Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-09-04

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FOR opnd gut expense u tfust-fund-, one lh.ur-
and i've huuur,d dUi.-iu.
INVESTIGATION OK AGII CID iLAtDs ~ IAY-
ING BOUhTIEs 1UlN DIAN..
FIR tI.- amount. CT much thereof as may be
necessary! 10 meet eGp,nse- iucrtvd ~ The DrIaIt-
mont h Interior ia lusrst eating aI.ul I4uds IN
the "a me II bodnties t. tlcinJrrs OF the First
Se,oud, aud Third Re. imeLt Indian Home Gu irds
during tie ycars t- h,rcu hI4urtt Gud sey.nty.one
ri2d,csu hunlr, aud Ft,uty.two, two tho,isaud
eight Gdnurod anl tart. + 'ur dollars aAd fifteen
cents
SIC. that 20 sum Of fifteen thnn.Ana dollars,
or much thereof AZ may DO ncc,sraFy to pay tho
EXPENSE ui the commission Of citizens serving with
out compensation, appointed By The PresG,ut under
the prysuns 81 the fourth section Of the act II ApI
tenth Ell bten hundred and sixty mine Is hereby a-
proprated; aud said ard Of Indian Commissioners
Il hereby continued with all the Hp~ers aud duti,s
conferred and Imposed by existing lave. Bat notning
herein provided shall be construed to supetsede "
interfere with the duty heretofore imposed upou said
board u commissioners TO visit uaiau agencies and
inspect the vouchers, books aud papers thu reuf
$50 3. That for the purpose OF inducing indians
TO labor aud become scif-supportg 1t IL hereby pro-
,idcd that IN distributing the supplies to the ans
fot whom the same are appropriated, the agent DIS
ributing the Same snail require al able-bOied male
Indians between the ages Of eigeo.n aud forty -nye
to perform service upon the ton O the bene
ut Of themselves or Of the tribe, at reasonable rat.
to he hIcd BY the agent in charge, and to amount
equal IA value to tAr supplies to be delivered Aud
the ALLOW Anecs pto'ded tor such lndiaus shall be dis
tributed TO III only upon condition Of the PERFORM
Gncc q" such labOT under such rule. and regulations
as tine agent may pr scribe Pr0uidtd That the Sec
rotary Vf tie Interior may by written order etcoti
Ahy PstucuAt t'iDe from tue OperahOn OF this pro-
vision where he deems II proper aud eIpedieut
SAC 4 That none oil the moneys appropriated in
this act shall be used 10 pay salaries allowances Of
any H nd 10 employees at agencies except where IL Is
expressly appropriated for such purpose; excepting
the cUhlug Ut fund aud the incidental fund and eI-
cept ia oas,s herein otherwise provided, not more
than tI thousand dOllArr shall be paid for the SALARIES
OF employees At any one agency, IN addition 10 the
salary Il The agent and Interpreter, and not more at
any agency than Il absolutely necessary aud Indian
agents shall be- required TO state, under oath uron
rendering their quarterly accounts that the number
Of employees chained for actually aud bona hde
employed at the agency and at the salary claimed;
aud that such agent does not directly INDIRECTLY
receive any part Of the compensation claimed for any
other employee, or any pecauiATy benent ther-frorn
PrOtidtI Thai where there oihcrr ia the vicinity
Of III agency Who IL authorized to administer uaths
the Secretary OF the Interior may direct sub returns
10 be made under the certificate Of the agent.
SIC .. That none Of the appropriations herein
made sLiH he paid 10 any band II Indians while such
baud IL at war with the United States or with the
white sitiAens Of any Of the States Territories.
