New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-17

Congress.
GENERAL NATURE-N0. g.
An act making appropriations for the cur
rent and contingent expenses Of the In
dian department, and for fulfilling treaty
stipulations 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 O
Representatives Of the United States o.
America in Congress assembled, That the
following sums be. and they are hereby
appropriated, out Of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated toi
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 superintendent Of In
dian affairs; namely: Two superintendent
for the tribes east of the Rocky mountains;
one for Oregon; one for the Territory of
Washington one for the Territory Of New
Mexico; one for California; one for the
Territory of Arizona; and one Tor 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, Slletz and
JmatiIla, agencies;
Three for the tribes in Washington Terri
tory, viz; Neah Bey, Yakima, and S. KO-
konsh agencies;
Three for 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
Gies;
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,
5Otoe and Santee agencies;
Three for the tribes in Kansas, viz: Potta-
watomie, Kaw or Kansas and KickapoO |
agencies;
Ten for the tribes in the Indian Territory,
viz: Sac and Fox, Quapaw, Neosho, Kiowa |
and COmanche, Upper Arkansas, Wichita |
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
Dense with the services Of such Indian
agents and superintendent herein men
toned as may be practicable; and where it
8 practicable he shall require the same
person to perform the duties of two agen-
lies or superintendencies for one salary.
For pay of special agent for the Goship
Western and Northwestern bands of Sh0-
homes, in Western Utah and Eastern Ne ,
ada, one thousand five hundred dollars. !
Fo~ three sub-agents, one for the tribes in Z
oregon, viz: Alesea sub-agency; and two )
OF the tribes in Washington Territory, viz: :
thousand dollars.
For pay OF clerk to superintendent for :
one thousand eight hundred dol 6
lrs l
For temporary clerks. to superintendent. .
TX thousand six hundred dollars. :
For pay of ninety interpreters, as follows:
'wenty-6ne for the tribes in Oregon and 3
be Territories Of Washington, Utah, and =
few Mexico, at five hundred dollars each: :
iirty-six for the tribes elsewhere, at four E
undred dollars each; seventeen extra for -
ne tribes elsewhere, at four hundred dollars
leh three for the Indian service in Utah. 4
{ five hundred dollars each; one Tor the :
l0shones and one for the Utahs, at one !,
lousand dollars each; one for the Sisseton l.
nd Wahpeton bands Of Sioux, four hun :;
red dollars one for the Sacs and Foxes of 9
ne Mississippi, now in Tama county, Iowa, n
,ur hundred dollars; nine for the Indian u
ervice in the Territories Of Arizona, Colo a.
lido, Idaho, Wyoming, and the State of 4
evada, at five hundred dollars each; in all, =
JTty thousand five hundred dollars. -
For buildings at agencies, and repairs Of p,
me, ten thousand dollars. q;
For vaccine matter and vaccination of q,
adams, five thousands dollars. A.
For presents to and provisions for Indians, ~
Il thousand dollars. -
For actual expenses incurred, and that !,
ay hereafter be incurred, by officers Of ~
~ 1nuidh department., III inc rescue OF CO
lSoners from Indian tribes, and returning "
lem TO their homes, and for expenses Incl
ant to the arrest and confinement within
Ia territory Of the United States, by order sc
such officers, OF persons charged with "
ines against Indians, five thousand dol 10
rs. te
For contingencies, including travelling, iii
current and contingent expen- Sc
! OF superin tendents and agents, and Of 10
cir offices, fifty thousand dollars. o'
APACHgs, KIowAs AND CoMANCHEs, ~
For fifth OF thirty installments, as pro- nc
led to be expended under the tenth arti- 70
treaty of October twenty-irst, eighteen eli
ndred and sixty-seyen, concluded at Med eli
ne Lodge Creek in Kansas, with the ar
owas and Comanches, and under the third dr.
icle treaty Of same date with the Apaehes,
MY thousand dollars. Sc,
For purchase of clothing, as provided in OF
me treaties, twenty-six thousand dollars fol
For pay Of carpenter, farmer, blacksmith, tel
Ter and engineer, five thousand two hun fiji
ed dollars 60,
For pay of physician and teacher, two I'm
ousand five hundred dollars.
For transportation Of goods, five thou Sc,
ld dollars. III
APAcHEs Az Slr
cor this amount, to subsist and pronarlv of
'e for the Apache Indians in Arizona and an,
W Mexico, who have been or may be col MA
ted on reservations in New Mexico ana for
iona, two hundred aud fifty thousand six
lars; provided, that this appropriation /
II be expended only in behalf OF those RE
iians Who SO and remain upon said BAT
ervations and refrain from h0sJilities. tot
cREYENNEs, APAcHEs, KIowAs, e;ss
CoMANCHEs AND WIGHITAS. lin