The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-19


For completing tho construction
of irrigating canal on Colorado re-
servatiOn IN Arizona, fifty thousand
dollars.
For actual necessary expenses in
Cured, and that may hereafter be in
CURED by officers OF the Indian De-
partmenT in the rescue of prisoners
from Indian tribes and returning
them to their homes, and for expenses
incident to the arrest and confinement
within the territory Of the United
States, bv order Of such officers, Of
persons charged with crimes against
the Indians, five thousand dollars
For this amount, or SO much there
of as may be necessary to establish
the Shoshones, Bapnocks, ard other
strolling bands of Indians In
the southern portion of Idaho
Territory, on the Fort Hall
reservation, on Snake river, Idaho
Territory. including the transpOrua-
ton of all necessary articles AID the
material and labor for the cOnstTUc-
ton of the houses and mills and pay
of necessary employees Tor one year,
thirty thousand dollars: Provided.
That none Of the payments herein
provided for shall be made unless tie
Secretary of the Interior shall be sat
Isfed that the tribes. bands, or md
viduals named have observed the
treaty stlpulatious under whl3h such
payments have become due, and also
the provisions Of ouy other treaties
with the government TO which they
may be parties, or in case If portions
OF said tribes or bands have observed
all of said obligations, payments shall
be made to them pro rata.
For this amount for the purpose of
carrying out the treaty stipulatiOns,
making and preparing homes, furnish
ing provisions, tools and farming
utensils, and furnishing food for such
bands of Indians with which treaties
have been made by the Indian
peace comm IssiOn and not yet ratified,
and delraying the expenses of the
commission IN making such treaties,
and carrying their provisions into eff
feet, i've hundred thousand dollars.
TO be expended under the direction of
lieutenant General Sherman of said
commission, and drawn from the
treasury upon his requisitiOn upon
| the Secretary of the Interior.
SIC. 2. Aud be IL fot bher enact 4, That
All goo - ana merehano Sc ful nishe any
title or band of Indians under the pro-
visions of this sct shafI be tufnf over by
the gent or supel endent OF such tribe
or band 10 the chile OF the tribe or band,
to be di..libut 10 The ibe or band bV
the chiefs IN such manner es The CHIEFS
NAV d IN b "a, aud tie delivery of au
of any character shau be ma lie i'm the
prC sence of a miii1ry oil er not below
| the rank of captain, 10 be detail. for
| that pprpf by the commander OF the
| depaI emeut in which the delivery shall
be made, swhere. such au officer suall be
station within nl.y m'les of the place
| of delivery, which officer shall attest
| by his crItiucal the j stpt there IF; aud
no r sipt by Indians for goods or properly
to any sup3Ilni audenb or agent shaIl Ice
valid o III cha ge such Ctlit III, uult the
flme be Q Jmp9ut q by the tei5dcNe
of such militaUy ofliC ~. SHOWING that said
! goods were aeUr1'lv deivered 4, and are Of
the quantity and quality stated in the in
YoiC or bill ther II. n fopy OF which shall
he alta ell 1 70 tue receipt
Sfc. 3. A nd be II fotsher enacted, That
dollars, provid for "a the anth Article
] of the trr ~ OF M9rch sixth, eight en-
hundred anu siXty-one, with tue Sa ;
Foxes, and lowe = 10 ! expended by the
Secretary of the 1ntel Tor in the 0nstruC-
ton of q tOiI-biiu ~e srC the Great = C.
maha River, may applied to the pur-
chPse of oxen ana 3 iiCultural imple-
menfs, and 50 70. ii, Tor the OF said
Indians, in compliance Y it'll their n qu {.
the sum of ten thou md thr hundred
and dity-six dOllal5 be, and the same ls
hereby appIQpAANl Il oAl OF any uAAuEF IA
the tre suly not otherwise appropriated,
TO enable the : creta. y OF the Interior to
defray the expeDs S OF the Cherok dele
cation to Washington, District Of COlum-
Dia- during the year eight IN hundred
anu sixty. 9ven: ElOV id z, That said sum
be refunde to the TIRE Sury Of the Unit
Stat out of that portion OF the prOce Is
of the sale or the JherOk neutral lands
In kanfas applicable to Cherok national
purposes.
SIC. 5. And be il ful ther enact a, That
The Conn son Indlan AndiIs of the
Senate and the Hous Of spr ent2iiv
shall examine the claim of sue ChOct tW
and ChickasaW Indians for 8ll m alters Of
differenC betw IN them aud the govern
ment of the Unit. q States and shall re-
DOIt the result OF said examination 10
their ~ Spcctlve hou1es ~ the next - sion
So D. And be it further enact q, That
tue MendOcinO Indian Csel walton In Cali
itornia be restored to the public lands of
the United States, and the Secretary OF the
IntelIOr shat cause the came TO be survey
ell and offered for sale in legal SD udtVt-
sions, at not less than one dollar ard TWEEN
improvement Of the United Statc9 on gald
r. servatiOn shall be appraised bv he g.
lister and receiver OF the land office OF the
district, and be pa Il for by the purcha en-
OF the land On which they are local. d.
Provided further, That all improvements
made by any persons ON said r. s5rVatlou
befor the passage OF this act, shall DE the
who shall have priority OF purchase OF six
hundred and forty acres Of land covering
and adjoining said improvements, and aA
said lands shall be solo and disposed OF i5f
money only.
A proved July q, ls3.