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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 26 STAT. · August 19, 1890 · Chapter 807

Chapter 807. 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 ninety-one, and for other purposes

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CHAP. 807.— 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 ninety-one, and for other purposes.August 19, 1890. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Indian Department appropriations. 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 for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, and fulfilling treaty stipulations with the various Indian tribes, namely:
For pay of fifty-eight agents of Indian affairs at the following-namedPay of agents at specified agencies. agencies, at the rates respectively indicated, namely: At the Warm Springs Agency, 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 Yakama Agency, at one thousand eight hundred dollars; At the Colville Agency, at one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Puyallup (consolidated) Agency, embracing Nisqually and S’Kokomish and Quinaielt Agencies, at one thousand six hundred dollars; At the Tulalip Agency, at one thousand dollars; At the Round Valley Agency, at one thousand five hundred dollars; At Hoopa Valley Agency, at one thousand two hundred dollars; At the Mission Tule River (consolidated) Agency, atone thousand six hundred dollars;
At the Nevada Agency, at one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Western Shoshone Agency, at one thousand five hundred dollars; FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 807. 1890.337 At the Nez Perces 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 two hundred dollars; At the Tongue River Agency, at one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Yankton Agency, at one thousand six hundred dollars; At the Crow Creek arid Lower Brule Agency, at one thousand eight hundred dollars; At the Standing Rock Agency, at one thousand eight 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; At the Shoshone Agency, at one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Uintah and Ouray Agency (consolidated) at one thousand eight hundred dollars; At the Pueblo Agency, at one thousand five hundred dollars;
At the Navajo Agency, at two thousand dollars; At the Mescalero Agency, at one thousand six hundred dollars; At the Southern Ute and Jicarilla 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 two hundred dollars; At the Ponca, Pawnee, Otoe, and Oakland 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 eight hundred dollars; At the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency, at two thousand two hundred dollars; At the Kiowa Agency, at two thousand dollars; At the Union Agency, at two thousand dollars;
At the White Earth Agency, at one thousand eight hundred dollars; At the Sac and Fox Agency, Iowa, at one thousand dollars; At the Green Bay Agency, at two thousand dollars; At the La Pointe Agency, at two 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 Agency, eight hundred dollars; in all, eighty-nine thousand one hundred dollars; and all provisions of law 338 fixing compensation for Indian agents in excess of that herein provided are hereby repealed.
For the payment of necessary interpreters, to be distributed in theInterpreters. discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, twenty-five thousand dollars; but no person employed by the United States and paid for any other service shall be paid for interpreting. For pay of five Indian inspectors, at three thousand dollars perInspectors. annum each, fifteen thousand dollars. For necessary traveling expenses of five Indian inspectors, includingTraveling, etc., expenses. telegraphing and incidental expenses of inspection and investigation, seven thousand dollars.
Pay of one superintendent of Indian schools, four-thousand dollars.Superintendent of schools. Necessary traveling expenses of one superintendent of IndianTraveling, etc., expenses. schools, including telegraphing and incidental expenses of *Provisos*.Allowance.inspection and investigation, two thousand dollars: *Provided*, That he shall be allowed three dollars per day for traveling expenses when actually on duty in the field, exclusive of cost of transportation and Other duties.sleeping-car fare: *And provided*, That he shall perform such other duties as may be imposed upon him by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior.
For buildings and repair of buildings at agencies, and repairs ofAgency buildings. the same, twenty-five thousand dollars. For contingencies of the Indian service, including traveling andContingent expenses. incidental expenses of Indian agents, and of their offices, and of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and of such person as may be detailed to accompany him, also traveling and incidental expenses of Special agents, etc.five special agents, at three dollars per day when actually employed on duty in the field, exclusive of transportation and sleeping-car fare, in lieu of all other expenses now authorized by law; for pay of employees not otherwise provided for, and for pay of five special agents at two thousand dollars per annum each, forty-four thousand dollars.
For the expenses of the commission of citizens, serving withoutCitizens commission. compensation, appointed by the President under the provisions of Vol, 16, p. 40.the fourth section of the act of April tenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, five thousand dollars. FULFILLING TREATY STIPULATIONS WITH AND SUPPORT OF INDIAN TRIBES.Fulfilling treaties. apaches, kiowas and comanches.Apaches, Kiowas. and Comanches. For twenty-third of thirty installments, as provided to be expended Vol. 15, pp. 590, 584.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 treaties, eleven thousand dollars; For pay of carpenter, farmer, blacksmith, miller, and engineer, four thousand five hundred dollars: For pay of physician and two teachers, two thousand seven hundred dollars; in all, forty-eight thousand two hundred dollars; cheyennes and arapahoes.Cheyennes and Arapahoes. For twenty-third of thirty installments, as provided to be expendedVol. 15, p. 596. under the tenth article of treaty of October twenty-eight, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, twenty thousand dollars; 339 For purchase of clothing, as per same article, twelve thousand dollars;
For pay of physician and teacher, as per thirteenth article of sameVol. 15, p. 597. treaty, two thousand dollars; For pay of carpenter, farmer, blacksmith, miller, and engineer, as per same article, four thousand five hundred dollars; in all, thirty-eight thousand five hundred dollars. chickasaws.Chickasaws. For permanent annuity, in goods, three thousand dollars.Vol. 1, p. 619. chippewas of the mississippi.Chippewas of the Mississippi. For forty-fourth of forty-six installments, to be paid to Chief Hole in-the-Day, or his heirs, per third article of treaty of August second,Vol. 9, p. 204.Vol. 16, p. 720. eighteen hundred and forty-seven, and fifth article of treaty of March nineteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, one thousand dollars;
For the support of a school or schools upon said reservation, during the pleasure of the President, in accordance with third article of treaty of March nineteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, fourVol. 16, p. 720. thousand dollars; in all, five thousand dollars. chippewas, pillagers, and lake winnebagoshish bands.Chippewas, Pillagers, and Lake Winnebogoshish Bands. For thirty-sixth of forty installments of annuity, in money, per third article of treaty of February twenty-second, eighteen hundredVol. 10, p. 1108.Vol. 13, p. 094. 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 thirty-sixth of forty installments of annuity, in goods, per same articles of same treaties, eight thousand dollars;
For thirty-sixth of forty installments, for purpose of utility, per same articles of same treaties, four thousand dollars: in all, twenty-two thousand six hundred and sixty-six dollars and sixty-six cents. choctaws.Choctaws. For permanent annuity, per second article of treaty of NovemberPermanent annuities.Vol. 7, p. 99.Vol. 11, p. 614. sixteenth, eighteen hundred and five, and fourteenth article of treaty of June twenty-second, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, three thousand dollars;
For permanent annuity, for support of blacksmith, per sixth articleVol. 7, p. 212. of treaty of October eighteenth, eighteen hundred and twenty, ninth article of treaty of January twentieth, eighteen hundred and twenty-five.Vol. 7, p. 236.Vol. 11, p. 614. and thirteenth article of treaty of June twenty-second, eighteen hundred find 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 ofVol. 7, p. 236. treaty of January twentieth, eighteen hundred and twenty-five and thirteenth article of treaty of June twenty-second, eighteen hundredVol. 11, p. 614. and fifty-five, three hundred and twenty dollars; For interest on three hundred and ninety thousand two hundredInterest. 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, in conformity with the provisions contained in the ninthVol. 7, p. 230. and thirteenth articles of treaty of January twentieth, eighteen hundred and twenty-five, and treaty of June twenty-second, eighteenVol. 11, p. 614. hundred and fifty-five, nineteen thousand five hundred and twelve dollars and eighty-nine cents; in all, twenty-nine thousand four hundred and thirty-two dollars and eighty-nine cents. 340 This amount, to reimburse the Choctaw Orphan Reservation fund,To reimhurse Choctaw Orphan Reservation fund.William G.
Coffin. being the sum taken from said fund on the fourth day of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, by order of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and advanced to William G. Coffin, superintendent Relief of loyal Cherokees.*Proviso*.United States to be reimbursed from Cherokee trust fund interest.of Indian affairs for the southern superintendency, for the relief of loyal Cherokee Indians, fifteen thousand dollars: *Provided*, That said amount shall be reimbursed to the United States out of interest accruing to the Cherokee Nation on their funds held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior. columbias and colvilles.Columbias and Colvilles.
For annuity for Chief Moses, as per agreement of July seventhVol. p. 79.Chief Moses., eighteen hundred and eighty-three, ratified by act approved July fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, one thousand dollars; For annuity for Chief Tonasket, as per same agreement ratifiedChief Tonasket. by act of July fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, one hundred dollars; For employees, as provided in said agreement ratified by act ofEmployees. July fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, six thousand dollars; in all, seven thousand one hundred dollars. creeks.Creeks.
