Chapter 12. making appropriations to supply a deficiency in the appropriation for the expenses of the Eleventh Census, and for other purposes
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CHAP. 12.— An Act making appropriations to supply a deficiency in the appropriation for the expenses of the Eleventh Census, and for other purposes.March 8, 1892. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Deficiency appropriations. That the following stuns be, and they are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, namely: eleventh census.Eleventh Census. For salaries and necessary expenses for continuing the work of compilingCompiling results. the results of the Eleventh Census, two hundred thousand dollars.
For the work of the division of farms, homes, and mortgages, fifty thousand dollars.Farms, homes, and mortgages. superintendent of free delivery.Superintendent free delivery postal service. To pay the salary of the superintendent of free delivery in the officeSalary. of the First Assistant Postmaster-General for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, three thousand dollars. indian affairs.Indian Affairs. For subsistence of the Sioux, as per agreement ratified by Act ofSioux, subsistence.
Vol. 19, p. 254. Congress approved February twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven; being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and ninety-two, one hundred and fifteen thousand five hundred and fourteen dollars and seventeen cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary; and the sum of twenty-eight thousand four hundred dollarsBalance available. which remains of the allotment for the establishment of sub stations from the appropriation for subsistence of the Sioux Indians for the fiscalVol. 26, p. 1002. year eighteen hundred and ninety-two, shall also be used for the purchase of subsistence for said Sioux Indians. *Provided*, That hereafter the Commissioner of Indian Affairs shall*Proviso*. include in his annual report to Congress the names of all employeesReport of all employees. under the supervision and direction of the Indian Bureau, under what law said employees are appointed, the amount of compensation paid to each, and the services rendered by them.
To enable the Secretary of the Interior to complete the ascertainmentCrow Creek and Winnebago reservations. S. Dak. Damages to settlers. of damages resulting to any person who had settled upon the Crow Creek and Winnebago reservations, in South Dakota, between February twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, and April seventeenth, eighteen-hundred and eighty-five, as authorized by the actVol. 26, p. 659. 6 approved October first, eighteen hundred and ninety, two thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
To enable the Secretary of the Interior to cause the lands embracedFort Berthold Reservation, N. Dak. Survey for allotting. Vol. 26, p. 1033. within the diminished Fort Berthold Reservation, in North Dakota, or such portion thereof as may be necessary, to be surveyed for allotment to the Indians of said reservation, as provided in article three of the agreement with said Indians, of December fourteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, and ratified by act of Congress approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. treasury department.Treasury Department.
For paper for internal revenue stamps, freight, and salary of superintendent,Internal Revenue. Paper for stamps, etc. messenger, and watchman, fiscal year eighteen hundred and ninety-two, ten thousand dollars. For transportation of silver coin, including fractional silver coin byTransporting silver coin. Vol. 26, p. 966. registered mail or otherwise, fiscal year eighteen hundred and ninety-two, five thousand dollars, to be expended under the same limitations provided for the appropriation for this purpose for said fiscal year. national zoological park.National Zoological Park.
For care and subsistence of animals for the National Zoological Park,Subsistence of animals. fiscal year eighteen hundred and ninety-two, one thousand dollars, one-half of which sum shall be paid from the revenues of the District of Columbia. and the other half from the Treasury of the United States. fish commission.Fish Commission. Green Lake Station, Maine: For payment of outstanding bills, purchaseGreen Lake station, Me. of lands and rights, completing ponds, repairs to quarters, and for cisterns, pump, and well, two thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. department of justice.Department of Justice.
For salaries and expenses in defense of the Indian depredation claims,Indian depredation claims expenses. fiscal year eighteen hundred and ninety-two, ten thousand dollars. department of labor.Department of Labor. For per diem in lieu of subsistence of special agents while travelingSpecial agents’ per diem, etc. on duty outside of the District of Columbia, at a rate not to exceed three dollars per day, and for their transportation, and for expenses of officers and employes, as made necessary by services rendered the Senate Committee on finance, fiscal year eighteen hundred and ninety-two, ten thousand dollars. board of ordnance and portification.Board of Ordnance and Fortification.
To pay the salary of the civilian member of the Board of Ordnance Salary, civilian member.and Fortification for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and ninety-two, five thousand dollars. senate.Senate. For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate,Expenses of inquiries, etc. including compensation to stenographers to committees, fiscal year eighteen hundred and ninety-two, ten thousand dollars. Approved, March 8, 1892.