Chapter XXXI. making appropriations for the current expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with the various Indian tribes, for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-seven
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Chap. XXXI.— An Act making appropriations for the current expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with the various Indian tribes, for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-seven.March 3, 1837.[Obsolete.] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, for the purpose of paying the current expenses of the Indian Department, and of fulfilling treaty stipulations with the various Indian tribes, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated; that is to say;
ForPay of superintendent of Indian affairs at St. Louis, &c. the pay of the superintendent of Indian affairs at St. Louis, and the several Indian agents, as provided by the act of June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, twelve thousand dollars; ForPay of sub-agents. the pay of sub-agents, authorized by the same act, ten thousand dollars; ForPay of interpreters. the pay of interpreters, as authorized by the same act, eight thousand seven hundred dollars; ForPresents to Indians. presents to Indians, authorized by the same act, five thousand dollars;
ForProvisions for Indians. the purchase of provisions for Indians, at the distribution of annuities, while on visits of business with the superintendents and agents, and when assembled on public business, eleven thousand eight hundred dollars; ForBuildings at the agencies. the necessary buildings required at the several agencies, and repairs thereof, two thousand dollars; ForPostages, rents, &c. of Indian Department. postages, rents, stationery, fuel for offices, and other contingencies of the Indian Department, seven thousand dollars;
ForSalary of clerk in office of Gov. of Wisconsin. the salary of one clerk in the office of the Governor of Wisconsin Territory, who is ex officio superintendent of Indian affairs, eight hundred dollars; ForClerk of acting sup’dt W. Territory. the salary of one clerk in the office of the acting superintendent of the Western Territory, one thousand dollars; ForSix Nations of New York. the Six Nations of New York, four thousand five hundred dollars; TWENTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess.
II. Ch. 31. 1837.159 ForSenecas of N. York. the Senecas of New York, six thousand dollars; ForOttawas. the Ottawas, four thousand three hundred dollars; ForWyandots. the Wyandots, six thousand eight hundred and forty dollars; ForWyandots, Munsees, and Delawares. the Wyandots, Munsees, and Delawares, one thousand dollars; ForChristian Indians. the Christian Indians, four hundred dollars; ForMiamies. the Miamies, thirty thousand one hundred and ten dollars; ForEel Rivers. the Eel Rivers, one thousand one hundred dollars;
ForPottawatamies. the Pottawatamies, twenty thousand eight hundred dollars; ForPottawatamies of Huron. the Pottawatamies of Huron, four hundred dollars; ForPottawatamies of the Prairie. the Pottawatamies of the Prairie, sixteen thousand dollars; ForPottawatamies of the Wabash. the Pottawatamies of the Wabash, twenty thousand dollars; ForPottawatamies of Indiana. the Pottawatamies of Indiana, seventeen thousand dollars; ForChippewas, Ottawas, and Pottawatamies. the Chippewas, Ottawas, and Pottawatamies, thirty-four thousand two hundred and ninety dollars;
ForWinnebagoes. the Winnebagoes, thirty-seven thousand seven hundred and eighty-five dollars; ForMenomonies. the Menomonies, thirteen thousand nine hundred and twenty dollars; ForChippewas. the Chippewas, six thousand seven hundred and forty dollars; ForMenomonies, Winnebagoes, &c. the Chippewas, Menomonies, Winnebagoes, and New York Indians, fifteen hundred dollars; ForSioux of Mississippi. the Sioux of Mississippi, three thousand six hundred and forty dollars; ForYancton and Santie bands of Sioux. the Yancton and Santie band of Sioux, four thousand three hundred and forty dollars;
ForOmahas. the Omahas, three thousand nine hundred and forty dollars; ForSacs of Missouri. the Sacs of Missouri, one thousand six hundred and forty dollars; ForSacs. the Sacs, three thousand dollars; ForFoxes. the Foxes, three thousand dollars; ForIoways. the Ioways, five thousand one hundred and forty dollars; ForSacs and Foxes. the Sacs and Foxes, twenty-three thousand nine hundred and twenty dollars; ForIoways. the Sacs, Foxes, and Ioways, three thousand dollars; ForOttoes and Missourias. the Ottoes and Missourias, five thousand six hundred and forty dollars;
ForKanzas. the Kanzas, six thousand and forty dollars; ForOsages. the Osages, eleven thousand and forty dollars; ForKickapoos. the Kickapoos, six thousand five hundred dollars; ForKaskaskias and Peorias. the Kaskaskias and Peorias, three thousand dollars; ForKaskaskias, Peorias, Weas, and Piankeshaws. the Kaskaskias, Peorias, Weas, and Piankeshaws, nine hundred and forty dollars; For the Piankeshaws, thirteen hundred dollars; ForWeas. the Weas, three thousand dollars; ForDelawares. the Delawares, ten thousand two hundred and forty dollars;
