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Chapter 324. Making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred, and for other purposes

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CHAP. 324.— 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 fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred, and for other purposes. March 1, 1899. *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 and in full compensation for all offices the salaries for which are specially provided for herein, for the service of the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred, and fulfilling treaty stipulations for the various Indian tribes, namely:
CURRENT AND CONTINGENT EXPENSES. Pay of agents at agencies.For pay of fifty-six agents of Indian affairs at the following-named agencies, at the rates respectively indicated, namely: At the Blackfeet Agency, Montana, one thousand eight hundred dollars; At the Cherokee School, North Carolina: Additional compensation to superintendent of said school for performing the duties heretofore required of the agent at the Cherokee Agency, two hundred dollars; At the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Agency, Oklahoma Territory, one thousand eight hundred dollars;
At the Cheyenne River Agency, South Dakota, one thousand seven hundred dollars; At the dollars; Colorado River Agency, Arizona, one thousand five hundred At the Colville Agency, Washington, one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Crow Creek Agency, South Dakota, one thousand six hundred dollars; At the Crow Agency, Montana, one thousand eight hundred dollars; At the Devils Lake Agency, North Dakota, one thousand two hundred dollars; At the Flathead Agency, Montana, one thousand five hundred dollars;
At the Fort Apache Agency, Arizona, one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Fort Belknap Agency, Montana, one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Fort Berthold Agency, North Dakota, one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Fort Hall Agency, Idaho, one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Fort Peck Agency, Montana, one thousand eight hundred dollars; FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 324. 1899. 925 At the Green Bay Agency, Wisconsin, one thousand eight hundredPay of agents at agencies—Continued. dollars;
At the Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma Territory, one thousand eight hundred dollars; At the Klamath Agency, Oregon, one thousand two hundred dollars; At the La Pointe Agency, Wisconsin, one thousand eight hundred dollars; At the Leech Lake Agency, Minnesota, one thousand eight hundred dollars; At the Lemhi Agency, Idaho, one thousand two hundred dollars; At the Lower Brule Agency, South Dakota, one thousand four hundred dollars; At the Mescalero Agency, New Mexico, one thousand six hundred dollars;
At the Mission Tule River Agency, California, one thousand six hundred dollars; At the Navajo Agency, New Mexico, one thousand eight hundred dollars; At the Neah Bay Agency, Washington, one thousand two hundred dollars; At the Nevada Agency, Nevada, one thousand five hundred dollars; At the New York Agency, New York, one thousand dollars; At the Nez Perces Agency, Idaho, one thousand six hundred dollars; At the Omaha and Winnebago Agency, Nebraska, one thousand six hundred dollars;
At the Osage Agency, Oklahoma Territory, one thousand six hundred dollars; At the Pima Agency, Arizona, one thousand eight hundred dollars; At the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota, one thousand eight hundred dollars; At the Pottawatomie and Great Nemaha Agency, Kansas, one thousand two hundred dollars; At the Ponca, Pawnee, Otoe, and Oakland Agency, Oklahoma Territory, one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Pueblo and Jicarilla Agency, New Mexico, one thousand five hundred dollars;
At the Quapaw Agency, Indian Territory, one thousand four hundred dollars; At the Rosebud Agency, South Dakota, one thousand eight hundred dollars; At the Sac and Fox Agency, Iowa, one thousand dollars; At the Sac and Fox Agency, Oklahoma Territory, one thousand two hundred dollars; At the San Carlos Agency, Arizona, one thousand eight hundred dollars; At the Santee Agency, Nebraska, one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Shoshone Agency, Wyoming, one thousand five hundred dollars;
At the Siletz Agency, Oregon, one thousand two hundred dollars; At the Sisseton Agency, South Dakota, one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Southern Ute Agency, at Navajo Springs, Colorado, one thousand four hundred dollars; At the Standing Rock Agency, North Dakota, one thousand eight hundred dollars; At the Tongue River Agency, Montana, one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Tulalip Agency, Washington, one thousand two hundred dollars; At the Uintah and Ouray Agency, Utah (consolidated), one thousand eight hundred dollars;
At the Umatilla Agency, Oregon, one thousand two hundred dollars; 926 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 324. 1899. At the Union Agency, Indian Territory, one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Warm Springs Agency, Oregon, one thousand two hundred dollars; At the Western Shoshone Agency, Nevada, one thousand five hundred dollars; At the White Earth Agency, Minnesota, one thousand eight hundred dollars; At the Yakima Agency, Washington, one thousand five hundred dollars; At the Yankton Agency, South Dakota, one thousand six hundred *Provisos.*Appropriations not available for army officers acting as agents.dollars; in all, eighty-five thousand six hundred dollars: *Provided,* That the foregoing appropriations shall not take effect nor become available in any case for or during the time in which any officer of the Army of the United States shall be engaged in the performance of the Superintendent of training school may act as agents.duties of Indian agent at any of the agencies above named: *Provided further,* That the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, may devolve the duties of any Indian agency upon the superintendent of the Indian training school located at such agency, whenever in his judgment such superintendent can properly perform the duties of such agency.
And the superintendent upon whom such duties devolve shall give bond as other Indian agents. Interpreters.For payment of necessary interpreters, to be distributed in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, ten thousand dollars; but no person employed by the United States and paid for any other service shall be paid for interpreting. Inspectors.For pay of eight Indian inspectors, one of whom shall be an engineer competent in the location, construction, and maintenance of irrigation works, and one of whom may be located by the Secretary of the Interior in the Indian Territory, and under his direction and authority may perform any duties required by law of said Secretary in said Territory, at two thousand five hundred dollars per annum each, twenty thousand dollars. —traveling expenses.For traveling expenses of eight Indian inspectors, 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, and for incidental expenses of inspection and investigation, including telegraphing and expenses of going to and going from the seat of Government, and while remaining there under orders and direction of the Secretary of the Interior, for a period not to exceed twenty days, twelve thousand eight hundred dollars.
Superintendent of schools.For pay of one superintendent of Indian schools, three thousand dollars. —traveling expenses.For necessary traveling expenses of one superintendent of Indian schools, including telegraphing and incidental expenses of inspection and *Provisos.*—per diem allowance in field.investigation, one thousand five hundred 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 sleeping-car —other duties.fare, in lieu of all other expenses now allowed by law: *And provided further,* 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.
Clerk to superintendent.For pay of one clerk to superintendent of Indian schools, one thousand dollars. Agency buildings.For buildings and repairs of buildings at agencies, thirty-five thousand dollars. Contingent expenses.For contingencies of the Indian service, including traveling and incidental expenses of Indian agents and of their offices, and of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs; also traveling and incidental expenses Special agents.of 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; anti expenses of going to and going from the seat of Government, and while remaining there under orders and direction of the Secretary of the Interior, for a FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Sess. III. Ch. 324. 1899. 927 period not to exceed twenty days, and the accounting officers of the—per diem allowance, Washington. Treasury are hereby authorized to allow per diem pay to such special agents while remaining at the seat of Government under orders and direction of the Secretary of the Interior for a period not exceeding twenty days at any one time during the fiscal years eighteen hundred and ninety-eight and eighteen hundred and ninety-nine; for pay of employees not otherwise provided for, and for pay of the five special agents, at two thousand dollars per annum each, forty thousand dollars: *Provided,* That hereafter each special agent, supervisor of schools, or*Proviso.*—power to administer oaths. other official charged with the investigation of Indian agencies and schools, in the pursuit of his official duties shall have power to administer oaths and to examine on oath all officers and persons employed in the Indian service, and all such other persons as may be deemed necessary and proper.
To enable the Secretary of the Interior to employ practical farmersPractical farmers. and practical stockmen in addition to the agency farmers now employed, at wages not exceeding sixty-five dollars each per month, to superintend and direct farming and stock raising among such Indians as are making effort for self-support, sixty-five thousand dollars: *Provided,* That no*Proviso.*To have been actually engaged in farming for two years previous. person shall be employed as such farmer or stockman who has not been at least two years immediately previous to such employment practically engaged in the occupation of farming within the State or Territory, or adjoining State or Territory, where such agency is located, and where practicable competent Indians shall be given the preference.
For services of officers, at fifteen dollars per month each, and privates,Indian police. at ten 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, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, for the purchase of equipments, and for the purchase of rations for policemen at nonration agencies, one hundred and thirty-five thousand dollars.
For compensation of judges of Indian courts, twelve thousand fiveJudges of Indian courts. hundred and forty dollars. To enable the Secretary of the Interior to employ suitable persons asMatrons to teach housekeeping. matrons to teach Indian girls in housekeeping and other household duties, at a rate not to exceed sixty dollars per month, and for furnishing necessary equipments, fifteen thousand dollars. For pure vaccine matter and vaccination of Indians, one thousandVaccination. dollars.