For permanent annuity, in money, per fourth article of treaty ofPermanent annuities.Vol. 7, p .36Vol. 11, p. 700. August seventh, seventeen hundred and ninety, and fifth article of treaty of August seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, one thousand five hundred dollars; For permanent annuity, in money, per second article of treaty ofVol. 7, p. 69. June sixteenth, eighteen hundred and two, and fifth article of treaty Vol. 11, p. 700.of August seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, three thousand dollars;
For permanent annuity, in money, per fourth article of treaty ofVol. 7, p. 287. January twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and twenty-six, and fifth Vol. 11, p. 700.article of treaty of August seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, twenty-thousand dollars; For permanent annuity, for blacksmith and assistant, and for shop and tools, per eighth article of treaty of January twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred 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 pay of a wheelwright, per same articles of same treaties, six hundred dollars; For five per centum interest on two hundred thousand dollars, forInterest.Vol. 14, p. 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 hundred and sixty-eight dollars, at the rate of five per centum per annum, to be expended Vol. 14, p. 787.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 dollars and forty cents; in all, sixty-nine thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight dollars and forty cents.
For payment to the Creek Nation of Indians in the Indian Territory,Land sale payments, per capita.Vol. 14, p.787. as provided in third article of treaty proclaimed August eleventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, between said Creek Nation and the United States, to be paid to said Indians per capita, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, unless otherwise directed by the President of the United States as provided in said treaty, *Proviso*.four hundred thousand dollars: *Provided*, That the Creek Indians, 341 through the national council of said Creek Nation, shall receipt toReceipt in full required from Creek Nation.Vol. 14. p.787. the United States for the above sum in full for the four hundred thousand dollars specified in the third article of the treaty of eighteen hundred and sixty-six, proclaimed August eleventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. crows.Crows.
For ninth of twenty-five installments, as provided in agreementAnnuities.Vol. 22, pp. 42, 43. with 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 twenty-second of thirty installments, to supply male persons six hundred 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 thousandVol. 15, p. 651. dollars;
For twenty-second of thirty installments, to supply each female, seven hundred in number, over twelve years of age, with a flannel skirt, or the goods 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 twenty-second 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 thousandVol. 15, p. 652. two hundred dollars; For pay of carpenter, mil’er, engineer, farmer, and blacksmith,Vol. 15, p. 652. under tenth article of same treaty, three thousand three hundred dollars; For pay of second blacksmith, and iron and steel, as per eighthVol. 15, p. 651. article of same treaty, one thousand five hundred 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 andFood. necessities of the Indians may require, forty thousand dollars; in all ninety one thousand dollars. fulfilling treaties with fort hall indians.Fort Hall Indians.
For second of twenty installments, as provided in agreement withAnnuity.Vol. 25, p. 688. said Indians, approved February twenty-third, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, to be used by the Secretary of the Interior for the benefit of the Indians in such manner as the President may direct, six thousand dollars indians at blackfeet agency.Black Feet Agency Indians. For third of ten installments of one hundred and fifty thousandAnnuity. dollars each, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, for the support and civilization of the Indians attached to the Blackfeet Agency, Montana, as per act approved May first,Vol. 25, p. 114. eighteen hundred and eighty eight, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. indians at fort belknap agency.Fort Belknap Agency Indians.
For third of ten installments of one hundred and fifteen thousandAnnuity. dollars each, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, for the support and civilization of the Indians attached 342 to the Fort Belknap Agency, Montana, as per act approved May first,Vol. 25, p. 114. eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, one hundred and fifteen thousand dollars. indians at fort peck agency.Fort Peck Agency Indians. For third of fen installments of one hundred and sixty-five thousandAnnuity. dollars each, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, for the support and civilization of the Indians attached to the Fort Peck Agency, Montana, as per act approved Vol. 25, p. 114.May first, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, one hundred and sixty-five thousand dollars. iowas.Iowas.
For interest, in lieu of investment, on fifty-seven thousand fiveInterest. hundred dollars, balance of one hundred and fifty-seven thousand five hundred dollars, to July first, eighteen hundred and ninety, at five per centum per annum, for education or other beneficial Vol. 10, p. 1071.purposes, under the direction of the President, per ninth article of treaty of May seventeenth, 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,Interest. two hundred and three one thousand three hundred and thirty-seconds of ten thousand dollars, being the pro rata amount due the Vol. 9, p. 842.Kansas tribe of Indians, per second article of treaty of January fourteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, one thousand five hundred and twenty-four dollars and two cents. fulfilling treaty with kickapoos.Kickapoos. For interest on seventy-three thousand six hundred and forty-eightInterest. dollars and eighty-six cents, balance of one hundred thousand dollars, at five per centum per annum, for educational and other Vol. 10, p. 1070.beneficial purposes, per treaty of May eighteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, three thousand six hundred and eighty-two dollars and forty-four cents.
This amount to enable the President of the United States to carrySettlement of estate. out the provisions of the third article of the treaty made with the Vol. 13, p. 624.Kickapoo 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 the heirs or legal representatives of twenty-six deceased Kickapoos, the settlement of whose estates is desired, under the provisions of section two of the Vol. 24, p. 219.act of August fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six. such sum as may be their proportion of the one hundred thousand dollars provided for said tribe for education and other beneficial purposes, per Vol. 10, p. 1079.treaty of May eighteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, not exceeding eight thousand seven hundred and eighty-three dollars and fifty-eight cents; in all twelve thousand four hundred and sixty-six dollars and two cents. miamies of kansas.Miamies of Kansas.
For permanent provision for blacksmith and assistant, and iron Vol, 7, p. 191.Vol. 10, p. 1095. steel for shop, per fifth article of treaty of October sixth, eighteen hundred and eighteen, and fourth article of treaty of June fifth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, four hundred and eleven dollars and forty-three cents; For permanent provision for miller, in lieu of gunsmith, per same Vol. 7, p. 464.articles and treaties, and per fifth article of treaty of October twenty- 343third, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, two hundred and sixty-two dollars and sixty-two cents.
For interest on fourteen thousand one hundred and seventy dollarsInterest. and thirty-three cents, at five per centum per annum for educational purposes, per third article of treaty of June fifth, eighteen hundredVol. 10, p. 1094. and fifty-four, seven hundred and eight dollars and fifty-one cents; in all, one thousand three hundred and eighty-two dollars and fifty-six cents. That the Secretary of the Interior pay to the Miamies of KansasPer capita distribution of moneys. per capita all the moneys now held for them by the United States, said sum being on the fourteenth of June, eighteen hundred and ninety, twenty-seven thousand six hundred and fifty-one dollars and thirty-three cents, first paving therefrom to Thomas F, Richardville,Thomas F.
Richardville to be first paid. the sum of two thousand dollars, balance due him for services rendered his tribe and expenses incurred as chief and agent from March eighteen hundred and eighty-six to March thirty-first, eighteen hundred and ninety. molels.Molels. For pay of teachers and for manual-labor schools, and for all necessarySchools. materials therefor, and for the subsistence of the pupils, per second article of treaty of December twenty-first, eighteen hundredVol. 12, p. 981. and fifty-five, three thousand dollars. nez perces.Nez Perces.
For salaries of two matrons, to take charge of the boarding-schools,Schools. and two assistant teachers, one farmer, one carpenter, and two millers, per fifth article of treaty of June ninth, eighteen hundred andVol. 14. p. 650. sixty-three, six thousand dollars. northern cheyennes and arapahoes.Northern Cheyennes and Arapahoes. For subsistence and civilization of the Northern Cheyennes andSubsistence, etc.Vol. 19, p, 256. Arapahoes as per agreement with the Sioux Indians, approved February twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, thirty-five thousand dollars.
For twenty-second of thirty installments, for purchase of clothing,Clothing.Vol. 15. p. 657.*Proviso*.Distribution. as per sixth article of treaty of May tenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, twelve thousand dollars: *Provided*, That the amount in this and preceding paragraph shall be expended pro rata, as near as maybe, 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,Physician, teachers, etc.Vol. 15, p. 658. two farmers, a blacksmith, and engineer, per seventh article of same treaty, nine thousand dollars; in all, fifty-six thousand dollars.
To enable the President of the United States to appoint a commission,Commission to be appointed.Composition.Authority, etc. to consist of three persons, not more than two of whom shall be of the same political party, with authority to negotiate with the Northern band of Cheyenne Indians on the Tongue River reservation and in its vicinity in Montana, and with the band of Northern Cheyenne Indians on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, for such modification of their treaty and other rights, as may be deemedObject: modification of treaty, etc., rights, etc. desirable by said Indians and the President, and for the removal of said Northern bands of Cheyenne Indians to a permanent settlement upon any of the existing reservations, and if the result of such negotiations shall make it necessary to negotiate with any other tribes or bands of Indians for such portion of their reservation as may be necessary for the permanent settlement of the said Northern bands of Cheyennes as herein contemplated, five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; but no agreement shall takeLimitation as to agreement. effect until ratified by Congress. 344 osages.Osages.
