The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-08-16


ished Indian tril rs and q 70 fr lrovdng on
u uniform basis for all ldans who mecll-
lcu!ei at tie same agency: Pr, yidel hat
no annuity either of no, ey or gOuss. lrtN iiled
for IN this act, shall he aid 10 tribes which
are at war with the United States.
SEC 3. That thu StSreiar # the in'criir
he aud he Is hereby auth,littd d to eAl eLd for
The removal Of the Chippewa Indians, TO the
Wire Earth Lake reservation, IN Minnesota,
kr their subsistence for six months af + their
removal, and for improvements on The sail
yation, the urcxrcuded ba ai,ce Of aI-
prypiali0ns heretofore male for such iCmuv-
Al, subsistence. and so furlh, and row on ihc
hooks OF The Treasury Delartmen' ,annnnimg
IN The aggregate 10 lif " even lh6,Rai d AID
seventy nine dollars and ioriy-four cents.
For this amOhnt on SO much thereof as may
IL Lepssary, 10 enable the Secretary cfilc
Interior 10 garry IN the work If aiting and
instr,r s the lntli;t,ls on The White Eall,
res strra' ion, In Minnesota, In the ais cTchii-
xa'ioD, with view TO their SELF support. cor
dioned up,n the assent Of tie Mississippi
band OF Clipwwas, first expressed in olen
council, IN the usual manner, 10 lhueettIe-
ment OF the Otter Tall baud of pLagers upon
The Wiie Earth reserva III ,witheqraifghts
III resi- EFT 10 lands withlnits bouudaiies ,tWel.
ty.tivc thousand dollars.
SIC. I. That the Secretary Ct the Inierio,
De and he Is hereby azhOiixed in Ills tit,re-
lion 10 apply The ba ance on hand of the ar
propria'ion ef one hundred thousand dollars.
made by the act If July fifteenth. ghcen
hundred and seventy, entitled "Ana,t l0r tho
support II cfindusiriai and other schools eamcrg
the Indian tribes rot Otherwise provided for"
ana SO forth, at stlch times, in sii,'h srins, md
for siieh tribes and iands as, In his orinion.
nay lc required.
For This amount, or somuch thereof as nav
he necessary to lay the expenses Of holding
general council Of The Cherokee, Greek SEM
mole, aud Choctaw aud Chitkasaw Inians,
In The Indian Territory, as prOyid by the
treaties with said tribes II eighteen hundred
and sixty-siN, for the fiscal year ending June
lhirlicth, eighteen hundred and seventy hrce
hnrtccn thousand dollars, or somlch thereof
rs may he necessary: Provided, 1la any
other Indian tribe permanently lotatcin said
Indian Territory shall be. and Is htrtby all-
lhorized TO e'ett and send to sail general
t0iintil ono delegate, and in addition the de-
tga q Tor ctci enc iholltan ln,iian.. being
members I Su.h tribe, on the me ems ard
tondl ioas, and with the same rights and priv
ilegts, Inc udtlg right 10 compensation, MS IL
provitlett for delegates of the tribes hcrciuhe:
fore mentioned; and a Suihcini sun 10 iay the
ler diem and mileage of such additional dele
gacsiS hereby appropriated.
SIC. 5. Tha' the Pres lent of the United
states anu The Secrea AIRY Of tn Interior are
hereby authorized to make an apliaisement
Of the Cherokee lanis lying west of the
rinety-sixth meridian west longitude, and
west OF the laud cf the Usage Indians, in the
Indian Territory. and south of the southern
line OF the state of Kansas, cetletl TO the Uni
ted States by the Cherokee Indians under
their treaty of July nineteenth, eighteen
hnn'red and siNty-siX, for the settl, ment Of
friendly lndians, and report the samc 10
Congress: Provided, That the Secretary of
hlANan a. q
negotiate with the Southern Cheycnncs and
Aralahoes for the REIMBURSEMENT Of their
claim To the land ceded to them by the second
arOk'c OF the treaty of October twenty
eight, eighteen hundred and sixty seven, ont
of the eession made by the CherUkecs in the
treaty OF July nine ecnih, eighteen hundred
AMI tiNly.siN; srth REIMBURSEMENT, II oE-
tAlEci To be IN consideration If 4 sufficient
AMI permanent location for the sail Chey-
tnnes ~ d Arfalal o,s, upon the llnds cedcd
to the United S'a ly the Greeks and SEM
mo es In the treaties If March twenty -ilrst
and June lourteen h, eighteen hundred s,Xt,4
siX; and that The Secretary report The action
taken by Kim under this provision to Com
grcss al itsncXt session.
