Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs - 1889

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, . ... , < , ' -50 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. ' ' are to be found in 'above table (No. 7), under the head of 6 6 F~lfilling.- treaties with Indian tribes, annual." A number of tribes 'have no treaties r others have treaties, but the , amounts due under these treaties are not sufficient for their support, , and for such Congress annually appropriates certain sums igs gratuities. The total sums appropriated for such purpose for the fiscal years 1888-739 add 1889-'90 are to be found in above table, under the head of '' Sup-port of Indian tribes, gratuities." For Indian education Congress annually appropriates certain sums in addition toa those provided for under existing treaties. The total amounts of such appropriation for the fiscal years 1888-'89 and 1889-'90 are found in above table, under the head of " Support of Indian s~hools." For contingent and incidental expenses of agents and their employ6s1 for aid for certain tribes in Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, - and Washington, etc., Congresrr annually appropriates certain sums, the totals of which for the fiscal years 1888-'89 and 1889-'90 are found in ,. tbe above table, under the head of "Incidental and contingent expenses . of Indian service." ., , For pay of agents, interpreters, Indian police, additional farmers, Indian inspectors, superintendent of schools, for the erectionand repair ' ,of agency buildings, surveying and allotting land, advertising, tele-graphing, transportation of Indian supplies, and for a number of other purposes, Congress annually appropriates certain sums. The total amounts appropriated for these purposes for the fiscal years 1888-'89 and 1889J90 ,are found in the above table, under the head of ( 6 Current expenses." , The increase in appropriations for 1889J90, as compared with.1888-'89, - is explained as follows : w he' increase under the head of fulfilling treaties with Indian tribes, permanent" is caused by appropriations made in favor of the Pottawatomie and Chickasaw Nations, for pay-ment of old claims found due them. The Pottawatomie Indians, under the second clause of article 10 of their treaty of Angust 7,1868, have had a claim against the United States since January 5, 1869, and an appropriation was made during the last session to pay them the prin-cipal, with interest at 5 per cent. per annum from January 5, 1869, to June 30,1889. The appropriation for the Chickasaw Nation was laade I to reimburse them for moneys improperly disbursed, as required by article 4, treaty of Jnne 22, 1852. In addition to the appropriations named in Table ?,there were avail. able for expenditure, at the commencement of the fiscal years 1888-'89 and 1889J90, the following unexpended balances of permanent Indian funds :