For interest on sixty-nine thousand one hundred and twenty dollarsInterest. at five per centum per annum, being value of fifty-four sections of landVol 7, p. 242. set apart by treaty of June second, eighteen hundred and twenty-five, tor educational purposes, per Senate resolution of January ninth, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, three thousand four hundred and fifty-six dollars, and the Secretary of the Interior is Quarterly payments, except, etc.hereby authorized and directed to pay to the Osage Indians in quarterly payments the interest on their land fund as it accrues, except so much as may be necessary for the establishment and support of schools and pay of employees. otoes and missourias.Otoes and Missourias.
For eighth of twelve installments, being the last series, in moneyAnnuity.Vol. 10, p. 1039. or otherwise, per fourth article of 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 inPerpetual annuity. goods and such articles as may be deemed necessary for them, per Vol. 11, p. 729.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 sameSchools. treaty, ten thousand dollars. For pay of two farmers, two blacksmiths and two apprentices, oneFarmers, teachers, etc. 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 twoPhysician, etc. hundred dollars; For purchase of iron and steel, and other necessaries for the shops,Iron, steel, etc.Vol. 11, p. 730. as per fourth article of treaty of September twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, five hundred dollars; in all, forty-seven thousand one hundred dollars. pottawatomies.Pottawatomies.
For permanent annuity, in silver, per fourth article of treaty ofPermanent annuities. etc.Vol. 7. p. 51. August third, seventeen hundred and ninety-five, three hundred and fifty-seven dollars and eighty cents; For permanent annuity, in silver, per third article of treaty of SeptemberVol. 7, p. 114. thirtieth, eighteen hundred and nine, one hundred and seventy-eight dollars and ninety cents; For permanent annuity, in silver, per third article of treaty of OctoberVol. 7, p. 185. second, eighteen hundred and eighteen, eight hundred and ninety-four dollars and fifty cents;
For permanent annuity, in money, per second article of treaty of SeptemberVol. 7, p. 317. twentieth, eighteen hundred and twenty-eight, seven him .red and fifteen dollars and sixty cents; For permanent annuity, in specie, per second article of treaty of JulyVol. 7, p. 320.Vol. 7, p. 317. twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and twenty-nine, and second article of treaty of September 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,Vol. 7, p. 318. and steel, per second article of treaty of September twentieth, eighteen hundred and twenty-eight, and tenth articles of treaties of Vol. 7, p. 855.June fifth and seventeenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, one hundred and seven dollars and thirty-four cents; 345 For permanent provision for three blacksmiths and assistants,Blacksmiths, etc.Vol. 7, p. 296.Vol. 7, pp. 317, 318. and for iron and steel for shops, per third article of treaty of October sixteenth, eighteen hundred and twenty-six, second article of treaty of September twentieth, eighteen hundred andVol. 7, p. 321. twenty-eight, and second article of treaty of July twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and twenty-nine, one thousand and eight dollars and ninety-nine cents;
For permanent provision for fifty barrels of salt, per second articleSalt.Vol. 7, p. 320. of treaty of July twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and twenty-nine, one hundred and fifty-six dollars and fifty-four cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary; For interest on two hundred and thirty thousand and sixty fourInterest. dollars and twenty cents, at five per centum, in conformity with provisions of article seven of treatise of June fifth and seventeenth,Vol. 9, p. 854. 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.
That the sum of two thousand one hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury of the United States of America not otherwise appropriated, and that the same be paid to the Pottawatomie Indians, known as the CitizenCitizen and Prairie Bands. and Prairie Bands, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, according to their respective rights and interest. Saul sum, when so paid, to be in full for principal and interest due said IndiansPayment in full for “Fitch bond.” on a one thousand dollar interest-bearing bond of the State of Indiana, and known as the Fitch bond, said to have been “abstracted, lost or mislaid” by Mr.
Fitch, and the Secretary of the InteriorCollection, etc., of principal and interest. shall take the necessary steps to collect the amount of principal and interest due on said bond to be covered into the Treasury. mexican pottawatomie indians of kansasMexican Pottawatomies of Kansas. That there be paid to the Mexican Pottawatomie Indians of KansasPayment. the sum of twenty-seven thousand and eleven dollars and sixty cents, to be apportioned among those now living and the heirs ofApportionment. those who may be dead, by the Secretary of the Interior as their respective rights may appear; and that for this purpose there be appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,Appropriation from Treasury. the sum of seventeen thousand nine hundred and ninety-five dollars and forty-six cents, and the Secretary of the Interior be authorized and directed to pay them the further sum of nine thousandFurther payment from funds. and sixteen dollars and fourteen cents from funds standing to the cred.it of said Indians on the books of the Treasury. quapaws.Qiuqiaws.
For education, during the pleasure of the President, per Education, etc.Vol. 7, p. 425. article of treaty of May thirteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-three, one thousand dollars. For blacksmith and assistants, and tools, iron and steel for blacksmithBlacksmith, etc.Vol. 7, p. 425. shop, per same article and treaty, five hundred dollars; in all, one thousand five hundred dollars. sacs and foxes of the mississippi.Sacs and Foxes of the Mississippi. For permanent annuity, in goods or otherwise, per third article of Permanent annuity.Vol. 7. p, 85.treaty of November third, eighteen hundred and four, one thousand dollars;
For interest on two hundred thousand dollars, at five per centum,Interest.Vol. 7, p. 541. per second article of treaty of October twenty-first, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, ten thousand dollars; 346 For interest on eight hundred thousand dollars, at five Vol. 7, p. 596.per centum, per Proviso.second article of treaty of October eleventh, eighteen hundred and Physician, etc.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. sacs and foxes of the missouri.Sacs and Foxes of the Missouri.
For interest on one hundred and fifty-seven thousand four hundredInterests. dollars, at five per centum, under the direction of the President, Vol, 7, p. Ml.per second article of treaty of October twenty-first, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, seven thousand eight hundred and seventy Limitation as to tribal membership.dollars: *Provided*, That in making payments under this appropriation no one shall be recognized as a member of the tribe whose mime was not upon the roll January first, eighteen hundred and ninety, but this shall not be held to impair or otherwise affect the rights or equities of any person whose claim to membership in said tribe is now pending and being investigated.
For support of a. school, per fifth article of treaty of March sixth,School. eighteen Hundred and sixty-one, two hundred dollars; in all. Vol. 12, p. 1173.eight thousand and seventy dollars. seminoles.Seminoles. For five per centum interest on two hundred and fifty thousandInterest. dollars, to be paid as annuity, per eighth article of treaty of Vol. 11, p. 702.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 Vol. 11, p. 702.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 centumSchools. per annum, to be paid annually, for the support of schools, as per Vol. 14, p. 757.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 perGovernment. centum per annum, to be paid annually, for the support of the SeminoleVol. 14. p. 757. 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 ofPermanent annuities. September twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and seventeen, Vol. 7. p. 161.five hundred dollars. For permanent annuity, in specie, per fourth article of treaty of Vol.7. p. 170.September seventeenth, eighteen hundred and eighteen, five hundred dollars; For permanent annuity, for blacksmith and miller, per fourth articleBlacksmith, etc. Vol. 7, p. 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 chiefs (with the consent of their agent) may Vol. 15, p. 515.designate, as stipulated in the seventh article of the 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 ofVol. 7, p. 179. September seventeenth, eighteen hundred and eighteen, and fifth articleVol. 15, p. 515. of treaty of February twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty seven, five hundred dollars; 347 For blacksmith and assistant, shops and tools, iron and steel, per fourth article of treaty of July twentieth, eighteen hundred andVol. 7, p. 352.Vol. 15, p. 513. thirty-one, and fifth article of treaty of February twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, five hundred and thirty’ dollars; in all, three thousand six hundred and ninety dollars.
To enable the Secretary of the Interior to pay per capita to theCompensation for lands taken in excess, etc. Seneca tribe of Indians, in the Indian Territory, the sum of one thousand four hundred and five and sixty-six-cents for one thousand four hundred and five and sixty-six-hundredths acres of land taken from said tribe, without compensation by the United States, in excess of the amount authorized to be taken by the first article of the treaty with said tribe, concluded February twenty-third, eighteen hundredVol. 15. p.514. and sixty-seven, one thousand four hundred and five dollars and sixty-six cents, said sum to be received by said Indians as a relinquishmentRelinquishment of all claims, etc. of all claims for the excess of said land. senecas of new york.Senecas of New York.
