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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 23 STAT. · July 4, 1884 · Chapter 180

Chapter 180. making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, and for other purposes

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CHAP. 180.— An Act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, and for other purposes.July 4, 1884.Indian appropriation for year ending June 30, 1885. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose, of paying the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, and fulfilling treaty stipulations with the various Indian tribes, namely:
For pay of sixty agents of Indian affairs at the following-namedIndian agents at agencies. agencies, at the rates respectively indicated, namely: At the Warm Springs agetcy, at one thousand dollars; At the Klamath agency, at one thousand one hundred dollars; At the Grand Ronde agency, at one thousand dollars; At the Siletz agency, at one thousand two hundred dollars; At the Umatilla agency, at one thousand two hundred dollars; At the Neah Bay agency, at one thousand dollars; At the Quinaielt agency, at one thousand dollars;
At the Yakama agency, at two thousand dollars; At the Colville agency, at one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Nisqually and S’Kokomish agency, at one thousand two hundred dollars; At the Tulalip agency, at one thousand dollars ; At the Round Valley agency, at one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Tule River agency, at one thousand dollars; At the Mission agency, at one thousand three hundred dollars; At the Nevada agency, at one thousand eight hundred dollars; At the Western Shoshone agency, at one thousand eight hundred dollars;
At the Nez Recces agency, at one thousand six hundred dollars; At the Lemhi agency, at one thousand one hundred dollars; At the Fort Hall agency, at one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Flathead agency, at one thousand five hundred dollars ; At the Blackfeet agency, at one •thousand eight hundred dollars; At the Crow agency, at two thousand dollars; At the Fort Peck agency, at two thousand dollars : At the Fort Belknap agency, at one thousand dollars; At the Yankton agency, at one thousand six hundred dollars;
At the Crow Creek and Lower Brule agency, at one thousand eight hundred dollars; At the Standing Rock agency, at one thousand seven hundred dollars; At the Cheyenne River agency, at one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Fort Berthold agency, at one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Sisseton agency, at one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Devil’s Lake agency, at one thousand two hundred dollars; At the Pine Ridge agency, at two thousand two hundred dollars; At the Rosebud agency, at two thousand two hundred dollars; 77 FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
SESS. I. CH. 180. 1884. At the Shoshone agency, at one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Uintah agency, at one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Ouray, formerly the Los Pinos agency, at one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Pueblo agency, at two thousand dollars; At the Navajo agency, at two thousand dollars; At the Mescalero agency, at one thousand eight hundred dollars. At the Southern Ute agency, at one thousand four hundred dollars; At the Omaha and Winnebago agency, at one thousand six hundred dollars;
At the Santee agency, at one thousand two hundred dollars; At the Pottawatomie and Great Nemaha agency, at one thousand dollars; At the Ponca, Pawnee, and Otoe agency, at one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Sac and Fox agency, Indian Territory, at one thousand two hundred dollars; At the Quapaw agency, at one thousand five hundred dollars; and not more than one thousand two hundred dollars of any moneys appropriated by* this act shall be expended for clerical labor at this agency;
At the Osage agency, at one thousand six hundred dollars; At the Cheyenne and Arapaho agency, at two thousand two hundred dollars; At the Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita agency, at two thousand dollars ; At the Union agency, at one thousand eight hundred dollars; At the White Earth agency, at one thousand six hundred dollars ; At the Sac and Fox agency, Iowa, at one thousand dollars; At.the Green Bay agency, at one thousand five hundred dollars; At the La Pointe agency, at two thousand dollars;
At the Mackinac agency, at one thousand dollars; At the New York agency, at one thousand dollars; At the Colorado River agency, at one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Pima agency, at one thousand eight hundred dollars; At the San Carlos agency, at two thousand dollars; For the Eastern Cherokee Indians, eight hundred dollars; in all, ninety thousand dollars; and all provisions of law fixing compensation Compensation of agents limited to amounts lie re in appropriated.Interpreters. for Indian agents in excess of that herein provided are hereby repealed.
For the payment of necessary interpreters, to be distributed in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, twenty-five thousand dollars. For pay of five Indian inspectors, at three thousand dollars ]>er an-num each, fifteen Indian inspectors.thousand dollars. For necessary traveling expenses of five Indian inspectors including incidental expenses of inspection and investigation, six thousand dollars. Pay of one Indian school superintendent, three thousand dollars.Indian school superintendent.
Necessary traveling and incidental expenses of one Indian school superintendent, one thousand five hundred dollars. For buildings at agencies, and repairs of the same, thirty-five thousandBuildings at agencies, and repairs to. dollars. For contingencies of the Indian service, including traveling and incidental expensesContingent expenses. of Indian agents, and of their offices, and traveling and incidental expenses of special agents, and for pay of employees not otherwise provided for, and for pay of the five special agents, at two thousand dollars per annum each, forty thousand dollars: *Provided, **Proviso.*That special agents shall be allowed three dollars per diemSpecial agents, allowances to. for traveling and incidental expenses while traveling or actually on duty in the field, exclusive of cost of transportation and sleeping-car fare.
For the expenses of the commission of citizens, serving without compensation,Indian Commission, appropriation for expenses of.16 Stat., 40. appointed by the President, under the provision of the fourth section of the act of April tenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, three thousand dollars. 78 FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 180. 1884. FULFILLING TREATIES WITH INDIAN TRIBES. apaches, kio was, and comanches.Apaches, Kiowas, and Comanches.15 Stat., 584, 590. For seventeenth of thirty installments, as provided to be expended under the tenth article of treaty of October twenty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, concluded at Medicine Lodge Creek, in Kansas, with the Kiowas and Comanches, and under the third article of treaty of the same date with the Apaches, thirty thousand dollars;
For purchase of clothing, as provided in the same treaty, twelve thousand dollars. For pay of carpenter, farmer, blacksmith, miller, and engineer, five thousand two hundred dollars; For pay of physician and two teachers, two thousand five hundred dollars; in all, forty-nine thousand seven hundred dollars. cheyennes and arapahoes.Cheyennes and Arapahoes.15 Stat., 596. For seventeenth of thirty installments, as provided to be expended under the tenth article of treaty of October twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, twenty thousand thousand dollars;
For purchase of clothing, as per same article, ten thousand dollars; For pay of physician and teacher, as per thirteenth article of same treaty, two thousand one hundred dollars; For pay of carpenter, farmer, blacksmith, miller, and engineer, as per same article, four thousand five hundred dollars; in all, thirty-six thousand six hundred dollars. chickasaws.Chickasaws. For permanent annuity, in goods, three thousand dollars.14 Stat., 774. boise forte band of chippewas.Boise Forte band of Chippewas.
For nineteenth of twenty installments, for the support of one blacksmith14 Stat., 776. and assistant, and for tools, iron and steel, and other articles necessary for the blacksmith shop, as per third article of treaty of April seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, one thousand five hundred dollars; For nineteenth of twenty installments, for the support of one schoolteacher, amt for the necessary books and stationery, as per same article of same treaty, eight hundred dollars;
For nineteenth of twenty installments, for the instruction of Indians in farming, and purchase of seeds, tools, and similar necessaries, as per same article of same treaty, eight hundred dollars; For nineteenth of twenty installments of annuity, in money, to be paid per capital, as per same article of same treaty, three thousand five hundred dollars; For nineteenth of twenty installments of annuity, in provisions, ammunition, and tobacco, as per same article of same treaty, one thousand dollars;
For nineteenth of twenty installments of annuity, in goods and other articles, as per same article of same treaty, six thousand five hundred dollars; in all, fourteen thousand one hundred dollars. chippewas of the mississippi.Chippewas of the Mississippi. For thirty-eighth of forty-six installments to be paid to the Chippewas9 Stat., 904. of the Mississippi, per third article of treaty of August second, 16 Stat., 720.eighteen hundred and forty-seven, and fifth article of treaty of March nineteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, one thousand dollars;
For last of ten installments of annuity, in money, last series, per10 Stat., 1167. 79 FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS SESS. I. CH. 180. 1884. third article of treaty of February twenty-second, eighteen hundred13 Stat., 694. and fifty-five, and third article of treaty of eighteen hundred and sixty-four, twenty thousand dollars; For the support of a school or schools upon said reservation, during16 Stat., 720. the pleasure of the President, in accordance with third article of treaty of March nineteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, four thousand dollars; in all, twenty-five thousand dollars. chippewas, pillagers, and lake winnebagoshish bands.Chippewas, Pillagers, and Lake Winnebagoshish bands.10 Stat., 1168.13 Stat., 694.
