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 238 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 503. 1888. to an amount not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars in the agnmm. gregate, to supply any subsistence deiicrency that may occur: Brormny msn vided, however, That funds apperoprrated to uliill treaty obligations shall not be soused: And provi d furthe·r,_That any diversions which Report- shall be made under authority of this section shall be reported in detail, and the reasons therefor, to Congress, at the session of Congress next succeeding such diversion: And provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior, under the direction of the President, may use . any sums appropriated in this act for subsistence, and not absolutely 8¤¤=¤¤¤¤¤¤· necessary for that purpose, for the purchase of stock cattle for the benefit of the tribe or which such approfpriation is made, or for the assistance of such Indians to become armers, and shall report to (Conglmss, at its next session thereafter, an account of his action uner t 's provision. { ’1‘r¤¤¤f¤r <>f f¤¤d¤ Sec. 5. That when not required for the purpose for which appro- °'°""1°’°°°' priated, the funds herein provided for the pay of specified employees at any agency may be used by the Secretary of the Interior for the . pay of other employees at such agency, but no deficiency shall be thereby created; and, when necessary, specified employees may be detailed for other service when not required for the duty for w ich they were engaggd; and that the several appropriations herein made for millers, b ac miths, 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 mow- manner; and that he cause report to be made to Congress, at its next session thereafter, of his action under this provision. ”°J°°“°°°"’“* Sec. 6. That whenever, after advertising for bids for sup lies in accordance with section three of this act, those received ihr any article contain conditions detrimental to the interest of the Government, tslgey may be rejected, and the articles specified in such bids P¤=·¤¤¤¤¤ i¤ ¤v¤¤ purcha in open market, at prices not to exceed those of the lowest mnt' bidder, and not to exceed the market price of the same, until such tim; as satisfplcétloriyc bids can be obtained, for which immediate adve isemen s 1 e. mwgdykgggrtv Sec. 7. That at any of the Indian reservations where there is now ‘ on hand Government dproperty not required for the use and benefit of the Indians at said reservation, the Secretar of the Interior is hereby authorized to move such property 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 e needed for the use of the Indians for whom said property was purchased; and he shall rglake raport of his action hereunder to the next session of Congress erea er. A ¤¤¤¤* of M- Sm. 8. That there shall be a pointed b the President, b and °°°°° °f with the advice and consent of the Senate, aiierson of knowledge and experience in the management, training, and practical education of children, to be superintendent of Indian schools, who shall, from time to time, and as o ten as the nature of his duties will permit, visit the schools where Indians are taught, in whole or in part, by appropriations from the United States Treasury, and shall, from time to time, report to_the Secretary of the Interior, what, in his judgment, are the defects, of any, in any of them in system, in administration, or in. means for the most effective advancement of the children in them toward civilization and self-support; and what changes are needed to remedy such defects as may exist; and shall, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, employ and discharge superintendents, teachers, an any other person connected with schoo s wholly supported by the Government, and with like approval make such rules and regulations for the conduct of such schools as in his 'udgment their good may require. The Secretary of the Interior shall cause to