SEc 6. That 1t stall he the duty Of the Secretary OF
the Interior, aud the officers charged by law with the
distribution VI supplies To the Indians under the APP
Preparations provided for Ia this act to distribute
them and pay thom out 10 the InaiAns entitled to
them in such proper proportions that the amount
OF appropriation shall not be expended before end
Of the current year, as 10 prevent deoences End
no expenditure shall he made liability incurred on
the part II the Government account OF the Indian
service fnr Tue n-cAl year ending June hrteth righ
ter hundred and seNenty-hve, tuniss in compliance
with existing lAw) beyond the amount Of money pre-
yously appropriated for said service during said year
Protidfd, That hereafter all bidders under ANY adj
vertisement published by the Commi-sioner 81 IndiAn
Affairs for PROPOSALS for goods supplies trAusportA-
ton, and 50 forth, for aud ON Account Of thu Indian
service, whenever tine value Of he gOOd-, supplies
and FORTH u be furnished the transportation TO
be performed, shall exceed the sum of hve thousand
dollars, shall accompany their bids with a certned
check draft payable to the order Of the Commits
aoner of Indian Affairs upon some United state de-
pos tory solvent national bank, which check or
draft shall be hye per centum the amount Of the
goods supplies, transportation and forth Afore
nnA I'm
contract shall fail 20 execute the came with good
and sufficient sureiios according to the terms on
which such bid was made Id accepted, such bidder
shall forfeit the amount 50 deposited 70 the United
States and the same shall forthwith be paid into the
Treasury Of the United States but II such contract
shall be duly executed, Aforesaid, such draft or
check deposited shall be returned 10 the bidder
SIC 7. That for the purpose Of properly distrbut-
ing the supplies Appropriated for in this here
by made the duty Of each agent In charge Of indians
and having supplies to distribute to make out rolls of
the Indians entitled to supplies at the agency Win
the names Of the Indians and Of the heads OF families
lodges, with the number in each family or lodge
and to give out supplies 10 the heads Of families aud
not TO the heads OF tribes or bands and not give
out supplies for . greater length Of time than one
week In advance.
SIC 8. That the Of twenty-four thousand four
hundred and eighty dollars and eighty-six cents be-
ing the uneIpended balance Of Au appropriation Of
forty thousand dollars to carry on the work Of aid
ing and instructing the Indians OF the Central super
intendeney in the arts OF civilization with view 70
their Sehsupport," made by act Of March third
eighteen hundred and seventy-one, 10 hereby reap.
propriAted, and may " expended for the purpose
named and shall be available immediAteIy. Ana ths
sum Of ten thousand dollars appropriated for the
support Of schools In the Central superintendency
And prOufded further, That the unoxpended balance
Of the appropriation made by act of July fifteenth,
eighteen hundred and seventy, for educational pur.
poses for the Indians be- aud the same is hereby
appropriated.
SIC, 0. That the several appropriations here made
for teachers, milers, blacksmhs engineers carpen-
ters physciAns and other persons, and for various
articles provided for by treaty stipuAtions may be-
diverted to other uses for the benent Of various In
dian tribes within the discretion the President and
with the consent Of said tribes expressed in the usun
manner and that he report to be made 10 Con-
gress at the next session thereafter Of his action I'M
der this provision.
SIC. 10, That no agent or employ OF the Unised
States Government or Of any OF the DepartmentS
thereof, while in the service of the Government shan
have any interest directly indirectly contingent or
absolute, near or remote, in any cOutrrrt made or
under negotiation, with the Government or with he
Indians for the purchase transportation or delivery
of goods or supplies for the Indians or for the re-
movAl of the Indians; nor shall any such agent or
employee solitude with any person who may attenpt
10 obtain any such contract for the purpose OF en-
Abing such person 10 obtain the same The violation
of any Of the provisions Of this section shall he
misdemeanor, and shall be punished by npe OF moi
less than hye hundred dollars more than ave
thousand dollars aud by removal from ONCE and In
addition thereto, the court shall, In its discretion
have the power to punish by imprisonment OF not
more than siK months.
SEQ. IL. That there is hereby appropriated out Of
any money in the Treasury Of the United States moi
otherwise appropriated the sum Of twelve thousand
dollars for the support aud relief Of the Otoe and
hissoura tribe Of Indians, to be available Immediate
y this amount to be used under the direction OF the
Secretary Of the Interior, in rebuilding agency-build
ngs in place Of those recently destroyed by 6re and
for the support Of the destitute IndAn of said tribe
PToUidrd, That the money hereby appropriated shall
be repaid to the Treasury Of the United States from
the proceeds Of he sale Of the lands Of said Indiana
heretofore authorized by act Of June TENTH eighteen
hundred and seventy-two, entitled IAN act Tor The
relief Of certain tribes Of Indians in the Northern an
perintendency," which repayment the Secretary Of
the Interior shall cause TO be made soon as the
money arising from such sale shall be available
sEc. Ia. That the Secretary Of the Interior cause
to be prepared and delivered to the Public Printer nv
the hrst day Of November, eighteen hundred and
seventyfour, tabular statement Of the items paid
out OF the appropriations made for the Indian Depart
men, for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen
hundred and seventy-four, each item being placed
under the appropriation from which II was paid In
such manner as to show the disposition made Of each
appropriation aud the amount unexpended of each:
also an itemized statement Of the salarea and Incl
dental expenses paid at each agency for the said year
ana the appropriations ont OF which paid and the
number OF Indians At each agency and that the same
be laid before Congress the first day of the next
session; aud that the report Of the Commissions of
indian Affairs, with the reports OF agents. be printed
aud laid before Congress the INST day Of the next