For thirtieth of forty installments of annuity, in money, per third article of treaty of February twenty-second, eighteen hundred and fifty- five, and third article of treaty of May seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty four, ten thousand six hundred and sixty-six dollars and sixty-six cents; For thirtieth of forty installments of annuity, in goods, per same articles of same treaties, eight thousand dollars ; For thirtieth of forty installments, for purposes of utility, per same articles of same treaties, four thousand dollars;
For last of ten installments, last series, for purposes of education, per same articles of same treaties two thousand five hundred dollars; in all, twenty-five thousand one hundred and sixty-six dollars and sixty- six cents. choctaws.Choctaws. For permanent annuity, per second article of treaty of November sixteenth, eighteen7 Stat., 99.11 Stat., 614. hundred and five, and thirteenth article of treaty of June twenty-second, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, three thousand dollars;
For permanent annuity, for support of light horsemen, per thirteenth article of treaty 7 Stat., 213.11 Stat., 614.of October eighteenth, eighteen hundred and twenty, and thirteenth article of treaty of June twenty-second, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, six hundred dollars. For permanent annuity, for support of blacksmith, per sixth article of treaty7 Stat., 212.7 Stat., 236. of October eighteenth, eighteen hundred and twenty, ninth article of treaty of January twentieth, eighteen hundred and twenty- five, and thirteenth article of treaty of June twenty-second, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, six hundred dollars;
For permanent annuity, for education, per second and thirteenth articles of last two treaties named above, six thousand dollars; For permanent annuity, for iron and steel, per ninth article of treaty of January11 Stat., 614,7 Stat., 236. twentieth, eighteen hundred and twenty-five, and thirteenth article of treaty of June twenty-second, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, three hundred and twenty dollars; For interest on three hundred and ninety thousand two hundred and fifty-seven dollars and ninety-two cents, at five per centum per annum, for education, support of the government, and other beneficial purposes, under the direction of the general council of the Choctaws,11 Stat., 614.7 Stat., 236. in conformity with the provisions contained in the ninth and thirteenth articles of treaty of January twentieth, eighteen hundred and twenty- five, 11 Stat., 614.and treaty of June twenty-second, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, nineteen thousand five hundred and twelve dollars and eighty-nine cents; iu all, thirty thousand and thirty-two dollars and eighty-nine cents. columbias and colvilles.Columbias and Colvilles.Agreement of July 7, 1883, accepted, ratified, and confirmed.
For the purpose of carrying into effect the agreement entered into at the city of Washington on the seventh day of July, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, between the Secretary of the Interior and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and Chief Moses and other Indians of the Columbia and Colville reservations, in Washington Territory, which agreement is hereby accepted, ratified, and confirmed, including all ex- 80 penses incident thereto, eighty-five thousand dollars, or so much thereofAppropriation. as maybe required therefor, to be immediately available: *Provided, **Proviso.*That Sarsopkin and the Indians now residing on said Columbia reservation shall elect within one year from the passage of this act whether they will remain upon said reservation on the terms therein stipulated *Proviso.*or remove to the Colville reservation: *And provide d further,* That in case said Indians so elect to remain on said Columbia reservation the Secretary of the Interior shall cause the quantity of land therein stipulated to be allowed them to be selected in as compact form as possible, the same, when so selected to be held for the exclusive use and occupation of said Indians, and the remainder of said reservation to be thereupon restored to the public domain, and shall be disposed of to actual settlers under the homestead laws only, except such portion thereof as may properly be subject to sale under the laws relating to the entry of timber lands and of mineral lands, the entry of which shall be governed by the laws now in force concerning the entry of such lauds. creeks.Creeks.
For permanent annuity, in money, per fourth article of treaty of AugustPermanent an unity. seventh, seventeen hundred and ninety, and fifth article of treaty of7 Stat., 36.11 Stat., 700.7 Stat., 69.11 Stat., 700. August seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, one thousand five hundred dollars; For permanent annuity, in money, per second article of treaty of June sixteenth, eighteen hundred and two, and fifth article of treaty of August seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, three thousand dollars;
For permanent annuity, in money, per fourth article of treaty of January7 Stat., 287.11 Stat., 700.7 Stat., 287. twenty fourth, eighteen bundled and twenty-six, and fifth article of treaty of August seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, twenty thousand dollars; For permanent annuity, for blacksmith and assistant, and for shop 11 Stat., 700and tools, per eighth article of treaty of January twenty fourth, eight een hundred and and twenty-six, and fifth article of treaty of August seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, eight hundred and forty dollars ;
For permanent annuity, for iron and steel for shop, per same articles and treaties, two hundred and seventy dollars ; For permanent annuity, for the pay of a wheelwright, per same articles of same treaties, six hundred dollars; For five per centum interest on two hundred thousand dollars, for11 Stat., 701. purposes of education, per sixth article of treaty of August seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, ten thousand dollars; For interest on six hundred and seventy-five thousand one hundred14 Stat., 786. and sixty-eight dollars, at the rate of five per centum per annum, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, under provisions of third article of treaty of June fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, thirty three thousand seven hundred and fifty-eight dollarsandfortycents; in all, sixty nine thousand nine hundred and sixty-eightdollars and forty cents. crows.Crows.
For third of twenty-five installments, as provided in agreement with22 Stat., 42. the Crows dated June twelfth, eighteen hundred and eighty, to be used by the Secretary of the Interior in such manner as the President may direct, thirty thousand dollars. For sixteenth of thirty installments, to supply male persons, six hundred15 Stat., 651. in number, over fourteen years of age, with a suit of good substantial woolen clothing, consisting of a coat, hat, pantaloons, flannel shirt, and woolen socks, as per ninth article of treaty of May seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, six thousand dollars;
For sixteenth of thirty installments, to supply each female, seven hundred in number, over twelve yearsofage, with a flannel skirt, or the goods 81 necessary to make the same, a pair of woolen hose, twelve yards of calico, and twelve yards of cotton domestic, as per same article, four thousand dollars; For sixteenth of thirty installments, to supply three hundred and fifty boys and three hundred and fifty girls, under the ages named, such flannel and cotton goods as may be needed to make each a suit as aforesaid, together with a pair of woolen hose for each, per same article, five thousand dollars;
For pay of a physician, per tenth article of same treaty, one thousand15 Stat., 652. two hundred dollars; For fifteenth of twenty installments, for pay of teacher and furnishing15 Stat., 651. necessary books and stationery, under seventh article of same treaty, one thousand five hundred dollars; For pay of carpenter, miller, engineer, farmer, and blacksmith, under15 Stat., 652. tenth article of same treaty, three thousand three hundred dollars; For pay of second blacksmith, and iron and steel, as per eighth article of same treaty, two thousand dollars;
For this amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to furnish such articles of food as from time to time the condition and necessities of the Indians may require, sixty-five thousand dollars; in all, one hundred and eighteeu thousand dollars. iowasIowas. For interest, in lieu of investment, on fifty-seven thousand five hundred dollars, balance of one hundred and fifty-seven thousand five hundred dollars, to July first, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, at five per centum per annum, for education or other beneficial purposes, under the direction of the President, per ninth article of treaty of May seventeenth,10 Stat., 1071. eighteen hundred and fifty-four, two thousand eight hundred and seventy-five dollars. kansas.Kansas.
For interest, in lieu of investment, on two Hundred thousand dollars,9 Stat., 842. at five per centum per annum, per second article of treaty of January fourteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, ten thousand dollars. kickapoos.Kickapoos. For interest on eighty-nine thousand eight hundred and sixty-four10 Stat., 1079. dollar s and eighty-eight cents, at five per centum per annum, for educational and other beneficial purposes, per treaty of May eighteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, four thousand four hundred and ninety- three dollars and twenty-four cents.
For support and civilization of Kickapoo Indians in the Indian Territory, lately removed from Mexico, including the purchase of stock, five thousand dollars; in all, nine thousand four hundred and ninety- three dollars and twenty-four cents. This amount, to enable the President of the United States to carry13 Stat., 623. out the provisions of the third article of the treaty made with the Kiekapoo Indians dated June twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, to be paid as provided in said treaty, and under such rules as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, to eleven Kiekapoo Indians who have become citizens of the United States, such sum as may 10 Stat., 1078.be their proportion of the one hundred thousand dollars provided for said tribe for education and other beneficial purposes per treaty of May eighteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, not exceeding three thousand seven hundred and sixteen dollars and twenty-one cents; and the Secretary of the Interior is directed to pay also to the said eleven Kicka- poos their proportion of the tribal funds held in trust by the United States, and on deposit in the United States Treasury. 82 klamaths and modocs.Klamaths and Modocs.
