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 FIFTY-l·‘OITR'l‘H CONGRESS. Sess. 1. Ch. 398. 1896. 349 cial record of the facts constituting the exigency and shall report the same to Congress at its next session, he may direct that purchases may be made in open market in amount not exceeding three thousand dollars at any one purchase: Provided, That funds herein and heretofore fgfgtu appropriated for construction of artesian wells, ditches, and other works g ' for irrigating may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, be expended in open market: Proridedjtarther, That purchase in open Purchases from 1o- market shall, as far as practicable, be made from Indians, under the dh"' direction of the Secretary of the Interior: Provided further, That the mM¤¤·¤t¤¤¤¤r¤¤bs1¤- Secretary of the Interior may, when practicable, arrange for the manu- ns' iacture by Indians upon the reservation of shoes, clothing, leather, harness, and wagons. · Sec. 3. That the Secretary of the Interior, under the direction of the 1, Di"*{J*$*··¤ <>*`¤¤rr1¤¤ President, may use any surplus that may remain in any of the said °r Bu Sm°n°°` appropriations herein made for the purchase of subsistence for the several Indian tribes, to an amount not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars in the aggregate, to supply any subsistence deficiency that may occur: Provided, however, That funds appropriated to fulfill treaty obli- ,1l$;¤·¤{—·=j>•h _1 gations shall not be used: And provided further, That any diversions Reita. ° °` which shall be made under authority of this section shall be reported in detail, and the reason therefor, to Congress, at the session of Congress next succeeding such diversion. Sec. 4. That when not required for the purpose for which appropri- [ Tmusfsf 0* ¤°¤¤¢i¤ ated, the funds herein provided for the pay of specified employees at °r mp °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: Provided, That so much of the appropria- TM,, l_ tions herein made as may be required to pay for goods and supplies, g,,,,.,`:.`;}}.';.,;;?'",}'}.'}}}}? for expenses incident to their purchase, and for transportation of the ***1**- ame, for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety- seven, shall be immediately available; but no such goods or supplies shall be distributed or delivered to any of said Indians prior to July iirst, eighteen hundred and ninety-six. Sec. 5. That whenever, after advertising for bids for supplies in Reiwtinn of bids. 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 purvlnased in open market, at prices not to exceed those of the lowest m£'g_jh¤¤°¤*¤ °P°¤ 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. Sm:. 6. That; when in the judgment of the Secretary of the Interior u_jj:_¤;·:;3¤=¤¤¤ ¤f¤· 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. Sec. 7. That the Commissioner of Indian Affairs shall report annu- t_)If‘:P;:,•;*;;;?ll;{l¢f¤ 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 femzde, whether white