The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-13
CPUBLIo-No 32.l
AN ACT to establish Peace with cer-
tain Hostile Indian Irihes-

LHUBLIC-No. ~.
AN ACT to establish Peace with car
tain Hostile Indian Tribes.
BE at endcted By the Senate and
House Of Representatives. Of The Unttsd
States Of America an CongresS 1sSenl-
Died, That the, President Of the Unit
ed States be, and be is hereby, authO-
rlZed to appoint q commission to con-
sist of three officers Of the army not
below the rank of Brigadier General.
who, together with N O Taylor. Com
missioner. of Indian Affairs, j John B.
Henderson, Chairman of the Com
mlttee of Indian Affairs of the Senate,
,. :. Tappanf and John B. Sanborn,
shall have power and authority to call
together the chiefs and headmen of
such bands or tribes of Indians as are
DOW Waglng war against the United
States or committing depredations up
on the people thereof, to ascertain the
alleged reasons for their acts Of hos
tility, and in their discretion, under
the direction of the President, to
make and conclude With said bands
or tribes such treaty stipulations,
subject to the action of the Senate, as
may remove all just causes of COM
plant on their part, aud at the same
time establish security for person and
property along the lines of railroad
now being constructed to the Pacific
and other tbOroughfares of travel to
the, western Territories, and such as
will most. likely insure civilization
for the Indians and peace and safety
for the whites #aa
SEC. 2. Ind be Il further en-
acted That said commissioners are
required TO examine and Sc
lect a district or districts of
country having sufficient area to re-
oeive all the linden tribes now loeeu-
plying territory east of the rocky
mountains, not now peacefully Tesid-
ing on permanent reservations under
treaty stipulations, to which the gov
eminent has the right Of occupation,
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, respectively.
to upportsthemFelFes by agricultural
and pastoral pursuits Said district
or districts, when SO selected, and the
selection approved BY Congress, shall
be and remain permanent homes
for said Indians to be located there
on, and no pers0nl 5 not members of
said tribes shall ever be- permitted to
enter thereon without the permission
of the tribes interested, except officers
and employees OF the United States
Provided, that the district or dis
tIicts shall be so located as not to in
terfere with travel on highways loca-
ted by authority of the United States,
nor with the route of the Northern
Pacific Railroad, q the Union Pacific
Railroad, the Union Pacific Railroad
Eastern Division, or the proposed
route Of the Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad by the way of Albuquerque.
SEC. 3. Aud be "a further enacted.
That the following sums of money are
hereby appropriated out of any moneys
in the treasury, to-wit: To carry out
the provisions of the preceding sec
tions of this act, one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars;5 TO enable the
Secretary of the Interior to subsist
such friendly Indians as may have
separated or may hereafter Separate
, themselves from the hostile bands or
tribes and seek the protectionlof the
United States, three hundred thou
SEC. 4. and be "a 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. IA.
SEC. 5. And be It further eadcted,
That if said commissioners fail to Sc
cure the consent. of the Indians to re-
move to the reservations aud 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 gof 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, ia his
judgment may be necessary for the
suppression Of Indian hostilities.
SEC. S. Ind h It further enacted.
That all volunteers so accepted shall
be placed upon the same footing, IN
respect 70 pay, clothing, subsistence,
and equipments, as the troops of
the regular army.
SEC. Z -And Be II further enacted, I
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.
MATTHEW aDALZELL.
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