For eighteenth of twenty installments, for keeping in repair one sawmill,16 Stat., 708. one flouriug-mill, buildings lor the blacksmith, carpenter, wagon and plow maker, the manual-labor school, and hospital, as per fourth article of treaty of October fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty- four, one thousand dollars; For nineteenth of twenty installments, for the purchase of tools and16 Stat., 709. material for saw and flour mills, carpenter, blacksmith, wagon and plow maker shops, and books and stationery for the manual labor school, per same article of same treaty, one thousand five hundred dollars;
For nineteenth of twenty installments, to pay salary and subsistence of one physician, one miller, and two school teachers, as per fifth article of same treaty, three thousand six hundred dollars; in all, six thousand one hundred dollars. miamies of kansas.of Kan For permanent provision for blacksmith and assistant, and iron and91. steel for shop, per fifth article of treaty of October sixth, eighteen hundred and eighteen, and fourth article of treaty of June fifth, eighteen 10 Stat ., 1095.hundred and fifty-four, four hundred and eleven dollars and forty-three cents;
For permanent provision for miller, in lieu of gunsmith, per same7 Stat., 191.7 Stat., 464. articles and treaties, and per fifth article of treaty of October twenty- third, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, two hundred and sixty-two dollars andsixty-two cents; For interest on twenty-one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four10 Stat., 1094. dollars and eighty one cents, at five per centum, for educational purposes, per third article of treaty of June fifth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, one thousand and ninety-four dollars and twenty-four cents; in all, one thousand seven hundred and sixty-eight dollars and twenty- nine cents. miamies of eel river.Miamies of Eel River.
For permanent annuity, in goods or otherwise, per fourth article of7 Stat., 51. treaty of August third, seventeen hundred and ninety-five, five hundred dollars; For permanent annuity, in goods or otherwise, per articles of treaty of7 Stat., 91. August twenty-first, eighteen hundred and five, two hundred and fifty dollars; For permanent annuity, in goods or otherwise, per third and separate articles of7 Stat., 114. treaty of September thirtieth, eighteen hundred and nine, three hundred and fifty dollars; in all, one thousand one hundred dollars. molels.Molels.
For pay of teachers and for manual-labor schools, and for all necessary12 Stat., 981. materials therefor, and for the subsistence of the pupils, per second article of treaty of December twenty-first, eighteen hundred and fifty- five, three thousand dollars. nez perces.Nez Percee. For salaries of two matrons, to take charge of the boarding-schools,14 Stat., 650. two assistant teachers, one farmer, one carpenter, and two millers per fifth article treaty of June ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, three thousand five hundred dollars. northern cheyennes and arapahoes.Northern Cheyennes and Arapahoes.15 Stat., 657.
For sixth of ten installments, to be expended by the Secretary of the Interior, tor each Indian engaged in agriculture, in the purchase of such articles as from time to time the condition and necessities of the 83 FORTY EIGHTH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 180. 1884. Indians may indicate to be proper, as per sixth article of treaty of May tenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, and agreement with the Sioux Indians, approved February twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, twenty five thousand dollars.
For sixteenth of thirty installments, for purchase of clothing, as per15 Stat., 657. sixth article of treaty of May tenth, eighteen hundred and sixty eight, twelve thousand dollars: Provided, That the amounts in this and the*Proviso.* preceding paragraph shall be expended pro rata, as near as may be, for the Northern Cheyennes and Arapahoes in Wyoming, and on the Tongue River, in Montana; For pay of physician, two teachers, two carpenters, one miller, two15 Stat., 658. farmers, a blacksmith, and engineer, per seventh article of same treaty, nine thousand dollars; in all, forty-six thousand dollars. omahas.Omahas.
For second of twelfth installments, being last series, in money or10 Stat., 1044. otherwise, per fourth article treaty of March sixteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, ten thousand dollars. osages.Osages. For interest on sixty-nine thousand one hundred and twenty dollars, at five per7 Stat., 242. centum per annum, being value of fifty-four sections of land set apart by treaty of June second, eighteen hundred and twenty-five, for educational purposes ]>er Senate resolution of January ninth, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, three thousand four hundred and fifty- six dollars. otoes and missourias.Otoes and Missourias.
For second of twelve installments, being the last series, in money or10 Stat., 1039. otherwise, per fourth article treaty of March fifteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, five thousand dollars. pawnees.Pawnees. For perpetual annuity, at least one-half of which is to be paid in11 Stat., 729. goods and such articles as may be deemed necessary for them, per second article of treaty of September twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, thirty thousand dollars; For support of two manual-labor schools, per third article of same11 Stat., 730. treaty, ten thousand dollars;
For pay of two farmers, two blacksmiths and two apprentices, one miller and apprentice, and two teachers, one shoemaker, and one carpenter, five thousand four hundred dollars; For pay of physician and purchase of medicines, one thousand two hundred dollars; For repairs of grist and saw mills, three hundred dollars; For purchase of iron and steel, and other necessaries for the shops,11 Stat., 730. as per fourth article of treaty of September twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, four hundred dollars; in all, forty-seven thousand three hundred dollars.
PONCAS.Poncas. For eleventh of fifteen installments, last series, to be paid to them or12 Stat., 997. expended for their benefit, per second article of treaty of March twelfth, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, eight thousand dollars; For this amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be used at the discretion of the President, to carry on the work of aiding and instructing the Poncas in the arts of civilization, with a view to their self-support, for clothing, and for pay of employees, six thousand dollars; 84 For this amount, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, for subsistence of the Poncas, twenty thousand dollars; *Proviso.*in all, thirty-four thousand dollars : *Provided.* That the foregoing sums shall be divided pro rata among all the members of said tribe in the Indian Territory and in Dakota Territory. pottawatomies.Pottawatomies.
For permanent annuity, in silver, per fourth article of treaty of August third,7 Stat., 51. seventeen hundred and ninety-live, three hundred and fifty- seven dollars and eighty cents; For permanent annuity, in silver, per third article of treaty of September thirtieth,7 Stat., 114. eighteen hundred and nine, one hundred and seventy-eight dollars and ninety cents; For permanent annuity, in silver, per third article of treaty of October second,7 Stat., 185. eighteen hundred and eighteen, eight hundred and ninety- four dollars and fifty cents;
For permanent annuity, in money, per second article of treaty of September twentieth,7 Stat, 317. eighteen hundred and twenty-eight, seven hundred and fifteen dollars and sixty cents; For permanent annuity, in specie, per second article of treaty of July twenty-ninth,7 Stat., 320. eighteen hundred and twenty-nine, and second article of treaty of September 7 Stat., 317.twentieth, eighteen hundred and twenty-eight, five thousand seven hundred and twenty-four dollars and seventy-seven cents;
For permanent provision for payment of money, in lieu of tobacco, iron and steel,7 Stat, 317. per second article of treaty of September twentieth, eighteen hundred and 9 Stat., 855.twenty-eight and tenth articles of treaties of June fifth and seventeenth eighteen hundred and forty-six, one hundred and seven dollars and thirty-four cents; For permanent provision for three blacksmiths and assistants, and for iron7 Stat., 296. and steel for shops, per third article of treaty of October sixteenth,7 Stat, 318. eighteen hundred and twenty-six, second article of treaty of September twentieth, eighteen hundred and twenty-eight, and second article of treaty of7 Stat., 320.
July twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and twenty- nine, one thousand 7 Stat., 329.and eight dollars and ninety-nine cents; For permanent provision for fifty barrels of salt, per second article of treaty of July twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and twenty-nine, one hundred and fifty-six dollars and fifty-four cents; For interest on two hundred and thirty thousand and sixty-four9 Stat., 854. dollars and twenty cents, at five per centum, in conformity with provisions of article seventh of treaties of June fifth and seventeenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, eleven thousand five hundred and three dollars and twenty-one cents; in all, twenty thousand six hundred and forty-seven dollars and sixty-five cents. pottawatomies of huron.Pottawatomies of Huron.7 Stat, 106.
For permanent annuity, in money or otherwise, per second article of treaty of November seventeenth, eighteen hundred and seven, four hundred dollars. quapaws.Quapaws. For education, during the pleasure of the President, per third article7 Stat., 425. of treaty of May thirteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-three, one thousand dollars; For blacksmith and assistants, and tools, iron, and steel for blacksmith shop, per same article and treaty, eight hundred dollars; in all, one thousand and eight hundred dollars. 85 sacs and foxes of the mississippi.Sacs and Foxes of the Mississippi.
For permanent annuity, in goods or otherwise, per third article of7 Stat., 85. treaty of November third, eighteen hundred and four, one thousand dollars; For interest on two hundred thousand dollars, at five per 7 Stat., 540.centum, per second article of treaty of October twenty-first, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, ten thousand dollars; For interest on eight hundred thousand dollars, at five per centum,7 Stat., 596. per second article of treaty of October eleventh, eighteen hundred and forty-two, forty thousand dollars: *Provided,* That the sum of one thousand five hundred dollars of this amount shall be used for the pay of a physician and for purchase of medicine; in all, fifty-one thousand dollars: *Provided,* That hereafter the Sacs and Foxes of Iowa shall have apportioned to them, from appropriations for fulfilling the stipulations*Proviso.*Sacs and Foxes of Iowa. of said treaties, their per capita proportion of the amount appropriated in this act, subject to provisions of treaties with said tribes; but this shall apply only to the Sacs and Foxes now in Iowa: *And provided further,**Proviso.* That this shall apply only to original Sacs and Foxes now in Iowa to be ascertained by the Secretary of the Interior. sacs and foxes of the missouri.Sacs and Foxes of the Missouri.7 Stat., 543.
