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Winnebagoes.

WINNEBAGOES.

For interest on eight hundred and fifty-six thousand and forty dollars and thirty cents, at five per centum, per fourth article of treaty of November first, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, and joint resolution of 1862, Res. No. 69, July seventeenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, forty-two thousand v. 12, p. 628. eight hundred and two dollars and one cent.

Vol. 7,

p. 545.

Vol. 9, p. 878.

Yakama Na

tion.

Vol. 12, p. 953.

For twenty-ninth of thirty instalments of interest on seventy-five thousand three hundred and eighty-seven dollars and twenty-eight cents, at five per centum, per fourth article of treaty of October thirteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, three thousand seven hundred and sixty-nine dollars and thirty-six cents.

For interest on seventy-eight thousand three hundred and forty dollars and forty-one cents, at five per centum, 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 purposes, three thousand nine hundred and seventeen dollars and two cents.

YAKAMA NATION.

For sixteenth of twenty instalments, being the first of the last series, for beneficial objects, to be expended under the direction of the President, per fourth article of treaty of June ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, four thousand dollars.

For sixteenth of twenty instalments, for the support of two schools, one of which is to be an agricultural and industrial school, keeping in repair school buildings, and for providing suitable furniture, books, and stationery, per fifth article of treaty of June ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty five, five hundred dollars.

For sixteenth of twenty instalments, for the employment of one superintendent of teaching and two teachers, per fifth article of treaty of June ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, three thousand two hundred dollars.

For sixteenth of twenty instalments, for the employment of one superintendent of farming and two farmers, two millers, two blacksmiths, one tinner, one gunsmith, one carpenter, and one wagon and plow maker, per fifth article of treaty of June ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, eleven thousand four hundred dollars.

For sixteenth of twenty instalments, for keeping in repair saw and flouring mills, and for furnishing the necessary tools and fixtures, per fifth article of treaty of June ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, five hundred dollars.

For sixteenth of twenty instalments, for keeping in repair the hospital, and providing the necessary medicine, and fixtures therefor, per fifth article of treaty of June ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, three hundred dollars.

For sixteenth of twenty instalments, for keeping in repair blacksmith, tinsmith, gunsmith, carpenter, and wagon and plow maker shops, and for providing necessary tools therefor, per fitth article of treaty of June ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, five hundred dollars.

For sixteenth of twenty instalments, for the pay of a physician, per fifth article of treaty of June ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, one thousand two hundred dollars.

For sixteenth of twenty instalments, for keeping in repair the buildings required for the various employees, and for providing the necessary furniture therefor, per fifth article of treaty of June ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, three hundred dollars.

For sixteenth of twenty instalments, for the salary of such person as the said confederated tribes and bands of Indians may select to be their head chief, per fifth article of treaty of June ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, five hundred dollars.

GENERAL INCIDENTAL EXPENSES OF THE INDIAN SERVICE.

ARIZONA.

General inci

Indian service in-
Arizona.

For the general incidental expenses of the Indian service in the Territory of Arizona, presents of goods, agricultural implements, and other dental expenses of useful articles, and to assist them to locate in permanent abodes, and sustain themselves by the pursuits of civilized life, and for educational purposes, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, sixty-five thousand dollars.

CALIFORNIA.

For the general incidental expenses of the Indian service in California, pay of employees, presents of goods, agricultural implements, and other useful articles, and to assist them to locate in permanent abodes, and sustain themselves by the pursuits of civilized life, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, sixty thousand dollars.

COLORADO TERRITORY.

For the general incidental expenses of the Indian service in Colorado Territory, presents of goods, agricultural implements, and other useful articles, and to assist them to locate in permanent abodes, and sustain themselves by the pursuits of civilized life, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, five thousand dollars.

DAKOTA TERRITORY.

For the general incidental expenses of the Indian service in Dakota Territory, presents of goods, agricultural implements, and other useful articles, and to assist them to locate in permanent abodes, and sustain themselves by the pursuits of civilized life, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, twenty thousand dollars.

IDAHO TERRITORY.

For the general incidental expenses of the Indian service in Idaho Territory, presents of goods, agricultural implements, and other useful articles, and to assist them to locate in permanent abodes, and sustain themselves by the pursuits of civilized life, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, ten thousand dollars.

MONTANA TERRITORY.

For the general incidental expenses of the Indian service in Montana Territory, presents of goods, agricultural implements, and other useful articles, and to assist them to locate in permanent abodes, and sustain themselves by the pursuits of civilized life, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, twenty thousand dollars.

NEVADA.

For the general incidental expenses of the Indian service in Nevada, presents of goods, agricultural implements, and other useful articles, and to assist them to locate in permanent abodes, and sustain themselves by the pursuits of civilized life to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, thirty-five thousand dollars.

