Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-04-11

State OF California, OF the Te1toIleS OF Utah ano
New Mexico, bordering on said State, fol Indian
purposes:i Provided, that such reservation shall
not contain more than twenty-five thousand acres
IN each: And provided further. That said reserva,
ton shall not be made upon any lands inhabited
by citizens of California; and the Sum oitwo hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars is hereby sppFopH'
ated, out of any money in the treasury not otLer-
wise appropriated, to defray the expense OF sub
SiStng the Indians IN California and removing them
TO said reservations for protection: Provided turh
eT, Ii the foregoing plan shall be adopted ~ ine
President, the three Indian agencies in CalltoInA
shall be thereupon abolished. 49,.
g SEC. e And belt further. enacted, That inc
President of the United States be, and he hereby
is, authorized Immediately after the passage oil hS
act to enter into negotiation with the Indian t1Ds
west of the State of Missouri and Iowa, ioT tae
purpose of securing the assent of said Tribes totae
settlement OF the citizens of the UTited STATES up
on the lands claimed by sail Indians, and for The
purpose of extinguishing the title Of said inG'an
Tribes in whole orin part, TO said land; and thai
for the purpose of carrying into effect the pIoy,
ions OF this section, the sum Of fifty thousand aol
lars is hereby appropriated out Of any moneysn
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated
SEC. 3. And be il further enacted, Tfat no pali
OF the appropriation herein made that may hsts
after be made, for the benefit Of any Indian OF
tribe, or part of a tIibe of Indians, shall be pau
to any attorney OF agent Of such Indians Of mDe'
or part OF tnbe, but shall in every case Be pm
directly To The Indian or Indians TO whom sI
be due, or to the tribe or part of tribe, pei esPs
unless the impeIious interest of the Indian o. ~
dams, or some treaty stipulation shall require ln
payment to be made, otherwise, under the Spse1A
direction the President. g
Nor shall the Executive branch of the Govern
ment now or hereafter recognise any contract D
tween any Indian, or Tube, or part Of THE. .s
any attorneyor- agent for the prosecution Of anl
claim against any of the Departments of the 1U'
eminent; and that the sum of six hundred sax
eighty two dollars abe appropriated, out o. ~
money III etreasnIy not otherwiS%. ~
10 enable the Commissioner Of Indian Atais ~
pay the amount due the legal Representative ~
Armee, a'Cherokee, IN accordance with the recon-
mendetion of the Secretary of the Interior sH1
the Commissioner of Indian AffaiIs.r :.
SIC. a. Ind be II further enacted, Thai u aas
officer who is or may hereafter be- charged WIZ ~
the payment Of any Of the appropriations made ~
this any other act OF Congress, shall pay 10 an!
clerk other employee of the United States sun
less than that provided by law, and require sass
employe to receiptIor give voucher of an amoI y.
greaterthan that actually paid toor received y
him, such officer thus acting shall be deenss
guilty of embezztement, shall be fined IN Su. .
double the amount so withheld from any empio2S ~
of Goyernmeub and sshall be simpFisoned l2T nd
term of two years, and may be pEosecuteo -
punished in any court of the United
jurisdiction for The trial ofsueh offences IN inc ~
,tfict where such offence shall be comimlteo.
Approved March 8, 1858.