Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-06-15
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the First Session Of the Forty-frst
Congress.
IPUELIC-No. l2l

TPUBLIC-No. I2I
an ACT making appropriations for the cur
-ent and contingent expenses Of the Incian
department, and for fulfilling treaty stipula-
ssOns with various Indian tribes for the year
endIng June thirtieth, eighteen hundred anu
seventy.
Ne :: enacted Jy TIE Ssna.e and HO4se Of Repre-
,.1aGsiCes u tie JaItcd .States Of AmerscG IN Gem
.rrs- assembled That the following sums be and
hey are nereoy, appropriated, out of any mo-
rpy in the treas ary not otherwise appropriated,
for the purpose OF paying the current and con-
t!ngeni expenses o. tfe Indian department aud
fulfilling treaty stIpulations with the various
sadIan tribes
For the current and contingent expenses of
tns Indian department, namely.
FOr the pay OF eleven superlntendentsO OF In
siau affairs ard OF fifty nine Indian agents, one
hundred and fourteen thousand seven Kindred
dollars. as follows
UPERINTENDENTS OF INDIAN AZ
FAIRS.
Two supeTintendents for the trltes east OF
the ROCKY noun ANS, one for oregon one Tor
Washington Territory; one for the Territory OF
Nsv Mexico; oEe for the Terrt ory of tan; one
FOR California; one for Nevada; one for the Ter
TIiory of ArIzoDa; one fsr Montana; end one for
Idaho
Three for the tribes in oregon; four for tue
tribes in New Mexico; one additional for In
GIans IN New Mexieoi one for the tribes in New
Mexico: one Tor the tribes in Utah: one addi-
JlOnal for he Indians IN Utah; one for the
tribes IN the Territory of Utah; eleven for the
tribes east of the Rocky mountains; two for the
tribes east of the Rocky mountains; four for the
Indians east of the Rocky mountains, VIZ:
SIoux and Seminoles, the Omaha, KIekapoo,
Kansas, and NeOshO agencies; three for the
Indians in the State Of New York; one for the
Delaware Indians; one for Greer Bay, Wis
COnsin: three for the tribes in w Washington Ter
TitOry; one for the Wichatss and neighboriEg
Tribes west OF the Choctaws and Chic kasaws;
one for the tribes east of the Rocky mountains;
one for the Indians in the Territory of New
Mexico; one for the Ponca tribe one for the
Pawnees; one for the Yancton Soak; three for
the tribes in the Territory Of Washington: one
for the Grand River and Uintah bands of In
dams IN the Territory Of Colorado; two for the
Upper Missouri and the country adjacent
thereto; one for the Ottawas, Chippewas Of
swan creek and Black river, and Christian In.
dams IN Kansas three agents to- the State of
"a lifornia; one for the Kiowa- Apache, and
Warpeton bands of Dakota or Sioux Indians;
one for the bands of Sacs and Foxes the Mis-.
sissippi, now in Tama county, Iowa: one for
5ne IL dians in the State of Nevada, and one for
shall be the duty Of the President to dispense
win the services OF such Indian agents and
superlntendents herein mentioned as may be
pracucaole; and where n Is practicable, he shall
require the same person to perform the duties
of two agencies or superintendercies for one
salary.
For ray of sub-agents, three in Oregon and
TWO in Washington Territory, SIX thousand
dollars.
For pay of clerk to superintendent of central
superintendency, one thousand elk hundred
For pay OF clerk TO superintendent of Indian
affairs IN California, one thousand eight hun
dred dollars.
For pay Of interpreters, twenty thousand
fOur hundred dollars.
For buildings at agencies aud repairs thereof,
five thousand dollars,
FOR provisions for Indians visiting superin.
TENDENCIES and agencies, ten thousand dollars.
For pay Of temporary clerks TO superinten-
dents, five thousand dollars.
For ntlngencies of the Indian department,
twenty five thousand dollars.
For vaccination Of Indians and furnishing
vaccine matter, two thousand five hundred
dollars
Fer fulfilling treaty sipulatIons with various
Indian tribes
ASSINABOINES.
