Chapter XXXII. *to establish Peace with certain Hostile Indian Tribes.*July 20, 1867
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CHAP. XXXII.— An Act *to establish Peace with certain Hostile Indian Tribes.*July 20, 1867.See *post*, p. 80. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the President of the Commission to treat with hostile Indians, and make treaties, &c.United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint a commission to consist of three officers of the army not below the rank of brigadier general, who, together with N.
G. Taylor, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, John B. Henderson, Chairman of the Committee of Indian Affairs of the Senate, S. S. Tappan, and John B. Sanborn, shall have power and authority to call together the chiefs and headmen of such bands or tribes of Indians as are now waging war against the United States or committing depredations upon the people thereof, to ascertain the alleged reasons for their acts of hostility, and in their discretion, under the direction of the President, to make and conclude with said bands or tribes such treaty stipulations, subject to the action of the Senate, as may remove all just causes of complaint on their part, and at the same time establish security for person and property along the lines of railroad now being constructed to the Pacific and other thoroughfares of travel to the western Territories, and such as will most likely insure civilization for the Indians and peace and safety for the whites.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That said commissioners are required Commissioners to select a district or districts, subject to the approval of Congress, for a permanent home for certain Indians.to examine and select a district or districts of country having sufficient area to receive all the Indian tribes now occupying territory east of the Rocky mountains, not now peacefully residing on permanent reservations under treaty stipulations, to which the government has the right of occupation or to which said commissioners can obtain the right of occupation, and in which district or districts there shall be sufficient tillable or grazing land to enable the said tribes, respectively, to support themselves by agricultural and pastoral pursuits.
Said district or districts, Members of tribes only to enter thereon, without, &c.when so selected, and the selection approved by Congress, shall be and remain permanent homes for said Indians to be located thereon, and no person [s] not members of said tribes shall ever be permitted to enter thereon without the permission of the tribes interested, except officers and employees of the United States: Provided, That the district Districts not to interfere with travel on highways, nor with certain railroad routes.or districts shall be so located as not to interfere with travel on highways located by authority of the United States, nor with the route of the Northern Pacific Railroad, the Union Pacific Railroad, the Union Pacific Railroad Eastern Division, or the proposed route of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad by the way of Albuquerque.
Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* That the following sums of money Appropriation under this act. are hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the treasury, to wit: To carry out the provisions of the preceding sections of this act, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars; to enable the Secretary of the Interior to subsist such friendly Indians as may have separated or may hereafter separate themselves from the hostile bands or tribes and seek the protection of the United States, three hundred thousand dollars.
Sec. 4. *And be it further enacted,* That the Secretary of War be Transportation, subsistence, &c. of commissioners.required to furnish transportation, subsistence, and protection to the commissioners herein named during the discharge of their duties. Sec. 5. *And be it further enacted,* That if said commissioners fail to Services of certain mounted volunteers may be accepted, if, &c.secure the consent of the Indians to remove to the reservations and fail to secure peace, then the Secretary of War, under the direction of the President, is hereby authorized to accept the services of mounted volunteers from the Governors of the several States and Territories, in organized companies and battalions, not exceeding four thousand men in number, and for such term of service as, in his judgment, may be necessary for the suppression of Indian hostilities.
Sec. 6. *And be it further enacted,* That all volunteers so accepted Pay, subsistence, &c. of such volunteers, if accepted. shall be placed upon the same footing, in respect to pay, clothing, subsistence, and equipment, as the troops of the regular army. vol. xv. Pub. — 2 FORTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 32, 33, 34. 1867.18 Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,*Commissioners to report to the President. That said commissioners report their doings under this act to the President of the United States, including any such treaties and all correspondence as well as evidence by them taken.
Approved, July 20, 1867.