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Show , . I also transmit a copy 'of Seoate Ex. DOC. NO. 51, Fifty-first Congress, first session, which contains a copy of said act of Maroh 2, 1889, and the proaeedinga of the Com-mission whioh obtained the consent of the Indians thereto. You will explain fully to your Indiana the following synopsis of all existing agree-mwts and treaty provisions between the United States and the Sioox Indians, whereby the Government agreed to furnish them money, supplies, oloth~nge, tc., and of the appropriations and provisions made by Congress to carry out tbe same, vle : CLOTHING. By article 10 of the treaty made between theUnited States end the Sioux on April . %P, ldm (15 Stata. 635), the Government agreed to deliver for 30 yeam the following ' articles: For eaoh male peraon aver 14 years of rsge a suit of good substantial woolen cloth ing, consisting of coat, pantaloons, flannel shirt, hat, and s. pair of home-made . eocka. For eaoh female over 12 yeara of age; a, flannel skirt or the goods necessary to make it, a, pair of woolen hode, 12 yards of calico, and 1% yards of cottun domeetics. For the boys and girls under the ages named, sc~ohf lanneland cotton goods asmay be needed to make each s, suit as aforesaid, together with a pair of woolen hose for And in order that the Cunw~isrioooru f Indian hff*ir* trta~b o able to estimate properly fur I I , ~n rticlc~l~ e~.e!onn mcJ, it al!all hc tl~cd, narg or thr agent twh gear to for\Tarci lu him I) full 811d exs e t ~ e n m 8o i the lnclinr,. on whirb 1 1 e~r r~im ~t af rom year to year can be based. There is oo other treaty or rtgreemeotwherabyth~~v~rnmsetinptu lates to furnish speoificalls alothine for the Sioux. the indian a~propristlone ot of March 3,1891, the expenditure of 8125,000 is suthorized to purchase clothing far the Indians, as the22d of the 30 iostalments provided therefor by the renth article of mid treaty of April 29, 1868. This food is deemed snleqnitte to purohasa all the olothing provided for in said artiole and will be promptly applied to that purpose in the new fisoal year. RATIONS. The obligations of the Government to fnrnish to the $iaox rations rest upon the agreement with them, rztified by act of Congress approved February 28, 1877 (19 Btats., 254), which is still in foroa.. o.m misinx-- to provide the said Indians with subsistenoe consistinv of a ration for aeehindi-vidnal of a ponnd and a half of beef (or io liao there07 one-half pouod of bboon), one-half pound of flour, and one-hslf pound of corn, and for every hundred rations 4 poonds of coffee, 8 potlnds of sugar, and 3 pounds of beams, or in lieu of .aid artides th0 eqoiv%lelent thereof, in the discretion of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Such rations, or so much thereof as ul s j be necessary, shell be continued ~ n t itlh e Indians ere able to auppmt themselves. Rations shall in rtll oases be issned to the bead of each separate family, tlud whenever schoole shaU have been prodded hg the Govern-ment fursaid Indiana. no retion. sball be iasued for children between the ares of 6 and 14 p n r r (rlrr al rk and itn!ir,on exvq~~t )ldllIlI es4 such (.l>iltlrbi~lo ~l lr e z ~ ~ Ga~t -r ~ y teod acbool. \Vl~e#aeric.trh e *aid Indlalaa &hall Lc lornrctl t~puul and. \rhic:I~ix rc aurr. sble iur ctrltisucion, rstiona bloall he iaruc:cl uolr to rh,. uWROC8J :aro<l Iawilicr s,r' thoso pnrsoua who lnllor \t11<~a ged, nick, aotl iulirot e<cepre~l):ul~da?. aa il,cr.ot!ve to in-dllsrriwtu hnloitd, rile CO! , I # # I ~ ~o~f~ lOtod~iIil(ll. P.A tthirs !#thy ltlovidc. Ihar such per(10n8 Lu Cumisheal in o.a ..v marlt tur their labor elloh other nrceirars ~ r t i c b . aa~ns. reoniaitus f i i l i i t . Tha Gns e r~~~u\eroiltl aul wa~l1 u~li;tnoa i i a r sa pus.ic,lc. i n i i n ~ d ~ n ~ a ruirlkot for rl~eirau r1,1116 p~c~lt~nrioannda in rindxnp en~ylogn~cunln,d will purcl~asu aoeL at~r~,luislr. lnr aa tnsv be nmu!rrd, fur enr,~,lritlci u,,,l ro ttwxa lndtettn. unrrirs to this agrienrint, who are inaibleio slmtilin tb;;o&lv<.es, and will also empl6i Ind~ane, so far ss praotioabie, in the performance of Government work upon their reservation. The sgreeulent contain8 certain provisions permitting the Oovernment to regulate and restrict the issuance of rations, etc. Bs you no doubt have a copy of the sgree-ment, roll should read and fully explain its provisions to the Ind~ans, impress~ng upon them that, whrle insisting upon complisnce on the part of the United States |