Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-08-20

VOf payme0tsU ln1cTeSt On ESFta1p an
;tracted aud ppn-payiug State stocks h-
longing 70. various Indian tribes, ,, (xnd
held IN trust by The Secretary Of the Into
rior, for the fiscal yearsc ending june tlaif-
tieth, eighteen hundred and sexcnty. .leus,
'aRsta rs Interest tic chcrokeo,: Gro ,:a :nau,ionsl
For interest ON the Cherokee school
fund, twenty-five thousand four hundred
dollars. -..,..
For interest on the Chickasaw national
fund, twenty five thousand two hundred
and twenty dollars.
For interest on the Chickasaw incoEn-
pctents' fund. ond hundred dollars.
For interest on the ,Choctaw general
fund, twcnty-sevcn thousand dollars.
For interest on the Creek orphans
fund, four thousand ard forty-cight dol.
Iars.
For interest on the Delaware general
fund, eight thousand nine hundred and
thirty dollars. .,
For this amount, to enable the Sccre-
ary Of the Interior to pay to the children
0f the Delaware Indians who became cit
izcns of the United States under. tha pro-
visions of the ninth article of the dele
ware treaty of July fourth. eighteen hun
lred and sixty.six, and the children of
Betscy Zeigler, who died before cOmplet-
ing her citizenship under the provisions
Of said aeticle, their porportionate share
of the money and stocks held in trust by
the United States for the Delaware tribe
of Indians, fifty -four thousand five hun
drcd end fourteen dollars and twenty
three cents, of which twenty-one thous-
and four hundred and forty-eight dollars
and seven cents shall be deducted from
the money credits of said tribe, and thirr
ty 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 dctcrnl-
inc, the whole amounty hereby appro-
priatcd shall he taken from the money.
credits of the tribe, the Secretary of the
Interior to designate the funds from
which said amounts shall be taken: Pro-
viGcd, That in case Of deceased persons,
the Secretary OF the Interior shall make
payment to their legal representatives
and said Delaware children are hereby
declared to be citizens of tho United
States, with all tie rights, privileges, and
immunities of such; and the Secretary
of the Interior is hereby authorized and
directed to patents to issue in fec-simplc
to said persons for the lands allotted to
them; and in case Of of the disease OF
any Of said persons, the said patents shall
issue in the names Of such deceased per-
sons, including the said Betsey Zeigler,
and the title to the lands designated in
such patents shall inurc to and become
vested in the heirs, devisees, or assignees
of said deceased patentecs, as if the pat
ent had issued to the deceased person
during life; and the Secretary Of the In
terror shall cause patents to be issued in
in the names Of Barbara Zeig-
Ter, Martha Zeigler, Samuel Ketchun,
Nathan s. Tiblow, and Francis II. Grin
ter. who belonged to the families of the
citizen class, and who died prior to the
census Of said Indians made by tue
agent under the provisions Of the treaty
Of July fourth, eighteen hundred and
sixty:six, for the lands allotted to them;
and the lands designated in such pat.
ents shall inure to aud become invested
in the heirs, devisees, or assignecs Of saiG.
deceased patentees, as if the patent had
issued to the deceased person during
life. -. t-
For interest on the Iowas' fund, two
thousand nine hundred and eighty dol
lars.
For interest on the Kaskaskias, Weas,
Pcorias, and Piankeshaws' fund, three
thousand nine hundred and one dollars
For interest on the Kaskaski;ts, Ncas,
Peorias, and Piankeshaws' school fund,
one Thousand four hundred and forty
nine dollars.
For interest on the Menomonccs' fund,
nine hundred and fifty dollars.
For interest on the Ottowas and Chip
pewas' fund, two hund ed AID thirty do
lars.
For interest on the Pottawatomics' cdu-
cational fund, three thousand three hun
dred anu fifty dollars: Provided, That
the sum of one thousand five hundred
dollars of above amount may be expen-
ded, with the consent of said Indians, for,
q physician, who shall furnish medicines
For contingent expenses of trus t -nds,
one thousand five hundred dollars.
INVESTIGATION OF ALLEDG-
ED FRAUDS IN PAYING
BOUNTIES TO INDIANS.
For this amount, or SO much there
Of as may be necessary, to meet ex :
penses incurred by the Departments Of
the Interior in investigating alleged
frauds in the payment Of bounties to
.members Of the Filst, Second aud
Third Regiments Of Indian Home
Guards during the years eighteen hun
dred and sevepty-one aud eighteen
hundred and seventy-two, two thou
sand eight hundred and thirty-four
dollars and fifteen cents. &c..
SEC. 2. That the sum Of fifteen
thousand dollars, or SO mnch thereo I
as may be necessary to zpay the e1pen-
ses Of tho commission of citizens serv-
ing without compensation, appointed
by the President under the provisions
Of the fourth section. of the act Of
April tenth, eighteen hundred aud
si1ty-nine, is hereby appropriated; aud
said Board Of Ipaian Commissioners is
hereby continued With all the powers
ard duties conferred asd iupoeed by
existing laxs. But nothing herein
provided shall be construed to super
cede OF interfere with the duty hereto
fore imposed upon said board Of oon,>
missioaers to visit Indian agencies and
inspect the vouchers, booka and papers
thereof.
SEC. 8. That Tot The purpose efia-
tlucins Indians to labor and become
sclc.supportins. it is hereby provided
that in distributing tho supplies to
the indians for whom the same arc ap-
proprntsd, the agent distributing the
same shall require all able bodied male
indians, between the ages of eighteen
and faxty.6ve, to perform services up
ion the reservation, for the benefit Of,
|themsslyea oE Of the txibe, at q reason
able rate, to be Gxcd by the 9sent in
charge, and to an amount equal IN VAL
ue . the supplies to be delivered.
Aud The allowances provided for such
t,ont'.aed on .eeoaa P.xel