For permanent annuity, in lieu of interest on stock, per act ofPermanent annuity.Vol. 4, p. 442. February nineteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-one, six dollars; For interest, in lieu of investment, on seventy-five thousand dollars,Interest.Vol. 9, p.35. at 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 three thousand and fifty dollars, transferred from the Ontario Sank to the United States Treasury, per act of June twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred andVol. 9, p. 35. 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 articlePermanent annuities.Vol. 7, p. 51.Vol. 10, p. 1056. of treaty of August third, seventeen hundred and ninety-five, and third article of treaty of May tenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four one thousand dollars: For permanent annuity, in specie, for educational purposes, perEducational.Vol. 7, p. 161.Vol 10. p. 1056. fourth article of treaty of September twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and seventeen, and third article of treaty of May tenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, two thousand dollars;
For interest, at five per centum, on forty thousand dollars, forInterest.Vol. 10, p. 1056. educational 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 ofPermanent annuity.Vol. 7, p. 179.Vol. 15, p. 515. September 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, perBlacksmith, etc.Vol. 7, p. 352.Vol. 15, p. 515. fourth article of treaty of July twentieth, eighteen hundred and thirty-one, 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 twenty-first of thirty installments, to purchaseShoshones.Supplies. suits of clothing for males over fourteen years of age. flannel, hose, calico, and domestics for females over the age of twelve years, and 348 such goods as may be needed to make suits for boys and girls under Vol. 15, p. 676.the ages named, as per ninth article of treaty of July third, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, ten thousand dollars;
For pay of physician, teacher, carpenter, miller, engineer, farmer,Physician, etc.Vol. 15, p. 66. and blacksmith, as per tenth article of treaty of July third eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, five thousand dollars; For pay of second blacksmith, and such iron and steel and other Vol. 15, p. 676.materials as may be required, per eighth article of the same treaty, one thousand dollars; Bannocks: For twenty-first of thirty installments, to purchaseBannocks. suits of 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 Supplies.and girls under the ages named, as per ninth article of the same treaty, five thousand dollars;
For pay of a physician, teacher, carpenter, miller, engineer, farmer,Vol. 15, p. 676. and blacksmith, as per tenth article of treaty of July third, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, five thousand dollars; in all. twenty-six thousand dollars. six nations of new york.Physicians, etc.Vol. 15, p. 676. For permanent annuity, in clothing and other useful articles, perSix Nations of New York.Permanent annuity.Vol. 7, p, 46. sixth 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.
For twenty-first of thirty installments, to purchase clothing forSupplies, etc. males 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 Vol. 15, p. 638.and girls, per tenth article of treaty of April twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars; For twenty-first of thirty installments, to purchase such articles as may be considered proper by the Secretary of the Interior, at twenty dollars per head, for. persons engaged in agriculture, as per tenth article of same treaty, one hundred and fifty” thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may’ be necessary;
For pay of five teachers, one physician, one carpenter, one miller,Teachers, etc.Vol. 15, p. 640. one engineer, two farmers, and one blacksmith, per thirteenth article of same treaty, ten thousand four hundred dollars; For pay of additional employees at the several agencies for theEmployees. Sioux in Nebraska and Dakota, twenty thousand dollars; For industrial schools at the Santee Sioux and Crow CreekSchools. Agencies, six thousand dollars; For subsistence of the Sioux, and for purposes of their civilization,Subsistence.Vol. 19, p. 25–1. as per agreement ratified by act of Congress approved February twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, nine hundred *Provisos*.Transportation, etc.and fifty thousand dollars; *Provided*, That this sum shall include transportation of supplies from the termination of railroad or steamboat transportation; and in this service Indians shall be employed Payment for taking census.wherever practicable: *And provided*, That the expenses incident to the taking of the census provided for in the last annual Indian Vol. 25, p. 993, modified.appropriation act shall be paid from the money hereby appropriated after July first, eighteen hundred and ninety.
For pay of matron at Santee Agency, five hundred dollars:Matron.Iron, steel, etc.Vol. 15, p. 688. For pay of second blacksmith, and furnishing iron, steel, and other material, per eighth article of same treaty, one thousand six hundred dollars; in all, one million two hundred and sixty-three thousand five hundred dollars. 349 For the payment of one year’s interest in advance on the sum ofAdvance interest on permanent fund for Sioux Nation, etc., in Dakota.Vol 25, p, 895. three million dollars provided for as a permanent fund in section seventeen of the “Act to divide a portion of the reservation of the Sioux Nation of Indians in Dakota into separate reservations and to secure the relinquishment of the Indian title to the remainder, and for other purposes,” approved March second, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, to be computed from the date when interest began to Computation of interest.Expenditure.Reimbursement.accrue; to be expended in the manner and for the purposes provided for in said section, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to be reimbursed to the United States as therein provided.
To enable the Secretary of the Interior to pay to the Santee SiouxSantee Sioux in South Dakota. Indians, located at Flandreau, South Dakota, in case they choose to take the money instead of land, the sum of one dollar per acre inMoney in lieu of land allotments. lieu of the allotments of lands to which said Indians would be entitled under the provisions of section seven of “An act to divide a portionVol. 25, p. 890. of the Sioux Reservation to Sioux Indians of Dakota into separate reservations and to secure the relinquishment of the Indians to the remainder, and for other purposes.” approved March second, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, to be reimbursed to the United States as therein provided, forty-five thousand dollars, or so much thereof asReimbursement.Funds not to be covered in. may be necessary.
The funds appropriated by this paragraph shall not be covered into the Treasury. For the erection of fifteen school buildings, being in part complianceSchool buildings. with the requirements of section twenty of the above-mentioned act of March second, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine,Vol, 25. p. 89C. fifteen thousand dollars. sioux, yankton tribe.Sioux, Yankton tribe. For second of twenty installments, last series, to be paid to them or expended for their benefit, per fourth article of treaty of AprilVol 11, p. 744. nineteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, fifteen thousand dollars;
For subsistence and civilization of two thousand Yankton Sioux,Subsistence, etc.Vol. 19, p. 287. heretofore provided for in appropriations under “Fulfilling treaty with Sioux of different tribes” thirty-five thousand dollars; in all, fifty thousand dollars. sioux, med a wak anton band.Sioux, Medawakanton band. For the support of the full and mixed blood Indians in MinnesotaSupport of, in Minnesota. heretofore belonging to the Medawakanton band of Sioux Indians, who have resided in said State since the twentieth day of May, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, or who were then engaged in removing to said State, and’ have since resided therein, and have severed their tribal relations, eight thousand dollars, to be expendedExpenditure. by the Secretary of the Interior, as in his judgment he may think best, for such lands, agricultural implements, buildings, seeds, cattle, horses, food,. or clothing as may be deemed best in the case of each of these Indians or families thereof: *Provided*, That two thousand*Provisos*. dollars of the above eight thousand dollars shall be expended for the Prairie Island settlement of Indians in Goodhue County: *Provided further*,Prairie Island settlement.Appointment of director of expenditures.Compensation.
That the Secretary of the Interior may appoint a suitable person to make the above-mentioned expenditure under his direction, whose compensation shall not exceed one thousand dollars; and all of said money which is to be expended for lands, cattle, horses, implements, seeds, food, or clothing shall be so expended that each ofAllotment of purchases of lands, etc. the Indians in this paragraph mentioned shall receive, as nearly as practicable, an equal amount in value of this appropriation: *And provided further*, That, as far as practicable, lands for said Indians shall be purchased in such locality as each IndianIndian preferences as to location, to govern, etc. desires, and none of said Indians shall be required to remove from where he now resides and to any locality or land against his will. 350 confederated bands of utes.Confederated bands of Utes.
For pay of two carpenters, two millers, two farmers, and twoCarpenters, etc.Vol. 13, p. 675.Vol. 15, p. 622. blacksmiths, as per tenth article of treaty of October seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and fifteenth article of treaty of March second, eighteen hundred and-sixty-eight, six thousand seven hundred and twenty dollars; For pay of two teachers, as per same article of same treaty, oneTeachers. thousand eight hundred dollars; For purchase of iron and steel, and the necessary tools for blacksmithIron and steel.Vol. 15, p. 621. shop, per ninth article of same treaty, two hundred and twenty dollars;
For twenty-second of thirty installments, to be expended underClothing. the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, for clothing, blankets, I and suchVol. 15, p, 622. other articles as he may deem proper and necessary, under eleventh article of same treaty, thirty thousand dollars; For annual amount for the purchase of beef, mutton, wheat, flour,Food.Vol. 15, p. 622. beans, and potatoes, or other necessary articles of food, as per twelfth article of same treaty, thirty thousand dollars;
For pay of employees at the several Ute agencies, five thousandEmployees. dollars; in all, seventy-three thousand seven hundred and forty dollars. winnebagoes.Winnebagoes. For interest on eight hundred and four thousand nine hundredInterest. and nine dollars and seventeen cents at five per centum per annum, Vol. 7, p. 545.Vol, 12, p. 628.per fourth article of treaty of November first, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, and joint resolution of July seventeenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby Support, education, etc.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 fortyVol. 16, p. 355. dollars and forty-one cents, at five per centum per annum, to be expended, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, for Improvements, etc.the erection of houses, 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-four thousand one hundred and sixty-two dollars and forty-seven cents. utes.Utes.