For third of twenty payments TO be made
q the discretion Of the President, in such arti-
eles, goods and provisions as he may from time
10 time determine, ten thousand dollars Of
which may be expended IN the purchase Of
stock, animals, and agricultural implements,
In instructing IN agricultural and mechanical
pursuits, in employing mechanics, In educatin z
medicines and medical attendance, care FOR and
support of their aged, infrm, and sick, fer
their helpless orr hans, aHd in any other re-
spect 10 promote their civilization, comfort,
and Improvement, and also for pay of head
chief, thirty thousand dollars.
ARlCKAREES. GROS EENTRES, AND
MANDANS.
For third payment, 70 be made during the
pleasure of Congress, to he expended In such
goods, provisions, and other articles as the
President may from time 10 time determine,
fiye thousand OF which may be expended In the
purchase OF stock animals and agricultural
implements, in instructing in agricultural and
mechanical pursuits, in employing mechanics,
educating their children, providing medicines
OF the aged, sick, and iRfirm, for the helpless
orphans OF said Indians, and in any other
respect 70 promote their civilization. comfort,
ana Improvement, and also for pay of head
chief, soldier chiefs, second chief, and Pierre
Gayneaux, for his services 70 the Arickarees,
forty thousand dollars.
APACHES, kIOWAS, AND COMANCHES
FOR second OF thirty Instxlments, TO be ex-
pended under the tenth article of treaty OF
October twenty-nrst, eighteen hundred and
SIxty-ssyen, concluded al Medicine Lodge
Creek, in Kansas, with the kiowas and Co.
manehes, and under the third article of the
-hITty thousand dollars.
For purchase OF clothing. under the same
article and treaty, twenty-six thousand dol
lars.
For the construction OF five buildings, for
carpenter, farmer. blacksmith, miller, and engi-
LeeT, under the fourth artIcle OF the above
named treaty, seven thousand hve hundred
md eIghty-tw0 dollars and fifty cents.
Fer the erection Of steam circular aw-mill,
WIth grist mill and shingle machine attached,
under the same article Of the same treaty, eight
thousand dollars
Fo- pay Of farmer, carpenter, blacksmith.
miller, and engineer, q nder the fourteenth
aTtIcle of said treaty, three thousand nine
hundred and nifty dollars.
For salary OF ph sician under same article
If said treaty, one thousand two hundred
collars.
For salary Of a teacher, under same article,
one thousand dollars.
For the construction OF q school house or
mission building, under fourth arlIcle of same
treaty, three thousand seven hundred and
ninety -one dollars and fifty cents.
For building dwelling.house on the reser-
vaiion for Tosh-ewa or Silver Brooch, the
Comanche chief, under the fifteenth article OF
So r.e treaty. seven hundred and nifty dollars.
I'or the first or three instalments, to be ex-
pended In presents 70 the ten persons OF said
-TIoes who in the judgment Of tie agent may
grow he most valuable crops Tor the period
named, under the same article Ave hundred
dollars.
For transportation Of goods 10 the Apaches,
kIowas, and Comanehes, under same article,
nve thousand dollars.
For tnIs amount 70 pay J. q. ID. Blackburn
for subsistence furnished 20 the friendly
kIowa. Comanche, and Apache Indians, and to
he Wichita and other afnliated bands Of In.
q ians within the Wichita agency. at Fort Cobb,
IN me Indian territory, one hundred and
tvpnty- live thousand dollars: Prorided, That
ne saId sum, II accepted, shall be in full for
tn- claim OF said Blackburn, IS above stated.
CHEYENNES AND NORTH
ERN ARAPAhOES.
For fulfilling treaty stipulations with the
LOr,hern Cheyenne and NOrthern Arapahoe
Indians. under treaty of May tenth, eighteen
hundred and sixty-eIghf, for the nseal year
ending June thirtietn, eighteen hundred and
seventy: for construction OF scnool-nous',
n n.