To pay the expense of purchasing goods and supplies for the IndianSupplies, telegraphing, etc. Service, 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. For necessary expenses of transportation of such goods, provisions,Transportation. and other articles for the various tribes of Indians provided for by this Act, including pay and expenses of transportation agents and rent of warehouses, three hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.
For expenses of the commission of citizens, serving without compensation,Citizen commission. appointed by the President under the provisions of the Act ofVol. 16, p. 40. April tenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, four thousand dollars FULFILLING TREATY STIPULATIONS WITH, AND SUPPORT OF, INDIAN TRIBES.Fulfilling treaties. chickasaws.Chickasaws. For permanent annuity, in goods, three thousand dollars. chippewas of the mississippi.Chippewas of the Mississippi. For seventh of ten installments of annuity, last series, to be paid to Chief Hole in the Day or his heirs, per third article of treaty of AugustVol. 9, p. 904. second, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, and fifth article of treaty ofVol. 16, p. 720. 928 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Sess. III. Ch. 324. 1899. March nineteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, one thousand dollars; For 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, four thousand dollars; in all, five thousand dollars. choctaws.Choctaws. Vol. 7, p. 99.For permanent annuity, per second article of treaty of November Vol. 11, p. 614.sixteenth, eighteen hundred and five, and thirteenth article of treaty of June twenty-second, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, three thousand dollars;
For permanent annuity for support of light horsemen, per thirteenth Vol. 7, p. 213.article of treaty of October eighteenth, eighteen hundred and twenty, Vol. 11, p. 614.and thirteenth article of treaty of June twenty-second, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, six hundred dollars; Vol. 7, pp. 212,236.For permanent annuity for support of blacksmith, per sixth article of Vol. 7, p. 36.treaty of October eighteenth, eighteen hundred and twenty, ninth article of treaty of January twentieth, eighteen hundred and twenty-five, Vol. 11, p. 614.and thirteenth article of treaty of June twenty-second, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, six hundred dollars;
For permanent annuity for education, per second and thirteenth articles of last two treaties named above, six thousand dollars; Vol. 7, p. 236.For permanent annuity for iron and steel, per ninth article of treaty of January twentieth, eighteen hundred and twenty-five, and thirteenth Vol. 11, p. 614.article of treaty of June twenty-second, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, three hundred and twenty dollars; Interest.For interest on three hundred and ninety thousand two hundred and fifty-seven dollars and ninety-two cents, at five per centum per annum, for education, support of the government, and other beneficial purposes, under the direction of the general council of the Choctaws, in conformity Vol. 7, p. 236.Vol. 11, p. 614.with the provisions contained in the ninth and thirteenth articles of treaty of January twentieth, eighteen hundred and twenty-five, and treaty of June twenty-second, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, nineteen thousand five hundred and twelve dollars and eighty-nine cents; in all, thirty thousand and thirty-two dollars and eighty-nine cents. chippewas of minnesota, reimbursable.Chippewas of Minnesota, reimbursable.
Advance interest.Vol. 25, p. 645.Advance interest to the Chippewa Indians in Minnesota, as required by section seven of “An Act for die relief and civilization of the Chippewa Indians in the State of Minnesota,” approved January fourteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, in the manner required by said Act (reimbursable), ninety thousand dollars. Expenses of civilization.Vol. 25, p. 642.To enable the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, to carry out an Act entitled “An Act for the relief and civilization of the Chippewa Indians in the State of Minnesota,” approved January fourteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, namely, the purchase of material and employment of labor for the erection of houses for Indians; for the purchase of agricultural implements, stock, and seeds, breaking and fencing land; for payment of expenses of delegations of Chippewa Indians to visit the White Earth Industrial schools.Reservation; for the erection and maintenance of day and industrial schools; for subsistence and for pay of employees; for pay of commissioners and their expenses; and for removal of Indians and for their allotments, to be reimbursed to the United States out of the proceeds of sale of their lands, one hundred thousand dollars.
Surveys.For completing the necessary surveys within the Chippewa Indian Reservation in Minnesota, including expenses of examining and appraising pine lands, under the provisions of the Act approved January four- FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 324. 1899. 929 teenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, to be reimbursed to the United States out of proceeds of the sale of their lands, forty-five thousand dollars, ten thousand dollars of which shall be immediately available. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed toInvestigation of alleged cutting of green timber, etc. cause an investigation by an Indian inspector and a special Indian agent of the alleged cutting of green timber under contracts for cutting “ dead and down,” on the Chippewa ceded and diminished reservations in the State of Minnesota, and also whether the present plan of estimating and examining timber on said lands and sale thereof is the best that can be devised for protection of the interests of said Indians; and also in his discretion to suspend the further estimating, appraising, examining, and cutting of timber, and the sale of the same, and also suspend the sale of the lands in said reservation.
For additional amount for buildings for additional schools at pointsSchool buildings. on the Chippewa Reservations in Minnesota, to be selected by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, twenty thousand dollars, to be immediately available and to be reimbursable. cœur d’alenes.Cœur d’Alenes. For eighth of fifteen installments of eight thousand dollars each, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, under the sixth article of agreement of March twenty-sixth, eighteen hundredVol. 26, p. 1028. and eighty-seven, ratified by Act of March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, eight thousand dollars;
For pay of blacksmith, carpenter, and physician, and purchase of medicines, as per the eleventh article of said agreement, three thousand five hundred dollars; in all, eleven thousand five hundred dollars. columbias and colvilles.Columbias and Colvilles. For annuity for Chief Moses, as per agreement of July seventh,Chief Moses. eighteen hundred and eighty-three, ratified by Act approved JulyVol. 23, p. 79. fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, one thousand dollars; For employees as provided in said agreement, ratified by Act of July fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, six thousand dollars; in all, seven thousand dollars. creeks.Creeks.
For permanent annuity, in money, per fourth article of treaty ofPermanent annuities.Vol. 7, p. 36.Vol. 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 of JuneVol. 7, p. 69. sixteenth, eighteen hundred and two, and fifth article of treaty ofVol. 11, p. 700. August seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, three thousand dollars;
For permanent annuity, in money, per fourth article of treaty of JanuaryVol. 7, p. 287. twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and twenty-six, and fifth articleVol. 11, p. 700. of treaty of August seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, twenty thousand dollars; For permanent annuity for blacksmith and assistant, and for shops and tools, per eighth article of treaty of January twenty-fourth, eighteenVol. 7, p. 287. hundred and twenty-six, and fifth article of treaty of August seventh,Vol. 11, p. 700. eighteen hundred and fifty-six, eight hundred and forty dollars;
For permanent annuity for iron and steel for shop, per same articles and treaties, two hundred and seventy dollars; For permanent annuity for the pay of a wheelwright, per same articles of same treaties, six hundred dollars; For five per centum interest on two hundred thousand dollars, forInterest. purposes of education, per sixth article of treaty of August seventh,Vol. 11, p. 700. eighteen hundred and fifty-six, ten thousand dollars; 930 FIFTY FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 324. 1899.
For interest on two hundred and seventy-five thousand one hundred and sixty-eight dollars, at the rate of five per centum per annum, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, under Vol. 14, p. 787.provisions of third article of treaty of June fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, thirteen thousand seven hundred and fifty-eight dollars and forty cents; in all, forty-nine thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight dollars and forty cents. crows.Crows.
Vol. 22, p. 43.For the eighteenth of twenty-five installments, as provided in agreement with the Crows, dated June twelfth, eighteen hundred and eighty, to be used by the Secretary of the Interior in such a manner as the President may direct, thirty thousand dollars; Vol. 15, p. 652.For pay of physician, per tenth article of same treaty, one thousand two hundred dollars; For pay of carpenter, miller, engineer, farmer, and blacksmith, as per tenth article of same treaty, three thousand three hundred dollars;
For pay of second blacksmith, and iron and steel, as per eighth article of same treaty, one thousand five hundred dollars; This amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to furnish such articles of food as from time to time the condition and necessities of the Indians may require, thirty thousand dollars; in all, sixty-six thousand dollars. fort hall indians.Fort Hall Indians. Vol. 25, p. 688.For eleventh of twenty installments, as provided in agreement with 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.Indians at Blackfeet Agency.
Vol. 29, p. 354.For second of nine installments, to be disposed of as provided in article two of the agreement with the Indians of the Blackfeet Reservation, ratified by Act approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. indians at fort berthold agency.Indians at Fort Berthold Agency. For ninth of ten installments of eighty thousand dollars each, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, as per Vol. 26, p. 1033.second article of agreement ratified by Act approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, eighty thousand dollars. iowas.Iowas.
