The Portland daily press., 1874-11-20

sand dollars.
Pay and expenses of Ave Indian Inspectors. For
pay of five Indian inspectors, three thousand dol
lars each, fifteen thousand dollars.
For this amount, or much thereof as may be
necessary, to defray the necessary travelling ex-
penses OF five Indian inspectors provided Tor by sec
tion six of the act making appropriations for the
current and contingent expenses Of the Indian De-
partment for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and
seyenty-iour, seven thousand i've hundred dollars.
INTEREST ON TRUST-FUND STOCKS.
For payment OF interest on certain distracted and
non-payng state stocks belonging to various Indian
tribes (and held in trust by the Secretary OF the
terior1 for the fiscal year ending June thlrtieth,
eighteen hundred and seventy -four, namely:
fGr interest on me Cherokee national fund.- twen-
For interest on tle Cherokee school fund, two
thousand two hundred and ninety dollars
For interest on the Chickasaw national fund
lars.
one hundred dollars. '
For interest on the Chocktaw general fund TWEEN
ty-seven thousand dollars.
For interest the Greek orphans fund.- four thou
sand and forty y-eight dollars.
For interest on the Delaware neral fund. eight
thousand nine hundred and thirty dol ars.
For this amount to enable the Secretary OF the In
terror to pay to the children of the Delaware In
dians who became citizens of the United States un-
der the provi ions Of the ninth article of the Dea
ware treaty of July fourth, eighteen hundred and
sixty y-six, and the children of Betsey Zegler, who
died before completing her citizenship under the
provisions of said article, their proporonate share
Of the money and stocks held in trust by the United
| thousand five hundred and fourteen dollars and
twenty-three cents, Of which TWEEN y-one thousand
| iour hundred and forty-eight dollars and seven
cents shall be deducted from the money credits of
said tribe, and thirty-three thousand and sixy-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 prop
erty Of the United States: Prorided That Il the
Secretary Of the Interior shall so determine the
| whole amount hereby appropriated shall be taken
from the money credits Of the tribe, the Secretary
of the Interior to designate the funds from which
said amounts shall be taken: Provided That In
the case OF deceased persons the Secretary Of the
Interior Shall make payment to their legal repre-
sentatiyes; and said Delaware children are hereby
declared to be citizens of the United States with ali
the rights, privileges and immunities Of such; and
the Secretary OF the Interior Is hereby authorized
and directed to cause patents TO issue in fee simple
to said persons for the lands allotted to them; and
ease Of & ne sG OF any OF sad the sail
persons including the said Betsey Zeigler, and the
title to the lands designated in such patents shall in
ure to and become vested in the heirs, devisees or
assgnees of said deceased patentees II the patent
had issued to the deceased person during life; and
the Secretary of the Interior shall cause patents 10
be issued in fee simple in the of Barbara Zei
| gler, Martha Zeigler, Samuel Ketchum, Nathan S.
Ii low, and Francis II. Grnter who belonged to
the families of the citizen class and who died prior
70 the census of said Indians made by the agent
uer the provisions OF the treaty oil July fourth,
to them; and the lands designated in such patents
shall inuIe to and become vested in the heirs devils
ees or asslgnees Of said deceased patentees as III
| life. p''s0h uuiins
| .cor interest on the loWas fund, two thousand
For interest on the Kaskaskias, weas. Peorias.
and Piankeshaws' fund, three thousand nine hun
| For interest the Kaskaskias, Weas Peorias
and Piankeshaws' school fund.- one thousand four
hundred and forty y-nine dollars.
For interest on the Menomonees' fund nine hpR-
| dred and fifty dollars.
For interest IN the Ottawas and Chippewas' fund,
two hundred and thirty dollars.
For interest on the Pottawatomies' educational
fund three thousand three hundred and fifty dol
lars: Proctded, That the sum of one thousand five
hundred dollars OF above amount may be ex-
pended, with the consent of said Indians for phys
| ician, who shall furnish medicines.
For contingent expenses of trust-funds, thou
sand i've hundred dollars. |.r
| INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED FRAUDS IN
PAYING BoUNTIES TO INDIANS.
| For this amount, or so much therof as may be
necessary, to meet expenses incurred by the De-
partment of the Interior in investigating alleged
frauds in the payment of bounties members Of the
First, Second, and Third Rec iments of Indian Home
Guards during the years eighteen hundred and sew
enty- -one and eighteen hundred and seyenty-two
two thousand eight hundred and thirty -four dollars
| and fifteen cents
SEC. 2 That the sum of fifteen thousand dolla rs
or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the
expenses OF the commission of citizens serving with
out compensation, appointed by the President under
the provisions OF the fourth section of the act Of
April tentn, eighteen hundred and is here
missoners is hereby continued with all the powers
and duties conferred and imposed by existing laws.
