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 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. Ch. 412. 1889. 1003 the Interior, under the direction of the President, may use any surplus that may remain in any of the said appropriations herein made or the purchase of subsistence for the several Indian tribes, to an amount not exceeding twenty-tive thousand dollars in the aggregate, Su;,sm.,,,c,,dm.,i,,,,_ to supply any subsistence deiiciency that may occur : Provided how- °*’I*Z;w._w ever, hat funds appropriated to fulfill treaty obligations shall not Treaty iiiuas. be so used; And provided further, That any diversions which shall be made under authority of this section shall be reported in detail, R¤¤<>¤‘¤· and thereasons therefor, to Congress, at the session of Congress next succeeding such diversion: Am provided fu/rther, That the Secretary of the Interior. under the direction of the President, may use any sums approlpriated in this act for subsistence, and not absolutely necessary for t at purpose, for the purchase of stock cattle for the stock came. benefit of the tribe for which such appropriation is made, or for the assistance of such Indians to become farmers, and in aiding such Indians as have taken allotments to build houses and other buildings for residence or improvement of such allotments, and shall report to Congress, at its next session thereafter, an account of his action under this provision. · Sec. 7. That when not required for the purpose for which appro- rmsrer of mmm priated, the funds herein provided for the pay of specified employees f°' °'“*"°*’°°“· at any agency may be used by the Secretary of the Interior for the pay of other employees at such agency, but no denciency shall be thereby created; and, when necessary, specined employees may be detailed for other service when not required for the duty for which they were enga ed; and that the several appropriations herein made for millers, b agssmiths, engineers, carpenters, physicians, and other persons, and for various articles provided for y treaty stipulation or the several Indian tribes, may be diverted to other uses for the benefit of the said tribes, respectively, within the discretion of the President, and with the consent of said tribes, ex ressed in the usual manner; and that he cause report to be made to Congress, at its next R.,p.,,.,_ session thereafter, of his action under this provision. Sec. 8. That whenever, after advertising for bids for supplies in nejeemm or mas. accordance with section three of this act, those received for any article containing conditions detrimental to the interest of the Government, they may be rejected, and the articles specified in such bids nrchase in open market, at prices not to exceed those of the lowest p,,,d,,_.,,,, in 0,,,.,, bidder, and not to exceed the market price of the same, until such ¤*¤‘k•**— time as satisfactory bids can be obtained. for which immediate advertisement shall be made. To enable the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to have prepared standard samples of such articles of goods smnuam mmpnes. and su plies as should be adopted and purchased for the Indian service, and for the purchase of testing machines to examine deliveries of such goods and supplies, one thousand five hundred dollars is hereby ap >ropriated, which shall be immediately available. . Sec. U. ;I`hat at any of the Indian reservations where there is now Sm of pmpmy ,,0, on hand Government property not required for the use and benefit “°°d· of the Indians at said reservation, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to move such propertv to other Indian reservations where it may be required, or to sell it and apply the proceeds of the same in the purchase of such articles as may be needed for the use 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. Sec. 10. That there shall be appointed by the President, by and Suplerinwndenr of with the advice and consent of the Senate. a person of knowledge "BKZQ and experience in the management, training. and practical education of children, to be Superintendent of Indian Schools, whose duty it shall be to visit and inspect the schools in which Indians are taught in whole or in part from appropriations from the United States Treasury, and report to the ommissioner of Indian Affairs, what,