The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-07


To carry into effect treaties with the Ottawa and Chip
pews Indians, viz
To enable the Secretary Of the Interior pay Kinu
wais David King OF Carp aud Chocolate rivers Mich
gan the amount designed to have been secured to him
the tenth article Of the treaty of twenyeRhh March,
eighteen hundred and thirty-siH with the ottawss AMI
Chippewas if he SHALL fun investigation be satisfied the
same has not been paid, one hundred dollars.
For payment of this amount to William King in accord
with schedule co. attached to the treaty with the
Six Nations of New York proclaimed April fourth, egh
teen hundred and forty in accordance with the resolution
of The Senate Of March twentyfh eighteen hundred and
forty, fifteen hundred dollars.
For expenses of surveying and marking the external
boundaries of Indian pueblos in the Territory OF New
Mexico three thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars
To complete the survey of the Creek boundary, re-
quired by the treaty to be expended under the proper
thori the sum of twenty -four thousand five hundred dol
lare
fourteen hundred and twenty dollars and to the legal rep
resenative of John Semi, Smmance Semoce, eleven
hundred and sixthree dollars the said claims being
found in the supplementary abstract OF additional claims
accompanying General Mchells report which arise Under
the rex treaty Of eighteen hundred and fourteen the
said TO be paid out of money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
For the me mt of the claim of c. NJ Hitchcock
of CJlope A. r. s. Hunter for supplies Of provisions to
the Cherokees under the authority OF Brgadier General
Wool and of j. r. Schermor orn commissioner for Dego-
tiatng the treaty with the Cheroks from the twenty
eixth of March the sixteenth C JULY eighteen hundred
and thirty SIX Thousand two hundred and thriyx
dollars and twenty-five cents
For payment of the value OF property of Baker and
Street destroyed in eighteen hundred and fifty five by the
Koway Indians to be deducted from the annues payable
TO the said Indians fifty dollars.
SEC And be further enacted That hereafter the agents
for the Sioux and Seminole Indians for the Omaha agency
for the Kckapoo agency for the Kansas agency and for
the Neosho agency shall receive each annual salary OF
thousand Eve hundred dollars instead Of the salary Of
oae thousand dollars allowed by law.
SEC And Be further enacted, That In lieu Of the pro-
visions for the exercise Of the duties Of supencndehts Of
Indian. affairs in the Territories of Oregon, Washington
tab ard New Mexico as provided by law, the Pres
dent be- and he is herr authorized appoint by and nth
the advice aud of the Senate superintendent OF
Indian for the Territories Of Washington and Oregon at The
annual salary of twenty five hundred dollars super
ntendent OF Indian affairs for the Territory of New Mexico
and for the Territory Of Utah each at the annual sala
ry thousand dollars and that from and after such sep
Grafton OF the duties Of said offices, the Of Wash
ton shall receive the same salary as that paid to the
governor of Oregon and the governors Of Utah and New
Mexico shall each receive the salary of twenty five hum
dred dollars The superintendent of Indian affairs in the
Territories Of Oregon Washington Utah and New Mexico,
shall negotiate treaties with any Indian tribes within
said Territories unless instructed thereto by the President
of the United States
SEC And be il further enacted That the second
class cleships in the Indian bureau shall hereafter be
made third class clekshp be designated by the COM
missioner OF Indian affairs.
SIC 5 Ind be il further enacted That in settling the
of Thomas Heny superintendent OF Indian
affairs 10 California the accounting officers of the treasury
be- and they hereby authorized to allow him the
amount of hundred and fifty dollars paid by him to
Sanders Bsnham for interest upon money advanced by
them of the Indian service IN CALIFORNIA; upon
his producing satisfactory vouchers for these expenditures
Approved March 8 1857
Public 20 '
AN ACT to establish additional land district in the
Sta.e of Wisconsin .......,
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House Of Representatives
of The United States # AneTica in Congress assembled
That much of the districts of land subject to sale
at Crosse and Hudson in the State Of Wisconsin, as are
contained within the following oandary shall constitute
new land district TO be called the Chippewa district 10
uff
twehy-ve north south of the line dividing townships
forty and north west of the line dividing ranges
one and two east and of the line dividing range
eleven and twelve west the location of the eilice for
which all he designated by the President OF the United
States and shall by him from time to time be changed as
the public inter est may seem to require.
SECTION And be Il further enacted That there shall be
appointed by the President by and with the advice and
of the Serae during the recess thereof and
til The end of its session after such appointment reg
lister and re eiver for sad district who shall respectively
be equr,d reside at the site of The Office be subject to
the VS. and entitled the compensai ion, as
TO- may hereafter be prescribed by law in relation TO
other land off .es of the United Sates
SECTION And be hJuher enacted That the ies shall
continue at the old land crs at La Cross and Hudson
till the registers and receivers thereat notified that
the officer The district created by this act prepared
to enter their duties.
SECTION Ind be further enacted That TO meet the
expences of CARRYING this effect the of five
thousand dollars much thereof may be necessary
is hereby for salaries commissions AID Incl
dental expenses of the offices OF the register and receiver
of the General Land Office -'
Approved March 1851
Public 81
AN ACT confirm certain entries of land therein named
Be enacted by The Senate and House of RepresentdfUes
Of tie Unied States Of Amerca in Congress assembled That
all entries of the public lands under the act TO graduate
and reduce the price of the public lands subject entry
to actual settlers and cuvators approved fourth OF An
gust eighteen hundred and 6your made prior TO The
passage this act in which the purchaser has made the
affidavit and paid the purchase money required by said
act and the instructions issued and in force and in the
hands of the register the time of making sad entry are
hereby egalzed and patents shall Issue to the parties
specvey excepting those entries under said act which the
Commissioner of the General Land Office ascertain to
have been audulently evasvey made Provided, that
this act shall be construed to confirm any oil
said entries which have heretofore been annned and
ted by said Commissioner account of fraud evasion OF
law other special cause and provided further, That
nothing herein contained shall be construed TO de-
prve any actual settler and cuvator OF his right to any
land which he resided at the time OF entry by
other person under the act to which this act is amend
ment
Approved March 3, 1857.
AN ACT to establi.h three additional land districts in the
Territory of Nebraska.
BE enacted the Senate and House of Representation Of
The United Stotes Of America Congress assembled, That
all that portion of the Territory Of Nebraska present in
cluded in the Omaha district, which lies south of the line
which divides townships six and north, extended
from the Mssoar river westward shall constitute an add
tiona district be called The Nemaha land district " all
said Omaha district which is situated south OF the south
shore right bank OF the Platte river and north of the
said township line between townships six and north
shall constitute additional land district TO be called the
"South Platte land district and all that portion
said Omaha district which lies north Of the south boundary