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Show vi FIFTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPOET OF Most of the treaties contain provisions that subsistence, clothing, the services of certain agency and school employ6s, etc., shall be fur-nished by the Government, but do not specifically state the amount of money that must be appropriated every year to fulfil these treaty stipu-lations. The amounts that mill be annnally required for this purpose are therefore approximately estimated by this office, and upon these estimates Congress annnally makes appropriations, which can be used only for expenditures incurred during the fiscal year for which the ap. propriations are made. The aggregate amounts of such appropriations forthe fiscal years 1887-'88 and 1888-'89, respectively, are stated in the abovetable a6 appropriations for LLP~lfilliturega ties with Indian tribes, annual." For tribes and bands whose treaties have expired by limitation, or whose treaty funds are not sufficient for their support, Congress an-nually appropriates certain su~nass gratuities. The a,ggregate amounts of such appropriations for the fiscal years 1887-'88 and 1888-'89, respect-ively, are stated in the above table as appropriations for '<S upport of Indian tribes, gratuities? In addition to the sums specifically required by treaty stipulations for edncational purposes, Congress annually appropriates certain other sums for Indian edncational purposes, such additional sums being gratuities. The aggregate amounts of such additional appropriations for the fiscal years 1887-'88 and 1888-'89, respectively, are stated in the above table as appropriations for Support of Indian schools?' For incidental and contingent expenses of the Indian service, except . the traveling and incidental expenses of the Superintendent of in dial^ Schools and of the five Indian inspectors, but including.aitl for cer-tain tribes in Arizons, California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wash-ington, Congress annually appropriates certain sums, which are gratu. ities. The aggregate amounts of these appropriations for the fiscal years 1857-'88 and 1888-'89, respectively, are stated in the above table as appropriationsfor 1' Incidental and contingent expenses Indian service." For (1) pay of agents, interpreters, police, additional farmers, the fire Indian inspectors, and the Superintendent of Schools ; (2) traveling exDenscs of ~ndianin spectors and of Superintendent of Schools; (3) erec-tion and repair of agency buildings ; (4) surveying and allotting lands in severalty; (5) advertising, telegraphing, transporting Indian sup-plies, investigating Indian ilepredatiou claims, and for other purposes, Co~lgressa nuually appropriates certain sums. The aggregate amounts of such appropriatio~~fos r the fiscal years 1887-'88 and 1888-'89, re-spectively, are stated i n the abore table as appropriations for 'LCurrellt expeuses." The increase ill appropriations for the fiscal year 1888-'89, as corn. pared with tllose for 1887-'88, is explained as follows: (1) While the usual gratuity appropriations for the Intliaus at Black-feet, Fort Bellrnap, and Bort Peck agengies, Montana, co~~taineind the I |