For interest on one hundred and fifty-seven thousand four hundred dollars, at five per centum, under the direction of the President, per second article of treaty of October twenty-first, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, seven thousand eight hundred and seventy dollars; For support of a school, per fifth article of treaty of March sixth, 12 Stat., 1172.eighteen hundred and sixty-one, two hundred dollars; in all, eight thousand and seventy dollars. seminoles.Seminoles. For five per centum interest on two hundred and fifty thousand11 Stat., 702. dollars, to be paid as annuity, per eighth article of treaty of August seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, twelve thousand five hundred dollars;
For five per centum interest on two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to be paid as annuity (they having joined their brethren west), per eighth article of treaty of August seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, twelve thousand five hundred dollars ; For interest on fifty thousand dollars, at the rate of five per centum14 Stat., 756. per annum, to be paid annually, for the support of schools, as per third article of treaty of March twenty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, two thousand five hundred dollars;
For interest on twenty thousand dollars, at the rate of five per centum per annum, to be paid annually, for the support of the Seminole government, as per same article of same treaty, one thousand dollars; in all, twenty-eight thousand five hundred dollars. senecas.Senecas. For permanent annuity, in specie, per fourth article of treaty of September7 Stat., 161. twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and seventeen, five hundred dollars; For permanent annuity, in specie, per fourth article of treaty of7 Stat., 179.
September seventeenth, eighteen hundred and eighteen, five hundred dollars; For permanent annuity, for blacksmith and miller, per fourth article7 Stat., 349. of treaty of February twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and thirty-one, to be annually paid to them as a national fund, to be expended by them for such articles and wants and improvements in agriculture as their 86 chiefs (with the consent of their agent) may designate, as stipulated in 15 Stat., 515.the seventh article of treaty of February twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, one thousand six hundred and sixty dollars;
For permanent annuity, in specie, per fourth article of treaty of September7 Stat., 179.15 Stat., 514. seventeenth, eighteen hundred and eighteen, and fifth article of treaty of February twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, five hundred dollars; For blacksmith and assistant, shops and tools, iron and steel, per fourth7 Stat., 352. article of treaty of July twent ieth, eighteen hundred and thirty- one, and fifth article of treaty of February twenty-third, eighteen hundred and 15 Stat., 514.sixty-seven, five hundred and thirty dollars; in all, three thousand six hundred and ninety dollars. senecas of new york.Senecas of Now York.
For permanent annuity, in lieu of interest on stock, per act of February4 Stat., 442. nineteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-one, six thousand dollars; For interest, in lieu of investment, on seventy-five thousand dollars, at9 Stat., 35. five per centum, per act of June twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and forty-six, three thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; For interest, at five per centum, on forty-three9 Stat., 35. thousand and fifty dollars, transferred from the Ontario Bank to the United States Treasury, per act of June twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and forty-six, two thousand one hundred and fifty-two dollars and fifty cents; in all, eleven thousand nine hundred and two dollars and fifty cents. shawnees.Shawnees.
For permanent annuity, for educational purposes, per fourth article of treaty 7 Stat., 51.of August third, seventeen hundred and ninety-five, and third article of 10 Stat., 1056.treaty of May tenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, one thousand dollars; For permanent annuity, in specie, for educational purposes, per7 Stat., 161. fourth article of treaty of September twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and seventeen, and third article of treaty of May tenth, eighteen hundred 10 Stat., 1056.and fifty-four, two thousand dollars;
For interest, at five per centum, on forty thousand dollars, for educational10 Stat, 1056. purposes, per third article of last named treaty, two thousand dollars; in all, five thousand dollars. eastern shawnees.Eastern Shawnees. For permanent annuity, in specie, per fourth article of treaty of September7 Stat., 179. seventeenth, eighteen hundred and eighteen, and fifth article of15 Stat., 514. treaty of February twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, five hundred dollars;
For blacksmith and assistant, shops and tools, iron and steel, per fourth7 Stat., 352. article of treaty of July twentieth, eighteen hundred and thirty- one,15 Stat., 514. and fifth article of treaty of February twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty seven, five hundred and thirty dollars ; in all, one thousand and thirty dollars. shoshones and bannocks.Shoshones and Bannocks. Shoshones: For fifteenth of thirty installments, to purchase suits of15 Stat, 676. clothing for males over fourteen years of age, flannel, hose, calico, and domestics for females over the age of twelve years, and such goods as may be needed to make suits for boys and girls under the ages named, as per ninth article of treaty of July third, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, teu thousand dollars.
For pay of physician, teacher, carpenter, miller, engineer, farmer, and15 Stat., 676. blacksmith, as per tenth article of treaty of July third, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, five thousand dollars; 87 For pay of second blacksmith, and such iron and steel and other materials15 Stat., 675. as may be required, per eighth article of the same treaty, eight hundred dollars. Bannocks: For fifteenth of thirty’ installments, to purchase suits of15 Stat.., 676. clothing for males over fourteen years of age, flannel, hose, calico, and domestics for females over twelve years of age, and such flannel and cotton goods as may be needed to make suits for boys and girls under the ages named, as per ninth article of the same treaty, five thousand dollars;
For pay of physician, teacher, carpenter, miller, engineer, farmer,15 Stat., 676. and blacksmith, as per tenth article of treaty of July third, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, five thousand dollars; in all, twenty-five thousand eight hundred dollars. six nations of new york.Six Nations of New York. For permanent annuity, in clothing and other useful articles, per sixth7 Stat., 46. article of treaty of November seventeenth, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, four thousand five hundred dollars. sioux of different tribes, including santee sioux of nebraska.Sioux of different tribes, including Santee Sioux of Nebraska.
For fifteenth of thirty installments, to purchase clothing for males15 Stat., 638. over fourteen years of age, for flannel, hose, and calico, and domestics required for females over twelve years of age, and for such flannel and cotton goods as may be needed to make suits for boys and girls, per tenth article of treaty of April twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, one hundred and thirty-eight thousand dollars; For fifteenth of thirty installments, to purchase such articles as may15 Stat., 610. be considered proper by the Secretary of the Interior for persons roaming, one hundred and eighty thousand dollars;
For fifteenth of thirty installments, to purchase such articles as may be considered proper by the Secretary of the Interior, at twenty dollars per head, for oue thousand four hundred and twenty persons engaged in agriculture, twenty-eight thousand four hundred dollars; For pay of physician, five teachers, one carpenter, one miller, one engineer, two farmers, and one blacksmith, per thirteenth article of same treaty, eleven thousand four hundred dollars; For pay of additional employees at the several agencies for the SiouxAdditional employees, etc., Industrial school. in Nebraska and Dakota, twenty-five thousand dollars;
For industrial schools at the Santee Sioux and Crow Creek agencies,19 Stat., 254. three thousand dollars each, six thousand dollars; For subsistence of the Sioux and for purposes of their civilization, asCondition of payment. per agreement ratified by act of Congress approved February twenty- eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, one million two hundredEmployment of Indians, etc. and twenty-five thousand dollars, and an additional sum of fifty thousand dollars, to be expended only on the condition that the remainder of Sitting Bull’s band shall return to the United States and unite with said tribes; the above sums shall include transportation of supplies from the termination of railroad or steamboat transportation; and in this serviceMedewakanton band of Sioux, in Minn.
Indians shall be employed wherever practicable. For the purchase of stock for the Medewakanton band of SiouxMatron at San- tee agency. Indians, in the State of Minnesota, and other articles necessary for their civilization and education, and to enable them to become self-supporting, teu thousand dollars; For pay of matron at Santee agency, five hundred dollars;15 Stat., 638. For pay of second blacksmith, and furnishing iron, steel, and other material, per eighth article of same treaty, two thousand dollars; in all, one million six hundred and seventy-six thousand three hundred dollars. 88 sioux, yankton tribe.Sioux, Yankton tribe.
For sixth of ten installments, third series, to be paid to them or expended11 Stat., 744. for their benefit, per fourth article of treaty of April nineteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty eight, twenty-five thousand dollars; For subsistence and civilization of and purchase of stock for two19 Stat., 287. thousand Yankton Sioux, heretofore provided for in appropriations under “ Fulfilling treaty with Sioux of different tribes,” forty thousand dollars ; in all, sixty-five thousand dollars. utahs, tabequache band.Utahs, Tubequache band.