That the Pai-Ute reservation in Southeastern Nevada is hereby reduced to one thousand acres to be selected by the Secretary of the Interior in such manner as not to include the claim of any settler or miner.

NEW MEXICO.

For the general incidental expenses of the Indian service in New Mexico, presents of goods, agricultural implements, and other useful articles, and to assist them to locate in permanent abodes, and sustain themselves by the pursuits of civilized life, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, forty thousand dollars.

California.

Colorado.

Dakota.

Idaho.

Montana.

Nevada.

New Mexico.

Oregon.

Proviso.

Indians on Alsea

and Siletz reservation to be removed.

New reservation; boundary.

Proviso.

Washington.

OREGON.

For the general incidental expenses of the Indian service in Oregon,. including transportation of annuity-goods and presents, (where no special provision therefor is made by treaties,) and for paying the expenses of the removal and subsistence of Indiaus in Oregon, (not parties to any treaty,) and for pay for necessary employees, forty-five thou sand dollars: Provided, That, of this amount, seven thousand dollars may be available at once.

And the Secretary of the Interior be, and hereby is, authorized to remove all bands of Indians now located upon the Alsea and Siletz Indian reservation, set apart for them by Executive order dated November ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, and restored to the public domain by Executive order of December twenty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, and to locate said Indians upon the following described tract of country, namely: Beginning at a point two miles south of the Siletz agency; thence west to the Pacific Ocean; thence north, along said ocean, to the mouth of Salmon River; thence due east to the western boundary of the eighth range of townships west of the Willamette meridian; thence south with said boundary to a point due east of the place of beginning; thence west to the place of beginning; which is hereby set apart as a permanent reservation for the Indians now occupying the same and to be hereafter located thereon; and all the balance of said Alsea and Siletz reservations is hereby thrown open to settlement under the land laws of the United States: Provided, That these Indians shall not be removed from their present reservation without their consent previously had.

WASHINGTON TERRITORY.

For the general incidental expenses of the Indian service in Washington Territory, including transportation of annuity-goods and presents, (where no special provision is made therefor by treaties,) and for defraying the expenses of removal and subsistence of Indians, and for educational purposes, and for pay of necessary employees, twenty-five thousand dollars.

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UTAH TERRITORY.

For the general incidental expenses of the Indian service in Utah Territory, presents of goods, agricultural implements, and other useful articles, and to assist them to locate in permanent abodes, and sustain themselves by the pursuits of civilized life, including transportation and necessary expenses of delivering provisions to the Indians within the Utah superintendency, and for subsistence and clothing for Indians located in the Uintah Valley reservation, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, twenty thousand dollars.

WYOMING TERRITORY.

For the general incidental expenses of the Indian service in Wyoming Territory, presents of goods, agricultural implements, and other articles, and to assist them to locate in permanent abodes, and sustain themselves by the pursuits of civilized life, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, five thousand dollars.

MISCELLANEOUS.

For transportation of annuities, and the necessary expenses of the delivery of the annuities and provisions to the Indian tribes in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, four thousand dollars.

For second instalment of annuity, to be paid to Ouray, so long as he shall be chief of the Ute Indians, one thousand dollars.

Trust-fund of

Cherokees.

1848, c. 118, ss.

How may be ap

That the fund set apart in the Treasury of the United States by virtue of the fourth and fifth sections of the act of Congress entitled "An act North Carolina making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with the various Indian tribes, for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and "R. S., 3689, p. 733. forty-nine, and for other purposes," approved July twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, shall be applied, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, for the use and benefit of the Eastern band of plied. the Cherokee Indians, to perfect the titles to their lands recently awarded to them by a decree of the circuit court of the United States for the western district of North Carolina; to the payment of such costs, charges, expenses, and liabilities attending their recent litigations in the said court as the Secretary of the Interior may determine to be properly chargeable to them; to purchase and extinguish the titles of any white person or persons within the general boundaries allotted to them by the said decree of said court; and for the education, improvement, and civilization of the said Indians.

Civilization, &c., of Indians on Mil

Civilization and subsistence of Indians on the Malheur reservation : For this amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, in the pur- heur reservation. chase of goods, subsistence, stores, and so forth, for the Indians collected on the Malheur reservation, Oregon, and in instructing them in agricultural and mechanical pursuits, providing employees, educating children, procuring medicine and medical attendance, care for and support of the aged, sick, and infirm, for the helpless orphans of said Indians, or in any other respect to promote their civilization, comfort, and improvement, thirty-five thousand dollars.

For this amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to carry on the work of aiding and instructing the Indians of the Central superintendency in the arts of civilization, in providing clothing, food, and lodging for the children attending school, in caring for the orphans, the sick, and the helpless, and in assisting the Indians generally to locate themselves in permanent homes, and sustain themselves by the pursuits of civilized life, ten thousand dollars.

