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INTEREST ON IRUST-FUND STOCKS.
For payment Of interest ON certain distracted al


INTEREST ON TRUST-FUND STOCKS.
For payment Of interest on certain distracted and
paying State stocks belonging 10 various Indian
tribes, and held in trust by the Secretary Of the In
tsrior for the fiscal year ending June thirteth, egh
teen hundred and seventy-two, viz:
For interest on the Cherokee national fund, eigh-
teen thousand three hundred and twenty dollars
For interest on the Cherokee school-fund two Il
sand two hundred and thirty dollars.
For interest on the Chickasaw national fnnd, If
teen Thousand one hundred and forty dollars
Eor interest on the Chickasaw incompetents' fund
one hundred dollars
For interest on the Choctaw general fund, twenty
For interest the Creek orphans fund.- four thou
sand and forty EIGHT dollars.
For interest on the Delaware general fand, nine
thousand seven hundred and ten dollars.
For interest," on the Iowas fund.- two thousand eight
hundred dollars.
For interest on the Kaskaskias, weas, Peoriss and
Piankeshaws' fund, three thousand seven hundred
and twenty-one dollars.
For interest on the Kaskaskias, Wsas Peorias and
PianSeshaws school-fund one thousand four hundred
For interest on the Menomonee.' fund, nine hun
Dire and fifty dollars.
For interest on the Ottawas' and ChippeWas' fund
two hundred and thirty dollars.
For interest on the Pottawatomies' educational
fund.- three thous nd three hundred and fifty dollars
FOR contingent expenses OF trust funds, three thou
san dollars.
1t shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior
to make careful inquiry into the condition in point Of
civilization of the several tribes mentioned in this
act, and shall report thereon in detail the next
sion OF Congress- showing the progress of sucn tribes
respectively towards civilization with recommends
tons Tor such aid by furnishing animals and utensils
for grazing and farming as may appear useful,
For the removal of the Flathsad Indians to the
general or Jocko reservation set apart for said In
dians by the treaty of July sixteenth, eighteen hun
bred and ftytve according to the orderof the Pres
ident, made November fourteenth, eighteen hundred
and seventy-one, six thousand dollars.
For the purchase of goods and supplies for the In
dian service in lieu such may be lost destroyed
in transportation by water and only to be used to the
extent of such loss, twenty thousand dollars.
For fulfilling treaty obligations of the United
States with Wyandotte Indians, as provided In the
thirteenth article of the treaty concluded February
twenty-third eighteen hundred and sixtyseyen, the
following amounts aseertained to be due by the board
of commissioners appointed by the Secretary Of the
Interior, as per their report dated March second,
eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, viz taxes unjusty
collected by the territorial government of Kansas in
eighteen hundred and fifty-nine and eighteen hum
bred and sixty to be refsndej eleven thousand
hundred and three dollars and y-six cents; to
bic the Wyandottes to establish themselves in their
new homes in the Indian Territory, Ave thousand
dollars; in all, sixteen thousand hundred and
three dollars and tysix cents, to be paid under the
direction of the President of the United States.
For this amount, to assist the PEORIA Kaskaskia,
Wea, and Piankeshaw Indians to establish them
selves in their new homes. the said amount to be
taken from the inyf sted fund of said confcderaed
tribes in accordance with the spu atoms contained
IN the twenty fourth article of the treaty with these
and other tribes of Indians February twentythrd
eighteen hundred and sixty twenty thousand
dollars.
Sec 2. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby
autnosized and required to prepare and submit to
Congress plan for equitaby extingu:shing as far
possible the separate claims upon the government of
the United States for annuites and allowances of d-
unfinished indian tribes, and also for providing,
uniform basis, for all Indians who collected at the
same agency: Provided. That no annuity either of
money or goods, provided for in this act shall be
pad to Tribes which are at war with the United
SEC 8. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and
he hereby is authorize to expend, for the removal
of the Chippewa Indians to the White Earth Lake
tfy for nhaic for
six months after their removal, and for improve
ments on the said reservation, the unexpended bal
ance OF appropriations heretofore made for such re-
moyal, subsistence, and so forth, and now on the
books of the Treasury Department amounting, in
the aggregate, TO fiftyseven thousand and seventy
nine dol airs and f)rty-fo cents.
For this amount, much thereof as may be
necessary to enable the Secretary Of the Interior
carry on the work of aiding and instructing the IN
in the arts OF cvi zation with view TO their self
support, conditioned upon the assent OF the Missis
sippi band OF Chippewas first expressed in open
council in the usual manner to the Element Of the
otter-Tail band of Pllagers upon the White Earth
reservation with edual rights in respect the lands
within its boundaries, twenty-five thousand dollars.
SEC. A. That the Secretary of the Interior be- and
he IS hereby, authorized in his discretion, to apply
the balance on hand of the appropriation OF one hun
dfed thousand dollars, made by the act OF July ff-
teenth, eighteen hundred and seventy, entitled can
act for the support of industrial and other schools
among the Indian tribes not otherwise provided for"
and so forth, at such times, In such sums, and for
such tribes and bands as, in his opinion, may be
quired.
For this amount or so much thereof as NAV be nee
essary. to pay the expenses of holding general
council Of the Cherokee, Creek Seminole and Choc
taw and Chckasaw Indians, in the Indian TERRITORY
as provided by the treaties with said tribes in ecb
teen hundred and sixtysix for the fiscal wear end
ing june thirtieth. eighteen hundred and seyenty-
three, fourteen thousand dollars or so much thereof
rs may be necessary: Provided, That any other In
dian tribe permanently located In said Indian Ter
rltory snail be- ana Is hereby authorized to elect and
sed 10 sald general council one dele1ate and in adj
dit1on, one delegate for each one Thousand Indians
oehg members OF such tribe on the same terms and
con5ions ana with the same rights and privileges
delegates oil the tribes herenbefore mentioned and
suciengsum TO pay the per diem aud mileage Of such
auul'Ioial delegates is hereby Appropriated
oEI. o: mat the President Of the United States
tne secretary of the Interior are hereby author
Ecu 10 make an appraisement of the Cherokee lands
yS west OF the ninety-sixth meridian of west lon
Stue, ana west of the land of the Usage Indians in
te nalan Territory, and south of the southern line
OF he state OF Kansas coded the United States by
tne Cherokee Indians under their treaty Of July
nineteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six for the
settlement Of friendly indians. and report the same
to Congress: Procided That the Secretary of the In
terror be, and he hereby is authorized to negotiate
Win the Southern Cheyennes and Arap.hoes for tho
accomplishment of their claim to the land coded 70
them by the second article of the treaty of October
twenty-efgh h, eighteen hundred AMI sixty-seveh
out OF the cesson made by tho Cherokees In the
treaty Of July nineteenth eighteen hundred ana SIX
ty-sx; such REIMBURSEMENT. If obtained, TO De IN
consideration OF sufficient and permanent iocation
for the said Cheyeunes and Arapaboes upon the
lands ceded to the United States by the creeks and
June fourteenth eighteen hundred and sixty-six
and that the Secretary report the action taken by
him under this provision to Congress at its next ses
sion.