New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-05
GENERAL NATURE-No.. GIL

Congress.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 81
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 seveuty-thrse, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted bv 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 ont Of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, tor
the purpose of paying the current and con
tingcnt expenses Of the Indian department,
and fulfilling treaty stipulatious 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 sixty.eight agents of Indian
affairs, viz
Five Tor the tribes in Oregon, viz: Warm
Springs, klamath, Grand ROndc, Siletz and
Umatilla, agencies;
tory, viz; Neah Bey, Yakima, and 5. kO-
lzOmish 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,
BeIthold, 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, Clmmeron, 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 ca Kansas ana Kickapoo
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 Tor the tribes in Arizona, viz: Pap
ago, Colorado River, Pima and MaricOpa,
and MOguis Pueblo agencies, one hundred
and two thousand dollars; crowded that it
shall bo the duty OF tie President to dis
pCnse 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 ageu-
cies or superntendences for one salary.
For pay of special agent for the GOship |
Western and Northwestern bands of ShO- |
Bhones, in Western Utah and Eastern Ne |
yada, one thousand five hundred dollars
FL" three subagents, one for the tribes in
Oregon, viz: Alesea sub.agency; and two
for the tribes in Washington Territory, viz:
Tulalip and Quinaelt sub-agencies, three
thousand dollars.
For Jay Of clerk to superintendent for
California, one thousand eight hundred dol
lars,
For temporary clerks to superintendents. |
six thousand six hundred dollars.
For pay of ninety interpreters, as follows:
Twenty-one for the tribes in Oregon and
the Territories of Washington Utah, and
New Mexico, at five hundred dollars EACH
thirty-six for the tribes elsewhere, at four
hundred dollars each; seventeen extra for
the tribes elsew where, at four hundred dollars
each; three for the Indian service in Utah,
at five hundred dollars each; one tor the
Snoshones and one for the Utahs, at one
thousand 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
same ten thousand dollars.
For vaccine matter and vaccination of
Indians, five thousands dollars.
For presents to and provisions for Indians
ten thousand dollars.
For actual expenses incurred, and that
may hereafter be incurred by officers of
prisoners from Indian tribes and returning
them to their homes, and for expenses incl
dent to the arrest and confinement within
the territory of the United States, by order
OF such officers, OF persons charged with
crimes against Indians, five thousand dol
lars.
For contingencies, including travelling,
current and contingent expen-
ses-of superintendent and agents, and of
heir offices, fifty thousand dollars.
APACHEs, KIoWAs AND CoSIANGnls.
For fifth OF thirty instaliments, as pro-
tided to be expended under the tenth arti-
lie treaty of October twenty-hrst, eighteen
hundred and sixty seven, concluded at Med
cine Lodge Creek, in Kansas, with the
htowas and COmanches, and under the third (
article treaty of same date with the Apaches,
Unity thousand dollars.
For purchase of clothing, as provided in
same treaties, twentY-siX thousand dollars. !
For pay OF carpenter, farmer, blacksmith,
miller and engineer, five thousand two hun I
lred dollars. 5
For pay OF physician and teacher, two I
thousand five hundred dollars.
For transportation VI goods, i've thou. 4
and dollars. (
ApACHEs. d
For this amount, to subsist and pronerIo Q
are for the Apache Indians in Arizona and a
New Mexico; who have been or may be col ! A
ected on reservations in New Mexico and t
arizona, two hundred and fifty thousand S
dollars; provided, that this appropriation
hall be expended only in behalf Of those |
indians who go and remain upon said
reservations and refrain from hostilities.
ARArAHoEs CHEYENNEs, APACHEs, KIowAS, {