ForShawnees. the Shawnees, six thousand nine hundred and forty dollars; ForShawnees and Delawares. the Shawnees and Delawares, five hundred dollars; For the Shawnees and Senecas of Lewistown, one thousand nine hundred and forty dollars; ForSenecas of Lewistown. the Senecas of Lewistown, two thousand five hundred and forty dollars; ForChoctaws. the Choctaws, fifty-four thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars; ForChickasaws. the Chickasaws, six thousand dollars; ForCreeks. the Creeks, forty-seven thousand eight hundred and sixty dollars;
ForQuapaws. the Quapaws, four thousand five hundred and forty dollars; ForFlorida Indians. the Florida Indians, nine thousand six hundred and ten dollars; ForPawnees. the Pawnees, twelve thousand dollars; ForCherokees. the Cherokees, west, six thousand nine hundred and sixty dollars; 160TWENTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 31. 1837. ForOttawas and Chippewas. the Ottawas and Chippewas, sixty thousand eight hundred and thirty dollars; ForCaddoes. the Caddoes, ten thousand dollars;
ForTransportation, &c. transportation and incidental expenses, twenty-nine thousand five hundred dollars; ForRemoval and subsistence of Creeks, &c. removal and subsistence of the Creeks, and purchase of articles according to the treaty of the twenty-fourth March, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, for the subsistence of the families of the warriors in the service of the United States, and for the expenses attending the sales of Creek reservations, and investigating the frauds committed on these Indians, and the causes of their hostility, seven hundred and one thousand six hundred and seventy-six dollars;
ForRemoval, &c. of Seminoles. the removal and subsistence of the Seminoles, one hundred and forty thousand dollars; ForRemoval, &c, of Ottawas of Maumee. the removal and subsistence of the Ottawas of the Maumee, thirteen thousand dollars; ForRemoval and subsistence of Pottawatamies of Indiana. the removal and subsistence of the Pottawatamies of Indiana, and for locating reservations and incidental expenses, under the treaty with the Pottawatamies of St. Joseph, of the twentieth September, eighteen hundred and twenty-eight, ninety thousand five hundred dollars;
ForRemoval and subsistence of Chippewas, Ottawas, and Pottawatamies. the removal and subsistence of the Chippewas, Ottawas, and Pottawatamies, under the treaty of twenty-sixth September, eighteen hundred and thirty-three, and for locating reservations, and incidental expenses under the treaty with the same, of the twenty-ninth July, eighteen hundred and twenty-nine, one hundred and thirty-two thousand dollars; ForWinnebagoes. locating reservations, and incidental expenses under the treaty with the Winnebagoes of the first of August, eighteen hundred and twenty-nine, one thousand dollars;
ForSioux. carrying into effect the treaty with the Sioux and other tribes of the fifteenth of July, eighteen hundred and thirty, so for as it relates to the Sioux half-breeds, and for compensation to a blacksmith under the act of the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, one thousand one hundred and twenty dollars; ForOmahas, Ioways, Ottoes, and Yancton and Santie Sioux. the Omahas, Ioways, Ottoes, and Yancton and Santie Sioux, under the tenth article of the treaty of the fifteenth of July, eighteen hundred and thirty, in relation to half-breeds of these tribes, one thousand dollars;
ForChoctaw reservations, &c. the various expenses growing out of the location and sale of Choctaw reservations, and perfecting titles to the same, and for additional compensation to blacksmiths, as provided for by the ninth section of the act of June thirty, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, eight thousand eight hundred and sixty dollars; ForOsages. carrying into effect the fifth and sixth sections of the treaty with the Osages of June second, eighteen hundred and twenty-five, relative to reservations for half-breeds and for schools, two thousand dollars;
ForKansas. carrying into effect the sixth article of the treaty with the Kanzas of the third of June, eighteen hundred and twenty-five, in relation to reservations for half-breeds, five hundred dollars; ForDelawares. carrying into effect the supplementary article of the treaty with tile Delawares of the third of December, eighteen hundred and eighteen, in relation to reservations for schools, five hundred dollars; ForHorse-mill for Missourias and Ottoes. the erection of a horse-mill as stipulated in the fifth article of the treaty with the Ottoes and Missourias of the twenty-first of September, eighteen hundred and thirty-three, in addition to a former appropriation, nine hundred dollars;
