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 FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 290. 1894. 3 [ 3 Indians to become farmers, and in aiding such Indians as have taken allotments to build houses and other buildings for residence or improve- nunanlgs enc. ment of such allotments, and shall report to Congress, at its next ses- ` sion thereafter, an account of his action under this provision. · Sec. 5. That when not required for the purpose for which appropri- T¤¤¤*`¤¤ vf f¤¤d¤ ated the funds herein provided for the pay of specified employees at f" °"`pl°y°°°° 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 which they were engaged; and that the several appropriations herein made for millers, blacksmiths, engineers, carpenters, physicians, and other persons, and for various articles provided for by treaty stipulation for the several Indian tribes, may be diverted to other uses for the benefit of 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 next session thereafter, of his action under this provision. Sec. 6. That whenever, after advertising for bids for supplies in R°·l°°“°” °"""”· accordance with section three of this Act, those received for any article contain conditions detrimental to theinterest of the Government, they may be rejected, and the articles specified in such bids purchased in open market, at prices not to exceed those of the lowest bidder, and P¤g?¤¤¤¤ iv <>r¤¤ not to exceed the market price of the same until such time as satisfac- um ° ' tory bids can be obtained, for which immediate advertisement shall be made. · _ Sec. 7. That at any of the Indian reservations where there is now Sah ·>f vr¤r¤r¤r¤<>* on hand Government property not required for the use and benefit of “°°`_ the Indians at said reservation the Secretary 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 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. 8. That when in the judgment of the Secretary of the Interior mj-Lzmggiagggxég any Indian tribe, or part thereof, who are receiving rations and cloth- imuéns. " ing and other supplies under this Act, are sufficiently advanced in ` civilization to purchase such rations and clothing and other supplies judiciously, they may commute the same and pay the value thereof in money per capita to such tribe or part thereof, the manner of such payment to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. Sec. 9. That the Commissioner of Indian Affairs shall report annually m*",f$P°,_jf,,‘{,f°,f;{;{$g`{;;_f to Congress, specifically showing the number ot employees at each agency, industrial, and boarding school, which are supported in whole or in part out of the appropriations in this Act, giving name, when employed, in what capacity employed, male or female, whether white or Indian, amount of compensation paid, and out of what item or fund of the appropriation paid. Also the number of employees in the Indian ¥¤*“=¤ B¤¤¤· Bureau in Washington, when employed, in what capacity employed, male or female, full name, amount of compensation paid and out of what fund paid, and under what law employed. ‘ Sec. 10. That in the Indian service Indians shall be employed as d,f;Pf;F{,“e§‘g,§,';f,{’;j herders, teamsters, and laborers, and where practicable in all other ‘ employments in connection with the agencies and the Indian service. And it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to enforce this provision. Sec. 11. That no Indian child shall be sent from any Indian reserve ,,£’;‘§‘;‘Q,*,,°,f,,*,Q§‘,’§{,'f,E tion to a school beyond the State or Territory in which said reserva- umuutggeiggiigcum tion is situated without the voluntary consent of the father or mother “‘ “‘°' of such child if either of them are living, and if neither of them are _ living without the voluntary consent of the next of kin of such child. Such consent shall be made before the agent of the reservation, and he I