The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-31
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the First Session of the
Fortieth Congress-.
1PuRLIC-No. ..
AN ACT to establish Peace with GER
tain Hostile Indian Tribes.

IUBLIC-NO. Y.
AN ACT to establish Peace with GER
tain Hostile Indian Tribes.
Be IL enacted By the Senate and
House Of Representatives of the United
StateS of america an Congress assem-
bed, That the President of the United
States be, and he is hereby, authorized
to appoint commission to consist Of
three officers of the army not below
the rank of brigadier general, who,
together with N. g. Taylor, Commiss-
Toner of Indian Affairs, John B. Hen
derson, Chairman of the Committee
of Indian Affairs of the Senate, S. S.
Tappon and John B. Sanborn, shall
have power and authority to call to-
gether the chiefs and headmen of such
bands or tribes of Indians as are now
waging war against the United States
or committing depredations upon the
people thereof, to ascertain the alleged
reasons for their acts of hostility, and
in their discretion, under the direc-
ton of the President, to make and
conclude with said bands or tribes
such treaty stipulations, subject to
the action of the Senate, as may re-
move all just causes of complaint on
their part, and at the same time es-
tablish security for person and prop
erty along the lines of railroad now
being constructed to the Pacific and
other thoroughfares of travel to the
Western Territories, and such as will
most likely insure civilization for the
Indians and peace and safety for the
whites. "' = i-i@af
SEC. 2. Ind Be IL further enacted,
That said commissioners are required
to examine and select a district or
districts of country having sufficient
area to receive all the Indian tribes
now occupying territory east of the
Rocky mountains, not now peacefully
residing on permanent reservations
under treaty stipulations, to which
| the government has the right OF occu-
patton or to which said commissioners
can obtain the right of occupation,
and in which district or districts there
shall be sufficient tillable or grazing
| land to enable the said tribes, respect
lively to support themselves by agri-
cultural and pastoral pursuits. Said
district or districts, when so selected,
and. the selection approved by Con-
gress, shall be and remain permanent
homes for said Indians to be located
thereon, and no person Is not mem
| bers of said tribes shall ever be per-
mitted to enter thereon without the
permission of the tribes interested,
except officers and employees of the
! United States: Provided, That the
district or districts shall be so located
as not to interfere with travel on high
ways located by authority of the
| United States, nor with the route. of
| the Northern Pacific Railroad, the
! Union Pacific Railroad. the Union
Pacific Railroad Eastern Division, or
| the proposed route of the Atlantic
and Pacific Railroad by the way Of
SEC. 5. Ind Be II further saaeted,
That the following sums of money are
hereby appropriated out of any mon
eys In the treasury. to wit: To carry
out the pro TislOns of the preceding
sections Of this act. one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars; to enable the
Secretary of the interior to subsist
such friendly Indians as may have sep
arated or may hereafter separate
themselves from the hostile bands or
tribes and seek the protection of the
United States, three hundred thous-
and dollars. sfts sBa 5t
SEC. 4. Aad be Il further enacted,
That the Secretary of War be required
to furnish transportation, subsistence
and protection to the commissioners
herein named during the discharge of
their duties. s--a--.--.-~
SEC. 5. -And be At further enacted,
That if said commissioners fail to SCI
cure the consent of the Indians to re-
move to the reservations and fail to
secure peace, then the Secretary OF
War, under the direction of the Pres
ident, is hereby authorized to accept
the services of mounted volunteers
from the Governors of the several
States and Territories, in organized
companies and battalions, not exceed
ing four thousand men in number,
and for such term of service as, In his
judgment, may be necessary for the
suppression of Indian hostilities.
1 SEC. Ind be IL further enacted.
That all volunteers so accepted shall
be placed upon the same footing. in
respect to pay, clothing, subsistence
and equipments, as the troops of the
regular army.
SEC. Z. And be 1t further enacted
That said commissioners report their
doings under this act to the President
of the United States, including any
such treaties and all correspondence
as we'll as evidence by them taken.
! Approved. July 20, 1867.
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