Interest.For interest in lieu of investment on fifty-seven thousand five hundred dollars, balance of one hundred and fifty-seven thousand five hundred dollars, to July first, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, at five per centum per annum, for education or other beneficial purposes, under Vol. 10, p. 1071.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. iowas in oklahoma.lowas in Oklahoma.
For fourth of five installments, second series, to be paid per capita Vol. 26, p. 753.under the seventh article of agreement ratified by Act approved February thirteenth, eighteen hundred , and ninety-one, three thousand dollars. FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 324. 1899. 931 kansas.Kansas. For interest in lieu of investment on one hundred and thirty-fiveInterest. thousand dollars, being the amount due the Kansas tribe of Indians, per second article of treaty of January fourteenth, eighteen hundredVol. 9, p. 842. and forty-six, six thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. kickapoos in kansas.Kickapoos in Kansas.
For interest on sixty-six thousand eight hundred and ninety-twoInterest. dollars and twenty-six cents, at five per centum per annum, for educational and other beneficial purposes, per treaty of May eighteenth,Vol. 10, p. 1079. eighteen hundred and fifty-four, three thousand three hundred and forty-four dollars and sixty-one cents; This amount to enable the President of the United States to pay thePayment to representatives of deceased Kickapoos. legal representative of one deceased Kickapoo Indian, the settlement of whose estate is desired, under the provisions of section two of the Act of August fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, such sum as may be the proportion of the one hundred thousand dollars provided for said tribe for education and other beneficial purposes, per treaty of May eighteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, not exceeding threeVol. 24, p. 219. hundred and thirty-seven dollars and eighty-three cents; in all, three thousand six hundred and eighty-two dollars and forty-four cents. 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 hundred and fifty-five,Vol. 12, p. 981. three thousand dollars. nez perces.Nez Perces. For salaries of two matrons to take charge of the boarding schools,Schools. two assistant teachers, one farmer, one carpenter, and two millers, per fifth article of treaty of June ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three,Vol. 14, p. 650. six thousand dollars. northern cheyennes and arapahoes.Northern Cheyennes and Arapahoes.
For subsistence and civilization, as per agreement with the SiouxSubsistence, etc.Vol. 19, p. 256. Indians, approved February twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, including subsistence and civilization of Northern Cheyennes removed from Pine Ridge Agency to Tongue River, Montana, ninety thousand dollars; For pay of physician, two teachers, two carpenters, one miller, two farmers, a blacksmith, and engineer, per seventh article of same treaty,Vol. 15, p. 658. nine thousand dollars; in all, ninety-nine thousand dollars. osages.Osages.
For interest on sixty-nine thousand one hundred and twenty dollars,Interest. at five per centum per annum, being value of fifty-four sections of land set apart by treaty of June second, eighteen hundred and twenty-five, for educational purposes, per Senate resolution of January ninth,Vol. 7, p. 242. eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, three thousand four hundred and fifty-six dollars. pawnees.Pawnees. For perpetual annuity, at least one-half of which is to be paid in goodsAnnuity. and such articles as may be deemed necessary for them, per second article of treaty of September twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven,Vol. 11, p.729. thirty thousand dollars; 932 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Sess. III. Ch. 324. 1899. For support of two manual-labor schools, per third article of same treaty, ten thousand dollars; For pay of two farmers, two blacksmiths and two apprentices, one miller and apprentice, two teachers, one shoemaker, and one carpenter, five thousand four hundred dollars; For pay of physician and purchase of medicines, one thousand two hundred dollars; For purchase of iron and steel and other necessaries for the shops, as Vol. 11, p. 730.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.
Annuities.Vol. 7, p. 51.For permanent annuity, in silver, per fourth article of treaty of August third, seventeen hundred and ninety-five, three hundred and fifty-seven dollars and eighty cents; Vol. 7, p. 114.For permanent annuity, in silver, per third article of treaty of September thirtieth, eighteen hundred and nine, one hundred and seventy-eight dollars and ninety cents; Vol. 7, p. 185.For permanent annuity, in silver, per third article of treaty of October second, eighteen hundred and eighteen, eight hundred and ninety-four dollars and fifty cents;
Vol. 7, p. 314.For permanent annuity, in money, per second article of treaty of September twentieth, eighteen hundred and twenty-eight, seven hundred and fifteen dollars and sixty cents; Vol. 7. p. 320.For permanent annuity, in specie, per second article of treaty of July 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;
Vol. 7, p. 318.For permanent provision for payment of money in lieu of tobacco, iron, and steel, per second article of treaty of September twentieth, Vol. 9, p. 855.eighteen hundred and twenty-eight, and tenth article of treaties of June fifth and seventeenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, one hundred and seven dollars and thirty-four cents; Vol. 7, pp. 296, 318, 321.For permanent provision for three blacksmiths and assistants, 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 and 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;
Vol. 7, p. 320.For permanent provision for fifty barrels of salt, per second article of treaty of July twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and twenty-nine, fifty dollars; Interest.For interest on two hundred and thirty thousand and sixty-four dollars and twenty cents, at five per centum, in conformity with provisions Vol. 9, p. 854.of article seventh of treaties of June fifth and seventeenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, eleven thousand five hundred and three dollars and twenty-one cents; in all, twenty thousand five hundred and forty-one dollars and eleven cents. quapaws.Quapaws.
Vol. 7, p. 425.For education, during the pleasure of the President, per third article of treaty of May thirteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-three, one thousand dollars; for blacksmith and assistants, and tools, iron, and steel for blacksmith shop, per same article and treaty, five hundred dollars; in all, one thousand five hundred dollars. Recording chattel mortgages.That all chattel mortgages executed in the Quapaw Agency in the northern district of the Indian Territory shall be recorded in the town of Miami by the clerk of the said northern district of the Indian Territory, or his duly appointed deputy, in a book or books kept for the purpose.
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 324. 1899. 933 sacs and foxes of the mississippi.Sacs and Foxes of the Mississippi. For permanent annuity, in goods or otherwise, per third article ofAnnuity.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, per second article of treaty of October twenty-first, eighteen hundredInterest. and thirty-seven, ten thousand dollars; for interest on eight hundred thousand dollars, at five per centum, per second article of treaty ofVol. 7, p. 541.
October eleventh, eighteen hundred and forty-two, forty thousand dollars: *Provided,* That the sum of one thousand five hundred dollars ofPhysician, etc. 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 hundredInterest. dollars, at five per centum, under the direction of the President, per second article of treaty of October twenty-first, eighteen hundred andVol. 7, p. 541. thirty-seven, seven thousand eight hundred and seventy dollars;
For support of a school, per fifth article of treaty of March sixth,School.Vol. 12, p. 1173. eighteen hundred and sixty-one, two hundred dollars; in all, eight thousand and seventy dollars. seminoles.Seminoles. For five per centum interest on two hundred and fifty thousand dollars,Interest. to be paid as annuity, per eighth article of treaty of August seventh,Vol. 11, p. 702. eighteen hundred and fifty-six, twelve thousand five hundred dollars; For five per centum interest on two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to be paid as annuity (they having joined their brethren West), per eighth article of treaty of August seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, twelve thousand five hundred dollars;
For interest on fifty thousand dollars, at the rate of five per centum per annum, to be paid annually for the support of schools, as per third article of treaty of March twenty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty-six,Vol. 14, p. 757. two thousand five hundred dollars; For interest on twenty thousand dollars, at the rate of five per centum per annum, to be paid annually for the support of the Seminole government, as per same article same treaty, one thousand dollars; in all, twenty-eight thousand five hundred dollars. senecas.Senecas.
For permanent annuity, in specie, per fourth article of treaty of SeptemberAnnuities. twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and seventeen, five hundredVol. 7, p. 161. dollars; For permanent annuity, in specie, per fourth article of treaty of SeptemberVol. 7, p. 179. seventeenth, eighteen hundred and eighteen, five hundred dollars; For permanent annuity for blacksmith and miller, per fourth article 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 designate, as stipulated in the seventh article of treaty of February twenty-third, eighteenVol. 15, p. 515. hundred and sixty-seven, one thousand six hundred and sixty dollars;
For permanent annuity, in specie, per fourth article of treaty of SeptemberVol. 7, p. 179. 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; For blacksmith and assistants, shops and tools, iron and steel, perVoL 7, p. 352. fourth article of treaty of July twentieth, eighteen hundred and thirty-one, and fifth article of treaty of February twenty-third, eighteenVoL 15, p. 515. hundred and sixty-seven, five hundred and thirty dollars; in all, three thousand six hundred and ninety dollars. 934 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Sess. III. Ch. 324. 1899. senecas of new york.Senecas of New York. Annuity.Vol. 4, p. 442.For permanent annuity, in lieu of interest on stock, per Act of February nineteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-one, six thousand dollars; Interest.Vol. 9, p. 35.For interest, in lieu of investment, on seventy-five thousand dollars, 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 Bank to the United States Treasury, per Act of June twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and forty-six, two thousand one hundred and fifty-two dollars and fifty cents; in all, eleven thousand nine hundred and two dollars and fifty cents. eastern shawnees.Eastern Shawnees.
