Kansas weekly herald., 1855-02-16
-LEAvENwoRTH. K, II, FEBRUARY. IS, 1856.

eighteen hundred and ffty-four, two thousand
five hundred dollars; s's1s
appropriation: For payment Of the valu-i
alton of Improvements on lands ceded, as stipu-
lated in the sixth article of the treaty of eigh-
teen hundred and thirty -four, and the seventh arr
tiele of the treaty eighteen hundred and thirty
eight. the amount having been carried to the sur
plus fund by warrant number ninety -four of
treaty. fourth September, eighteen hundred and
fifty-two, per fourth article of the treaty June
fifth, eighteen hundred and ffty-four, eight thou
sand dollars and sixty-eight cents; -.
For the payment of the Miamies, residing on
the ceded lands, of the first of six equal annual
instaiments for purchase Of former perpetual
and other annaities and REIMBURSEMENT of claims,
ETC., per fourth article Of the treaty Juns fifth,
eighteen hundred aid ffty-four, thirty -one thou
sand seven hundred and thirty-nine dollars and
For payment in full to John Grigg and Sash
o-quash, provided in the fourth article of said
last mentioned treaty, nine thousand six hundred
and eighty-ni dollars and twenty-tWo cents;
For payment of the claims of Miamies who
live on the ceded lands, for damages and loss of
stock and other property and for losses of inn
provements, ETC., caused by their removal from
Sugar Creek, per fourth article of the treaty OF
June fifth, eighteen hundred and fiftyfour. seven
thousand seven hundred and seventy Ave dollars
and eighty-two cents; ~ ai
For payment of the expenses incurred in nego-
tiatinS the articles of May twelfth, eighteen
hundred anu fifty -four, with the Menominee In
dians, supplemental and amendatory to the treaty
of October eighteenth, eighteen hundred and
forty-eight, nine hundred and fifty dollars;
For extra clerk-hire for the service of the In
dian office, for one year, commencing on the first
of August, eights en- hundred and ffty-four, five
| thousand six hundred dollars;
For payment of the expenses of the delegates
| of the Creek nation of Indians now in this city,
one thousand one hundred and ninety-nine dol
lars and ffty-fve cents: Prorided, That the fol-
lowing appropriations contained in the Indian
appropriation act, passed at the present session,
are hereby annulled and repealed;
For fulfilling treaties with the Shawnees per-
manent provision for salt, sixty dollars; black
smith and assistant, eight hundred and forty dol
lars iron and steel, two hundred and twenty
dollars; .t-t15 @1f-
For fulfilling treaties with the Piankeshaws ,l
permanent annuitics, eight hund ed dollars;
For fulfilling treaties with the Weas perma-
nent annuity, three thousand dollars.
For fulfilling treaties with the Miames; money
in lieu Of laborers, two hundred and fifty dollars;
agricultural implements, two humid ed dollar s.;
For fulfilling treaties with the Delawares;per-
manent annuity, fourth article, treaty of August,
seventeen hundred and ninety-fye, one thou
sand dollars permanent annuity, third article
of treaty OF September, eighteen hundred and
nine, five hundred dollars permanent annuity,
fifth article, treaty of October, eighteen hundred
and eighteen, four thousand dollars permanent
annuity, article supplementary, &C., eighteen
hundred and twenty-nine) one thousand dollars;
permanent provisions for blacksmith, October,
eighteen hundred and eighteen, seven hundred
| and twenty dollars; permanent provisions for
iron and steel for shop, October, eighteen hum
dred and eighteen, two hundred and twenty dol
; lars;
For payment, as stipulated by the article dat
ed June thirteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty
four, supplementary to the treaty at Fort Gibson,
of November twenty-third eighteen hundred and
thirty-eight, TO Individuals of the Creek nation,
for ..claims for property and Improvements "a
bandoned or lost, in consequence of their emf
grafton west of the Mississippi" }" to be distribu
ted under the direction of the chiefs and the agent
of the United States for the Greeks in the proper
ton set forth and determined in the schedule re-
fered to in the second article of the said treaty of
November twenty-third, eighteen hundred and
thirty-eig three hundred and fifty thousanddol
lars; Prouided, tWther That the appropriation
of seventeen thousand five hundred dollars, for
interest thereon contained in the Indian appro-
priation act, passed at the present session, be,
and the same is hereby repealed;
FeT completing the Mendoza and Big Sioux
River read, in accordance with the estimates OF
the Seereaty. of War, twenty-five thousand dol
lars, to be expended under the direction of the
SecresEg of War.
Sec. r. find be it further enacted, That the
amount which it may be found necessary to pay
under the act Of twenty-seventh March, eighteen
hundred and fifty-four, to the widows and orphans
of the United States troops, who perished by the
!
be paid out of any money III the treasury not 9TH
erwise appropriated.
Sec. [3.1 .4nd be it further enacted, That the
act app ed, September twenty-eght, one thou
| sand eight hundred and fifty, entitled "An act
granting bounty land to certain officers and sol
d1ers who have been engaged in the military
service of the United States,o the act approved
March twenty-second, one thousand eight hun.
dred and fifty-two, entitled. An act to make land
warrants assignable and for other purposes"
J nd fhn aof=an Ephr jrd nnQ
| sand eight hundred and fftythree, entitled, Gan
act to continue half pay to certain widows and
orphans,' shall not be SO construed as to deprive
any widow from the benefits therein granted for
the services of her husband, though she may
have married again: Pr00ided, hOioerer, That
| the applicant is widow at the time or making
the claim Prorded, Such p.rty shall not receive
| pension during covetuie.
SEC H. .4Md be 1t furiitsT enGciri, nat theSsc-
retary OF War be, and he is hereby authorized and
directed to receive and cause to be placed on the
files of his department, such additional muster
rolls Of the battalion of volunteers commanded by
1t Col. J.C. Fremont, In California duly authen-
ticated BY the proper oficers,a have not hereto
fore been received and flied, and to cause such
correcsions of the muster-rolis to be made in re-
gard to the periods of inlistment &terms Of sertice
| & the omission of names of the members of said
battaiion,a upon satisfactory proof he may deem
right and proper, and as far practicable to
correspond wfth the pay rolls Of Major p. B.
Reading, paynasteT OF said battalion, with re-
specific the period of service, so that all who
served in the military service OF the United
States in California during the late war with
Mexico; whether under the command of naval or
military officers, may be entitled to all the ben
ets of all the acts of Congress providing for the
enrolment of volunteers in the Mexican war !:
Provided, that no payment shall be made in con-
sequence of this section, beyond the sum here
tofore appropriated ), .4;se- :. 3. Is.ss5
SEC. rs. .and be Il, further enacted, That the
joint resolution entitled lf "a resolution explana-
tory Of the act appropriatfng money. for the re-
uary seyeuth,' eighteen hundred and fifty three,
be and is hereby repealed, and that the Secretary
of the Department Of War be authorized to ex-