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 992 rirrmrn oonennss. sms. II. ou. 412. mss. S“b°*’“°’*°°·°°°· For subsistence of the Sioux, and for purposes of their civilization, vo1.1s,p.2s4. as per agreement ratified by act of Congress approved February twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, nine hundred imma thousand dollars; Provided, That this sum shall include transporta- ' tion of supplies from the termination of railroad or steamboat transportation; and in this service Indians shall be employed wherever practicable: And provided further, That the Secretary of the Inte- 0¤¤¤¤¤¤>b¤¢¤k¢¤- rior shall cause a census of the Sioux tribe of Indians to be carefully taken by a special agent, to be appointed for such purpose, with a view of ascertaining how many of them are able to support themselves, and, in ascertaining this fact, their physical capacity to work the land owned or occupied by them, either individually or collectivel, the value of the land, its nearness to market, and general productiveness shall be considered, and such other facts and circumstances as will aid Con ess in determining how many of such In- Err¤¤¤¤¤» dians are ca able of selglsupport: And provided, That the expenses incident to die taking of such census shall be paid from the money hereby appropriated; M¤¢¤>¤» For pay of matron at Santee Agency, five hundred dollars; kw-Md-ew- For pay of second blacksmith, and furnishing iron, steel, and Vvl- 15:})-%- other material, per eighth article of same treaty, one thousand six hundred doHars; in all, one million one hundred and sixty-eight thousand five hundred dollars. mslgoux, Yankton SIOUX, YANKTON TRIBE. For hrst of twenty installments last series, to be paid to them or Vol.11,p.744. expended for their benefit, per fourth article of treaty of A ril nineteenth, eighteen hundred and nfty-eight, fifteen thousand dbllars; Sutwrwgé; For subsistence and civilization of two thousand Yankton Sioux, V°‘l°’°’heretofore provided for in appropriations under "Fulfilling treaty with Sioux of different tribes," t irty-five thousand dollars; in al, fifty thousand dollars. msl1am1:,due¤uwum- s1oUx, MEDAVVAKANTON BAND. Supamw ¤f. i¤ H1¤— For the support of the full-blood Indians in Minnesota heretofore "°s°belonging to the Medawakanton band of Sioux Indians, who have resided in said State since the twentieth day of May eighteen hundred and eighty-six, or who were then engaged in removing to said State, and have since resided therein, an have severed their tribal relations, twelve thousand dollars, to be ex ended b the Secretary of the Interior as follows: Ten thousand dollars in the purchase, as in his judgment he may think best, of such lands, agricultural implements, seeds, cattle, orses, food, or clothing as may be deemed est in the case of each of these Indians or family thereof; one thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to defray the expenses of expending the money in t is paragraph appropriated; a11d §°,f';’e‘:*;,_ me one thousan dollars for the completion and furnishing of the school- , house for said Indians authorized by the act June twenty-ninth, P'°°`"""‘ eighteen hundred and eighty-eight: Provided, That if the amount in this paragraph appropriated, or any portion of the sum appropriated for the enefit o these same Indians by said act of June twenty- ninth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, shall not be expended within the nsc year for which either sum was appropriated, neither shall ,,,,’§§,l;‘“,,§_“°° “° *’° be covered into the Treasury, but shall, notwithstanding, be used and expended for the pprposes for which the same amount was ap- _ . propriated and for the nent of the above-named Indians; And proruled also, That the Secretary of the Interior may appoint a suitable person to make the above-mentioned expenditure un er his direction; of hud, and all of said money which is to be expended for lands, cattle, horses, implements, seeds, food, or clothing shall be so expended that each