Annuity.Vol. 7, p. 179.Vol. 15, p. 515.For permanent annuity, in specie, per fourth article of treaty of 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, per Vol. 7, p. 352.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, oneVol. 15, p. 515.e thousand and thirty dollars. shoshones and arapahoes.Shoshones and Arapahoes. *Ante*, p. 94.For second of five installments, to be expended as provided in article three of the agreement with the Shoshones and Arapahoes in Wyoming, ratified by Act of June seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, ten thousand dollars. shoshones and bannocks.Shoshones and Bannocks.
Shoshones.Supplies.Shoshones: For last of thirty installments, to purchase suits of clothing for males over fourteen years of age; flannel, hose, calico, and domestics for females over the age of twelve years, and such goods as may be needed to make suits for boys and girls under the ages named, Vol. 15, p. 676.as per ninth article of treaty of July third, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, ten thousand dollars; Physician.For pay of 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;
For pay of second blacksmith, and such iron and steel and other materials as may be required, as per eighth article of same treaty, one thousand dollars; Bannocks.Supplies.Bannocks: For last of thirty installments, to purchase 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 and girls under Vol. 15, p. 676.the ages named, as per ninth article of treaty of July third, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, five thousand dollars;
Physician.For pay of 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.Six Nations of New York. Annuity.For permanent annuity, in clothing and other useful articles, per Vol. 7, p. 46.sixth article of treaty of November eleventh, seventeen hundred and ninety-four, four thousand five hundred dollars.
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 324. 1899. 935 sioux of different tribes, including santee sioux of nebraska.Sioux of different tribes. For last of thirty installments, to purchase clothing for males overClothing. fourteen years of age; for flannel, hose, calico, and domestics required for females over twelve years of age, and for such flannel and cotton goods as may be needed to make suits for boys and girls under the ages named, per tenth article of treaty of April twenty-ninth, eighteenVol. 15, p. 638. hundred and sixty-eight, one hundred and thirty-five thousand dollars;
For last of thirty installments, to purchase such articles as may beAgricultural articles. considered proper by the Secretary of the Interior, at twenty dollars per head, for persons engaged in agriculture, one hundred and thirty thousand dollars: *Provided,* That the Secretary, in his discretion, is*Proviso.*Money payments. authorized to pay said amount per head in money; For pay of five teachers, one physician, one carpenter, one miller, oneTeachers. engineer, two farmers, and one blacksmith, per thirteenth article of sameVol. 15, p. 640. treaty, ten thousand four hundred dollars;
For pay of additional employees at the several agencies for the SiouxEmployees. in Nebraska and in North Dakota and South Dakota, eighty-five thousand dollars; For subsistence of the Sioux, and for purposes of their civilization,Subsistence.Vol. 19, p. 254. as per agreement ratified by Act of Congress approved February twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, nine hundred thousand dollars; *Provided,* That this sum shall include transportation*Provisos.*Transportation. of supplies from the termination of railroad or steamboat transportation; and in this service Indians shall be employed when practicable:Indian employment. *And provided further,* That the number of rations issued shall notLimit of rations. exceed the number of Indians on each reservation, and any excess in the number of rations issued shall be disallowed in the settlement of the agent’s account;
For pay of secoud blacksmith, and furnishing iron, steel, and otherBlacksmith, etc. material, per eighth article of same treaty, one thousand six hundred dollars; For support and maintenance of day and industrial schools, includingSchools. purchase, erection, and repairs of school buildings, in accordance with article seven of the treaty of April twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred andVol. 15, p. 637. sixty-eight, which article is continued in force for twenty years by sectionVol. 25, p. 894. seventeen of the Act of March second, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars; in all, one million four hundred and eighty-seven thousand dollars. sioux, yankton tribe.Sioux, Yankton tribe.
For eleventh of twenty installments (last series), to be paid to them or expended for their benefit, per fourth article of treaty of April nineteenth,Vol. 11, p. 744. eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, fifteen thousand dollars; For subsistence and civilization of two thousand Yankton Sioux, heretoforeVol. 19. p. 287. provided for in appropriations under “ Fulfilling treaty with Sioux of different tribes,” and so forth, thirty-five thousand dollars; in all, fifty thousand dollars. sisseton and wahpeton indians.Sisseton and Wahpeton Indians.
For twelfth of thirteen installments of eighteen thousand four hundred dollars each, to be paid per capita, as per third article of agreementVol. 26, p. 1037. with the Sisseton and Wahpeton Indians dated September twelfth, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, ratified by Act of March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, eighteen thousand four hundred dollars. spokanes.Spokanes. For eighth of ten installments, to be expended under the direction ofRemoval to Cœur d’Alene Reservation. the Secretary of the Interior in the removal of the Spokane Indians to 936 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Sess. III. Ch. 324. 1899. the Cœur d’Alene Reservation, in erecting suitable houses, in assisting them in breaking lands, in furnishing them with cattle, seeds, agricultural implements, saw and grist mills, threshing machines, mowers, clothing, and provisions; in taking care of the old, sick, and infirm: in affording educational facilities, and in any other manner tending to Vol. 27, p. 139.their civilization and self-support, as per article five of agreement with said Indians dated March eighteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, ratified by Act of Congress approved July thirteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, five thousand dollars;
For pay of a blacksmith and carpenter to do necessary work and to instruct the said Indians in those trades, one thousand dollars each, per sixth article of said agreement, two thousand dollars; Chief Louis and Enoch.For seventh of ten installments of one hundred dollars each to Chiefs Louis and Enoch, as per article nine of said agreement, two hundred dollars; in all, seven thousand two hundred dollars. confederated bands of utes.Confederated Bands of Utes. Carpenters, etc.For pay of two carpenters, two millers, two farmers, and two blacksmiths, Vol. 13, p. 675.as per tenth article of treaty of October seventh, eighteen hundred Vol. 15, p. 622.and sixty-three, and fifteenth article of treaty of March second, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, six thousand seven hundred and twenty dollars;
Vol. 15, p. 621.For pay of two teachers, as per same article of same treaty, one thousand eight hundred dollars; For purchase of iron and steel and the necessary tools for blacksmith shop, per ninth article of same treaty, two hundred and twenty dollars; Food.For annual amount for the purchase of beef, mutton, wheat, flour, Vol. 15, p. 622.beans, and potatoes, or other necessary articles of food, as per twelfth article of same treaty, thirty thousand dollars; Employees.For pay of employees at the several Ute agencies, fifteen thousand dollars; in all, fifty-three thousand seven hundred and forty dollars. winnebagoes.Winnebagoes.
Interest.For interest on eight hundred and four thousand nine hundred and nine dollars and seventeen cents, at five per centum per annum, per Vol. 7, p. 545.Vol. 12, p. 628.fourth article of treaty of November first, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, and joint resolution of July seventeenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, forty thousand two hundred and forty-five dollars and forty-five cents; and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby directed to expend said interest for the support, education, and civilization of said Indians;
Vol. 16, p. 355.For interest on seventy-eight thousand three hundred and forty dollars and forty-one cents, at five per centum per annum, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior for 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. miscellaneous supports.Miscellaneous supports.
Apaches, Kiowas, Comanches, Wichitas, etc.For subsistence and civilization of the Apaches, Kiowas, Comanches, Wichitas, and affiliated bands who have been collected in the reservations set apart for their use and occupation, seventy-five thousand *Proviso.*Amount available for Kiowas and Comanches.dollars: *Provided,* That ten thousand dollars of this amount may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, be expended as required by article nine of the treaty of October twenty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, with the Kiowa and Comanche tribes of Indians, for —Apaches.Vol. 15, pp. 584, 590.the benefit of said Indians, and also of the Apache Indians, as per treaty of October twenty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, with the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache tribes of Indians.
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 324. 1899. 937 For subsistence and civilization of the Arapahoes and CheyennesArapahoes and Cheyennes. who have been collected on the reservations set apart for their use and occupation, one hundred thousand dollars: *Provided,* That ten thousand*Proviso.*Expenditure. dollars of this amount may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, be expended as required by article nine of the treaty ofVol. 15, p. 595. October twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, with the Cheyenne and Arapahoe tribes of Indians.
For support and civilization of the Chippewas of Lake Superior,Chippewas of Lake Superior, Wisconsin. Wisconsin, to be expended for agricultural and educational purposes, pay of employees, including pay of physician, at one thousand two hundred dollars, purchase of goods and provisions, and for such other purposes as may be deemed for the best interests of said Indians, seven thousand one hundred and twenty-five dollars. For support and civilization of Chippewas of Red Lake and PembinaChippewas of Led Lake and Pembina Tribe, Minnesota. tribe of Chippewas, Minnesota, and for pay of employees, ten thousand dollars.