For pay of blacksmith, as per tenth article of treaty of October seventh,13 Stat., 675. eighteen hundred and sixty-three, seven hundred and twenty dollars. confederated bands of utes.Confederated bands of Utes. For pay of two carpenters, two millers, two farmers, and one blacksmith,15 Stat., 622. as per fifteenth article of treaty of March second, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, six thousand dollars; For pay of two teachers, as per same article of same treaty, one thousand eight hundred dollars;
For purchase of iron and steel, and the necessary tools for blacksmith15 Stat., 621. shop, per ninth article of same treaty, two hundred and twenty dollars; For sixteenth of thirty installments, to be expended under the direction of the15 Stat., 622. Secretary of the Interior, for clothing, blankets, and such other articles as he may deem proper and necessary, under eleventh article of same treaty, twenty-five thousand dollars. For annual amount, for the purchase of beef, mutton, beans, and potatoes, or other15 Stat., 622. necessary articles of food as per twelfth article of same treaty, twenty-five thousand dollars;
For pay of employees at the several Ute agencies, five thousand dollars;Employees at Ute agencies. in all, sixty-three thousand and twenty dollars. winnebagoes.Winnebagoes. For interest on eight hundred and four thousand nine hundred and7 Stat., 545. nine dollars and seventeen cents, at five per centum per annum, per fourth article of treaty of November first, eighteen hundred and thirty- seven,12 Stat., 628. and joint resolution of July seventeenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby directed to expend said interest for the support, education, and civilization of said Indians, forty thousand two hundred and forty-five dollars and forty-five cents;
For interest on seventy eight thousand three hundred and forty dollar’s and forty-one16 Stat., 355. cents, at five per centum per annum, to be expended, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, for the erection of bouses, improvement of their allotments of land, purchase of stock, agricultural implements, seeds, and other beneficial objects, three thousand nine hundred and seventeen dollars and two cents; in all, forty- lour thousand one hundred and sixty-two dollars and forty-seven cents. utes.Utes.
For fourth of ten installments to be distributed, at the discretion of the President, to such Ute Indians as distinguish themselves by good seuse, energy, and perseverance in the pursuits of civilized life and in the promotion of a good understanding between the Indians and the Government and people of the United States, four thousand dollars. Three thousand dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary to enable Survey of portion of Puyallup reservation, Washington Territory, into lots, etc.the President to cause to be surveyed such portion of the Puyal- lup reservation in Washington Territory into lots as he may deem advisable and direct, and the same assign to such individual Indians or 89 families of such reservation as are willing to avail themselves of the privilege and will locate on the same as permanent homes in accordance with the terms of article six of the treaty made on December twenty- sixth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, and ratified by the Senate March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-five.
MISCELLANEOUS SUPPORTS.Miscellaneous. For subsistence and civilization of the Arapahoes, Cheyennes, Apaches,Arapahoes, Cheyennes, Apaches, Kiowas, Comanches,and Wichitas. Kiowas, Comanches, and Wicliitas who have been collected upon the reservations set apart for their use and occupation, three hundred and ninety thousand dollars. For subsistence and civilization of Arickarees, Gros Ventres, andArickarees, Gros Ventres, and Mandans. Mandans: For this amount, to be expended in such goods, provisions, and other articles as the President may, from time to time, determine, in instructing in agricultural and mechanical pursuits, in providing employees, educating children, procuring medicine and medical attendance, care for and support of the aged, sick, and infirm, for the helpless orphans of said Indians, and in any other respect to promote their civilization, comfort, and improvement, foity thousand dollars.
For subsistence and civilization of the Assinaboines in Montana,Assinaboines. including pay of employees, twenty-five thousand dollars. For support, education, and civilization of the Blackfeet, Bloods, andBlackfoot,Bloods, and Piegans. Piegans, including pay of employees, fifty thousand dollars. Support of Chippewas of Lake Superior: For support and civilizationC h i p p e was of Lake Superior. of the Chippewas of Lake Superior, to be expended for agricultural and educational purposes, pay of clerk and necessary employees, purchase of goods and provisions, and for such other purposes as may be deemed for the best interests of said Indians, twelve thousand dollars.
For support and civilization of Chippewas of Red Lake and PembinaC h i n p e was of Red Lake, etc. tribe of Chippewas, and for pay of employees, twelve thousand dollars. Support of Chippewas on White Earth reservation : For this amount,Chippewas on White Earth reservation. or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, in the care and support of the Otter Tail, Pillager, Pembina, and Mississippi Chippewa Indians on the White Earth reservation, in Minnesota, to assist them in their agricultural operations, and for pay of physician (not to exceed one thousand two hundred dollars), six thousand dollars.
To enable the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Turtle MountainTurtle Mountain band of Chippewas. band of Chippewas in permanent homes on homesteads, and to purchase stock, implements, and other necessaries, five thousand dollars. That the lands acquired from the White Oak Point and Mille LacCertain lands on White Earth reservation reserved, etc.13 Stat., 693. bands of Chippewa Indians ou the White Earth reservation, in Minnesota, by the the treaty proclaimed March twentieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-five shall not be patented or disposed of in any manner until further legislation by Congress.
For subsistence and civilization of the confederated tribes and bandsConfedorated tribes, etc., in Middle Oregon. in Middle Oregon, and pay of employees, six thousand dollars. For subsistence and civilization of the D’Wamish and other alliedD’Wamish and other tribes, Washing Territory. tribes in Washington Territory, including pay of employees, seven thousand dollars. For subsistence and civilization of the Flatheads and other confederatedFlatheads. tribes, including pay of employees, eleven thousand dollars.
To enable the Secretary of the Interior to pay to the Flathead, Koo-tenay,Payment to Flathead, Kootenay, and Lower Pend d’Oreilles Indiana etc. and Lower Pend d’Oreilles Indians in Montana Territory for the right of way to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company over and through their reservation, sixteen thousand dollars, to be paid in accordance with an agreement made between said tribes and the United States on September second, eighteen hundred and eighty two, and being the sum paid to the United States by the Northern Pacific Railroad company in part payment for said right of way which agreement is hereby 90 ratified: *Provided,* That nothing herein shall be construed as in any *Proviso.*wise affecting the relation between the Government and said Railroad Company growing out of the grant of land made to said company beyond the right of way provided for in said agreement.
For support and civilization of Carlos’s band of Flathead Indians, toCarlos’s baud of Flatheads. be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior for those of said Indians who remain in Bitter Root Valley, as well as for those who remove to the Jocko reservation, twenty-one thousand dollars, to be immediately available. For subsistence and civilization of the Gros Ventres in Montana, includingGros Ventres in Montana. pay of employees, twenty-three thousand dollars.
For this amount, to subsist and properly care for the Apache andApaches, etc., in Arizona and New Mexico. other Indians in Arizona and New Mexico who have been or may be collected on reservations in New Mexico or Arizona, two hundred and eighty thousand dollars. For education and civilization of the Indians within the limits of theIndians, Central Superin tendency. late Central Superintendency, including clothing, food, and lodging for the children attending school, eighteen thousand dollars.
Support of Indians at Fort Peck agency : For this amount, to be expendedIndians at Fort Peek agency. in such goods, provisions, and other useful articles as the President may, from time to time, determine, in instructing iu agricultural and mechanical pursuits, in providing employees, educating children, procuring medicine and medical attendance, care for and support of the aged, sick, and infirm, for the helpless orphans of said Indians, and in any respect to promote their civilization, comfort, and improvement, eighty thousand dollars.
For subsistence, support, civilization, and instruction of the ShoshonesIndians at Fort Hall reservation, in Idaho, and pay of employees. and Bannocks, and other Indians of the Fort Hall reservation, in Idaho Territory, including pay of employees, eighteen thousand dollars. For support, civilization, and instruction of the Shoshones, Bannocks,Indians at Lemhi agency, in Idaho. and Sheepeaters, and other Indians of the Lemhi agency, in Idaho Territory, including pay of employees, sixteen thousand five hundred dollars.
For support, civilization, and instruction of the Klamaths and Mo- docs,Klamath agency. and other Indians of the Klamath agency, iu Oregou, including pay of employees, five thousand dollars. For support and civilization of the Kansas Indians, including agricultural assistanceKansas Indians. and pay of employees, five thousand dollars. For support and civilization of the Makahs, includingMakahs. pay of employees, four thousand dollars. For support and civilization of the Menomonee Indians,Menomonees. including pay of employees, four thousand dollars.