For this amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to defray the expenses of a general council of certain Indians in the Indian Ter. ritory, as provided by the twelfth article of the treaty with the Cherokees of July nineteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, the tenth article of the treaty with the Creeks of June fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, the seventh article of the treaty with the Seminoles of March twenty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and the eighth article of the treaty with the Choctaws and Chickasaws of April twentyeighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, three thousand dollars.

Instructing, &c., Indians of Central superintendency.

Expenses of general council in Indian Territory.

Vol. 14, p. 802. Vol. 14, p. 788. Vol. 14, p. 758. Vol. 14, p.

772.

Care, &c., of

For this amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to subsist and properly care for the Kansas Indians, including agricultural assist- Kansas Indians. ance, pay of employees, and for such other beneficial objects for the tribe at large as their necessities may indicate to be proper; said amount to be refunded to the United States from the proceeds of the sale of their lands in Kansas, twenty thousand dollars.

Settlement, &c.,

Proviso.

For this amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to provide, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, settlements, cloth- of Modoc Indians. ing, food, agricultural implements, and seeds, for the Modoc Indians that have been removed to and are now residing within the Indian Territory, ten thousand dollars: Provided, That three thousand dollars of the amount hereby appropriated may be used to pay the Eastern Shawnee Indians the balance due them for four thousand acres of land in the northeast corner of their reserve, ceded to the United States for the Modoc Indians, as per agreement made with said Shawnee Agreement with Indians June twenty-third, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, which Eastern Shawnees agreement is hereby confirmed.

confirmed.

Flathead In

For the third of ten installments, to be paid, under the direction of the President, to the Flathead Indians removed from the Bitter Root dians. Valley to the Jocko reservation, in the Territory of Montana, in accord

1872, c. 308, s. 2, ance with the second section of the act entitled "An act to provide for v. 17, p. 227. the removal of the Flathead and other Indians from the Bitter Root Valley, in the Territory of Montana," approved June fifth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, five thousand dollars: Provided, That no part Expenses of In- of said sum shall be expended for the benefit of any Indian of said tribe who shall not have settled upon the Jocko reservation.

Proviso.

dian commission.

1869, c. 16, s. 4,

v. 16, p. 40.

General inci

dental expenses in Centralsuperintendency.

For this amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to pay the expenses of the commission of citizens serving without compensation, appointed by the President, under the provisions of the fourth section of the act of April tenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, fifteen thou sand dollars.

For general incidental expenses of the Indian service at the various agencies within the Central superintendency, including rent, fuel, light, stationery, and traveling expenses of the superintendent and agents, to be expended by the Secretary of the Interior, four thousand dollars. For general incidental expenses of the Indian service at the various tal expenses in agencies within the Northern superintendency, including rent, fuel, Northern superin- light, stationery, and traveling expenses of the superintendent and tendency. agents, to be expended by the Secretary of the Interior, two thousand dollars.

General inciden

Collecting statisties, &c., of In

dians.

Educational purposes of Creeks.

For continuing the collection of statistics and historical data respecting the Indians of the United States, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, three thousand five hundred dollars.

For educational purposes for the Creeks, two thousand eight hundred and ten dollars; and the United States assistant Treasurer at Saint Louis, Missouri, be, and he hereby is, authorized to open and keep accounts with the duly constituted Treasurer of the Cherokee, Creek, and Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations of Indians, the same as with GovernCherokee, Creek, ment agents and disbursing officers.

Assistant Treasurer at Saint Louis to keep account with Treasurer of

&c., Indians.

Civilization, &c., of captive Chey enne, Arapahoe, &c., Indians.

Proviso.

For this amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the support, education and civilization of three thousand, or more, captive Cheyenne, Arapahoe, Kiowa, and Camanche Indians, during the fiscal years ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, at such place as may be selected by the President of the United States, and under such military forces as he may order, three hundred thousand dollars: Provided, That under the direction of the President such part of this appropriation as he may deem necessary may be turned over to the Secretary of War to be used for the supply of rations and clothing for said Indians : Provided further, That as soon as he may deem it expedient, the President shall cause said Indians to be placed on a permanent reservation. Indemnity to For this amount, to indemnify the Pawnee Indians for four thousand Pawnees for lands. and eight hundred acres of land, erroneously excluded from their res ervation in Nebraska by the survey of the boundary line thereof, six thousand dollars.

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INTEREST ON TRUST-FUND STOCKS.

For payment of interest on certain abstracted and non-paying State stocks belonging to various Indian tribes, (and held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior,) for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, namely:

For interest on the Cherokee national fund, twenty-six thousand three hundred and ninety dollars.

For interest on the Cherokee school fund, two thousand four hundred and seventy dollars.

For interest on the Chickasaw national fund, fifteen thousand one hundred and forty dollars.

For interest on the Choctaw general fund, twenty-seven thousand dollars.

For interest on the Creek orphans' fund, four thousand and fortyeight dollars.

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