For support of the Otter-Tail, Pillager, Pembina, and MississippiOtter-Tail, Pillager, Pembina and Mississippi Chippewas. 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 Chippewas. North Dakota, including seeds, thirteen thousand dollars. For support and civilization of the confederated tribes and bands inConfederated bands, middle Oregon. middle Oregon, and for pay of employees, six thousand dollars.
For support and civilization of Digger Indians of California, andDigger Indians, California. for locating them on lands purchased for them, two thousand five hundred dollars. For support and civilization of the D’Wamish and other allied tribesD’Wamish, etc., Washington. in Washington, including pay of employees, seven thousand dollars. For support and civilization of Carlos’s Band of Flatheads, Montana,Carlos’s Band of Flatheads. including pay of employees, ten thousand dollars.
For support and civilization of the Flatheads and other confederatedFlatheads, etc., Montana. tribes, Montana, including pay of employees, ten thousand dollars. To enable the Secretary of the Interior to purchase subsistence andHualpais, Arizona. other necessaries for the support of the Hualpais in Arizona, seven thousand five hundred dollars. For support and civilization of the Apache and other Indians inApaches, etc., Arizona and New Mexico. Arizona and New Mexico, who have been or may be collected on reservations in Arizona and New Mexico, two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, of which amount the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars shall be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, for the temporary support and civilization of the KaibabKaibab Indians, Utah. tribe of Indians in Utah in the purchase of animals, implements, seeds, clothing, and other necessary articles, to enable them to become self-supporting.
For support, civilization, and instruction of the Shoshones and Bannocks,Shoshones and Bannocks, Fort Hall Reservation. and other Indians of the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho, including pay of employees, thirty thousand dollars. For support, civilization, and instruction of the Shoshones, Bannocks,Lemhi Agency, Idaho. Sheepeaters, and other Indians of the Lemhi Agency, Idaho, including pay of employees, thirteen thousand dollars. For support, civilization, and instruction of the Klamaths, Modocs,Klamath Agency, Oregon. and other Indians of the Klamath Agency, Oregon, including pay of employees, five thousand dollars.
For support and civilization of the Kansas Indians, Oklahoma Territory,Kansas Indians, Oklahoma including agricultural assistance and pay of employees, two thousand five hundred dollars. For support and civilization of the Kickapoo Indians in OklahomaKickapoos, Oklahoma. Territory, five thousand dollars. For the purchase of teams, farming implements, seeds, and otherKicking Kickapoos, Oklahoma. necessary articles, for the Mexican Kickapoo Indians, known as the “ Kicking Kickapoos,” in Oklahoma Territory, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, three thousand dollars, to be immediately available. 938 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Sess. III. Ch. 324. 1899. Makahs, Washington.For support and civilization of the Makahs, Washington, including pay of employees, three thousand dollars. Mission Agency, California.For support and civilization of Indians at the Mission Agency, California, including pay of employees, three thousand dollars. Modoc Indians, Indian Territory.For support and civilization of the Modoc Indians now residing within the Indian Territory, two thousand five hundred dollars. Joseph’s Band of Nez Perce Indians.For purchase of agricultural implements, and support and civilization of Joseph’s Band of Nez Perce Indians, seven thousand five hundred dollars.
Nez Perce Indians, Idaho.For support and civilization of Nez Perce Indians in Idaho, including pay of physician, five thousand dollars. Ponca Indians.For support and civilization of the Ponca Indians, including pay of *Proviso.*Division.employees, fifteen thousand dollars: *Provided,* That this amount, after paying employees authorized by law, shall be expended per capita among all the members of said tribe in Oklahoma Territory, South Dakota, and Nebraska. Qui-nai-elts and Quil-leh-utes.For support and civilization of the Qui-nai-elts and Quil-leh-utes, Washington, including pay of employees, one thousand dollars.
Shebit Indians, Utah.For support and civilization of the Shebit Indians in Utah, two thousand five hundred dollars. Shoshones, Wyoming.For support and civilization of Shoshone Indians in Wyoming, twenty-five thousand dollars. Arapahoes, Wyoming.For support and civilization of the Arapahoes in Wyoming, five, thousand dollars. Telephone from subagency, etc.For construction of telephone line to connect Arapaho Sub-Agency with Shoshone and Arapaho main agency in Wyoming, seven hundred and fifty dollars.
Shoshones, Nevada.For support and civilization of Shoshone Indians in Nevada, including pay of employees, ten thousand dollars. Seminoles, Florida.For support, civilization, and instruction of the Seminole Indians in Florida, six thousand dollars, one-half of which sum maybe expended, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, in procuring permanent homes for said Indians. Big Jim Band, Absentee Shawnees, Oklahoma.For purchase of teams, farming implements, seeds, and other necessary articles for the Big Jim’s Band of Absentee Shawnee Indians in Oklahoma Territory, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, five thousand dollars, to be immediately available.
Sioux of Devils Lake, N. Dak.For support and civilization of Sioux of Devils Lake, North Dakota, including pay of employees, and for the purchase of seeds, ten thousand dollars. Sioux, Medawakanton Band.For support and civilization of Sioux, Medawakanton Band, in Minnesota, five thousand dollars. Tonkawa Indians, Oklahoma.For support and civilization of Tonkawa Indians, Oklahoma Territory, and for seeds and agricultural implements, two thousand dollars. Walla Walla, Cayuse, and Umatilla tribes, Oregon.For support and civilization of the Walla Walla, Cayuse, and Umatilla tribes, Oregon, including pay of employees, five thousand dollars.
Yakima Agency, Indians.For support and civilization of the Yakimas and other Indians at said agency, including pay of employees, eight thousand dollars. Food for Indians in emergencies.To supply food and other necessaries of life in cases of distress among Indians arising from emergencies not foreseen or otherwise provided for, to be used in the discretion and under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, twenty thousand dollars, to be available until expended. GENERAL INCIDENTAL EXPENSES OF THE INDIAN SERVICE.Incidental expenses.
Arizona.Arizona: For general incidental expenses of the Indian Service in Arizona, including traveling expenses of agents, one thousand five hundred dollars. California.California: For general incidental expenses of the Indian Service in California, including traveling expenses of agents, and support and civilization of Indians at the Round Valley, Hoopa Valley, and Tule FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 324. 1899. 939 River agencies, thirteen thousand dollars; and pay of employees at same agencies, eight thousand dollars; in all, twenty-one thousand dollars.
Colorado: For general incidental expenses of the Indian ServiceColorado. in Colorado, including traveling expenses of agents, one thousand five hundred dollars. North Dakota: For general incidental expenses of the Indian ServiceNorth Dakota. in North Dakota, including traveling expenses of agents at three agencies, one thousand five hundred dollars. South Dakota: For general incidental expenses of the Indian ServiceSouth Dakota. in South Dakota, including traveling expenses of agents at seven agencies, three thousand five hundred dollars.
Idaho: For general incidental expenses of the Indian Service inIdaho. Idaho, including traveling expenses of agents, one thousand dollars. Montana: For general incidental expenses of the Indian Service inMontana. Montana, including traveling expenses of agents, two thousand five hundred dollars. Nevada: For general incidental expenses of the Indian Service inNevada. Nevada, including traveling expenses of agents, and support and civilization of Indians located on the Piute, Walker River, and Pyramid Lake reservations, and Piutes on the Western Shoshone Reservation, twelve thousand dollars; and pay of employees, including physician for the Walker River Reservation, at nine hundred dollars per annum, same agency, four thousand nine hundred dollars; in all, sixteen thousand nine hundred dollars.
New Mexico: For general incidental expenses of the Indian ServiceNew Mexico. in New Mexico, including traveling expenses of agents, one thousand five hundred dollars. Oregon: For general incidental expenses of the Indian ServiceOregon. in Oregon, including traveling expenses of agents, and support and civilization of Indians of Grand Ronde and Siletz agencies, eight thousand dollars; and pay of employees at the same agencies, four thousand dollars; in all, twelve thousand dollars.
Utah: For general incidental expenses of the Indian Service inUtah. Utah, including traveling expenses of agents; support and civilization of Indians at Uintah Valley and Ouray agencies, three thousand dollars. Washington: For general incidental expenses of the Indian ServiceWashington. in Washington, including traveling expenses of agents at seven agencies, and support and civilization of Indians at Colville and Puyallup agencies, and for pay of employees, fourteen thousand dollars.
