirtyfour became citicens. and seventytwo were placed on the Indian list to join the "United Poerith nd totiamies." "The good effect of this consolidatio." says their aent in 1877. "isa bon seen in the energy with which they have botn engaged in enlarging old and making new improvements. * * They have good houses ad ars and manylarge farms well stocked will cattle. horses. end hlig. Their children have attended school with regularity. tie attendance aggregating eightyseven" out of a poptulation of two hundred and two. oage 163.1 I do not desire to weary lie Senate. but there is another caso or two bore which I desire to notice. as believe it will be iustructivo if Senators will give proper attention to it. The committee say : ut of all the experiments In citizenship and tenure in Pseraly. the oe which is n the whole the most instrnttive Is that tried upos the Pottawatonte. as for a while it premised to be eminently successful.
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