For support and civilization of the Modoc Indians nowModocs in Indian Territory. residing within the Indian Territory, four thousand dollars. For instruction, support, and civilization of the Navajo Indians, includingNavajos. the construction of ditches, reservoirs, and wells, the purchase of stock, pay of employees, and purchase of medicines, forty thousand dollars, to be paid from the funds now in the Treasury belonging to said Indians, and not exceeding one thousand two hundred dollars of this amount may be paid for a clerk.
For support and civilization of Joseph’s band of Nez Perce IndiansJoseph’s band of Nez Perces. iu the Indian Territory, twenty thousand dollars; and of this amount a sum not exceeding one thousand six hundred and twenty-five dollars may be paid, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior to Payment to James Reuben.James Reuben, for expenses incurred by him iu taking Unity-three Nez Perce Indians from the Indian Territory to Idaho; and Removal of Nez Perces.the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to expend the balance of this appropriation for the removal of the Nez Perce Indians now in the Indian Territory to some other location, if be deems it proper so to do, and for their support at such new location.
For subsistence and civilization of the Qui-uaielts and Quil-leh-utes.Qui-uai-elts and Quil-leh-utes. including pay of employees, four thousand dollars. 91 For support and civilization of Shoshone Indians, in Wyoming, twelve thousandShoshone Indians in Wyoming. dollars. For support and civilization of Shoshone Indians in Nevada, including PaY ofShoshones in Nevada. employees, ten thousand dollars. For support and civilization of Sioux of Lake Traverse, including pay of employees,Sioux of Lake Traverse. eight thousand dollars.
For support and civilization of Sioux of Devil’s Lake, including employees,Sioux of Devil’s Lake. eight thousand dollars. For subsistence and civilization of the S’Klallam Indians, including pay ofS’Klallam Indians. employees, four thousand dollars. For support, civilization, and instruction of the Tonkawa Indians, and for their removal to a reservation in the Indian Territory,Tonkawas. ten thousand dollars. For subsistence and civilization of the Walla-Walla, Cayuse,Walla-Walla, Caynse, and Umatilla tribes. and Umatilla tribes, including pay of employees, seven thousand dollars.
For subsistence and civilization of the Yakamasaud otherYakamas, etc. Indians at said agency, including pay of employees, fifteen thousand dollars. FOR SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS. For support of Indian day and industrial schools, and for other educationalIndian day and industrial schools. purposes not hereinafter provided for, and in pursuance of treaty obligations, five hundred and ten thousand dollars; for construction and repair of school buildings forty thousand dollars; and for purchase of cattle and sheep for schools, twenty-five thousand dollars; in all,five hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars: *Provided,* That the*Proviso.*Limit of cost of school buildings. entire cost of any boarding-school building to be built from the moneys appropriated hereby, including furniture, shall not exceed ten thousand dollars; and the entire cost of any day school building to be so built shall not exceed eight hundred dollars.
For support and education of Indian children of both sexes at industrialIndustrial schools.Alaska.Arkansas City. schools in Alaska, fifteen thousand dollars. For support of the industrial school near Arkansas City, twenty-six thousand five hundred dollars; and said sum shall be disbursed upon the basis of an allowance of one hundred and seventy-five dollars for the support and education of each scholar; for building for employees at said school, five thousand dollars; pay of superintendent of said school, one thousand live hundred dollars; in all thirty-three thousand dollars; and the limitation imposed upon the appropriation for this school for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-four iu the act22 Stat., 449. approved March first, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, is hereby repealed.
For support of Indian industrial school at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, andCarlisle, Pa. for transportation of children to and from said school, seventy-five thousand dollars; and said sum shall be disbursed upon the basis of an allowance not exceeding one hundred and seventy-five dollars, exclusive of transportation,for the support and education, of each scholar actually maintained in and supported and educated at said school, but actual cost of transportation and other expenses of such children as are sent out of said school among farmers for support and education may be disbursed from said funds; for annual allowance to Captain R.
H. Pratt,Payment toR.H. in charge of said Indian industrial school, one thousand dollars; in all,Pratt. seventy-six thousand dollars. For support of Indian industrial school at Forest Grove, Oregon,Forest Grove, Oregon. thirty five thousand dollars; and said sum shall be disbursed upon the basis’ of an allowance of not exceeding one hundred and seventy-five dollars exclusive of transportation for the support and education of each scholar; pay of superintendent, one thousand five hundred dollars ; erection of buildings, to be located on laud to be selected by the Secretary of the Interior, if a suitable location and a quantity of land at Forest Grove or elsewhere, in the State of Oregon, sufficient for a 92 farm for the use of the school shall be donated for the purpose, twenty thousand dollars; in all, fifty-six thousand five hundred dollars.
For support of industrial school for Indians at Genoa, Nebraska,Genoa, Nebr. twenty-six thousand five hundred dollars; and said sum shall be disbursed upon the basis of an allowance of not exceeding one hundred and seventy-five dollars for the support anti education of each scholar; pay of superintendent, one thousand five hundred dollars; in all, twenty-eight thousand dollars; and the limitation imposed upon the appropriation for this school for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-four in the act approved March first, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, is hereby repealed.
For support and education of one hundred and twenty Indian childrenHampton, Va. at the school at Hampton,Virginia, nineteen thousand dollars; transportation of children to and from said school, two thousand five hundred dollars; in all, twenty-one thousand nine hundred dollars. For support and education of Indian children, at one hundred andLawrence, Kans. seventy-five dollars per annum each, at the Indian school at Lawrence, Kansas, fifty-six thousand eight hundred dollars; pay of superintend- entof school, two thousand dollars; teams, wagons, and farm-implements for manual-labor school, two thousand dollars; in all, sixty thousand eight hundred dollars.
For care, support, and education of two hundred Indian children atLincoln Institution, Philadelphia. Lincoln Institution, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at a rate not to exceed one hundred and sixty-seven dollars per annum for each child, thirty-three thousand four hundred dollars. For care, support, and education of Indian children at industrial,Other schools not enumerated. agricultural, mechanical, or other schools, other than those herein Provided for, in any of the States or Territories of the United States, at a rate not to exceed one hundred and sixty-seven dollars for each child, ninety thousand dollars; and of said sum not exceeding twenty thousand dollars may be used for the transportation of Indian children to and from schools, and also for the transportation of children from all the Indian schools, and placing them with the consent of their parents, under the care and control of such suitable white families as may in all respects be qualified to give such children moral, industrial, and educational training for a term of not less than three years, under arrangements in which their proper care, support, and education shall be in exchange for their labor.
For the erection of a boardinghouse, the purchase of tools and agriculturalEstablishment of school for Eastern band of Cherokees, N.C. implements and other necessary articles to establish an industrial training school among the Eastern band of Cherokees in North Carolina, four thousand dollars. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and hereby is, authorized toTransfer of appropriation for re pair, etc., of school buildings. expend so much of the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars appropriated for the purpose of further instructing and civilizing Indian children dwelliug west of the Mississippi River, and so forth, in an act entitled “An act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, and for other purposes,” approved May seventeenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two (Statutes 22 Stat., 86.twenty-two, page eighty-six), as he may deem necessary for the purpose of erecting and repairing such school buildings as are now in course of construction or for which contracts have been made, and tor such other educational purposes as he may consider proper.
To enable the Secretary of the Interior to employ practical farmers,Employment of practical farmers, etc. in addition to the agency farmers now employed, at wages not exceeding seventy-five dollars each per month, to superintend and direct farming among such Indians as are making effort for self-support, twenty- five thousand dollars. 93 GENERAL INCIDENTAL EXPENSES OF THE INDIAN SERVICE.Incidental expenses. Incidental expenses of Indian service in Arizona: For general incidentalIndian service in Arizona. expenses of the Indian service, including traveling expenses of agents in Arizona, support and civilization of Indians at the Colorado River, Pima, and Maricopa and Moquis Pueblo agencies, fifteen thousand dollars; and pay of employees at same agencies, ten thousand dollars; in all, twenty-live thousand dollars.
Incidental expenses of Indian service in California: For general incidentalCalifornia. expenses of the Indian service, including traveling expenses of agents, support and civilization of Indians of the Round Valley, Hoopa Valley, Tule River, and Mission agencies, twenty thousand dollars ; and pay of employees at same agencies, nine thousand dollars; in all, twenty nine thousand dollars. Incidental expenses of Indian service in Colorado: For general incidentalColorado. expenses of the Indian service, including traveling expenses of agents, one thousand five hundred dollars.
Incidental expenses of Indian service in Dakota : For general incidentalDakota. expenses of the Indian service, including traveling expenses of agents at eight agencies for the Sioux, eight thousand dollars. Incidental expenses of Indian service in Idaho: For general incidentalIdaho. expenses of the Indian service in Idaho, including traveling expenses of agents, one thousand dollars; employees at Lemhi agency, one thousand eight hundred dollars; and additional employees at Fort Hall, Idaho, one thousand dollars; in all, three thousand eight hundred dollars.