Wyoming: For general incidental expenses of the Indian Service inWyoming. Wyoming, including traveling expenses of agents, one thousand dollars. MISCELLANEOUS.Miscellaneous. For salaries of four commissioners, appointed under Acts of CongressCommission to Five Civilized Tribes.Vol. 27, p. 645.Vol. 28, p. 939. approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, and March second, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, to negotiate with the Five Civilized Tribes in the Indian Territory, twenty thousand dollars: *Provided,* That the number of said commissioners is hereby fixed*Provisos.*Number of commissioners fixed.Special disbursing agent, clerks, etc. at four.
For expenses of commissioners and necessary expenses of employees, sixty thousand dollars: *And provided further,* That three dollars per diem for expenses of a clerk detailed as special disbursing agent by Interior Department, while on duty with the commission, shall be paid therefrom; for clerical help, including secretary of the commission and interpreters, thirty-nine thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars; for contingent expenses of the commission, three thousand five hundred dollars; in all, one hundred and twenty-three thousand four hundred and eighty dollars.
That said commission shall continue to exercise all authority heretoforeContinuance of authority. conferred on it by law. For operating and repairing the flour mill at Pima Agency, Arizona,Mill, Pima Agency, Ariz. one thousand five hundred dollars. 940 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 324. 1899. Nez Perce Reservation, Idaho.For operating two portable steam sawmills on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation, Idaho, and for necessary repairs to the same, three thousand dollars. Repairs to Government bridge, Niobrart River, Nebraska.For the purpose of making necessary repairs on the Government bridge across the Niobrara River, near Niobrara, Nebraska, also one span of sixty feet over the back channel of the Niobrara River, and three spans of sixty feet each over the Bazile Creek, the sum of three thousand dollars, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior.
New York Agency.For pay of physician, New York Agency, six hundred dollars. Surveying and allotting lands in severalty.Vol. 24, p. 388.To enable the President to cause, 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,” such Indian reservations as in his judgment are advantageous for agricultural and 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.
Works of irrigation.For construction of ditches and reservoirs, purchase and use of irrigating tools and appliances, and purchase of water rights on Indian reservations, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior and subject to his control, forty thousand dollars. Surveys and allotments.For survey and subdivision 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, twenty thousand dollars.
Puyallup Reservation, Wash.Compensation of commissioner to sell lands.*Ante*, p. 87.For compensation of the commissioner authorized by the Indian appropriation Act approved June seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, to superintend the sale of land, and so forth, of the Puyallup Indian Reservation, Washington, who shall continue the work as therein provided, two thousand dollars. Indian depredation claims.Transfer to Court of Claims.For continuing the work of transferring the Indian depredation claims from the Office of Indian Affairs to the Court of Claims and making a record of the same, and for the proper care and custody of the papers Vol. 26, p. 851.and records relating thereto, under the provisions of the Act approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-one (Twenty-sixth Statutes at Large, page eight hundred and fifty-one), four thousand six hundred dollars.
Pueblo Indians, New Mexico.Special attorney for.To enable the Secretary of the Interior to employ a special attorney for the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, one thousand five hundred dollars. Allotments reservation of Sioux Nation, Dakota.Vol. 25, p. 890.To enable the President to cause, under the provisions of the Act of March second, eighteen hundred and eighty nine, entitled “An 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,” to be allotted the land in said separate reservations as provided in said Act, including the necessary resurveys, ten thousand dollars.
Surveys, Cheyenne River, etc., reservations, South Dakota.For the survey of lands in the Cheyenne River, Pine Ridge, and Standing Rock Indian reservations, in South Dakota, and for examination in the field of the surveys, twenty-five thousand dollars, to be immediately available. —clerical work, etc.For clerical work and stationery in the office of surveyor-general, required on surveys within the Cheyenne River, Pine Ridge, and Standing Rock Indian reservations, in South Dakota, three thousand two hundred dollars.
Approval of allotments to Uncompahgre Ute Indians.The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to approve eighty-three allotments made by the Uncompahgre commission to Uncompahgre Ute Indians, within the former Uncompahgre Indian Reservation in Utah, after the first day of April, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and to issue patents therefore in manner and FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 324. 1899. 941 form as provided by existing law: *Provided,* That no allotment which*Proviso.*—limitation.*Ante*, p. 87. conflicts with any entry or location under the Act approved June seventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, declaring the unallotted lands of said reservation, except those containing gilsonite, asphalt, elaterite, or other like substances, open for entry and location on said date, shall be approved.
That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby authorized,L intah Reservation, Utah.Grant of water rights in. in his discretion, to grant rights of way for the construction and maintenance of dams, ditches, and canals, on or through the Uintah Indian Reservation in Utah, for the purpose of diverting and appropriating the waters of the streams in said reservation for useful purposes: *Provided,* That all such grants shall be subject at all times to the paramount*Proviso.*Rights of Indians paramount. rights of the Indians on sakl reservation to so much of said waters as may have been appropriated, or may hereafter be appropriated or needed by them for agricultural and domestic purposes; and it shallRegulations. be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior to prescribe such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary to secure to the Indians the quantity of water needed for their present and prospective wants, and to otherwise protect the rights and interests of the Indians and the Indian service.
For the purchase of not to exceed one hundred acres of land, at aCanton, S. Dak.Erection of Indian insane asylum authorized at. price not to exceed thirty dollars per acre, in the vicinity of Canton, in the State of South Dakota, and for the erection thereon of an asylum for insane Indians, said building to be constructed under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, forty-five thousand dollars. For the erection of suitable buildings, and for fencing, water supply,Leech Lake, Minn.Agency established at. means of locomotion, and other things necessary to properly establish and conduct au agency at Leech Lake, Minnesota, fifteen thousand dollars, to be immediately available.
That the Indians of the Yakima Indian Reservation, to whom landsYakima Reservation.Leases o f agricultural lands by Indians authorized. have been allotted under the laws of the United States, may lease their lands so allotted for agricultural purposes for a term not exceeding five years, under such rules and regulations as are or may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, anything in the law now limiting the term to a shorter term notwithstanding. That the provision in the Indian appropriation Act approved JulySouthern Ute Reservation, Colo. first, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, relating to a water supply for irrigation purposes to be used on a portion of the reservation of the Southern Utes in Colorado, is hereby continued in force for and during the fiscal year nineteen hundred, and is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
" “ That the Secretary of the Interior shall make investigation as toAuthority to purchase water rights for irrigation continued.*Ante*, p. 593. the practicability of providing a water supply for irrigation purposes, to be used on a portion of the reservation of the Southern Utes in Colorado, and he is authorized, in his discretion, to contract for, and to expend from the funds of said Southern Utes in the purchase of, perpetual water rights sufficient to irrigate not exceeding ten thousand acres on the western part of the Southern Ute Reservation, and for annual charges for maintenance of such water thereon, such amount and upon such terms and conditions as to him may seem just and reasonable, not exceeding one hundred and fifty thousand dollars for the purchase of such perpetual water rights, and not exceeding a maximum of fifty cents per acre per annum for the maintenance of water upon the land to be irrigated: *Provided,* That after such an investigation he shall find all the*Provisos.*Availability of supply, etc. essential conditions relative to the water supply and to the perpetuity of its availability for use upon said lands, such as in his judgment will justify a contract for its perpetual use: *Provided,* That the Secretary ofIndemnity bond, contracts. the Interior, upon making all such contracts, shall require from the person or persons entering into such contract a bond of indemnity, to be approved by him, for the faithful and continuous execution of such contract as provided therein.
” " 942 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 324. 1899. SUPPORT OF SCHOOLS.Support of schools. Day and industrial.For support of Indian day and industrial schools, and for other educational purposes not hereinafter provided for, including pay of an architect, a draftsman, and a laborer, to be employed in the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, one million one hundred thousand dollars, of which amount the Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion,Alaska Indians. use five thousand dollars for the education of Indians in Alaska, and of which amount the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars shall be used for the erection of a girls’ dormitory, kitchen, dining room, and hospital, and for necessary repairs and improvements, for the Fort *Provisos.*Contracts.Lewis Indian School, Colorado, to be immediately available: *Provided,* That the Secretary of the Interior may make contracts with contract schools, apportioning as near as may be the amount so contracted for among schools of various denominations, for the education of Indian pupils during the fiscal year nineteen hundred, but shall only make such contracts at places where nonsectarian schools can not be provided for such Indian children, and to an amount not exceeding fifteen per centum of the amount so used for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and ninety-five, the same to be divided proportionately among the said several contract schools, this being the final appropriation for sectarian Public schools not included.schools: *Provided further,* That the foregoing shall not apply to public schools of any State, Territory, county, or city, or to schools herein or hereafter specifically provided for.
