New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-18

Second Session of the FCrty-Firs
Congress.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 81
An act making appropriations for the cuI
rent and contingent expenses OF the In
dian department, and for fulfilling treat
stipulations with various Indian tribes
for the year ending June thirty, eighteel
hundred and seventy-three, and tor othe
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o
Representatives Of the United States 0
America in Congress assembled, That TIL
following sums be, and they are hereby
appropriated, out of any money in tn,
treasury not otherwise appropriated, TO
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 for the, Ter
ritOry of Montana, nineteen thousand one
hundred dollars.
For pay Of sixtyeight agents of Indian
affairs, viz
o Five tor the tribes in Oregon, viz: Warm
Springs, klamath, Grand Ronde, Sietz and
Umatilla, agencies;
Three for the tribes in Washington Terri
tory, viz: Neah Bey, Yakima, and s. Ko-
komsh 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
pnrca 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, IPonca, Upper Missouri,
Berthold Sisseton, and Devils Lake agen
cies;
Two for the tribes in Wyoming, viz: Red
Cloud, ShoshOne, and Bannoclz agencies;
One for the tribes in Utah, viz; Uintah
Valley agency;
Apache, Southern Apache and Pueblo
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,
DtOe and Santee agencies;
Three for the tribes in Kansas, VIZ: Potta-
watomie, Kaw or Kansas and Kickapoo
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 Maric0pa,
and Moguis Pueblo agencies, one hundred |
and two thousand dollars; provided that it |
shall be the duty of the President to dis |
pense 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 superintendencies for one salary
For pay of special agent for the G0ship |
Western aad Northwestern bands Of Sho- |
shones, in Western Utah and Eastern Ne
yada, one thousand five hundred dollars.
F0" three sub-agents, one for the tribes in
Oregon, viz: Alesea sub-agency; and two
for the tribes in Washington Territory, viz:
TulaHp 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 superutendents,
six thousand six hundred dollars.
For pay of ninety interpreters, as follows:
Twenty for the tribes in Oregon and
the Territories of Washington, Utah. and
New Mexico at five hundred dollars each:
4l,iptv-ciy foIt no tpIhaS alGpN aft f0ur
hundred dollars each; seventeen extra for
the tribes elsewhere, at four hundred dollars
each; three for the Indian service in Utah.
at five hundred dollars each; one Tor the
Shoshones and one for the Utahs, at one
dollars each one for the Sisseton
and Wahpeton bands of Sioux, four hun
bred dollars one for the Sacs and Foxes of
the Mississippi, now in Tama county, Iowa,
four hundred dollars; nine for the Indian
service in the Territories of Arizona, Colo
RADIO, Idaho, Wyoming, and the State of
Nevada, at five hundred dollars each; in all,
forty thousand five hundred dollars.
For buildings at agencies, and repairs of
ame ten thousand dollars
For vaccine matter and vaccination Of
Indians, five thousands dollars. !
For presents to and provisions for Indians, I
en- thousand dollars.
For actual expenses incurred, and that
nay hereafter be incurred, by officers Of Z
-
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
# such officers, of persons charged with
rimes against Indians, five thousand dol i
lrs. :
For contingencies, including travelling, i
current and contingent eXpen- $
es of superintendents and agents, and Of l
heir offices, fifty thousand dollars. q
APACnEs, KIOwAs AND CONIANCHEs.
For fifth OF thirty installments, as pro n
ided to be expended under the tenth arti- i
e treaty of October twenty-frst, eighteen e
lndred and siXty-seyen, concluded at Med e
inc Lodge Creek, in Kansas, with the a
iowas and Comanches, and under the third d
,ticle treaty Of same date with the Apaches,
liIty thousand dollars 81
For purchase Of clothing, as provided in @
lme treaties, twenty-six thousand dollars. #
For pay Of carpenter, farmer, blacksmith, X
iller and engineer, five thousand two hun Il
red dollars. sc
For pay Of physician and teacher, two Il
lousand five hundred dollars.
For transportation Of goods, five thou Sc
nd dollars. M
APACHEs. Dr.
For this amount to subsist and properly OF
re for the Apache Indians in Arizona and an
ew Mexico, who have been or may be col NJ
cted on reservations in New Mexico and TO
rizma, two hundred and fifty thousand si1
liars; provided, that this appropriation
all be expended only in behalf OF those rio
dians who go and remain upon said ba
seryations and refrain from hostilities. to-
aAPAHoEs, cHEYENNEs APACHEs, KIowAs, eis
CoMANCHEs AND wICHITAS. ors