Indian Appropriation Bill: Hearings Before a Subcommittee...

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Page 540 - An act for the relief and civilization of the Chippewa Indians in the State of Minnesota.
Page 510 - Provided further, That the foregoing amounts appropriated for such purposes shall be available interchangeably,' In the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, for the necessary expenditures for...
Page 389 - For salaries and expenses of such attorneys and other employees as the Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, deem necessary in probate matters affecting restricted allottees or their heirs in the Five Civilized Tribes and in the several tribes of the Quapaw Agency, and for the costs and other necessary expenses incident to suits instituted or conducted by such attorneys...
Page 386 - That in cases where such enrolled members or their heirs, are Indians who by reason of their degree of Indian blood belong to the restricted class, the Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion withhold such payments and use the same for the benefit of such restricted Indians : Provided further, That the money paid to the enrolled members or their heirs, as provided herein, shall be exempt from any lien for attorneys...
Page 356 - ... their present improvements: it is agreed that any balance which may remain, of the avails of the lands after sale as aforesaid, shall constitute a fund for the future exigencies of the tribe, on which the Government of the United States consent and...
Page 381 - The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to withdraw from the Treasury of the United States, at his discretion, the sum of $205,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, of the principal sum on deposit to the credit of the Chippewa Indians in the State of Minnesota...
Page 125 - That not to exceed $150,000 of applicable appropriations made herein for the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall be available for the maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled and horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles for the use of superintendents, farmers, physicians, field matrons, allotting, irrigation, and other employees in the Indian field service...
Page 159 - That where lands are occupied by Indians who have bought and paid for the same, and which lands are not needed for farming or agricultural purposes, and are not desired for individual allotments...

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