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 FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Snzss. I. Cx1s. 333, 334. 1886. 47 sovon shall be immediately available; but no such goods or supplies shall im distributed or delivered to any of said Indians prior to July first, eighteen hundred and eighty-six ; and the Secretary of the Interior, under the direction of the President, may usc any surplus that may rc- Supply,,,, ,,c6_ main in any of the said appropriations herein mado for the purchase of cioncics. ° subsistence for tho several Indian tribes, to nn amount not. exceeding twentyfive thousand dollars in the aggregate, to supply any subsistence deficiency that may occur: Provided however, That funds approprinaed Tremyfuuds not to fulfill treaty obligations shall not be so used: And provided furtlwr, *° b° *1***- That any diversions which shall be mods under authority of this section Diversions to bc shall be reported in detail, and tho reasons therefor, to Congress, nt the “>P°¤°d· session of Congress next succeeding such diversion: And provided fur- - ther, That the Secretary of the Interior, under tho direction of the p,,,,;,,,,,,,,,-,,0,,,; President, may use any sums appropriated in this act; for subsistence, cattle, etc. and not absolutely necessary for that purpose, for tho purchase ofstock cattle for tho benefit of tho tribe for which such appropriation is made, or for tho assistance of such Indians to becomoiku·mers, and shall report; to Congress, at its uext session thereafter, an account of his action under this provision. Sec. 5. That when not required for the purpose for which appro- Div orsion of printed, the funds herein provided for the pay of specified employees f¤¤d¤ f¤¤‘ my of at any agency may be uscd by tho Secretary of the Interior for the pay °'“Pl°¤'°°’- · of other employees at such agency, but no deficiency shall be thereby created; and, when necessary, spociiied employees may be detailed for other scrvico when not required for duty ibn which they were engaged; and that tho several appropriations herein mado for millcrs, blacksmiths, engineers, carpenters, physicians, and other persons, and for various articles provided for by treaty stipulation for tho several Indian tribes, may be diverted to other uses for the benefit of tho-said tribes, respectively, within the discretion of the President, and with tho consent of said tribes, expressed in tho usual manner; and that lm cause report to be made to Congress, at its next session thereafter, of his action under this provision. ` Sec. 6. That whenever, other advertising for bids for supplies in ac- Rejection ofbids. cordzmco with section three of this act, those rcceivcd for any article contain conditions detrimental to the interest of the Government, they may be rejected, and thonrticles specified in such bids purchased in Pnrch mes in open market, at prices not to exceed those of the lowest bidder, and not ¤1>¤¤ ¤¤¤rk¤¤· to exceed tho market price of tho samo, until such time os satisfactory bids can be obtained, for which immediate advertisement shall be made. Sec. 7. That at any of tho Indian reservations where there is now SMB of Govan_ on hand Government property not required for the use and benefit of mont property on tho Indians at said mscrvatious, tho Secretary of sho In tcrior is hereby r¤¤¤rvMi¤¤¤; PW authorized to move such property to other Indian reservations whom it °°°'1‘· may be required, or to sell it and apply tho proceeds of the same in tho purchase of such articles as may be needed for the usc of the Indians for whom said property was purchased; and he shall make report of his action hereunder to the next session of Congress thereafter. Approved, May 15, 1886. CHAP. 334.-An act to authorize the construction of n railroad and wagon  my I5_ ]_335_ nctogs the Mississippi River from Winona, Minnesota, to tho opposite shore in Wu- -.-——-—-— CODIID. · Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Winona Pontoon States of America in Congress assembled, That the Winona Pontoon B¤dE° Q°¤¤1é¤¤€’» Bridge Company, a corporation existing under the laws of the State of ;:gg°°:,:°“§“¤i: Minnesota, is hereby authorized to construct und maintain as pile and d pi Ri", “ pontoon railway and wagon bridge across tho Mississippi River from Véinona, Minn. the city of Winona, State of Minnesota, so as tooonnoct with the oppositc shore of said river, in the State of Wisconsin, said bridge to be