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 574 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. SEss. II. Ch. 545. 1898. » —¤¤v¤¤¤z <¤v¤¤¤¢¤· For necessary traveling expenses of one superintendent of Indian schools, including telegraphing and incidental expenses of inspection P’"‘••”~ and investigation, one thousand nve hundred dollars: Provided, That actually on duty in the field, exclusive of cost of transportation and sleeping-car fare, in lieu of all other expenses now allowed by law: -°*l*°' d°“°°· And provided further, That he shall perform such other duties as may be imposed upon him by the Commissioner of Indian Aiiairs, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. wuclseg *° ·“P°"i"‘ For pay of one clerk to superintendent of Indian schools, one thou- ' sand dollars. Ag¤¤¤y b¤ir1i¤s¤- For buildings and repairs of buildings at agencies, thirty thousand dollars. ¤¤¤**¤¤¤¤° °*· For contingencies of the Indian service, including traveling and inci- °°"°°°' dental expenses of Indian agents and of their offices, and of the Com- SP°°*** "¤°"”'·” missioner of Indian Aifairs; also traveling and incidental expenses of ' live special agen ts, at three dollars per day when actually employed on duty in the field, exclusive of transportation and sleeping-car fare, in ' lieu of all other expenses now authorized by law; for pay of employees not otherwise provided for, and for pay of the five special agents, at "°""°· _ _ two thousand dollars per annum each, forty thousand dollars: Provided,
 * ’,{’§,,{1_*°“ "“°"‘“‘°° he shall be allowed three dollars per day for traveling expenses when
 * ,-.1,;,*;:,**;:** “*"‘““'*" That each special agent, supervisor of schools, or other official charged

` with the investigation of Indian agencies and schools in the pursuit of his official duties shall have power to administer oaths and to examine on oath all officers and persons employed in the Indian Service, and all such other persons as may be deemed necessary and proper. 1’¤‘•·°**°*‘*””’°"'- To enable the Secretary of the Interior to employ practical farmers _and practical stockmen in addition to the agency farmers now employed, at wages not exceeding sixty-tive dollars each per month, to superintend and direct farming and stock raising among such Indians as are _,§°m*{*g::°‘_{•;: {3; That no person shall be employed as such farmer or stockman who has rag for two yem pm- not been at least two years immediately previous to such employment “°“’·°‘°· practically engaged in the occupation of farming within the State or Territory or adjoining State or Territory where such agency is located, and where practicable competent Indians shall be given the preference. l¤*““ P°“°°· For services of officers, at fifteen dollars per month each, and privates, at ten dollars per month each, of Indian police, to be employed in maintaining order and prohibiting illegal trailic in liquor on the several Indian reservations, and within the Territory of Alaska,`in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, for the purchase of equipments, and for the purchase of rations for policemen at nonration agencies, one hundred and thirty-tive thou and dollars. m·f|:l;:¤¤ ¤f I¤•**¤¤ For compensation of judges of Indian courts, twelve thousand five hundred and forty dollars. h0§;g;,;;_ '°’°" To enable the Secretary of the Interior to employ suitable persons as matrons to teach Indian girls in housekeeping and other household duties, at a rate not to exceed sixty dollars per month, and for furnish- _ _ _ ing necessary equipments, fifteen thousand dollars. ‘°"°*”***°”· d lfor pure vaccine matter and vaccination of Indians, one thousand o lars. ,,,iff',{Q'§'°”· “’°“"’*" To pay the expense of purchasing goods and supplies for the Indian Service, and pay of necessary employees; advertising, at rates not exceeding regular commercial rates; inspection, and all other expenses goplnected therewith, including telegraphin g, forty-tive thousand o ars. _, "’““’P°'*”*"’“· For necessary expenses of transportation of such goods, provisions, and other articles for the various tribes of Indians provided for by this Act, including pay and expenses of transportation agents and rent of warehouses, three hundred thousand dollars. _ci¤iz¤·¤¤‘ comms- For expenses of the commission of citizens serving without compensilly6L1G, ,,_ “,_ sation, appointed by the President under the provisions of the fourth section of the Act of April tenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, four thousand dollars.
 * """"°- making eifort for self-support, sixty-iivo thousand dollars: Provided,