National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-06

pose Of deffnying the expenses o. ~
provided for BY section two Of me CO. approyea
March third, eighteen hundred and seventy
three. 10 rnale an examination Of the country
proposed Cor the location Of the Round valley
ressryntion, and 70 mako an apprAisement Of
an ironroyenoulbo Of white persons north Of said
boundary Of the reservation, four thousand
dollars,
For pay Of i've Indian inspectors, at three
thousand dollars each, hfteen thousand dol-
For this amount, or 90 much thereof as may
be necessary, TO defray the necessary travelling
expenses OF I've Indian inspectors provided for
by section SIX OF the act making appropriations
for the current and contingent expenses Of the
Indian Department for the nAcal year eighteen
hundred and seveuty-four, seven thousand ave
hundred dollars.
INTEREST ON TRUsT-FUND STOCKS.
For payment Of interest on certain distracted
and non-paying State stocks belonging 70 va
rlous Indian tribes, land held IN trust BY the
Secretary Of the Interior for the fiscal year
ending June thiFtieth, eighteen hundred and
seventy -four, namely;
For Interest on the Cherokee national fund,
twenty-five thousand four hundred dollars.
For interest on the Cherokee school fund,
two thousand two hundred and ninety dollars.
For interest on the Chickassw national fund,
twenty-five thousand two hundred and twenty
dollars. IE-1
For interest on the ChiekasEw incompetent
fund, one hundred dollars,
For interest on the ChoctAw general fund
tEeuty-seYen thousand dollars. .-ls--.
For interest on the Greek orphans fund, four
thousand and forty-eight dollars.
For interest on the Delaware general fund,
eight thousand nine hundred and thirty dol
lars,
For this amount, to enable the Secretary Of
the Interior TO pay to the children Of the Della
ware indiana who became citizens Of the United
States under the provisions of the ninth article
Of the Delaware treaty Of July fourth, eighteen
hundred and siKty-six, and the children Of
Betsey Zeigler, who died before completing
her citizenship under the provisions of said ar
ticle, their pToportionAte share OF the money
and stocks held in trust by the United States
for the Delaware tribe Of Indians, hfty-four
thousand five hundred and fourteen dollars
and twenty-three cents, Of which twenty-one
thousand four hundred and forty-eight dollars
and seven cents shall be deducted from the
money-credits of said tribe, and thirty-three
thousand and sixty-six dollars and sixteen cents,
to be taken equitably from their several kinds
of stock, shall be transferred to the Secretary
Of the Treasury and become the property Of the
United States: ProVided, That If the Secretary
of the Interior shall so determine, the whole
amount hereby appropriated shall be taken
from the money-credits Of the tribe, the secre-
tary of the Interior to designate the funds from
which said amounts shall be taken: PROVIDED,
That IN the case Of deceased persons, the Sec
rotary of the Interior shall make payment to
their legal representatives; and said Delaware
children are hereby declared 70 be citizens Of
the United States, with all the rights, privi-
leges and immunities of such; and the Score
tary of the Interior Is hereby authorized and
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to said persons for the lands allotted to them;
and IN case of the decease Of any Of said per-
sons, the said patents shall issue in the names
Of such deceased persons, including the said
Betsey Zeigler, and the title to the lands desig-
mated In such patents shall inure TO and be-
come vested in the heirs, deVisees, or asSignees
Of said deceased patentees, as II the patent had
issued to the deceased person during life; and
the Secretary Of the Interior shall cause pa
teuts 10 be issued in fee-simple in the names Of
BaTbars Zeigler, Martha Zeigler, Samuel
Ketchum, Nathan s. TibloW, and Francis II.
Grintsr who belonged to the families Of the
citizen class, and who died prior 70 the census
OF said Indians made BY the agent under the
provisions Of the treaty Of July fourth. eish-
teen hundred and sixty-siX, for the lands al
lotted to them, and the lands Designated in
such patents shall inure 10 and become vested
10 the heirs, deyisees, or assignees Of said de
ceased patentees, a. II the patent bad issued
70 the deceased person during lite.
FOR interest on the IowaS fund, two thou
sand nine hundred and eighty dollars.
For interest on the KaskaSkias, Weas,
Peorias, and PlAnkeshAWs' fund, three thou
sand nine hundred and one dollArs.
For interest on the Kaskasklas, Weas,
Peorias, ana PiAnkeshaWs' school fund one
thousand four hundred and forty-nins dollars.
For interest on the MenomoneeS' fund, nine
hundred and hfty dollars,
For interest on the OttsWaS and Chlppswas'
fund, two hundred and thirty dollars.
For interest on the PottAEotsmieb' educA-
tionAi fund, three thousand three hundred and
fifty dollars; ProVided, That the sum Of one
thouSand hye hundred dollars Of the above
said IndiEns, for physician, who shall fur
For contingent expenses Of trust-funds, one
ave hundred dollars. ~
INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED FRAUDS
IN PAYING B0UNTIEs TO INDIANS.
For this amount, or 20 much thereof aS may
be necessary, TO meet expenses Incurred BY the
Department OF the Interior IN investigating al
legged frauds in the payment Of bounties to
members Of the First, Second, and Third regi-
mcntS Of IndiAn Home Guards during the years
eighteen hundred and seVenty-one and eighteen
hundred and seTenty-tWo, two Thousand eight
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cents. .z - aa1 ~ Ta -
Gee. 2. That the sum Of ifteen thousand
dollars, or 90 much thereof as may be neees-
sary, TO pay the expenses Of the commission Of
citizens serving without compensation, appoint
ed BY the President under the provisions Of the
fourth section of the act Of April tenth, eigh-
teen hundred and slKty-nine, is hereby appro-
priated and sad Board Of Indian Commits
sioners Is hereby continued with all the powers
and duties conferred aud imposed by existing
laws. But nothing herein provided shall be
construed to supersede or interfere with the
duty heretofore imposed upon said board Of
commissioners TO visit Indian agencies and in
spect the vouchers, books and papers thereof,
Sec. s. That for the purpose Of inducing
Indians to labor and become self-supporting, It
e hereby provided that In distributing the sup
plies TO the Indians for whom the same are
appropriated, the agent distributing the same
shall require all able-bodied male Indians, be-
tween the ages Of eighteen and forty-fTe, to
perform service upon the reservation, for the
benefit of themselves or Of the tribe, ct q
reasonable rate, to be fixed by the agent in
charge, and TO an amount equal In value to the
supplies TO be delivered. And the allowances
provided for such Indians shall be distributed
TO them only upon condition Of the per-
Torrance Of such labor, under such rules and
regulations as the agent may prescribe: Pro
vided, That the Secretary of the Interior may,
by written order, except any particular tribe
from the operation Of this provision where he
deems It proper and eTpedieni.
ITO be eoGtiaUed.)