The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-09
DOUBLE sHEET-THREE GENTS.

under the direction OF the Secretary Of the Interior
10 visit all such Indians as often practicable, for
the purpuse OF examining the condition OF said
Indi and all the qualifications and the conduct Of
PERSONS appointed OF permitted TO trade or reside
upon any reservation, or In the Indian country. It
snail be the duty OF said inspectors to see that the
spirit OF all existing treaties and obligations be faith
fully executed, and that alla laws OF the United
indians be observed. All communication between
the United States and any OF said Indians tending
70 the abroeaton or modification Of existing trea-
ties and contracts, or for any other purpose shall
be conducted ny said board OF by some oil It's duly
authorized members, acting under the direction OF
members of said board shall, In the Jurisdiction
assigned 10 him or them, have the power TO sus-
C emped IN any Ss wS s
dian service at any time, when the in
Is , Of sne limited ssS s%teS or Of the indians
seem to require such suspension. Any vacancy
thus created may be temporarily. Oiled by said
dlately all the facts to the President OF the United
States through the Secretary OF the Interior, and
abide by his decision When practicable, 1t shall be the
duty OF one more of said inspectors TO be present
at the annual or seml-annual distribution OF goods,
money, or other articles to said Indians and TO ex
anime all the books, contracts, and vouchers OF the
superintendente aud agents, and the farms, mills,
shops and schools on the reservation, or In the In
dian country, making full report thereon to the
board Said board shall, when in their opinion It
may result benencially to the Indians, form simple
on of tbs various trbes bands, and shall submit
the same to Congress for its consideration and
dCuOD. Sdlu DOdfu BnAl also submit 10 OOnHreS6
such notifications or abrogatons of existing treaties
ana contracts between theU nted States and tribe
or band OF Indians as VIII In the Judgment Of said
intelligent and productive citizens of said Indians.
All claims In favor of or against any OF said Indians
Indian country, when practicable, and no claim for
! depredatons or otherwise shall be allowed until
they have been thus examined. It shall be the duty
OF said board or OF some OF It's MEMBERS to hear the
| complaints any OF said Indians may wish to
Employed s by the upted ssi sateS ReSn'eS against
any person permitted to reside in the Indian
| try or upon any Indian reservation. The board or
any OF its members acting In the Jurisdiction as
signed TO them shall have full power TO eject any
person from the Indian country, from any Indian
reservation for drunkenness any other vice that
has tendency to corrupt the morals OF the Indians
or to deprive them Of their rigats, whether said
citizens be white or mixed bloods, who have adopted
| the customs and habits Of the whites. Whenever
| force may be required in the performance OF their
duty the commanding officer of the nearest military
post SHALL at the written request OF said inspector
inspectors, render such assistance as may be neces-
saTy 1t shall be the duty OF said board to take gene
raj charge OF the welfare Of said Indians, TO aid in
locating them on farms, TO be held in severaty ia
lncite them to self-support aud to become produc-
tive citizens, and to take such other steps and to
make such recommendations will not only tend to
civlize and Chrstianze them, but will also tend to
restore their confidence In the good intentions OF the
| United States towards them. Said inspectors
are specially enoined In the distribution OF money
goods, ana provisions, To discriminate as far pos
sibe between the vicious and idle and the moral and
| Industrious Indians
Section g. Be it further enacted That IN the per
Inspector Is hereby authorized TO administer oaths
| and af1TmatOns
Section g. BE it further enacted, That said lnspec-
tors shall hold office until removed for by the
President OF the United States, acting with the ad-
vice and consent OF the Senate; and any vacancy
| shall be filled In like manner with the original ap
pointments.
Section 4. And be 1t further enacted that the pay
OF each OF the five inspectors provided for in the
act shall be the same the Commissioner OF Indian
| Affairs. The salary OF the secretary shall be two
| thousand dollars per annum that OF each of the
| clerks fifteen hundred dollars per annum, and when
| engaged in discharglpg duties assigned to them by
| the board away from the city OF Washington, said
inspectors or officers shall be paid such travelling
| and incidental expenses as may be authorized Oh
approved Of by the Secretary OF the Interior.
Section 8. And be 1t further enacted, That the sum
| of - thousand dollars so much thereof as
may be necessary to carry out the foregoing bill, is
hereby appropriated out Of any money in the Trea-
| sury not otherwise appropriated.
Section g And be u further enacted That the Pres
dent OF the United States is hereby auth orized,
when In his Judgment the public service will not be
hindered thereby, to dispense with or more oil
the superlntendences and acting superntendencies
| authorized by law, and to transfer any aud all OF
| their duties to the Board OF Inspectors when duly
| organized,