Buildings and sites.For construction, purchase, lease, and repair of school buildings and purchase of school sites, three hundred thousand dollars. Farm animals.For purchase of horses, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poultry, and so forth, for schools, ten thousand dollars. Support of pupils.Albuquerque, N. Mex.For support and education of three hundred Indian pupils at Albuquerque, New Mexico, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollars per annum for each pupil, fifty thousand one hundred dollars; for pay of superintendent of said school, one thousand seven hundred dollars; for general repairs and improvements, two thousand dollars; in all, fifty-three thousand eight hundred dollars.
Chamberlain, S. Dak.For the support and education of one hundred Indian pupils at Chamberlain, South Dakota, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollars per annum for each pupil, sixteen thousand seven hundred dollars; pay of superintendent of said school, one thousand two hundred dollars; equipments and improvements, one thousand dollars; in all, eighteen thousand nine hundred dollars. Cherokee, N. C.For support of one hundred and fifty pupils at the training school at Cherokee, North Carolina, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollars per annum each, twenty-five thousand and fifty dollars; for pay of superintendent of said school, one thousand three hundred dollars; and for general repairs and minor improvements, one thousand five hundred dollars; in all, twenty-seven thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars.
Carlisle, Pa.For support of Indian industrial school at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, at not exceeding one hundred and sixty seven dollars per annum for each pupil; and for transportation of pupils to and from said school, and for general repairs and improvements, one hundred and forty-nine thousand dollars; for additional to the salary of any military officer of Carlisle Indian School while acting as superintendent of said school, one thousand dollars; in all, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Carson City, Nev.For support and education of one hundred and fifty Indian pupils, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollars per annum each, at the Indian school at Carson City, Nevada, twenty-five thousand and fifty dollars; for pay of superintendent, at said school, one thousand five hundred dollars; for general repairs and improvements, five thousand dollars; for erection of boys’ dormitory, ten thousand dollars; in all, forty-one thousand five hundred and fifty dollars. Chilocco, Okla.For support of three hundred and fifty Indian pupils, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollars per annum each, at the Indian school at Chilocco, Oklahoma Territory, fifty-eight thousand four hundred and fifty FIFTY FIFTH CONGRESS.
Sess. III. Ch. 324. 1899. 943 dollars; for pay of superintendent at said school, one thousand eight hundred dollars; for steam heating system for school and hospital, two thousand five hundred dollars; for general repairs and improvements, four thousand dollars; in all, sixty-six thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. For support and education of two hundred and fifty Indian pupils atFlandreau, S. Dak. Flandreau, South Dakota, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollars each per annum, forty-one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; for general repairs and improvements, one thousand dollars; for pay of superintendent of said school, one thousand six hundred dollars; water rent, one thousand dollars; and for electric-light plant, two thousand five hundred dollars; in all, forty-seven thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars.
For support and education of one hundred and fifty Indian pupils atFort Mojave, Ariz. the Indian school, Fort Mojave, Arizona, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollars per annum each, twenty five thousand and fifty dollars; for pay of superintendent of said school, one thousand five hundred dollars; for general repairs and improvements, two thousand dollars; for sewerage system and waterworks, eight thousand dollars; in all, thirty-six thousand five hundred and fifty dollars. For support and education of two hundred and fifty Indian pupils, atFort Totten, N.
Dak. one hundred and sixty-seven dollars per annum each, at Indian school, Fort Totten, North Dakota, forty-one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; for pay of superintendent at said school, one thousand six hundred dollars; for steam heating system, five thousand dollars; for electric-light plant and complete system, one thousand eight hundred dollars; for general repairs and improvements, five thousand dollars; in all, fifty-five thousand one hundred and fifty dollars.
For support and education of three hundred Indian pupils at theGenoa, Nebr. Indian school, Genoa, Nebraska, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollars per annum each, fifty thousand one hundred dollars; for general repairs and improvements, three thousand dollars; for pay of superintendent of said school, one thousand seven hundred dollars; for erection of warehouse, three thousand five hundred dollars; for extension of sewerage system, one thousand dollars; in all, fifty-nine thousand three hundred dollars.
For support and education of one hundred and fifty Indian pupils atGrand Junction Colo. the Indian school at Grand Junction, Colorado, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollars per annum each, twenty-five thousand and fifty dollars: for pay of superintendent at said school, one thousand five hundred dollars; for general repairs and improvements, two thousand dollars; for sewerage system, five thousand five hundred dollars, to be immediately available; for construction of ice plant, two thousand five hundred dollars, to be immediately available; in all, thirty-six thousand five hundred and fifty dollars: *Provided,* That in making the repairs*Proviso.*Preference to Indian labor. and improvements herein provided for at said school, the superintendent shall make such repairs and improvements, as far as practicable, by the labor of the Indian pupils, and the superintendent may, with the approval of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, buy the material for such repairs and improvements in the open market.
For support and education of one hundred and twenty Indian pupilsHampton, Va. at the school at Hampton, Virginia, twenty thousand and forty dollars. For support and education of two hundred Indian pupils at LincolnLincoln Institution, Philadelphia, Pa. Institution, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollars per annum each, thirty-three thousand four hundred dollars. For support and education of fifty Indian pupils at the Indian school,Kickapoo Reservation, Kans.
Kickapoo Reservation, Kansas, at not to exceed one hundred and sixty-seven dollars per annum each; for pay of superintendent, eight hundred and forty dollars; general repairs and improvements, three thousand dollars; in all, twelve thousand one hundred and ninety dollars. For support and education of five hundred Indian pupils at theHaskell Institute Lawrence, Kans. Indian school, Haskell Institute, Lawrence Kansas, at not exceeding 944 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 324. 1899. one hundred and sixty-seven dollars per annum each; for transportation of pupils to and from said school, and for general repairs and improvements, eighty-eight thousand dollars; for pay of superintendent at said school, two thousand dollars; for new school building, fifteen thousand dollars; for erection and equipment of laundry, five thousand dollars; for erection of additional shop room, two thousand dollars; in all, one hundred and twelve thousand dollars.
Mount Pleasant, Mich.For support and education of three hundred Indian pupils at the Indian school, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollars each per annum, fifty thousand one hundred dollars; for pay of superintendent of said school, one thousand seven hundred dollars; for general repairs and improvements, three thousand dollars; in all, fifty-four thousand eight hundred dollars. Perris, Cal.For support and education of one hundred and fifty Indian pupils at the Indian school at Perris, California, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollars each per annum, twenty-five thousand and fifty dollars; for pay of superintendent of said school, one thousand five hundred dollars; for general repairs and improvements, one thousand dollars; in all, twenty-seven thousand five hundred and fifty dollars.
Phoenix, Ariz.For support and education of six hundred Indian pupils at the Indian school at Phoenix, Arizona, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollars per annum each, and for general repairs and improvements, one hundred thousand two hundred dollars; for pay of superintendent at said school, two thousand dollars; for erection of manual training school, ten thousand dollars; in all, one hundred and twelve thousand two hundred dollars. Hackberry, Ariz.For the erection of the necessary buildings and the equipment thereof for an Indian school at or near Hackberry, Arizona, sixty thousand dollars, to be immediately available.
Pierre, S. Dak.For support and education of one hundred and fifty Indian pupils at Indian industrial school at Pierre. South Dakota, at not to exceed one hundred and sixty-seven dollars per annum for each pupil, twenty-five thousand and fifty dollars; for pay of superintendent of said school, one thousand five hundred dollars; for general repairs and improvements, two thousand dollars; in all, twenty-eight thousand five hundred and fifty dollars. Pipestone, Minn.For support and education of one hundred and fifty Indian pupils at the Indian school, Pipestone, Minnesota, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollars per annum each, twenty-five thousand and fifty dollars; for pay of superintendent at said school, one thousand five hundred dollars; for erection of additional buildings, and for general repairs and improvements, *Proviso.*six thousand dollars: *Provided,* That the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars appropriated for a new stone building by the Indian *Ante*, p. 589.appropriation Act of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine may be used for the erection of one or more buildings, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, and so much of said sum as is not expended during the fiscal year eighteen hundred and ninety-nine is hereby appropriated for that purpose; in all, thirty-two thousand five hundred and fifty dollars.
Clontarf, Minn.Sale of lands authorized.The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to sell the lands and properties known as the Indian school, at Clontarf, Minnesota, purchased by the Government from Archbishop Ireland, the proceeds of such sale to be used for the improvement of Indian schools at the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior. Morris, Minn.For the support and education of one hundred and fifty Indian pupils at the Indian school at Morris, Minnesota, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollars each per annum, twenty-five thousand and fifty dollars; for pay of superintendent, one thousand five hundred dollars; for general repairs and improvements, one thousand dollars; for the erection of a dormitory and school building, twenty-one thousand dollars; in all, forty-eight thousand five hundred and fifty dollars.
