New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-04
TGENERAL NATuRE-No. gu

GENERAL NATURE-NO. GIL
An act making appropriations for the cur
rent aud contingent expenses Of the In
dian department, and for fulfilling treaty
stlpulatiOns with various Indian tribes,
for the year ending June thirty, eighteen
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,
appropriated, 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 auperintendents 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 the Territory OF New
Mexjco 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 sixtyeight agents Of Indian
affairs, viz;
Five Tor the tribes in Oregon, viz: Warm
Springs, Klamath, Grand ROnde, SiietZ and
Umatlla, agencies;
Three for the tribes in Washington Terri
tory, viz: Neah Bey, Yakama, and S. 10
kOmish agencies
Three Tor the tribes in California, viz:
HoOpa Valley, Round Valley, and Tule
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
Perez 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, Sisseton, and Devils Lake agen-
cies;
Two for the tribes in Wyoming, viz: Red
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
Nemaha Omaha, Winnebago, Pawnee,
OtOe and Santee agencies;
Three for the tribes in Kansas, viz: Potta-
watomie, Kaw or Kansas and Kckapoo
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 |
mac agency;
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
pcnae with the services of such Indian
agents and superintendent herein men
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 supcrintendencies for one salary.
For pay OF special agent for the Goship
Western and Northwestern bands of ShO-
shones, in Western Utah and Eastern Ne
yada, one thousand five hundred dollars
TO" three sub-agents, one for the tribes in
Oregon, viz: Alesea sub-agency; and two
for the tribes in Washington Territory viz:
Iulahp and Quinaielt sub-agencies, three
thousand dollars.
For pay of clerk to superintendent for
California, one thousand eight hundred dol
lars.
For temporary clerks TO superintendents.
six thousand six hundred dollars
FOrpay of ninety interpreters, as follows:
Twenty-0ne for the tribes in Oregon and
the Territories of Washington, Utah. and
New Mexico, at five hundred dollars each;
thtrty-six for the tribes elsewhere at four
hundred dollars each; seventeen extra for
5he tribes elsewhere, at four hundred dollars
each; three for thesEndian service in Utah,
At five hundred dollars each; one for the 7
'hoshODes and one for the Utahs, at one
thousand dollars each; one for the Sisseton !
md WahpetOn bands Of Sioux, four hun 5
lred dollars; one for the Sacs and Foxes of
lie Mississippi, now in Tama county Iowa, +
our hundred dollars; nine for the Indian a
service in the Territories Of Arizona, Colo G
ado, Idaho, Wyoming, and the State of {
Nevada, at five hundred dollars each; in all,
orty thousand five hundred dollars 1
For buildings at agencies, and repairs Of a
anne, ten thousand dollars. q
For vaccine matter and vaccination Of e
ndlans five thousands dollars. Il
For presents to and provisions for Indians, +
EN- thousand dollars.
For actual expenses incurred, and that d
lay hereafter be incurred, by officers of n
he Indian department, in the rescue Of :,
rlsoners from Indian tribes, and returning
hem to their homes, and for expenses incl
ent to the arrest and confinement within
he territory of the United States by order = =
such officers, OF persons charged with =
rimes against Indians, five thousand dol i.
lrs. Il
Eor contingencies, including travelling, Il
ACCIDENTAL, current and contingent expen- g
IS OF superintendent and agents, and of =
leir offices, fifty thousand dollars. "
AP&CHES, KIowAs AND CoNANCuEs. d
For fifth OF thirty instalLments, as pro Q,
died to be expended under the tenth arti- fC
G treaty of October twenty-irst, eighteen OF
lndred and sixty seven, concluded at Med ei
inc Lodge Creek, in Kansas, with the al
iowas and Comanches, and under the third dl
'hele treaty fsame date with the Apachcs
lIty thousand dollars. sc
For purchase Of clothing as provided in o.
me treaties, twenty-siX thousand dollars. fo
f9f pay OF carpenter, farmer. blacksmith. tie
illeF ana engineer, five thousand two hun tt
ed dollars Sc
For pay of physician and teacher, two tn
ousand five hundred dollars.
For transportation Of goods, five thou SCI
nd dollars. tic
ATAcHEs. dir
For this amount, to subsist and nroneriv of
re- for the Apache Indians in Arizona and an
Nv Mexico who have been or may he adj | Ma
ted on reservations in New Mexico and t6u
iona, two hundred and fifty thousand six
liars; provided, that this appropriation
al be expended only in behalf OF those RE
dams who go and remain upon said ba'
ervatons and refrain from hostilities. Ton
CHElENNES, APACHEs, llI0WAs, eio
CoMANCIIEs AND wICHITAS. art
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