ForBlacksmiths for Cherokees.1834, ch. 182. additional compensation to blacksmiths for the Cherokees, as provided for in the ninth section of the act of June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, four hundred and eighty dollars; TWENTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 31. 1837.161 ForBlacksmith for Menomonies.1834, ch. 162. additional compensation to a blacksmith for the Menomonies, as provided for by the ninth section of the act of June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, one hundred and twenty dollars;
ForBlacksmiths for Senecas and Shawnees.1834, ch. 162. additional compensation to blacksmiths for the Senecas and Shawnees, as provided for by the ninth section of the act of June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, two hundred and forty dollars; ForAgricultural assistance for Sacs and Foxes. agricultural assistance for the Sacs and Foxes, in addition to the amount heretofore allowed, and to which they are entitled by an equitable construction of the treaties of the fourth of August, eighteen hundred and twenty-four, and the fifteenth of July, eighteen hundred and thirty, seven hundred and forty dollars;
ForDeficiency in sum applicable to payment of annuities. the purpose of supplying a deficiency in the sum applicable to the payment of annuities for eighteen hundred and thirty-six, caused by the retention, as commissions on disbursement, by Lieutenant N. J. Eaton, United States army, of this amount, two thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine dollars; *Provided always,*Proviso. That this appropriation shall not be so construed as to give any sanction to any disbursing officer, in retaining commissions on any sum of money paid by him in pursuance of treaty stipulations; but on the contrary it is still considered the duty of the proper officers to use all legal means to compel the payment of said sum of two thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine dollars, retained by Lieutenant N.
J. Eaton; ForPayment to Andrew S. Hughes and Jonathan L. Bean. payment of balance due Andrew S. Hughes and Jonathan L. Bean, in compliance with an arrangement made with them, February fourteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, by the Superintendent of Indian Affairs at St. Louis, in pursuance to instructions from the War Department, sixteen hundred dollars; ForPayment to Chas. Rodgers. the payment to Charles Rodgers the appraised value of a distillery built by him prior to the act of eighteen hundred and thirty-four, and afterwards destroyed by order of the Indian agents, and for which he was promised indemnity, the sum of sixteen hundred and ninety-two dollars;
ForVisit of two Fox chiefs to Washington. the purpose of paying the expenses of two Fox chiefs and their attendants, in coming to the city of Washington, on necessary business, and returning to their nation, the sum of fifteen hundred dollars; ForFifty copies of History of Indian Tribes. the purpose of enabling the Secretary of War, to pay a subscription made in eighteen hundred and thirty, for the Indian department, of fifty copies of the History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with biographical sketches, to be composed of, say twenty numbers each, the sum of three thousand dollars;
ForEducation of Choc’w youths. the purpose of fulfilling the stipulations in the twentieth article of the treaty with the Choctaws of the twenty-seventh September eighteen hundred and thirty, providing for the education of forty Choctaw youths, in addition to the sum heretofore provided, the sum of two thousand dollars; ForHolding treaties with the tribes east of the Mississippi. holding treaties with the various tribes of Indians east of the Mississippi river, for the cession of lands held by them respectively, and for their removal west of the Mississippi, ten thousand dollars;
ForExpenses of Eleazer Williams. the purpose of defraying the expenses of Eleazer Williams, in coming from Green Bay, and returning home, on business relative to the Oneida Indians, the sum of five hundred dollars; ForMenomonies. carrying into effect the treaty with the Menomonies of the third September, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, two hundred and eighty-eight thousand five hundred and forty dollars; ForPottawatamies. carrying into effect the treaties with the Pottawatamies of the fifth of August, twentieth, twenty-second and twenty-third September, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, and eleventh February, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, seventy-three thousand four hundred and twenty-three dollars; 162TWENTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
Sess. II. Ch. 31. 1837. ForIoways. carrying into effect the treaty with the Ioways of the seventeenth September, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, sixty-five thousand five hundred and ninety dollars; ForSacs and Foxes. carrying into effect the treaties with the Sacs and Foxes of the seventeenth, twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth September, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, one hundred and thirty-eight thousand two hundred and forty dollars; ForOtoes and Missourias. carrying into effect the treaty with the Otoes and Missourias of the fifteenth October, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, three thousand dollars;