For last of ten installments, to be distributed, at the direction ofRewards for good conduct, etc. the President, to such Ute Indians as distinguish themselves by good sense, energy, and perseverance in the pursuits of civilized life and in the promotion of the good understanding between the Indians and the Government and people of the United States, four thousand dollars. MISCELLANEOUS SUPPORTS.Miscellaneous SUPPORTs. For subsistence and civilization of the Arapahoes, Cheyennes,Arapahoes, Cheyennes, Apaches, Kiowas, Comanches, Wichitas. etc.
Apaches, Kiowas. Comanches, Wichitas, and affiliated bands, who have been collected upon the reservations set apart for their use and occupation, two hundred and forty 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 351 helpless orphans of said Indians, and in any other respect to promote their civilization, comfort, and improvement, thirty thousand dollars.
Support of Chippewas of Lake Superior: For support and civilizationChippewas of Lake Superior. of the Chippewas of Lake Superior, to be expended for agricultural and educational purposes, pay of employees, including pay of physician at one thousand dollars, purchase of goods and provisions. and for such other purposes as may be deemed for the best interests of said Indians, five thousand dollars. For support and civilization of Chippewas of Red Lake and PembinaChippewas of Red Lake and Pembina tribe. tribe of Chippewas, and for pay of employees, ten thousand dollars.
Support of Chippewas on White Earth Reservation: For thisChippewas on White Earth Reservation. amount, 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), ten thousand dollars.
For support and civilization of Turtle Mountain band of Chippewas,Turtle Mountain band. including seeds, thirteen thousand dollars. For support and civilization of the confederated tribes and bandsConfederated bands, middle Oregon. in middle Oregon, and pay of employees, six thousand dollars. For support and civilization of the D’Wamish and other alliedD’Warnisb, etc., Washington. tribes in the State of Washington, including pay of employees, seven thousand dollars. For support and civilization of Carlos’ band of Flathead Indians,Carlos band, Flathead. including pay of employees, twelve thousand dollars, For support and civilization of the Flatheads and other confederatedFlatheads. tribes, including pay of employees, ten thousand dollars.
To enable the Secretary of the Interior to purchase subsistenceHualapais. and other necessaries for the support of the Hualapais Indians in Arizona, seven thousand five hundred dollars. For this amount, to subsist and properly care for the Apache andApaches, etc., Arizona and New Mexico. other Indians in Arizona and New Mexico who have been or may be collected be reservations in New Mexico or Arizona, one hundred and seventy thousand dollars. For support, civilization, and instruction of the Shoshones andIndians, Fort Hall.
Bannocks, and other Indians of the Fort Hall Reservation, in Idaho, including pay of employees, thirteen thousand dollars. For support, civilization, and instruction of the Shoshones, BannocksIndians, Lemhi Agency. and Sheepeaters, and other Indians of the Lemhi Agency, in Idaho, including pay of employees, fourteen thousand dollars. For support, civilization, and instruction of the Klamaths andKlamath Agency. Modocs, and other Indians of the Klamath Agency, in Oregon, including pay of employees, five thousand dollars.
For support and civilization of the Kansas Indians, includingKansas Indians. agricultural assistance and pay of employees, two thousand five hundred dollars. For support and civilization of the Kickapoo Indians in the IndianKickapoos. Territory, five thousand dollars. For support and civilization of the Makahs, including pay of employees.Makahs. four thousand dollars. For support and civilization of the Menomonee Indians, includingMenomonees. pay of employees, four thousand dollars.
For support and civilization of the Modoc Indians now residingModocs. within the Indian Territory, four thousand dollars. For support and civilization of the Navajo Indians, including payNavajos. of employees, seven thousand five hundred dollars. For construction of irrigation ditches on the Navajo Reservation,Irrigation ditches, Navajo Reservation. seven thousand five hundred dollars. 352 For additional subsistence and civilization of the Northern CheyenneTongue River Cheyennes and Arapahoes. and Arapaho Indians on the Tongue River, in Montana, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For support and education of the Seminole and Creek Indians inSeminole and Creeks, Fla. Florida, for the erection and furnishing of schoolhouses, for the employment of teachers, and for the purchase of seeds and agricultural implements and other necessary articles, six thousand dollars; this money, or any part thereof, may be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, for the purchase of land for homes of said Seminole Indians. For the purchase of agricultural implements and support Nez Percés, Joseph’s band. civilization of Joseph’s band of Nez Perces Indians, twelve thousand dollars.
For support and civilization of the Nez Perces Indians in Idaho,Nez Percés. Idaho. including pay of physician, six thousand five hundred dollars. For support and civilization of the Poncas including pay of employees,Poncas.*Proviso*.Distribution. eighteen thousand dollars: *Provided*, That this amount be divided pro rata among all the members of said tribe in the Indian Territory and in South Dakota. For support and civilization of the QuinaeltsQuinaelts and Quillehutes.Shoshones, Wyo.Shoshones.
Nev. and Quillehutes including pay of employees, four thousand dollars. For support and civilization of Shoshone Indians in Wyoming, fifteen thousand dollars. For support and civilization of Shoshone Indians in Nevada, including pay of employees, ten thousand dollars. For support and civilization of Sioux of Lake Traverse, includingSioux of Lake Traverse.Sioux of Devils Lake.S’Klallams. pay of employees, six thousand dollars. For support and civilization of Sioux of Devil’s Lake, including pay of employees, six thousand dollars.
For support and civilization of the S’Klallam Indians, including pay of employees, four thousand dollars. For support and civilization of the Tonkawa Indians, and forTonkawas. seeds and agricultural implements, five thousand dollars. For support and civilization of the Walla Walla, Cayuse, andWalla Wallas, Cayuses, and Umatilla. Umatilia tribes, including pay of employees, six thousand five hundred dollars. For support and civilization of the Yakamas and other IndiansYakamas, etc.Distressed Indians. at said agency, including pay of employees, ten thousand dollars.
To supply food and other necessaries of life in cases of distress among the Indians Discretionary expenditures.not having treaty funds arising from emergencies not foreseen or otherwise provided for, to be used at the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, twenty-five thousand dollars, and a Report.report of all expenditures under this provision shall be made to Congress at its next session thereafter. GENERAL INCIDENTAL EXPENSES OF THE INDIAN SERVICE.Incidental expenses Indian service in.
Incidental expenses of Indian service in Arizona; For generalArizona. incidental expenses of Indian service including traveling expenses of agents in Arizona, and for the support and civilization of Indians at the Colorado River, Pima, and Maricopa and Moquis Pueblo Agencies, twelve thousand dollars; and pay of employees at same agencies, eight thousand dollars; in all, twenty thousand dollars. Incidental expenses of Indian service in California: For generalCalifornia. incidental expenses of the Indian service, including traveling expenses of agents, in California, and support and civilization of Indians at the Round Valley, Hoopa Valley, Tule River, and Mission Agencies, eighteen thousand dollars; and pay of employees, including one carpenter (for Hoopa Valley Agency), at same agencies, nine thousand dollars; in all, twenty-seven thousand dollars. 353 Incidental expenses of Indian service in Colorado:
For generalColorado. incidental expenses of the Indian service, including traveling expenses of agents, one thousand five hundred dollars. Incidental expenses of Indian service in North Dakota: For GeneralNorth Dakota. incidental expenses of the Indian service, including traveling expenses of agents at three agencies in North Dakota, one thousand five hundred dollars. Incidental expenses of Indian service in South Dakota: For GeneralSouth Dakota. incidental expenses of the Indian service, including traveling expenses of agents at seven agencies in South Dakota, three thousand five hundred 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. Incidental expenses of Indian service in Montana: For general incidentalMontana. expenses of the Indian service, including t raveling expenses of agents, four thousand dollars. Incidental expenses of Indian service in Nevada: For general incidental Nevada.expenses of the Indian service, including traveling expenses of agents in Nevada, and support and civilization of Indians located on the Piute, Walker River, and Pyramid Lake Reservations, and Pintes on the Western Shoshone Reservation, sixteen thousand five hundred dollars; and pay of employees at same agencies, six thousand dollars; in all, twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars.
Incidental expenses of Indian service in New Mexico: For generalNew Mesico. incidental expenses of the Indian service, including traveling expenses of agents in New Mexico, and 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 m Oregon, and 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 in Utah, support and civilization of Indians at Lintah Valley and Ouray Agencies, and pay of employees at said agencies, eight thousand dollars. Incidental expenses of Indian service in Washington: For general incidentalWashington. expenses of the Indian service, including traveling expenses of agents at seven agencies, and the support and civilization of Indians at Colville and Nisqually Agencies, and pay of employees, including a physician for Cœur d’Alene Reservation, sixteen thousand dollars.
