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Show . ~ 2 COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. Adding these to the foregoing we have the total of the rtppropria-tions for the two years as follows: TABLEN o. 3.-Total appropriatwna jar the Indian &ct for thsjiseal years 1904 and 1905. Current and mntiqgent expenses ......................................... $753 W0.M m? 4w.W Fulfilling treaty stlpulatlons ..:.. ......................................... 2,181:633.35 3,514'295.85 Migcellmeous supprts gratultles ............................... ..' 849 WO.w 670:WO. w rnoidenta~ expenses. .( -.... .............................................. 93:4w. w 76,W.w Support of sch0ds. .......................... 8 622 950. W 8 880 740.00 Miscellaneous ............................................................. 1:a91:383.42 -I:-I~:-IM. ~O Total .................................................................. 8,601,306.77 9,878,480.76 Excess of 1905 over 1904, $1,276,173.98, accounted for as follows: 1905 over 1904: Fulfillirig h a t y stipulations ............. $1,332,852.50 Support of schools. ..................... 357,790.00 $1,690,442.50 1904 over 1905: Current and contingent expenses.. ...... 36,540.00 Miscellaneous supports, gratuities.. ...... 79,000.00 Incidental expenses .................... 16,500.00 Miscellaneous .......................... 282,228.52 . . 414,268.52 1,276,173.98 The great 'increase in the 1905 appropriation, it will be observed, is principally under fulfilling treaty stipulations. This arises from the . fact that several large appropriations were made pursnant to agree-ments ratified during the year, as follows: Turtle Mountain band of Chippewa.. ...................... $1,000, MM. 00 Sioux of Rosebud Reservation ............................ 75,000.00 Crow .................................................... 131,200.00 Flathead. ................................................ 175,000. 00 Indims of Devils lake.. .................................. 52,MM. 00 Total ............................................ 1,433,200.00 As an offset to this, treaty items of former years were reduced or dropped out, which laves the net increase as reported above. Expenditures.-The expenditures for the Indian service for the fiscal year ended June 30,1904, as reported by the Treasury Department, were as follows: Cuirent and contingent expenses .......................... $703,660.00 Fulfilling treaty 8tipulationa .............................. 1,690,969.87 Miscellmeow supports, gratuities ......................... 530,301.32 Trust funds .............................................. 2,033,955.53. Incidental expensea ...................................... 74,902.64 Support of schools ..... : .................... .:.. .......... 3,401,746.82 Miscellaneous ............................................ 2, OUZ, 813.91 TOM .............................................. 10,438,350.09 |