Incidental expenses of Indian service in Montana: For general incidental Montana.expenses of the Indian service, including pay of employees and traveling expenses of agents, five thousand dollars. Incidental expenses of Indian service in Nevada: For general incidentalNevada. expenses of the Indian service, including traveling expenses of agents, and support and civilization of Indians located on the I’i-Ute, Walker River, Western Shoshone, and Pyramid Lake reservations, and for the gathering, care, and removal of the Winnemucca or Leggins’s band of Pi-Utes and other unsettled Pi-Utes to a suitable place on some existing reservation, to be selected by the Secretary of the Interior, seventeen thousand dollars; and pay of employees at same agencies, six thousand dollars; in all, twenty-three thousand dollars.
Incidental expenses of Indian service in New Mexico: For general incidental New Mexico.expenses of the Indian service, including traveling expenses of agents, support and civilization of Indians at Pueblo agency, and pay of employees at said agency, five thousand dollars. Incidental expenses of Indian service in Oregon: For general incidentalOregon. expenses of the Indian service, including traveling expenses of agents in Oregon, support and civilization of Indians at Grand Ronde and Siletz agencies, ten thousand dollars; and pay of employees at the same agencies, six thousand dollars; in all, sixteen thousand dollars.
Incidental expenses of Indian service in Utah: For general incidentalUtah. expenses of the Indian service, including traveling expenses of agents, support and civilization of Indians at Uintah Valley and Ouray agencies, and pay of employees at. said agencies, ten thousand dollars. Incidental expenses of Indian service in Washington Territory: For general incidentalWashington Territory. expenses of the Indian service, including traveling expenses of agents at seven agencies, and pay of employees, and the support and civilization of Indians at Colville and Nisquaily agencies, fourteen thousand dollars.
Incidental expenses of Indian service in Wyoming: For general incidentalWyoming. expenses of the Indian service, including traveling expenses of agents and pay of employees, one thousand five hundred dollars. 94 miscellaneous.Miscellaneous. Pay of Indian police: For the service of not exceeding eight hundredIndian police. privates, at five dollars per month each, and not exceeding one hundred officers, at eight dollars per mouth each, of Indian police, to be employed in maintaining order and prohibiting illegal traffic in liquor on the several Indian reservations, and for the purchase of equipments and rations for policemen of non-ration agencies, seventy-two thousand dollars: *Proviso.**Provided,* That the agent of the Navajo Indians may employ ten Indian policemen, at a rate of compensation not exceeding fifteen dollars per month each.
For pure vaccine matter and vaccination of Indians, one thousandVaccine. dollars. Telegraphing and making purchases of Indian supplies: To pay theIndian supplies, purchase of. expenses of purchasing goods and supplies for the Indian service, including rent of warehouses and pay of necessary employees; advertising, at rates not exceeding regular commercial rates; inspection, and all other expenses connected therewith, including telegraphing, forty thousand dollars. That where Indians are in possession or control of cattle or their increaseSale of cattle, conditions of; penalty for violation of terms of sale. which have been purchased by the Government such cattle shall not be sold to any person not a member of the tribe to which the owners of the cattle belong or to any citizen of the United States whether intermarried with the Indians or not except with the consent in writing of the agent of the tribe to which the owner or possessor of the cattle belongs.
And all sales made in violation of this provision shall be void and the offending purchaser on conviction thereof shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars and imprisoned not less than six months. Transportation of Indian supplies: For this amount, for necessaryTransportation of supplies. expenses of transportation i f such goods, provisions, and other articles for the various tribes of Indians provided for by this act, including pay and expenses of transportation agents, two hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars.
For this amount, for survey and subdivision of Indian reservations,Survey, etc., of Indian reservations. and defining by surveys the boundaries of reservations and of lands to be allotted to Indians, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, fifty thousand dollars; and five thousand dollars of this sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be used for Navajo Indian reservation.surveying and defining the boundaries of the Navajo Indian reservation.
For detecting and prosecuting persons who sell or barter, or donateDetection, etc., of persons selling liquors to Indians upon reservation.R. 8. 2139, 373.R. 8. 2140, 373. or furnish in any manner whatsoever, liquors, wines, beer, or any intoxicating beverage whatsoever to Indians upon or belonging to any Indian reservation, five thousand dollars. And no part of section twenty-one hundred and thirty-nine or of section twenty-one hundred and forty of the Revised Statutes shall be a bar to the prosecution of any officer, soldier, sutler or storekeeper, attache, or employe of the Army of the United States who shall barter, donate, or furnish in any manner whatsoever liquors, wines, beer, or any intoxicating beverage whatsoever to any Indian.
For the purpose of constructing irrigating-ditches on Indian reservations.Irrigating ditches on reservations, etc. and instructing Indians in farming in connection therewith, fifty thousand dollars. For construction of bridges on the Santee Sioux Indian reservation,Bridges on San-tee Sioux reservation. in Nebraska, and the Ponca Indian reservation, in the Territory of Dakota, twelve thousand dollars, (or so much thereof as may be necessary), to be immediately available To enable the Secretary of the Interior to purchase beef, flour, andHualpais Indians in Arizona. other necessaries for the support of the Hualpais Indians in Arizona, to be immediately available, twenty thousand dollars. 95 Removal and support of confederated bands of Utes :
For this amount,Confederated bands of Utes. to reimburse the Ute removal fund for sum expelled out of said fund for the survey of public lands of the United States formerly the Ute Indian reservation, in Colorado, twenty-one thousand five hundred and seventy-five dollars and thirty-five cents. For this amount, to reimburse the Ute removal fund for sum expendedReimbursement of Ute removal fund, etc. out of said fund in payment for improvements of white settlers on lands in Utah selected for the location of the Uncompahgre Utes, ten thousand three hundred and thirty-eight dollars and twenty-five cents.
For the purpose of enabling the Secretary of the Interior to continue21 Stat., 199. to carry out the provisions of the act of June fifteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, ratifying the agreement submitted by the confederated bands of Ute Indians in Colorado for the sale of their reservationSale of Ute Indian reservation, Colorado. in said State, and for other purposes, and to make the necessary appropriations for carrying out the same,” five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be taken from moneys appropiiated by said act and remaining unexpended That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to detail a properCommission for examination of coal on White Mountain Indian reservation, Arizona. person or persons from the employees of the Geological Survey and to also appoint a suitable person not now in the employ of the government which said persons shall constitute a commission who shall under the direction of the Secretary proceed to examine and report upon the character, extent, thickness, and depth of each vein, the value of the coal per ton on the dump, and the best method to utilize the same, and to report their opinions as to the best method of disposing thereof within the limits of the White Mountain Indian reservation in the Territory of Arizona, and the result of said investigation to the Secretary and by him transmitted to Congress, and for the compensation and expenses of the member of the commission not of the Geological Survey and for the expenses of examination and investigation on the ground two thousand five hundred dollars.
To enable the Seminole Indians now in Florida to obtain homesteadsSeminole Indians, Florida. upon the public lands, and to establish themselves thereon, six thousand dollars. To pay the following claimants, named in the letter of the SecretaryPayments for damages from raid of North Cheyenne Indians, 1876. of the Interior of February twentieth, eighteen hundred and eighty- four, being House Executive Document number one hundred and two, Forty-eighth Congress, first session, for damages suffered from the raid of the Northern Cheyenne Indians in September, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, to be paid from the unexpended balances of treaty funds belonging to the Northern Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians, which are hereby reappropriated for the purpose, namely:
To Mrs M. Smith, two hundred and ninety five dollars; Mrs E. J. Humphrey, six hundred and twenty three dollars; John R. Vancleve, two hundred and forty dollars; Peter D. Adams, sixty dollars; Robert Bridel, five hundred and eighty- five dollars and eighty five cents; James Bailey, one hundred and ten dollars; N. W. Rider, sixty-one dollars and fifty cents; J. J. Keefer, seventy dollars; Henry Rathbon, forty-five dollars; E. D. Stillson, forty dollars; Patrick Drohen, four hundred and ninety-one dollarsand fifty cents;
Mary Hamper, fifty five dollars; John McKenzia, one hundred and twenty-eight dollars and fifty cents; Lizzie Steffen, eighty dollars; J. B. Jennings, eighty-eight dollars; Thomas II. Collins, seven hundred dollars; Wenzel Kahan, eighty dollars; Franz Tacha, one hundred dollars ; Joseph Cilek,one hundred and fifty dollars; George M. Miller, forty dollars; estate of J. Erwin, three hundred and five dollars; in all, four thousand three hundred and forty-eight dollars and thirty-live cents.