Incidental expenses of Indian service in Wyoming: For generalWyoming. incidental expenses of the Indian service, including traveling expenses of agents, one thousand dollars. MISCELLANEOUS.Miscellaneous. Negotiating with Indian tribes: To enable the President of theNegotiating with Indian tribes.Allotment of lands.Vol. 24, p. 883. United States to enter into negotiations provided for in section three of act of February eighth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, entitled “An act to provide for the allotment of lands in severalty to Indians on the various reservations, and to extend the protection of the laws of the Unit ed States and Territories over the Indians, and for other purposes,” for the relinquishment of their surplus lands, fiveRelinquishment of surplus lands. thousand dollars. 354 New allotments under act of February eighth eighteen hundredNew allotments, etc., reimbursable. and eighty-seven, reimbursable:
To enable the President to cause, Vol. pp. 388–391.under the provisions of the act of February eighth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, entitled, “An act to provide for the allotment of lands in severalty to Indians on the various reservations, and to extend the protection of the laws of the United States and the Territories over the Indians, and for other purposes,” such Indian Reservations as in his judgment are advantageous for agricultural and Surveys, etc.Completing allotment, etc.grazing purposes to be surveyed, or resurveyed, for the purposes of said act. and to complete the allotment of the same, including the necessary clerical work incident thereto in the field and in the Office of Indian Affairs, and delivery of trust patents, so far as allotments shall have been selected under said act, thirty thousand dollars.
Unfinished allotments under act of February eighth, eighteen hundredUnfinished allotments, etc., reimbursable.Completion of work, etc.Vol. 24, p. 389. and eighty-seven, reimbursable: To enable the President to complete the work already undertaken and commenced under the third section of the act of February eighth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, including the necessary clerical work incident thereto in the field and in the office of Indian Affairs, and the delivery of the Indians entitled thereunder of the trust patents authorized under Immediately available.Appointment of commission, Turtle Mountain band, North Dakota.Composition and duties.said acts, to be immediately available, ten thousand dollars.
That the President of the United States is hereby authorized to appoint a commission to consist of three persons, not more than two of whom shall be of the same political party, who shall negotiate with the Turtle Mountain band of Chippewa Indians, in North Dakota, for the cession and relinquishment to the United States of whatever right or interest they may have in and to any and all land Removal to Reservations in Minnesota.in said State to which they claim title, and for their removal to and settlement upon the White Earth Reservation, or any other lands reserved for the Chippewa Indians in the State of Minnesota: also to obtain the consent of the Chippewa Indians in Minnesota to the settlement of the said Turtle Mountain Chippewa Indians on the reservation lands of the Chippewas in Minnesota if they hold sufficient Appropriation.land for that purpose.
And the sum of five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for the purpose of defraying the expense of the proposed negotiations. That the President of the United States is hereby authorized toAppointment of commission to visit Puyallup Reservations Wash.Composition.Duties. appoint a commission to consist of three persons, not more than two of whom shall be of the same political party, and not more than one of whom shall be a resident of any one State, whose duty it shall be to visit the Puyallup Reservation, in the State of Washington, and Scope of investigation.to make full inquiry and investigation regarding such reservation; the nature of the title to and value of the lands allotted in severalty; whether there are any common lands which have not been allotted, and if so, the value of the same, and of the interest of the Indiana therein; whether such reservation embraces the land on Puget Sound, between high and low water mark: whether nay restrictions now existing upon the power of alienation by Indians of their allotted lands should be wholly or in part removed; as to the manner in which lands shall be disposed of when the Indian allottees shall be vested with power to dispose of their individual tracts: in what manner, if at all, individual Indians shall be indemnified for damage to their individual holdings, if railroads shall be granted a right of way through the reservation; in what manner the tribe shall be compensated for the damage consequent upon the granting of such right of way through any tribal or common lands belonging to said reservation: in what manner and by whom the legitimate heirs of deceased allottees shall be determined: under what circumstances and upon what conditions contracts have been obtained from Indians for the sale of their allotted lands; and regarding all other questions and matters bearing upon the welfare of said Indians, and the wisdom or necessity of the disposal by the Indians of their interest. 355 in whole or in part, in any individual or tribal lands belonging to said reservation.
And said commission shall report the facts ascertainedReport of commission. and their conclusions and recommendations thereon to the President to be communicated by him to Congress. And the sumAppropriation. of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for the purpose of defraying the expenses and compensation of said commission. That the President of the United States is hereby authorized toAppointment of commission to locate northern line of Warm Springs Indian reservation, Oregon, etc.Composition and duties. appoint a commission, to be composed of three persons, not more than two of whom shall be of the same political party, and not more than one of whom shall be a resident of any one State, whose duty it shall be to visit and thoroughly investigate and determine as to the correct location of the northern line of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, in the State of Oregon, the same to be located according to the terms of the treaty of June twenty-fifth, eighteenVol. 12, p. 963.Report. hundred and fifty-five, which commission shall report their conclusions as to the proper location of said line to the Secretary of the Interior.
And said commission shall also visit the Colville IndianFurther duties.Colville Indian reservation, Wash.Negotiation for cession of part of, for white settlement. Reservation, in the State of Washington and negotiate with said Colville and other bands of Indians on said reservation for the cession of such portion of said reservation as said Indians may be willing to dispose of, that the same may be opened to white settlement. And said commission shall make report of the facts ascertained, Report to Secretary of Interior.and of their conclusions and recommendations upon all matters hereby committed to them, to the Secretary of the Interior.
And the Secretary of the Interior is hereby required to report the factsReport to Congress. found and the conclusions and recommendations of said commission and of his action thereon to Congress for ratification. That each member of said commission shall be paid not to exceedCompensation of commissioners. the sum of ten dollars per day while necessarily engaged in performing the duties of said commission, and actual expenses of travel andExpenses of travels etc.Accounts. subsistence, the same to be audited by the Secretary of the Interior, and paid by the Treasurer upon proper vouchers.
And the sum of six thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, isAppropriation. hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for such purpose. Pay of Farmers: To enable the Secretary of the Interior to employPractical farmers. practical farmers, 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, sixty thousand dollars; and no person shall be employed as such farmer who has not been for at least five years previous to such employment practically engaged in the occupation of farming.
Pay of Indian police: For the service of not exceeding seven hundredIndian police. and fifty privates, at ten dollars per month each, and not exceeding seventy-five officers, at fifteen dollars per month each, of Indian police, to be employed in maintaining order and prohibiting illegal traffic in liquor on the several Indian reservations, and within the Territory of Alaska, and for the purchase of equipments andAlaska. rations for policemen of non-ration agencies, one hundred and twenty-three thousand dollars.
Pay of judges, Indian courts: For compensation of judges of IndianJudges, Endian courts. courts, ten thousand dollars. Vaccination of Indians: For pure vaccine-matter and vaccinationVaccination. of Indians, one thousand dollars. Telegraphing and purchase of Indian supplies: To pay the expenseIndian supplies, telegraphing, etc. of purchasing goods and supplies for the Indian service, including rent of warehouse and pay of necessary employees; advertising, at rates not exceeding regular commercial rates; inspection, and all other expenses connected therewith, including telegraphing, forty-five thousand dollars. 356 Transportation of Indian supplies:
F or this amount for necessaryTransportation of supplies. expenses of transportation of 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 ninety thousand dollars. Surveying and allotting Indian reservations: For survey and subdivisionSurvey, etc., of Hands, etc., for allotment in severalty. of Indian reservations and of lands to be allotted to Indians, and to make allotments in severalty, to be expended by the commissioner of Indian Affairs, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, ten thousand dollars.
The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to enter inSecretary of Interior to negotiate with Muscogees or Creeks for cession to Seminoles of certain land. negotiations with the Muscogee or Creek Nation of Indians for the cession to the Seminole Nation of a tract of land now occupied by the Seminole Indians in the Indian Territory, not exceeding Appropriation.twenty-five thousand acres. And the sum of thirty-two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay for said land and the expenses incident to Reimbursement.such negotiations, the said sum to be reimbursed out of the funds of the Seminole Nation now held in trust by the United States.
That the Commission appointed by the President to treat with theCommission to Prairie band of Pottawatomies and Kickapoos continued.Re-appropriation.Vol. 20, p. 1602. Prairie band of Pottawatomies and the Kickapoo Indians in Kansas be continued, and that the balance of unexpended funds appropriated for that purpose by act of March second, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, is hereby reappropriated. To enable the Secretary of the Interior to continue the CherokeeContinuance of Cherokee commission.Vol. 25, p. 1005.
Commission, provided for by act approved March second, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, twenty thousand dollars. To enable the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse Big Jim’sBig Jim’s band of Absentee Shawnees. band of Absentee Shawnees for losses sustained by reason of the Reimbursement of losses, etc.forcible removal of said band from the Kickapoo Reservation in the Indian Territory, to be expended in the purchase of stock and *Post*, p. 1008.agricultural implements and in promoting the comfort and improvement of said Indians, seventeen thousand two hundred and fifteen dollars.
