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 FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 807. 1890. 36] shall make official record of the facts constituting the exigency and shall report the same to Congress at its next session, he may direct that plurchases may be made in open market in amount not exceeding t ree thousand dollars at any one urchase: Provided, That Promos. funds herein and heretofore appropriated for construction of ditches, and other works for irrigating may, in the discretion of the Secretary rn-ngsing arteries. of the Interior, be expended in open market : Provided further, That purchase in open market may be made from Indians under the di- P·¤·¢¤¤¤¤¤ from Inrection of the Secretary of the Interior ; And provided further, That dmridit or mime, enc. the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, for the period of thirty ‘°'{*,;**£°***¤°¤i¤¤P¤¤i days after the approval of this act, to purchase in open market sup- mu ' plies necessary or the Indian Service, until contracts are executed and approved and contractors have had time to deliver supplies to the several agencies, to an amount not exceedin ten thousand dollars at any one time, a special report thereof to be made to Congress Special report. at éts next rlslession. h h t h Ec. 4. at so muc of the appro ria ions erein made as ma rmnmmcnyevambe required to pay for goods and supplies, and for transportation oi m°· the same, for the ygar ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, shall. immediately available; but no such goods or Limit on asm-nm. www shall be distributed or delivered to any of said Indians,prior· "°"· °"°· ` to y first, eighteen hundred and ninety, and the Secretary of the Interior, under the direction of the President, may use any surplus Use or sagging soithat may remain in any of the said appropriations herein made for- ""‘“‘“““‘°° °‘°¤°¥- the purchase of subsistence for the several Indian tribes, to an amount not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars in the ag ate, Limrmscn. to supply any subsistence deficiency that may occur: Provicialdlhow- .m»m;m. ever, at funds appropriated to fuliill treaty obligations shall not Treaty mae. be so used: And providedfwrther, That any diversions which shall be made under authority of this section shall be reported in detail, Report cnmvmrem. and the reasons therefor, to Congress, at the session of .Con.gress 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 necessary for that purpose, for the purchase of stock cattle for sewn aime, etc. the benefit of the tribe for w ich such aptpropmation is made, or for the assistance of such Indians to become armers. and in aidin such Indians as have taken allotments to build houses and other §>uild— ings for residence or improvements of such allotments. and shall report to Congress, at its next session thereafter, on account of his Report. action under this provision. Sec. 5. That when not required for the purpose for which appro- rmnszeme summerpriated the funds herein provided for the pay of specified employees °'“P'°Y°°“· at any agency may be used by the Secretary of the Interior for the pay of other employees at such agency, but no deuciency shall be mmmneu. thereby created; and, when necessary, specified employees ma be detailed for other service when not required for the duty for which neun; rm- comthey were engagpd ; and that the several appropriations herein made °°"*°•=· for millers, b ac smiths, engineers, carpenters, physicians, and other piversion ot ap rorsons, and for various articles provided for by treaty stipulation g;';“°¤¤ °° °*E¤¤’ Er the several Indian tribes, may be diverted to other- uses for- the ' benetit of the said tribes, respectively, within the discretion of the President, and with the consent of said tribes, expressed in the usual manner; and that he cause report to be made to Congress, at its nepm. next session thereafter, of his action under this p)rovision. Sec. 6. That whenever, after advertising for ids for sup lies in Rejection or ues, accordance with section three of tlus act, those received tier any ewarticle contain conditions detrimental to the interest of the Government, the may be rejected, and the articles specified in such bids _ purchases; in open market, at prices not to exceed those of the low- rmmm m cpm est bidder, and not to exceed the H131‘ket_pr1ce of the same until such ¤•*·=*- time as satisfactory bids can be obtamed, for which immediate