The Tomahawk., 1918-04-11
What's Doing at Wash
j.. ington.
Legislative Committee, General Council
Still Busy at Capital City.
Washington. d. c.,
April 6, 1918.

April 6, 1918.
SPECIAL TO The TOMAHAwK.
| This has been another busy week
for the Legislative Committee of
the Chippewa General Council.
The Indian Appropriation Bill
went to conference last Thursday.
The bill contains an item put in by
the Senate, appropriating $4,000
for the alleged support and civil
zation Of the Chippewa Indians, to
be paid out of their principa!t trust
fund. The Indian Bureau succeed
ed in inducing Senator Kellogg to
permit this appropriation from the
trust fund tais year with the un
derstanding that next year it would
be greatly reduced. The Legisla-
tive Committee is determined to
prevent this appropriation if pos
sible. There is no excuse for such
an appropriation. With reference
to this item they have informed the
Conference Committee in a written
communication as follows:
THE Chippewa Indians are un-
animously and unalterably opposed
to any appropriation from their
trust funds for their alleged sup
port and civilization" There are
only about 3, 900 Indians under the
control of the Government s.
Hearings. p. 359, every one of
whom has, an assured annual in
come from his or her allotment
and per capita payments sufficient
for their support. For the alleged
support and civilization of these
5000 Indians the Department spent
last year $3.50. 288 O5, or over $128
per head for every man, wou.an
and child, the expenditures and
the fund from which expended and
the amount for. the fiscal year end.
ing June 30, 1917, being as fol-
lows: MI
From the principal trust fund
(1s5, 900 being appropriately, ,$175,-
227.14. Treaty fund, $4,000. From
the one fourth of the Interest &C.
cruing on the principal fund, $70,-
994. IS. From the lump sum ap-
preparations contained in the To-
dian appropriation bill for that
year, 500. 1928. 38. From miscellan-
eous funds, $31, ,OS3.17. From re:
ceipts under the act of June 20,
1902, 1926 OF. Total $3.50, 2SS.
O5. .... .. - ...,
For the support and civiliza-
tion'' of 3,4S4 members of the
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippe;
was in North Dakota this bill (p:
45) appropriates $4,000 or So 80
per head as against $128.O0 per
head for our 5000 Indians and our
Indians need no greater appropria
tions for support and civiliza.
tion' than do the chippewa 1ndi-
ans in North Dakota The situation
of both of said divisions of the
Chippewa Indians is practically
identical. Other appropriations for
the support and civilization in:
GLIDING pay of employees carried
in this bill are as follows:
Flathead Indians, Mont, No. OF
Indians, 2, 2,345, amount appropriat
ed, $4,000, amount per each in
diyidual, $3.50. BIsckfest Indians,
Mont, No. of Indians, 2,743, a
mount appropriated, $4,000, a.
mount per eaca individual S1e.22.
Ft. Peck Indians, Mont, No. Of
Indians, 1885, amount appropriat
Ell, $780, 900, amount per each in
div;dual, Sl5.11. Ft. Berthold In
dians, N. D., No. Of Indians, 1, ,1s2,
amount appropriated, $15,0O0. =.
mount per each individual, S12.6S.
|, The highest appropriation for
any other Indian tribe carried by
this bill is less that So per head
which covers oil expenses OF I'D