But nothing herein provided shall be construed to
to or interfere with the the duty heretofore
imposed upon said board of commissioners 10 visit
Inoian agencies and inspect the vouchers, books and
SEC. g. That for the purpose of inducing indians
vdaS aGGT 9ba and it is hereby pro
for whom the same appropriated, the agent dis
tributng the same shall require all able-boded male
five, to perform service upon the reservation for the
benefit Of themselves of the tribe at reasonable
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
performance OF such labor, under such rules and
| regulations as the agent may prescribe: Prouidea,
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 expe
| dent
| SEC. 4. That none of the mcneys Appropriated in
this act shall be used to pay salaries allowances OF
any kind to employees at agencies except where Is
expressly appropriated for such purpose; excepting
the contingent fund and the incidental fund.- and
cept in cases herein otherwise provided not more
than six thousand dollars sha, be paid the salar
the salary of the agent interpreter and not more
at any agency than is absolutely necessary; and In
aian agents shall be required to state, under OATH
upon rendering their quarterly accounts, that the
number OF employees claimed for were actually and
bona tde empoyed at the agency, and at the salary
eaimed and that such agent does not directly or in
directly, receive any part of the compensation
CANNED Tor any other employee, any Iecuniary
benefit therefron Prorided, That where there is no
officer in the vicinity of agency who Is authorized
to administer oaths, the Secretary OF the Interior
may dreet such returns to be made under the cer-
SEC o.. That none of the appropriations herein
made shall be paid to band of Indians while such
| band is at war with the United States with the
white citizens of any of the states or territories.
SEC 6. That it shall be the duty of the Secretary
| law with the distribution of supplies to the
| indlans, under the appropriations provided for
in this act, to- distribute them and pay them
| out to the Indians entitled to them, in such
proper proportions as that the amount of appropra
ton shall not be expended before the end Of the
rent year, so as to prevent DEFICIENCIES; and no
| enditure shall be made liability incurred On tho
| part OF the government on account Of the Indian
service fer the fiscal year ending June thirtieth.
eighteen hundred and seventy-fye (unIess I'M com,
| pliance with existing iaw) beyond the amount Of
money previously appropriated for said service dur
ng said year: Provided, That hereafter all bidders
| under any advertisement published by the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs for proposals goods sup
Plies transportation and so torth for and account
of the Indian service, whenever the value Of goods
supplies, and so forth, to be furnished. the trans
Rortation to be performed shall exceed the sum Of
with certified check draft payable to the order
OF the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, upon some
United States depository OF solvent national bank
which check or draft shall be five per eentum the
amount of the goods, supplies. transportation aad
so forth, as aforesaid and in case any such bidder
on being awardeda contract shall fail to execute ths
same with good and sufficient sureties according 10
the terms on which such bid was made and accepted
such bidder shall forfeit the amount deposited 10
the United States, and the shall forthwith, be
paid into the Treasury Of the United Sa.es but II
suoh contract shall be duly executed as afor esaid
| to the bidper,
DEC. g. lnat IOr the purpose OIL properly uistribu-
ting the supplies appropriated for in this act It is
| hereby made the duty of each agent in charge Of
Indians and having supplies to distribute to make
out rolls OF the Indians entitled supplies at the
| agency with the names Of the Indians and of the
heads Of families or lodges. with the number in each
| family or LODGE and to give out supplies to the
heads of families and not 10 the heads of tribes or
bands, and not to give out supplies for greater
| length OF time than one week in advance
SEC 8. That the.sum of twenty -four thousand four
hundred and eighty dollars ana eighty six cents be-
ing the unexpended balance of an appropriation OF
forty thousand dollars to carry on the rk of aid
ing and instructing the Indians of the Central SUI
pernendency in the arts of civilization with view
TO their self support, made by act of March third,
eighteen hundred and seventy-one, is hereby re-
appropriated, and may be expended for the pur-
pose named, and shall be available Immediately;
and the sum of ten thousand dollars is appropriated
for the support of schools in the Central superin-
| tendency; Aad progided further, That the unex-
pended balance of the appropriation made by act of
July fifteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy, for
educational purposes for the Indians, be, and the
same is hereby, re-appropriated.
SEED. That the several appropriate here made
Tor teachers millers, blacksmith engineers, carpen
teIs and other persons, and for various
articles provided for by treaty pulations, may be
diverted to other for the benefit of various In
dian tribes within the discretion of the President
and with the said tribes ~,