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Show 2 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. The following items, though appearing in the India11 appropriation act, being made to accomplish special purposes, can hardly be consid-ered as part of the regular expenses of the service: Commission Five Civilized Tribes. ......................... $43,4M).00 Telephone line, White Earth Agenoy ....................... 1,000.00 Commission Crow and other Indiana.. ...................... E, 000.00 Resurveying boundaries Klnmath Reservation .............. 10,000.00 Negotiating with Klamath Indiana ......................... 2,000.00 Commission Puyallup Reservation .......................... 2, WO. 00 Surveying Cheyenne River and Standing Rock reservations. 23,000.00 Counsel far Pneblo Indians ................................ 2, W0.00 Indian Exhibit, Omaha Exposition ......................... 40, 000. 00 Total ................................................ 138,400. 00 Deducting this from the total amount appropriated, there remains $7,515,454.90, representing the amouut appropriated in the Indian bill for conducting the ordinary operations of the Department. The previ-ous annual report showed that the appropriations for the current expenses for 1898 mere $7,342,808.09. To this should be added several amounts appropriated in the deficiency bill for 1898 to meet deficiencies created by increased advertising, higher rates of transportation, and onusual demands upon Indian inspectors. The items are as follows: Expensea of purohming goods and supplies, advertising, eto.. $5, 000. 00 Traveling expense8 of Indian inspeotora ..................... 2,000.00 Transportation of Indian supplies ........................... 75,000.00 Total ................................................. 82,000.00 Comparing the two years and taking into consideration the amounts appropriated in the deficiency bill, we have: Current expenses for1899 ..,. ............................ $7,515,459.90 Current expenses for 1898 ................................ 7,424,808.09 - Exoesa of 1899 over 1898 ........................... 90,651.81 The estimates for the Indian service for the fiscal year 1899 presented to Congress by this office aggregate $7,375,617.08. The total amount appropriated was $7,653,854.90. Excess of appropriations over esti-mates, $278,237.82. EDUCATION. Education is the greatest faotor in solving the faenre status of the Indian. The growth of a healthy educational sentiment among these people will conduce more to their welfare, material prosperity, and |