To enable the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to employ one suitableMatron to teach Indian girls housekeeping, etc. person as matron to teach Indian girls in housekeeping and other household duties, at a rate not exceeding sixty dollars per month, seven hundred and twenty dollars. To pay George M. Chapman, late Indian inspector, balance dueGeorge M. Chapman.Payment to. for traveling expenses incurred and board paid while engaged in his official duties, four hundred and twenty-four dollars and forty cents.
To reimburse Joseph Dunlap for money paid by him for ChiefJoseph Dunlap.Payment to. Tool, of the Kansas tribe of Indians, eleven hundred dollars, the same to be paid from moneys in the Treasury to the credit of said Kansas Indians. The accounting officers of the Treasury Department are authorizedSamuel S. Patterson.Accounts to be settled by Treasury officers.Certain Indian agents.Credits to be allowed in settlement of accounts. and empowered to settle the accounts of Samuel S.
Patterson late a United States agent for the Navajo Indians, according to equity. The accounting officers of the Treasury Department are hereby authorized and directed to allow credit in settlement of the accounts of certain Indian agents named in House Executive Document Numbered Two hundred and ninety-eight. Fifty-first Congress, first session, of the amounts therein set forth as properly due for salaries but heretofore disallowed. For continuing the investigation and examination of certain IndianIndian depredation claims. depredation claims, originally authorized, and in the manner Vol. 23, p. 376.Vol. 24, p. 464.therein provided for, by the Indian appropriation acts approved March third, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, and March second, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, twenty thousand dollars. 357 chippewa indians of minnesota.Chippewa Indians of Minnesota.
To enable the Secretary of the Interior to pay the Chippewa IndiansPayment of commission awards for damages from build in g etc., of dams and reservoirs on Winnebagoshish, Cass, and Leech Lakes. of the State of Minnesota the amount of the several sums not hitherto paid, awarded them by commission appointed December second, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, for damages sustained on account of the building of dams and reservoirs on Lake Winnebagoshish, Cass Lake, and Leech Lake, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to be in full payment for all damages and claims of whatever nature on account of the construction and maintenance of such dams and reservoirs; two-thirds thereof to the Pillager andDistribution.Pillager and Lake Winnebagoshish band.
Lake Winnebagoshish band, now residing or entitled to reside on Leech Lake and Lake Winnebagoshish or Cass Lake Reservations, and one-third to the Mississippi band, now residing or entitled toMississippi band. reside on the White Earth, White Oak Point, and Mille Lac reservations, to be paid to them by the Secretary of the Interior perPer capita or otherwise. capita, or expended by him in their behalf in such manner as in his judgment will best promote their civilization and self-support; an account of this expenditure to be reported to the next session ofReport on distribution.
Congress. To enable the Secretary of the Interior to carry out an act entitledRelief and civilization of Chippewas.Vol. 25, p. M2. “An act for the relief and civilization of the Chippewa Indians in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes,’ approved January fourteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, as follows: For the purchase and erection of houses for Indians and of sawHouses, mills, etc. and flour mills; agricultural implements, stock and seeds, breaking and fencing land; for payment of expenses of delegations of ChippewaExpenses of delegations to visit White Earth Reservation.Schools, etc.
Indians to visit the White Earth Reservation; for the erection and maintenance of day and industrial schools; and for subsistence and pay of employees, one hundred thousand dollars; and for surveys, appraisals, removals, and allotments, one hundred thousand dollars; in all two hundred thousand dollars, of which amountAppropriation. seven thousand five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, may be used for the employment of additional clericalCost of surveys. force in the office of the surveyor-general of Minnesota, on account of such surveys: *Provided*, That these amounts shall be reimbursed*Proviso*.Reimbursement.Vol. 25, p, 642. to the United States from the proceeds of sales of land ceded by the Chippewa Indians under the act of January fourteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine.
And the Secretary of the Interior shall make a full and detailed report of his doings hereunder to the firstReport. session of the Fifty-second Congress. To enable the Attorney-General to employ a special attorney forMission Indians, Southern California. the Mission Indians of southern California, upon the recommendationSpecial attorney. of the Secretary of the Interior, two thousand five hundredCompensation. dollars. To enable the Attorney-General to pay necessary expenses in theUnited States vs.
William H. Thomas, *et als*. case of the United States against William H. Thomas and others,Necessary expenses. pending in the circuit court of the United States for the western district of North Carolina, being a suit by the United States as trustee and as guardian, to settle and enforce certain rights of the Cherokee Indians residing in the State of North Carolina, five thousandAppropriation. dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, said sum to beTo be expended by Attorney-General. expended by or under the direction of the Attorney-General, whose expenditures of the same shall be audited and accounted for in likeAuditing, etc. manner as other expenditures of public money made by him.
FOR SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.Support of schools. For support of Indian day and industrial schools, and for otherDay and industrial schools. educational purposes not hereinafter provided for, including pay of draughtsman to be employed in the office of the Commissioner ofDraughtsman. 358 Indian Affairs, seven hundred and seventy-six thousand eight hundredBuildings and repairs, etc. and seventy dollars; for the construction on Indian reservations of school buildings and repair of school buildings, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars; and for purchase of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine, for schools, ten thousand dollars: in all, nine hundred and eleven thousand eight hundred and seventy dollars: *Proviso*.Limit of cost, building.provided, that the entire cost of any boarding-school building exclusive of out buildings, to be built from the moneys appropriated hereby, shall not exceed twelve thousand dollars, and the entire cost of any day-school building to be so built shall not exceed six hundred dollars.
That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby directed to repair andFort Totten, Devil’s Lake, N. Dak. equip for use the buildings known as Fort Totten, at Devil’s Lake, North Dakota, and recently turned over to his Department by the Secretary’of War, in order that they may be used to their full capacity for the purpose of an Indian industrial boarding school, and for this purpose he may use so much money as may be necessary, to be taken from the appropriation herein made for the support o£ Indian day and industrial schools.
For the erection of an industrial boarding-school building at theBlackfeet Agency, Mont. Blackfeet agency, in Montana, twenty-five thousand dollars, this sum to be charged to the appropriation for the Indians at the Blackfeet agency provided for in article three of the agreement with the Gros Ventre, Piegan, Blood, Blackfeet, and River Crow Indians, in Vol. 25, p. 111.Montana, ratified by the act approved May first, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight. For support and education of Indian pupils at Albuquerque.
NewAlbuquerque, N. Mex. Mexico, at one hundred and seventy-five dollars per annum for each pupil, and for the erection and repairs of buildings, and pay of Superintendent, at one thousand five hundred dollars per annum, forty-six thousand five hundred dollars. For support of Indian industrial school at Carlisle, Pennsylvania,Carlisle, Pa. at not exceeding one hundred and sixty seven dollars for each pupil, for transportation of pupils to and from Carlisle school, and for the erection and repair of buildings, one hundred and twenty thousand dollars; ten thousand dollars of this amount to be used in the erection of a new dormitory for girls.
For annual allowance to Captain R. H. Pratt, in charge of saidAllowance to Capt. R. H. Pratt. school, one thousand dollars; in all, one hundred and twenty-one thousand dollars. For support of Indian pupils, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollarsChillocco, Ind. T. per annum each; purchase of material, erection of buildings, shops, barns, and necessary outbuildings, and of repairs of same at Indian school at Chillocco, Indian Territory (formerly near Arkansas City, Kansas), and for pay of superintendent of said school, at two thousand dollars per annum, fifty thousand dollars.
For support of Indian pupils, at one hundred and seventy-five dollarsCarson City, Nev. per annum each; necessary outbuildings, repairs, and fencing at the Indian school at Carson City, Nevada, and for pay of superintendent of said school, at one thousand five hundred dollars per annum, twenty-five thousand dollars. For support of Indian pupils, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollarsPierre, 8. Dak. per annum each; enlarging and improving buildings, necessary outbuildings, repairs, and fencing at the Indian school at Pierre, South Dakota, and for pay of superintendent of said school, at one thousand five hundred dollars per annum, thirty five thousand *Proviso*.Reappropriation.dollars: *Provided*, That any unexpended balance of the current appropriation made for the establishment and support of the Indian school at Pierre, South Dakota, is continued and reappropriated, not ex-exceeding sixteen thousand dollars.
For the purpose of erecting, constructing, and completing suitableFlandreau, S. Dak. school buildings for an Indian industrial school near the village of 359 Flandreau, South Dakota, upon one hundred and sixty acres of land Site and buildings.to be purchased by the Secretary of the Interior, for not to exceed the sum of two thousand dollars, which buildings are to be constructed under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, upon plans and specifications to be approved by him, twenty-five thousandPlans, etc. dollars.