ForOmahas. carrying into effect the treaty with the Omahas of the fifteenth October, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, two thousand four hundred and seventy dollars; ForSioux. carrying into effect the treaties with the Sioux of the tenth September, fifteenth October, and thirtieth November, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, one thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars; ForAdditional sub-agents. pay of four additional sub-agents, three thousand dollars; ForExamination of vacant Indian lands. defraying the expenses of a more particular examination of the vacant Indian country, southwest of the Missouri river, with a view to ascertain its adaptation, in quality and extent, to the accommodation of the tribes yet to be removed, three thousand dollars;
ForSioux. holding treaties with the Sioux Indians to extinguish their title to that part of their lands lying east of the Mississippi river, five thousand dollars; ForDeputation of New York Indians. the expenses of a deputation of the New York Indians to visit the country west of the Mississippi, with a view to the selection of a permanent residence, eight thousand dollars; ForDeputation of Chippewas of Saganaw. the expenses of a deputation of the Chippewas of Saganaw for the same object, two thousand dollars;
ForVisit of Hendrick and two Ioway chiefs to the seat of Government. defraying the expenses of Hendrick, a Stockbridge Indian, and of two Ioway chiefs, and their attendants, who have visited the seat of Government on business during the present winter, one thousand dollars; ForWyandot Indians. defraying the expenses of a treaty with the Wyandot Indians of Upper Sandusky, in the State of Ohio, one thousand dollars; ForHolding treaties with tribes east of the Mississippi, &c. holding treaties with the various tribes east of the Mississippi river, for the cession of lands held by them respectively, and for their removal west of said river; and with the Sioux for the cession of their country lying east of the same river, and for defraying the expenses of a more particular examination of the vacant lands, west of the Mississippi, with a view to ascertain’ whether it be sufficient to accommodate the tribes remaining east of said river, seventeen thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* ThatTo enable the President, by suitable agents, to inquire what depredations were committed by the Seminole and Creek Indians, &c. the sum of five thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to enable the President of the United States by suitable agents to inquire what depredations were committed by the Seminole and Creek Indians on the property of citizens of Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, immediately before the commencement of actual hostilities on the part of said respective tribes of Indians; what amount of depredations were committed during the pendency of said hostilities; what portion of the Creek tribe were engaged in such hostilities; and what depredations have been committed by a remnant of said tribe supposed to be friendly and a part of whom were actually employed against the Seminoles, since the removal of the main body of them west of the Mississippi, and that the President report the information so acquired to Congress at its next session;Proviso. *Provided,* Nothing hereinbefore contained, shall be so construed, as to subject the United States to pay for depredations not provided for, by the act of April ninth eighteen hundred and sixteen, and the acts amendatoryTWENTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
Sess. II. Ch. 32, 33. 1837.163 thereto, nor by acts regulating the intercourse between the Indian tribes and the United States. Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* ThatThe President authorized to appoint three additional Indian agents. the President may, and he is hereby authorized, to appoint, by and with the consent of the Senate, three additional Indian agents, one for the Creek, one for the Cherokee tribe of Indians, and one for the tribes on the upper Missouri, who shall execute the same duties, possess the same powers, and receive the same pay and emoluments as those now authorized by law, execute, possess and receive, and that the salaries of said agents be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
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making appropriations for the current expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with the various Indian tribes, for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-seven
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