Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-01-24
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
Excerpts From the Instrument on Points
Of Special Interest In This Territory.

Of Special Interest In This Territory.
House Bill ll,2l7 passed BY the house
at Washington. read twice In the senate
and referred to the committee on appro-
pristions. has been printed In the usual
congressional folio size, and IL sixty-one
pages long.
The title Of the document Is "An act
making appropriations for the current
and contingent expenses OF the Indian
department and for fulfilling treaty stip-
ulations with various Indian tribes for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1900. and
for other purposes"
Under the sub title OF Current and
Contingent Expenses" provision Is made
for paying afty six agents OF Indian sf
fairs at agencies named, and at rates re.
spectively indicated. Among these are:
AT the Mescalero agency, New Mexico,
81, 900; at the Navajo agency, New Mex.
leo, $l,s0O; at the Pueblo and Jicarills
agency. New Mexico. $500" Further
on, the act provides, "for payment Of Q
essary interpreters, TO be distributed at
the discretion OF the secretary OF the In
terror. $4,000; but no person employed by
the United States and paid for other ser.
vice shall be paid for interpreting" For
pay Of eight Indian inspectors. Of whom
one shall be an engineer, competent In
location. construction and maintenance
Of irrigation works. and n Of whom
may be located by the secretary Of the
interior In the Indian territory, at $4,000
each per annum, 10000. The travelling
expenses Of these inspectors Is placed at
$500 per day. when actually employed
on duty In the field. For pay Of one
superintendent OF Indian schools, 5000,
and for necessary travelling expenses,
$500; n clerk OF the superintendent,
$1,000. For buildings and repairs at
agencies. $50, 600; for mstrons to teach
Indian girls housekeeping and other
household duties. at a salary Of not over
$50 per month. $4,000; for pure vaccine
matter and vaccination OF Indians,
$1,000; to pay expense Of purchasing
goods and supplies for Indian serviye,
and pay Of employees, advertising, in
spection, etc, $4,000; for the support Of
civilization Of the Apache and other In
diaDs in Arizona and New Mexico, $685..
900. Of which t2.5O0 shall be used to SUD
port the Kaibab Indians In Utah; for
general incidental expenses OF the In
dian service In New Mexico, including
travelling expenses Of agents, 1850 Is
appropriated; to enable the secretary OF
the interior to employ a special attorney
for the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico,
$500; for the support and education Of
800 Indian pupils at the Indian school at
Santa Fe. N. NJ. at sl67 each per an
mum, $50,l00; for pay OF superintendent
at said school, $1,000; for water supply
and sewerage, $4,000; for general repairs
and improvements. $1,000; In all. t57, 800.
All these expenditures shall be under
the direction OF the commissioner Of
Indian affairs, subject to supervision Of
the interior. The bill gives specific
directions for necessary expenditures at
the agencies generally, provides for an
annual report from the commissioner OF
Indian affairs to congress showing the
number OF employees at each agency.
their capacity and salary; and that here
after, all Indians, when they shall arrive
at the age OF Is, shall have The right to
receive and receipt for all annuity
money that may be due or become due to
them, IL not otherwise i~ncapacitated
under the regulations Of the Indian
office. The bill passed the house Deem
Der II last.