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 908 FIFTY-THII}D CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 188. 1895, engaged; and that the several appropriations herein made for millers, blaoksmiths, 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 benent 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 irvvvvh H action under this provision: Provided, That so much of the appropriam..$X;ZTai;§$KH£b$ tions herein made as may be required to pay for goods and supplies, for expenses incident to their purchase, and for transportation of the same, ior the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, shall be immediately available; but no such goods or supplies shall be distributed or delivered to any of said Indians prior to July first, eighteen hundred and ninety-five. Rejection of mas. Sec. 5. That whenever, after advertising for bids for supplies in accordance with sections two and three of this Act, those received for any article contain conditions detrimental to the interest of the Government, they may be rejected, and the articles specified in such bids Purchases in open purchased in open market, at prices not to exceed those of the lowest “"‘"‘°*‘ bidder, and not to exceed the market price of the same until such time as satisfactory bids can be obtained, for which immediate advertisement shall be made. u_§;¤¤ •>f1>¤>v¤¤‘*¥ Mi Sec. 6. That at any of the Indian reservations where there is now on ' hand Government property not required for the use and beneht 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 whoin said property was purchased; and he shall make report of his action hereunder to the next session of Congress thereafter. Commumion of ¤~- Sec. 7. That when in the judgment of the Secretary of the Interior mn" any Indian tribe, or part thereof, who are receiving rations and clothing 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. nepontrempimm Sec. 8. That the Commissioner of Indian Aiiairs shall report annu- ‘° "° ‘““°° “'“‘“» *" ally to Congress, specifically showing the number of 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 1¤di¤¤ B¤¤>¤¤· the appropriation paid. Also the number of employees in the Indian 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. wymimes. Sec. 9. That the sum of six thousand dollars is hereby appropriated f°f°Q{§;‘,f§§c;’f 1**** out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, or so much thereof as may be necessary, said amount to be an additional sum Am, pai. to that appropriated by Act of Congress approved August fifteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-tour, made for the purpose of purchasing lands for the absentee Wyandcitte Indians and said Act of Congress is hereby amended to provide that should such lands be purchased of C,,,,_,,,,m,,,_ either of the civilized tribes of Indians the lands so purchased shall not be taken in severalty until such time as the lands belonging to the Indians from which the purchase is made shall be taken in severalty, and no person shall be deprived of the benetits of this Act and the Act of August fifteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, above referred to, by reason of having been born of an Indian woman who §;·;*¤*¤·, has married a white man: Provided. That said absentee Wyandotte ptance to be in. . _ run. Indians accept the above amount in full payment of all demands against