New Orleans Republican., 1872-09-11
fGENERAL NATURE-N0. 81

Sacoud session of the Forty First
Congress.
GENERAL NATURE-N0. 9ll
An act making appropriations for the cur
rent and contingent expenses OF the In
dian department, and TOR fulfilling treaty
stlpulations with various Indian tribes,
for the year ending June thirty, eighteen
hundred and seventy three, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That the
following sums be. and they are hereby,
apDropriated, out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, Tor
the purpose OF paying the current and con-
tingent expenses of the Indian department
and fulfilling treaty stipulations with the
various Indian tribes
For pay of eight superintendents OF In
dian affairs, namely: Two superintendents
for the tribes east Of the Rocky mountains;
one for Oregon; one for the Territory Of
Washington; one for tie Territory OF New
Mexico; one for California; one for the
Territory of Arizona; and one for the Ter
ritory of Montana, nineteen thousand one
hundred dollars.
For pay of sixty-eight agents of Indian
affairs, viz:
Five tor the tribes in Oregon. viz: Warm
Springs, Klamath, Grand Ronde, Siletz and
Umatilla, agencies;
Three for the tribes in Washington Terri
tory, viz: Neah Bey, Yakama, and S. ko-
komish agencies;
Three Tor the tribes in California, viz
Hoopa Valley, Round Valley, and Iule
River agencies;
Two for the tribes in Nevada, viz; Pi-Ute
and Walker River, and Pyramid Lake
agencies;
Two for the tribes in Idaho, viz: Nez
Perce and Fort Hall agencies;
-Four for the tribes in Montana, viz: Flat
Heads Black Feet, Crow, and Milk River
agencies;
Nine for the tribes in Dakota, viz: Whet-
stone, Yankton, Ponca, Upper Missouri,
Grand River, Cheyenne River, Fort
Berthold, Si5seton, and Devils Lake agen.
cies;
Cloud, ShOshOne, and BannOck agencies;
One for the tribes in Utah, viz Uintah
Valley agency;
Six for the tribes in New Mexico, viz:
Albiquin, Navajo, Cimmeron, MesealerO,
Apache, Southern Apache and Pueblo
agencies;
Two for the tribes in Colorado, viz: Los
Pinos and White river agencies;
Six for the tribes IN Nebraska, viz Great
Eemaha, Omaha Winnebago, Pawnee,
Otoe and Santee agencies;
Three for the tribes in Kansas, viz: POtta-
watomie, Kaw or Kansas and Kickap0o
agencies;
Ten for the tribes in the Indian Territory,
viz: Sac and Fox, Quapaw, NeoshO, KiOwa
and Comanche, Upper Arkansas, Wichita,
Cherokee, Creek, ChOctaw and Chickasaw
and Seminole agencies;
One for the tribes in Minnesota, viz: Chip
pewa agency;
One for the tribes in Iowa, viz Sac and
Fox Of Iowa agency;
Two for the tribes in Wisconsin, viz:
Green Bay and LaPOnte agencies;
One for the tribes in Michigan, viz Mack
One for tho New York Indians, viz; New
York agency;
-Four for the tribes in Arizona, viz Pap
ago, Colorado River, Pima and Maricopa,
and MOguis Pueblo agencies one hundred |
and two thousand dollars; provided that it |
shall be the duty OF the President to dis |
peuse with the services of such Indian /
agents and superintendent herein mem
toned as may be practicable; and where it |
is practicable he shall require the same |
person TO perform the duties OF two agen-
cies or superintendencies for one salary.
For pay Of special agent for the Goship
Western and Northwestern bands of Sh0-
shOncs, in Western Utah and Eastern Ne
vada, one thousand five hundred dollars.
.Fo" three sub-agents, one Tor the tribes in
Oregon, viz: Alesea sub-agency; and two
for the tribes in Washington Territory, viz:
rulalip and Quinaielt sub-agencies, three
thousand dollars.
For pay Of clerk to superintendent for
California, one thousand eight hundred dol
ars.
For temporary clerks to superintendents.
IiX thousand six hundred dollars.
For pay of ninety interpreters, as follows:
Fwenty-One for the tribes in Oregon and
he Territories of Washington, Utah, and
New Mexico, at five hundred dollars eacIr;
yhirty-six for the tribes elsewhere, at four
hundred dollars each; seventeen extra for
lie tribes elsewhere, at four hundred dollars
zach; three for the Indian service in Utah,
u five hundred dollars each; one Tor the .
hoshones and one. for the Utahs, at one
housand dollars each; one for the Sisseton
md Wahpet0n bands of Sioux, four hun
lred dollars; one for the Sacs and Foxes Of
he Mississippi, now in Tama county, Iowa,
our hundred dollars; nine for the Indian
ervice in the Territories of Arizona, Colo
ado, Idaho, Wyoming, and the State of
Nevada, at five hundred dollars each; in all,
orty thousand five hundred dollars.
For buildings at agencies, and repairs of
anne, ten thousand dollars. (
For vaccine matter and vaccination Of
indians, five thousands dollars.
For presents to and provisions for Indians,
en- thousand dollars.
For actual expenses incurred, and that |
nay hereafter be incurred, by officers of I
he Indian department, in the rescue of
prisoners from Indian tribes, and returning :
hem to their homes, and for expenses incl
lent to the arrest and confinement within
he territory of the United States, by order S
4 such officers, OF persons charged with
rlmes against indians, five thousand dol f
ars. t
For contingencies including travelling, f
current and contingent expen- $
IS of superntendents and agents, and Of +
leir offices, fifty thousand dollars. {
APAcHEs, KIowAs AND coMANCHEs.
For fifth OF thirty installments as pro- =,
ded to be expended under the tenth arti- s
e treaty of October twenty-frst. eighteen !
lndFed and siXty-seven, concluded at Med a
inc Lodge Creek, in Kansas with the n
iowas and COmanches, and under the third Il
'tlcle treaty OF same date with the Apaches,
lllty thousand dollars. O.
For purchase of clothing, as provided in q
me treaties, twenty-siX thousand dollars. f,
For pay OF carpenter, farmer blacksmith, +,
lller and engineer, five thousand two hun 4
aPd dollars. u
For pay Of physician and teacher. two =
lOusand five hundred dollars. q
For transportation Of goods i've thou..
nd dollars. st
ArAcHEs. u
1or this amount, to subsist and nronar1v. ot
re for the Apache Indians in Arizona and Al
sw Mexico, who have been or may be coil NJ
cted on reservations in New Mexico and fo
rizona, two hundred and fifty thousand 81
'llars provided, that this appropriation
all be expended only in behalf OF those ri
dians who 90 and remain upon said bi
servations and refrain from hostilities. to
2APAHoEs, CHEfENNEs, APACHEs, KIowAS, :;
C0NIAECHEs AND wICHITAS. a,