SEC 6. That lhe Sc retary Of the Interior
be, and he hereby ia, authorized to eXpenl,
for the removal of tn Wnnelago Inans, In
Wisconsin, from their present homes in that
SAFE 10 the Winremuo reservation, In Ne
bra>ka. OF TO such O,her lo,atiun ~ NAV be
sc'tSte'l for them, aud for their 81 bSisGlnce
,luling sl'ch removal and at their new homes,
Ht sum OF thirty.siN thousand dollars, or SO
&ich thereof as may ha necessary, dppropri4
Med by the act OF July fifteenth, eighteen
hundred and seventy, Fur the removal Of
stray bands Of PoltawatoMes and Wlnucba-
goes from Wisconsin to the tribes to which
they respectively belong.
SEC. Z. That 1t shall be the duty Of tile Sea-
re;ary Of the Interior To prepare and cause to
bc published slich rules aud regulations as
he may deem necessary or prsper, prescrib-
Ing the manner Of presenting elaiiBe arising
under existing laws or siipula'tons, for COM
pensalion for depredations committed BY the
Indians, and the degree and character If the
evidence necessary 10 support Ench claims
he shall carefully invest igate NIL such claims
as mar be presented, subject TO the rules and
regulations prepared by him, and report to
Congress, al each session thereof, the nature,
character, anil amount Of such claims,
whether allowed by him or not, and the evil
dence ul0n which lis action was based: Pro-
vded, That no payment, on account cf said
claim shall be made without a specific apprO-
prialiOn therefor by Congress.
SEC. 8. That VT h the consent and concur
renee Of those bords OF the Chippewa Indians
Of Lake Superior, located on Lao de Flam-
beau and on lac Cuun Oicllcs, and also of
the Fon du Lac lanns of said Indians, ex-
presse'l in open council in the usual manner,
the Secre'ae of the Interior be, and hereby
IL, authorized to remove the said bands Of
the Indians from the tracts Of lands which
were set apart for them respectively and
withheld from sale for their Usc, In accord
ancc with the third and fourth clauses Of the
second article OF the treaty between the Uni
ted States and the Chippewa Indians Of Lake
Superior and the Missippi, concluded Scp-
tember thirtie;h, eighteen hundred and fifty
four, and to lnate said bands OF Indians
upon the tract Of land set apart by the sec.
Ond clause of said article for the La Pointe
band of said Chippewa Indians.
The lands rendered vscant under the pre-
ceding section OF this act shall be appraised
by three competent commissioners, one Of
whom shah be the United States agent for
the said Chippewa Indians and the other two
shall he appointed by the Secretary of tho
Interio, with the approval Of the President.
Should thero bc upon any Of the lands TO be
thus appraised any Improvements made by or
for the Indians, or for government purposes,
the said commissioners shall appralse the
said improvements separately. After the
said lands tball have been appraised. as here
In provided, the Secretary OF the Interior
shall be, and hereby is authorized 10 offer the
same at public sale TO the highest bidder, in
trac's not exceeding one hundred and hxty
acres each, at such place in the congressional
district IN which said lands are situated as
may he designated by the Secretary Of the In
terror, ninety days. notice Of which shall be
given by advertisements IN at least three
newspapers Of general circulation published
IL said congressional district; and " not sold
at public sale, 1t may be sold In tracts OF not
exceeding ono hundred and sixty acres to
one person, Mt not less than tho appraised
value, and upon payment therefor 10 cause
patents In the usual form 10 be issued 10 said
purchaser or purchasers for said lands: Pro
vidcd, Tnat no bid for seperate tracts shall IO
accepted which may be less than the APP
praiSed value Of siich tIaci, including the I'M
provements, II any, thereon: And provided
further, Thai bids for tracts having Improve
ments upon them shall state the price for
both the land and the improvements The
proceeds OF such Fales sAles shall be invested
Or expended for the benefit Oh the Indians In.
tercsleh, In such manner astha Secretary Of
the INTERIOR, subject to the approval of'the
President; may direct.
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