For support of Indian pupils, at one hundred and seventy-fiveSanta Fé, N. Mex. dollars per annum each; necessary outbuildings, repairs, and fencing, at the Indian school at Santa Fe. New Mexico, and for nay of superintendent of said school, at one thousand five hundred dollars per annum, twenty-five thousand dollars. For support of Indian pupils at one hundred and sixty-seven dollarsGenoa, Nebr. per annum each; pay of superintendent, at two thousand dollars per annum; repairs and erection of buildings at Indian school, Genoa, Nebraska, including heating apparat us. fifty thousand dollars.
For the erection of buildings for an Indian industrial school atShoshone Indian reservation, Wyo. the Shoshone Indian Reservation, Wyoming, twenty-five thousand dollars. For support of Indian pupils, at one hundred and seventy-fiveGrand Junction, Colo.New building, etc. dollars per annum each; for the erection of a new building, at a cost not to exceed twelve thousand dollars; for the erection of a barn, shops, outhouses; for securing a proper water supply; for necessary repairs, furnishings, tools, and farm implements; and for pay of superintendent at the Indian school, Grand Junction, Colorado, at one thousand five hundred dollars per annum, thirty-five thousand dollars.
For support and education of one hundred and twenty IndianHampton, Va. pupils at the school at Hampton, Virginia, twenty thousand and forty dollars. For support of Indian pupils, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollarsLawrence, Kans. per annum each: necessary outbuildings, repairs, and enlarging buildings at the Indian school at Lawrence, Kansas, and for pay of superintendent of said school, at two thousand dollars per annum, and for purchase of additional land, one hundred and twenty-twoAdditional land. thousand five hundred dollars.
For support and education of two hundred Indian pupils atLincoln Institution, Philadelphia. Lincoln Institution, Philadelphia, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollars per annum each, thirty-three thousand four hundred dollars. For support of Indian pupils, at one hundred and seventy-fiveSalem, Oregon. dollars per annum each; necessary outbuildings, repairs, and fencing at the Indian school at Salem, Oregon, (formerly Forest Grove school), and for pay of the superintendent of said school, at two thousand dollars per annum, seventy thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars.
For support of three hundred Indian pupils at the Saint IgnatiusSt. Ignatius Mission, Mont Mission school, on the Jocko Reservation, in Montana, at one hundred and fifty dollars per annum each, forty-five thousand dollars. For support of sixty Indian pupils at White’s Manual Labor Institute,White’s Manual Labor Institute, Wabash, Ind.Cherokee, N.C., training school. of Wabash. Indiana, ten thousand and twenty dollars. For support of eighty pupils at the Cherokee Training School at Cherokee, North Carolina, at one hundred and sixty seven dollars per annum each, thirteen thousand three hundred and sixty dollars.
For education and support of one hundred Chippewa boys andSt. John’s University and St. Benedict’s Academy. Minn. girls at Saint John’s University, and at Saint Benedict’s Academy, in Stearns County, State of Minnesota, at one hundred and fifty dollars each per annum, and for the education and support of one hundred Indian pupils at Saint Paul’s Industrial School at Clontarf,St. Paul’s Industrial; school, Minn. in the State of Minnesota, thirty thousand dollars. For care, support, and education of Indian pupils at industrial,Other schools. agricultural, mechanical, and other schools, other than those herein provided for, in any of the States or Territories of the United States, 360 at a rate not to exceed one hundred and sixty-seven dollars for each pupil, seventy-five thousand dollars.
For support and education of sixty Indian pupils at Saint Joseph’sSt. Joseph’s Normal School, Ind. Normal School at Rensselaer, Indiana, eight thousand three hundred and thirty dollars. For support and education of one hundred Indian pupils at SaintSt. Boniface’s industrial School, Cal. Boniface s Industrial School at Banning, California, twelve thousand five hundred dollars. For the education and support of one hundred Indian children at Holy Family industrial School, Mont.the Holy Family Indian School, at Blackfoot agency, Montana, twelve thousand five hundred dollars.
For collecting and transportation of pupils to and from IndianTransporting, etc., pupils. schools, and also for the transportation of Indian pupils from all the Indian schools, and placing of 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 pupils moral, industrial, and educational training, under arrangements in which their proper care, support and education shall be in exchange for their labor, forty thousand dollars.
That in the expenditure of money appropriated for any of the Children of Indians taking lands in severalty hot excluded.purposes of education of Indian children, those children of Indians who have taken lands in severalty under any existing law shall not, by reason thereof, be excluded from the benefits of such appropriation. That the expenditure of the money appropriated for school Expenditures under Secretary of Interior.purposes in this act shall be at all times under the supervision and direction of the Secretary of the Interior, and in all respects in conformity with such conditions, rules, and regulations as to the conduct and methods of instruction and expenditure of money as may from time to time be prescribed by him. interest on trust-fund stocks.Interest, Trust-fund stocks.
Sec. 2. That for payment of interest on certain abstracted and nonpaying 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 ninety, namely: For trust-fund interest due Cherokee national fund, twenty-sixCherokee national fund. thousand and sixty dollars; For trust-fund interest due Cherokee school-fund, two thousandCherokee school fund. four hundred and ten dollars; For trust-fund interest due Chickasaw national fund, nineteen thousandChickasaw national fund. eight hundred and twenty dollars;
For trust-fund interest due Choctaw general fund, twenty-sevenChickasaw general fund. thousand dollars; For trust-fund interest due lowas, three thousand five hundredIowas. and twenty dollars; For trust-fund interest due Kaskaskias, Peorias, Weas, and Piankeshaws,Kaskaskias. Peorias, Weas, and Pianke shaws.School fund. two thousand four 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 Delaware general fund for fiscal yearsDelaware general fund. eighteen hundred and eighty-nine and eighteen hundred and ninety, seventeen thousand eight hundred and sixty dollars; For trust-fund interest due Menomonees, nine hundred and fiftyMenomonees. dollars; in all, one hundred and one thousand four 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 in 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 361 shall make official record of the facts constituting the exigency and shall report the same to Congress at its next session, he may direct that purchases may be made in open market in amount not exceeding three thousand dollars at any one purchase: *Provided*, That*Provisos*. funds herein and heretofore appropriated for construction of ditches, and other works for irrigating may in the discretion of the SecretaryIrrigating ditches. of the Interior, be expended in open market: *Provided further*, That purchase in open market may be made from Indians under the directionPurchases from Indians.Limit of time, etc., for purchases in open market. of the Secretary of the Interior: *And provided further*, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, for the period of thirty days after the approval of this act, to purchase in open market supplies necessary for the Indian Service, until contracts are executed and approved and contractors have had time to deliver supplies to the several agencies, to an amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars at any one time, a special report thereof to be made to CongressSpecial report . at its next session.
Sec. 4. That so much of the appropriations herein made as mayImmediately available. he required to pay for goods and supplies,, and for transportation of the same, for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, shall be immediately available; but no such goods orLimit on distribution, etc. supplies shall be distributed or delivered to any of said Indians prior to July first, eighteen hundred and ninety, and the Secretary of the Interior, under the direction of the President, may use any surplusUse of surplus for subsistence deficiency. 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,Limitation.*Provisos*.Treaty funds. to supply any subsistence deficiency that may occur:
Provided however, That funds 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,Report on diversions. 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 of the President, may use any sums appropriated in this act for subsistence, and not absolutely necessary for that purpose, for the purchase of stock cattle forStock cattle, etc. the benefit of the tribe for which such appropriation is made, or for the assistance of such Indians to become farmers, and in aiding such Indians as have taken allotments to build houses and other buildings for residence or improvements of such allotments, and shall report to Congress, at its next session thereafter, on account of hisReport. action under this provision.
Sec. 5. That when not required for the purpose for which appropriatedTransfer of funds for employees. 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 other employees at such agency, but no deficiency shall beLimitation. thereby created; and, when necessary, specified employees may be detailed for other service when not required for the duty for whichDetails for other service. they were engaged; and that the several appropriations herein made for millers, blacksmiths, engineers, carpenters, physicians, and otherDiversion of appropriations to other uses. persons, and for various 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 itsReport. next session thereafter, of his action under this provision.
Sec. 6. That whenever, after advertising for bids for supplies inRejection of bids, etc. 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 those of the lowestPurchases in open market. bidder, and not to exceed the market price of the same until such time as satisfactory bids can be obtained, for which immediate 362FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
Sess. I. Chs. 807, 812, 813. 1890. advertisement shall be made. To enable the Commissioner of Indian Standard samples, etc.Affairs to have prepared standard samples of such articles of goods and supplies as should be adopted and purchased for the Indian service. and for the purchase of testing machines to examine deliveries of such goods and supplies, one thousand five hundred dollars is hereby appropriated, which shall be immediately available. Sec. 7. That at any of the Indian reservations where there is now onSale, etc., of property not used. hand Government property not required for the use and benefit of the Indians at said reservation the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to move such property to other Indian reservationsApplication of pro 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 Report.he shall make report of his action hereunder to the next session of Congress thereafter.
Approved, August 19, 1890.
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