The national Republican., 1869-06-09
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LAWS OF THE UNITED States.
Passed at the First sessisn or she
Forty.nRst Congress.

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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the First Session or shs
Forty-nrst Congress.
.H. (PuBLrc-No. l2.1
An ACT making appropriations for the cur
rent and contingent expenses Of the Indian
department, and for fulnlling treaty stIpu
lntlons with various Indian tribes for The
ycsr ending June thlrticth, eighteen hun.
dred and seventy.
BE u enacted bv ne Senate o,d Houss o,
Representatives Of IA, United States Of Arnsriea
IN Congrso assembled, That tho following
sums be, and they arc hereby, appropriated,
out Of any money In tho treasury not other
wise Appropriated, for the purpose Of paying
tho current aud contingent expenses Of the
Indian department and fulfilling treaty stip.
ulations with the various Indian tribes,
For tho current and contingent expenses
OF the Indian department, namelyi
For the pay OF eleven superintcndents Of
Indian affairs and Of ffty-nlne Indian agents,
one hundred and fourteen thousand seven
hundred dollars, as follows,
SUPERINTENDENTs OF INDIAN AF-
u FAIRS.
Two supcrintendents for tho tribes east Of
the Rocky mountainsj one for Oregon, ono
for Washington Territory one for the Terri
Utah; ono for California; one for Nevada;
one for the Territory OF Arizona; one for
Montana, and one for Idaho.
'.- INDIAN AGENTS.
Three for tho tribes In Oregon; four for
the tribes in New Mexico; one additional for
Indians In New Mexico; one for the tribes In
New Mexico; ono for the tribos In Utah, one
additional for tho 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 cast Of the Rocky noun.
tains; four for the Indians east Of the Rocky
mountains, viz; Sioux and seminoles; tho
omaha, Kickapoo, Kansas, and Neosho
agencies; three for the tribes east Of the
Rocky mountains; one for the Indians 10 the
Btate Of New York; one for the Delaware In
dams; one for Green Bay, Wisconsin; three
for the tribes In Washington Territory; one
for the Wlchatas and nelghboring tribes west
Of the Choctaws and Chickasaws; one for
tho tribes east Of the Rocky mountains; one
for the Indians In the Territory Of New Mex
leo; one for the Ponca tribe; one for the Paw.
nees; one for the Yancton Sioux; three for
tho tribes In the Territory Of Washington;
one for the Grand River and Uintah bands
Of Indians In the Territory Of Colorado; two
for the Upper Missouri and the country ada
cent thereto; one for the Ottawas, Chippe-
was Of Swan creek and Black river, and
Christian Indians In Kansas; three agents
for the State Of California; one for the Kiowa,
Apache, aud Comanche Indians; one for the
6lsseton and Warpeton bands Of Dakota or
Sioux Indiana; one for the bands Of Sacs and
Foxes Of the Mississippi, now In Tama coun-
Nevada, and one for the Crow tribe Of In
dams; Provided, That II shall be the duty
Of the President to dispense with the services
Of such Indian agents and superintendent
herein mentioned as may be practicable; and
where It Is practicable, he shall require the
same person to- perform the duties oi
two agencies or suporintcndencies fer one
salary.
For pay Of sub-agents, three In Oregon
and two in Washington Territory, six thou
sand dollars.
For pay Of clerk to superintendent OF
Central superlntendency, one thousand six
hundred dollars.
For pay Of clerk TO superintendent Of In.
dian affairs In California, one thousand eight
hundred dollars.
For pay Of interpreters, twenty thousand
four hundred dollars.
For buildings at agencies and repairs there.
Of, nvo thousand dollars.
For provisions for Indians visiting super.
intendencies and agencies ten thousand dol
lara.
For pay Of temporary clerks to superin.
tendents, five thousand dollars.
For contingencies Of the Indian depart
ment, twenty 1--WE thousand dollars.
For vaccination Of Indians and furnishing
vaccine matter, two thousand five hundred
dollars.
For fulalling treaty stlpula.ious with varl'
Gus tribes;
AssINABoINEs.
For third Of twenty payments to be made
during the pleasure OF Congress, TO bo ex
pended at the discretion Of the President, In
such articles, goods and proyls'o rs he
may from time TO timo determine, ten thous'
and dollars OF which may be expended iu
the purchase Of stock, animals, and agrlcul'
tural implements, In instructing In agricul'
tural and mechanical pursuits, In employing
mechanics, In educating their children, pro
yiding necessary and proper medicines and
medical attendance, care for and support oi
their aged, lnfirm, and sick, for their help
less orphans, and In any other respect tc
provement, and also for pay Of head chief
thirty thousand dollars.
ARiCKAREES, GROS VENTURES, ANI
MANDANS.
For third payment, to be made during tht
pleasure Of Congress, to be expended In such
goods, provisions, and other articles as tht
President may from time TO time determine,
ave thousand Of which may be expended 10
the purchase Of stock animals and agrlcul
tural implements, In instrueting In agrieul
tural and mechanical pursuits, In employing
mechanics, educating their children, provid
Ing medicines and medical attendance, car
for and support Of the aged, sick, and In
frm, for the helpless orphans Of said Indians
and In any other respect to promote thei
civilization, comfort, and improvement, ant
also for pay Of head chief, soldier chiefs
second chief, and Pierre Gayneaux, for his
services 10 the Arickarees, forty thousand
dollars.
For second Of thirty instalments, to be ex
pended under the tenth article Of treaty o
October twenty-frst, eighteen hundred ant
sixty-seyen, concluded at Medicine Lodg
Creek, In Knnsas, with the Kiowas and Co
manches. and under the third article Of tn,
treaty OF the same date made with tn
Apaches, thirty thousand dollars.
For purchase Of clothing, under the sam,
article and treaty, twenty-six thousand dol
lars.
For the construction OF ayo buildings, TO
carpenter, farmer, blacksmith, miller, ant
engineer, under the fourth article Of th'
ahoye-namod treaty, seven thousand nv
hundred and eighty-two dollars and dft,
cents.
For the erection Of steam circular saw
mill, with grlst-mlll and and shlngle ma
chine attached, under the same article Of tn
same treaty, eight thousand dollars.
For pay OF farmer, carpenter, blacksmith
miller, and engineer, under the fourteenth
article OF said treaty, three thousand nine
hundred and hfty dollars.
For salary Of q physician under same arti
Gle Of said treaty, one thousand two hundre'
dollars.
For salary Of O teacher, under same arti
Gle, one thousand dollars.
For the construction Of school house o
mission building, under fourth article o
same treaty, three thousand seven hundre'
and ninety-one dollars and flfty cents.
For building dwelling-house on the re
seryation for Tosh-ewa or Silver Brooch, tn
Comanche chief, under the fifteenth artlcl,
OF the same treaty, seven hundred and fft.
dollars.
For the first of three instalmOnts, to be OF
pended In presents to the ten persons Of sal
tribes who In the Judgment Of the agent ma
grow the most valuable crops for the perio
named, under the same article, Ave hundre
dollars.
For transportation Of goods to the Ape