Washington telegraph., 1851-01-29

chase Of presents, fifteen Thousand uOliats,
TO be expended under the direction OF the
Secretary of the interior.
For expenses of holding treaties with
the Indian tribes Of Oregon, for an ex-
tinguishment of their claims to lands lying
west of the Cascade mountains. authoriz-
ed by act of Congress, of the fifth June,
eighteen hundred and fifty, the same being
in addition to the appropriation made by
that act, fifteen thousand dollars.
For expenses of removing the Pota-
watomies aud Sacs and Foxes from Iowa,
west of the Missouri river, to their own
lands, agreeably to the terms of contract
entered into by Brevet Major S. Woods,
United States army, two thousand dollars.
For medals for Indian chiefs, fifteen
hundred dollars.
For expenses of procuring information,
and collecting statistics necessary to the
Indian Bereau, and for making treaties
with, aud presents to the various tribes
of Indians residing within the limits Of
the United States, upon the borders of
Mexico, thirty thousand dollars.
For expenses of treating with the Mis-
sissippi and ST. Peter Sioux, for the ex-
tinguishment of their title to lands in
Minnesota Territory, fifteen thousand
dollars.
For expenses of treating with the In
aiaas and half-breeds, for the extingulsh-
ment of the title to their lands on the Red
River of the North, in the Territory OF
Minnesota, ten thousand dollars
For. the additional amount for expenses
paid fdtSubsistence and improperly charg-
ed to the treaty fund, according to the
award of the Senate of fifth day Of Sep
tember, eighteen hundred and fifty, under
the provisions of the eleventh article OF
the treaty of sixth day of August, eighteen
hundred and forty-six, one hundred and
and eighty-nine thousand four hundred
and twenty-five dollars and seventy-six
cents, and that interest be paid on the
same at the rate of five per ceut. per an
mum, according to a resolution of the
Senate of fifth September, eighteen hun
dred and fifty: Provided, That said said
moneys shall be paid by the United States,
and received by the Indians, on condition
that the same shall be in full discharge
of the amount thus improperly charged
20 said treaty fund.- Pr0uaded further,
That in no case shall any money hereby
appropriated be paid to any agent of said
Indians, or to any other person or persons
than the Indian or Indians, to which it is
due per capita.
To the cold settlers" or "Western
Cherokees," in full of all demands under
the provisions of the treaty Of sixth Au-
gust, e;g hteen hundred and forty-six, ac-
cording to the principles established i'll
the fourth article thereof, five hundred
and thirty-two thousand eight hundred
and ninety-six dollars and ninety cents;
and that intefes: be allowed and paid
upon the above sums due respectively to
the Cherokees and cold settlers" in pursu
ance of the aforementioned award of
the Senate, under the reference contain
ed in the said eleventh article of the treaty
of sixty August, eighteen hundred and
forty-six: Paovaded, That in no case shall
any money hereby appropriated be paid
to any agent of said Indians, or to any
other person or persons, than the Indian
or Indians to whom it is due: Pr0U1ded,
also, That the Indians who shall receive
the said money shall first respectively
sign a receipt or release acknowledging
the same to be in full for all demands
under the fourth article of said treaty.
For expenses of the survey and making
the eastern boundary of the country set
apart to the Choctaw Nation, per second
article of the treaty of Dancing rabbit
Creek, of twenty-seventh September,
eighteen hundred and thirty, three thou
sand four hundred and sixty-two dollars.
For expenses of surveying the northern
and western boundary lines of the Creek
country, per eighth article of the treaty
of fourth January, eighteen hundred and
forty five, in addition to former approprla-
tions, ten thousand and seventy-two dol
lars.
For expenses of negotiating treaty with
the Chippewas, ratified in eighteen hun
dred and forty-eight, in addition to she
appropriation made twenty-ninth July,
eighteen hundred and forty-eight, one
thousand FIVE hundred dollars.
For expenses of removal and subsist-
ence of the Chippewas of Lake Superior
and Mississippi from the lands ceded un-
der the treaty of fourth October, eighteen
hundred and forty-two, twenty-five thou
sand dollars.
For payment of David Taylor, repre-
sentative of Cut-sut-tee-hee or Hog, for
proceeds of property sold by the United
States agents, and enormously paid by
Governor p M. Butler to another than
the rightful claimant. said claim having
been allowed by the accounting officers
of the Treasury, seventy dollars and
eighty-seven cents.
For continuing the collection, and for
publishing the statistics and other infor-
mation, authorized by the act of third
March: eighteen hundred and forty-seven,
ten thousand dollars: Pr0ri1zed That