Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-19
MONEY FOR INDIANS.
Over Two Million Dollars to BE Distributed
to the Red Men.

to the Red Men.
The large sum of nearly two million and
quarter of dollars has been authorized to be
distributed by Congress among the various
Indian tribes of the country. This money,
with two exceptions is not to be paid, as is
usually the case, in trust for the Indians, but
it is to be distributed per capita.
each Indian in the tribe to receive
pally to satisfy claims for land taken by the
government from the Indians and represent an
aggregation of claims that have been accumu-
lating for some tinle aud also the results of
the recent cession of lands. There has seldom,
if ever, been q period in the history of
Indian administration when such a large
amount OF money has been authorized
to be paid directly into the hands Of
the Indians. 1t is stated at the Indian Office
that no previous Congress has accomplished
more in the settlement of Indian claims and
the ratification of long.pending agreements
with the Indians for lands than was done by
the last Congress. While making these large ap-
preparations for the Indians no special provi-
sion was enacted by Congress in many of the
cases for the necessary expense attending tine
disbursements.
HOW THE MONEY SHALL BE DIsBURsED
On this account the Secretary of the Interior
finds himself somewhat embarrassed because
the ordinary agencies Of the department are
not adequate for the prompt disbursement of
these large sums required to be paid out in
limited periods there being one case where
the time is limited to sixty days.
This circumstance may cause delay in paying
out the money, unless the expense can be
borne from the sum to be paid. In one or two
cases Secretary Noble has directed the pay
ments to be made by the Indian agents and has
directed the remittance of small instaliments of
the sum to be paid from time to time
CASH PAYMENTS TO BE DISTRIBUTED.
The cash payments required to be distributed
per capito among Indian tribes by Congress at
the last session are as follows:
Miami Indians in Kansas and Indian terri
tory, about s6l, 600; the confederated
tribes of Thea, Peoria, Kaskaskia and Pianke-
shaw Indians, Indian Territory, about So, 900;
Big Jims band of Shawnees, Indian territory
I'm discretion OF the Secretary of the Interior },
5l7 600; the citizen Wyandotte Kansas, SI3. 600;
to certain members Of the Creek tribe who
have removed from the east to the west
in Indian territory. $1,000; Delaware In
uians, Indian territory, nearly 100000;
the the; citizen band oct Of Pottawatomie,
nee Indians, Indian territory, S65, 900;
cheyenne and Arapahoe, Indian territory,
S250,000 per capita and S25OOOO for and in
their behalf; C9ur dAlene Indians, Idaho,
SoOO,UOO Slsseton and NahpetOn, North
Dakota, 1916, 900; to scouts and soldiers of the
Sisseton, Wahpeton, Medawakanton and Wapa-
koota bands of Sioux Indians, North Dakota.
Sl26,O GOO; Crow Indians, Montana, s36, 900.
TO THE CHocTAws AND cHICKAsAws.
In addition provision was made for the pay
ment Of the large sum Of nearly Is. 600 600 to
the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes of Indian
territory in payment of their claim to lands
within the territory covered by the cession of
the lands by the Cheyenne and Arapahoe In
dams. About $4,000 was appropriated for the
Cherokee Indians AS proceeds Of land sold in
the strip in Kansas.