Rapid City, S. Dak.For support and education of one hundred Indian pupils, Rapid City, South Dakota, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollars per annum each, FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 324. 1899. 945 sixteen thousand seven hundred dollars; for pay of superintendent, one thousand two hundred dollars; for the erection of an ice house and for general repairs and improvements, one thousand five hundred dollars; for equipment and minor improvements, three thousand dollars; in all, twenty-two thousand four hundred dollars.
For support and education of four hundred pupils at the Indian school,Salem, Oreg. Salem, Oregon, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollars per annum each, sixty-six thousand eight hundred dollars; for pay of superintendent at said school, one thousand eight hundred dollars; for steam heating and electric lighting plants, nineteen thousand dollars; for general repairs and improvements, five thousand dollars; in all, ninety-two thousand six hundred dollars. For the support and education of seventy-five Indian pupils, Sac andSac and Fox Reservation, Iowa.
Fox Reservation, Iowa, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollars per annum each, twelve thousand five hundred and twenty-five dollars; for pay of superintendent, one thousand dollars; in all, thirteen thousand five hundred and twenty-five dollars. For support and education of three hundred Indian pupils at theSanta Fe, N. Mex. Indian school at Santa Fe, New Mexico, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollars each per annum, fifty thousand one hundred dollars; for pay of superintendent at said school, one thousand seven hundred dollars; for water supply and sewerage, three thousand dollars; for general repairs and improvements, three thousand dollars; in all, fifty-seven thousand eight hundred dollars.
For support and education of one hundred and seventy-five IndianShoshone Reservation, Wyo. pupils at the Indian school, Shoshone Reservation, Wyoming, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollars per annum each, twenty-nine thousand two hundred and twenty-five dollars; for pay of superintendent at said school, one thousand four hundred dollars; for general repairs and improvements, four thousand dollars; for erection and equipment of laundry, two thousand five hundred dollars; in all, thirty-seven thousand one hundred and twenty-five dollars.
For the erection of the necessary buildings and the equipment of theHayward, Wis. same, providing a water, sewerage, lighting, and heating plant, for a boarding school at or near Hayward, Wisconsin, sixty thousand dollars. For the support and education of one hundred and fifty Indian pupilsTomah, Wis. at the Indian school, Tomah, Wisconsin, at one hundred and sixty-seven dollars per annum each, twenty-five thousand and fifty dollars; for pay of superintendent at said school, one thousand five hundred dollars; for general repairs and improvements, three thousand dollars; for hospital building, three thousand dollars; for girls’ dormitory, fourteen thousand dollars; in all, forty-six thousand five hundred and fifty dollars: *Provided,* That the sum of ten thousand dollars heretofore appropriated*Proviso.*Diversion of appropriation for new dining hall.*Ante*, p. 590. for new school building by the Indian appropriation bill approved July first; eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, known as Public, Numbered One hundred and seventy-five, may be expended, applied, and used for the erection, construction, and completion of a new dining hall and kitchen in lieu of a new school building.
For the education and support of the children of the Shebit, CedarShebit, etc., Indians, Utah. City, Muddy, Panaca, and other Indians in the southern part of the State of Utah, and for the purchase of the necessary land and building sites, the erection of all necessary buildings, and the equipment and furnishing of the same, the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction and discretion of the Secretary of the Interior. For collection and transportation of pupils to and from Indian schools,Transporting pupils. 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, thirty-five thousand dollars. 946 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Sess. III. Ch. 324. 1899. Expenditures under direction of Commissioner, etc.That all expenditure of money appropriated for school purposes in this Act shall be at all times under the supervision and direction of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs 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 maybe from time to time prescribed by him, subject to the supervision of the Secretary of the Interior.
Sec. 2. Sisseton and Wahpeton Bands, Dakota, or Sioux Indians, etc.Restrictions on attorneys’ contracts for services.Vol. 26, pp. 1038, 1039.—not applicable to contracts allowed within time stated in contract, etc.Legal effect of contract to date from approval, etc.[R. S., sec. 2103, p. 367](/us/rs/s2103/p367). And nothing in section twenty-seven of chapter five hundred and forty-three, volume twenty-six, of the United States Statutes at Large, pages one thousand and thirty-eight and one thousand and thirty-nine, shall be construed to apply to any contract for services for the prosecution of any claim against the United States, or the Indians named in said section, and which had been prosecuted to its final allowance by the Department before which it was prosecuted within the period stated in said contracts; and said contracts shall not be deemed or taken to have been in full force and legal effect until the date of their official approval by the Secretary of the Interior and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and the date of the approval thereof officially indorsed thereon by said Secretary of the Interior and Commissioner of Indian Affairs, as required by the provisions of the fourth paragraph of section twenty-one hundred and three of the Revised Statutes of Adjustment and allowance of.the United States; and in cases mentioned in said section twenty-seven the Secretary of the Interior shall cause all claims for service under agreements mentioned in said section twenty-seven to be adjusted, audited, allowed, and paid out of any moneys in the Treasury belonging Appropriation for payment.to the bands or tribes to which such Indians belong; and so much money as is necessary for that purpose is hereby appropriated out of their funds in the Treasury, and the amount so paid shall be charged against any fund to the credit of said Indians, tribes, bands, or individuals *Proviso.*—limit.in the Treasury of the United States: *Provided,* That the amount so audited, allowed, and paid shall not exceed the sum of forty-five thousand dollars.
Sec. 3. Supplies, purchase after advertisement. That no purchase of supplies for which appropriations are 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’ —exception, exigency.public notice by advertisement, except in case of exigency, when, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, who shall make official record of the facts constituting the exigency and shall report the same to Congress at its next session, he may direct that purchases may be made in open market in amount not exceeding three thousand dollars *Provisos.*Works of irrigation.at any one purchase: *Provided,* That funds herein and heretofore appropriated for construction of artesian wells, ditches, and other works for irrigating may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, be Purchases from Indians.expended in open market: *Provided further,* That purchase in open market shall, as far as practicable, be made from Indians, under the Manufactures by Indians.direction of the Secretary of the Interior: *Provided further,* That the Secretary of the Interior may, when practicable, arrange for the manufacture, by Indians upon the reservation, of shoes, clothing, leather, harness, and wagons, and such other articles as the Secretary of the Interior may deem advisable.
Sec. 4. Diversion of surplus for subsistence. That the Secretary of the Interior, under the direction of the President, may use any surplus that may remain in any of the said appropriations herein made for the purchase of subsistence for the several Indian tribes, to an amount not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars in the aggregate, to supply any subsistence deficiency that may *Provisos.*—report.occur: *Provided,* That any diversions which shall be made under authority of this section shall be reported in detail, and the reason therefor, to Congress, at the session of Congress next succeeding such diversion:
Purchase of stock cattle.*Provided further,* That the Secretary of the Interior, under 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 for the benefit of the tribe for which such appropriation is made, and shall report to Congress, at its next session thereafter, an FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Chs. 324, 325. 1899. 947 account of his action under this provision: *Provided further,* That fundsTreaty funds. appropriated to fulfill treaty obligations shall not be used.
Sec. 5. That when not required for the purpose for which appropriated,Transfer 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 be thereby created; and, when necessary, specified employees may be detailed for other service when not required for the duty for which they were engaged; and that the several appropriations herein or heretofore madeDiversions. for millers, blacksmiths, engineers, carpenters, physicians, and other 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 said tribes, respectively, within the discretion of the President, and with the consent of said tribes, expressed in the usual manner; and that he cause report to be made to Congress, at its next session thereafter, of his action under this provision: *Provided,* That with the consent*Proviso.*Crow Reservation, Mont. of the Crow Indians in Montana, to be obtained in the usual way, the Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, may use the annuityUse of annuity money of Indians for irrigation. money due or to become due said Indians to complete the irrigation system heretofore commenced on said Crow Indian Reservation.
Sec. 6. That whenever, after advertising for bids for supplies, inRejection of bids. accordance with sections three and four 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—purchases in open market. purchased in open market, at prices not to exceed those of the lowest bidder, and not to exceed the market price of the same, until such time as satisfactory bids can be obtained, for which immediate advertisement shall be made.
Sec. 7. That the Commissioner of Indian Affairs shall report annuallyReport on employees to be made annually. to Congress, specifically showing the number of employees at each agency, industrial, and boarding school, which are supported in whole or in part out of the appropriations in this Act, giving name, when employed, in what capacity employed, male or female, whether white or Indian, amount of compensation paid, and out of what item or fund of the appropriation paid, and whether, in the opinion of such Commissioner, any of such employees are unnecessary.
Sec. 8. That hereafter all Indians, when they shall arrive at the ageIndians may receipt for annuity money at 18 years of age. of eighteen years, shall have the right to receive and receipt for all annuity money that may be due or become due to them, if not otherwise incapacitated under the regulations of the Indian Office. Approved, March 1, 1899.
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