3d Session. No. 1288. FISCAL AFFAIRS OF INDIAN TRIBES. LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, TRANSMITTING STATEMENT OF THE FISCAL AFFAIRS OF INDIAN TRIBES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1914. DECEMBER 9, 1914.-Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Washington, December 7, 1914. SIR: In accordance with the provisions of section 27 of the act approved March 3, 1911 (36 Stat. L., 1058-1077), which reads, in part, as follows: Annually, on the first Monday in December, the Secretary of the Interior shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives a statement of the fiscal affairs of all Indian tribes for whose benefit expenditures from either public or tribal funds shall have been made by any officer, clerk, or employee in the Interior Department during the preceding fiscal year; and such statement shall show (1) the total amount of all moneys, from whatever source derived, standing to the credit of each tribe of Indians, in trust or otherwise, at the close of such fiscal year; (2) an analysis of such credits, by funds, showing how and when they were created, whether by treaty stipulation, agreement, or otherwise; (3) the total amount of disbursements from public or trust funds made on account of each tribe of Indians for such fiscal year; and (4) an analysis of such disbursements showing the amounts disbursed— (a) For per capita payments in money to Indians. (b) For salaries or compensation of officers and employees. I have the honor to submit the accompanying statement of the fiscal affairs of all Indian tribes for whose benefit expenditures from public or tribal funds were made during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1914. Respectfully, FRANKLIN K. LANE. The SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. FISCAL AFFAIRS OF INDIAN TRIBES. LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, TRANSMITTING STATEMENT OF THE FISCAL AFFAIRS OF INDIAN TRIBES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1914. DECEMBER 9, 1914.-Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Washington, December 7, 1914. SIR: In accordance with the provisions of section 27 of the act approved March 3, 1911 (36 Stat. L., 1058-1077), which reads, in part, as follows: Annually, on the first Monday in December, the Secretary of the Interior shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives a statement of the fiscal affairs of all Indian tribes for whose benefit expenditures from either public or tribal funds shall have been made by any officer, clerk, or employee in the Interior Department during the preceding fiscal year; and such statement shall show (1) the total amount of all moneys, from whatever source derived, standing to the credit of each tribe of Indians, in trust or otherwise, at the close of such fiscal year; (2) an analysis of such credits, by funds, showing how and when they were created, whether by treaty stipulation, agreement, or otherwise; (3) the total amount of disbursements from public or trust funds made on account of each tribe of Indians for such fiscal year; and (4) an analysis of such disbursements showing the amounts disbursed(a) For per capita payments in money to Indians. (b) For salaries or compensation of officers and employees. I have the honor to submit the accompanying statement of the fiscal affairs of all Indian tribes for whose benefit expenditures from public or tribal funds were made during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1914. Respectfully, FRANKLIN K. LANE. The SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. |