To pay the following named claimants, or their legal representatives,Payments for damages from Ute Indian massacre 1879. in full satisfaction of their claims tor damages caused by the Ute Indians at the time of the Ute massacre at the White River agency, in eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, to be paid from the funds belonging to the confederated bands of Ute Indians, namely: To Josephine 96 Meeker, four hundred and sixty dollars; Mrs A. D. Meeker, seven hundred and seventy-eight dollars and eighty-five cents;
Sophronia E. Price, seven hundred and one dollars and fifty cents; Sarah M. Post, five hundred dollars; W. E. Eskridge, two hundred and twenty dollars; George T. Dresser, eight hundred and eighty-one dollars; George II. Shepard, one hundred and eight dollars; Thomas F. Thompson, two hundred and three dollars; Albert A. Woodbury, seventy-nine dollars and fifty cents; E. II. Mansfield, one hundred and eighty seven dollars and twenty-five cents ; McLane and Dillman, three hundred dollars; in all, four thousand four hundred and nineteen dollars and ten cents.
That such Indians as may now be located on public lands, or as may,Provisions of homestead laws made applicable to Indians, etc. under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, or otherwise, hereafter, so locate may avail themselves of the provisions of the homestead laws as fully and to the same extent as may now be done by citizens of the United States; and to aid such Indians in making selections of homesteads and the necessary proofs at the proper land offices, one thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated ; but no Foes and commissions for entries excluded.fees or commissions shall be charged on account of said entries or proofs.
All patents therefor shall be of the legal effect, and declare that the United States does and will hold the land thus entered for the period Lands to be held in trust, etc., by U. S.of twenty-five years, in trust for the sole use and benefit of the Indian by whom such entry shall have been made, or, in case of his decease, of his widow and heirs according to the laws of the State or Territory where such land is located, and that at the expiration of said period the United States will convey the same by patent to said Indian, or his widow and heirs as aforesaid, in fee, discharged of said trust and free of all charge or incumbrance whatsoever.
INTEREST ON TRUST FUND STOCKS.Interest on trust- fund stocks. Sec. 2. For payment of interest on certain abstracted and nonpayingItems. State stocks belonging to the various Indian tribes, and held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior, for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, namely: For trust-fund interest due Cherokee national fund, twenty-six thousand and sixty dollars; For trust-fund interest due Cherokee school-fund, two thousand four hundred and ten dollars;
For trust fund interest due Chickasaw national fund, nineteen thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars; For trust-fund interest due Choctaw general fund, twenty-seven thousand dollars; For trust-fund interest due Delaware general fund, eight thousand nine hundred and thirty dollars ; For trust-fund interest due lowas, three thousand five hundred and twenty dollars; For trust-fund interest due Kaskaskias, Peorias, Weas, and Pianke- shaws, four thousand eight hundred and one dollars;
For trust-fund interest due Kaskaskia, Wea, Peoria, and Piankeshaw school-fund, one thousand four hundred and forty-nine dollars; For trust-fund interest due Menomonees, nine hundred and fifty dollars; For trust-fund interest due Ottawas and Chippewas, two hundred and thirty dollars ; in all, ninety-five thousand one hundred and seventy dollars. Sec. 3. That no purchase of supplies for which appropriations arePurchase of supplies to be advertised- exceptions. herein made exceeding in the aggregate five hundred dollars iu value at any one time shall be made without first giving at least three weeks’ public notice by advertisement, except in cases of exigency, when, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, who shall make official record of the facts constituting the exigency, and shall report the same 97 to Congress at its next session, lie may direct that purchases may be made in open market in amount not exceeding three thousand dollars.
Sec. 4. That so much of the appropriations herein made as may beAppropriation fur goods, etc., available, when. required to pay for goods and supplies, and for transportation of the same, for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty- five, shall be immediately available; but no such goods or supplies shall be distributed or delivered to any of said Indians prior to July first, eighteen hundred and eighty-four; and the Secretary of the Interior, Transfer of surplus of appropriations for deficiency in subsistence.under the direction of the President, may use any surplus that may remain in any of the said appropriations herein made for the purchase of subsistence for the several Indian tribes, to an amount not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars in the aggregate, to supply any subsistence deficiency that may occur : *Provided however,* That funds*Proviso.**Proviso.* appropriated to fulfill treaty obligations shall not be so used: *And Provided further,* That any diversions which shall be made under authority of this section shall be reported in detail, and the reasons therefor, to Congress, at the session of Congress next succeeding such diversion: *And provided further.* That the Secretary of the Interior, under the direction*Proviso.* of the President, may use any sums appropriated in this act for subsistence, and not absolutely necessary lor that purpose, for the purchase of stock cattle for the benefit of the tribe for which such appropriation is made, or for the assistance of such Indians to become farmers, and shall report, to Congress, at its next session thereafter, an account of his action under this provision.
Sec. 5. That when not required for the purpose for which appropriated,Diversion of certain appropriations. the funds herein provided for the pay of specified employees at any agency may be used by the Secretary of the Interior for the pay of oilier employees at such agency, but no deficiency shall be thereby created, and, when necessary, specified employees may be detailed for other service when not required for the duty for which they were engaged; and that the several appropriations herein made for millers, blacksmiths, engineers, carpenters, physicians, and other persons, and for varions articles provided for by treaty stipulation for the several Indian tribes, may be diverted to other uses for the benefit of the said tribes, respectively, within the discretion of the President, and with the consent of said tribes, expressed in the usual manner; and that he cause report to be made to Congress, at its next session thereafter, of his action under this provision.
Sec. 6. That the President may, in his discretion, consolidate two orPresident authorized to consolidate agencies. more agencies into one ; and where Indians are located on reservations created by executive order, he may, with the consent of the tribes to be affected thereby, expressed in the usual manner, consolidate one or more tribes, and abolish such agencies as are thereby rendered unnecessary ; and preference shall at all times, as far as practicable, be given to Indians in the employment of clerical, mechanical, and other help on reservations and about agencies.
Sec. 7. That whenever, after advertising for bids for supplies inBids for supplies, etc., may be rejected. accordance with section three of this act, those received for any article contain conditions detrimental to the interest of the Government, they may be rejected and the articles specified in such bids purchased in open market, at prices not to exceed thosePurchase in open market. of the lowest bidder, and not to exceed the market price of the same, until such time as satisfactory bids can be obtained, for which immediate advertisement shall be made.
Sec. 8. That any disbursing or other officer of the United States, orMisrepresentation as to fact, etc., in any voucher, account, or claim; penalty. other person, who shall knowingly present, or cause to be presented, any voucher, account, or claim to any officer of the United States, for approval or payment, or for the purpose of securing a credit in auy account with the United States, relating to any matter pertaining to the Indian service, which shall contain auy material misrepresentation of fact in regard to the amount due or paid, the name, or character of the article furnished or received, or of the service rendered, or to the date of purchase, delivery, or performance of service, or in any other particu- 98 FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
SESS. I. CH. 180,181. 1884. lar, shall not be entitled to payment or credit for any part of said voucher, account, or claim ; and if any such credit shall be given or received, or payment made, the United States may recharge the same to the officer or person receiving the credit or payment, and recover the amount from either or from both, in the same manner as other debts due the United States are collected: *Provided,* That where an account contains more than one voucher the foregoing shall apply onlj’ to such vouchers as contain*Provisos.* the misrepresentation: *And provided further,* That the officers and persons by and between whom the business is transacted shall, in all civil actions in settlement of accounts, be presumed to know the facts in relation to the matter set forth in the voucher, account, or claim : *And provided further,* That the foregoing shall be in addition to the penalties now prescribed by law, and in no way affect proceedings under existing law for like offenses.
That where practicable this section shall be printed on the blank forms of vouchers Provided for general use. Sec. 9. That hereafter each Indian agent be required, in his annualIndian agents to make annual report. report, to submit a census of the Indians at his agency or upon the reservation under his charge, the number of males above eighteen years of age, the number of females above fourteen years of age, the number of school children between the ages of six and sixteen years, the number of schoolhouses at his agency, the number of schools in operation and the attendance at each, and the names of teachers employed and salaries paid such teachers.
Sec. 10. That no part of the expenses of the public lands serviceProceeds of sale of Indian lands, etc., not applicable to expenses of public lauds service.Sale of government property on Indian reservations ; disposal of proceeds. shall be deducted from the proceeds of Indian lands sold through the General Land Office, except as authorized by the treaty or agreement providing for the his position of the lands. Sec. 11. That at any of the Indian reservations where there is now on band Government property not required for the use and benefit of the Indians at said reservations the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to move such property to other Indian reservations where it may be required, or to sell it and apply the proceeds of the same in the purchase of such articles as may be needed for the use of the Indians for whom said property was purchased; and he shall make report of his action hereunder to the next session of Congress thereafter.
Approved, July 4, 1884.
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