FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 3. 1897. 9] Secretary of the Interior may, when practicable, arrange for the manu- d,£¤¤¤f¤•¤t¤¢<> by I¤- facture by Indians upon the reservation of shoes, clothing, leather, m` harness, and wagons. Sec. 3. That the Secretary of the Interior, under the direction of the naman ofsurplus President, may use any surplus that may remain in any of the said f°’ ““*’“‘“°“°"· 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 jarther, That any diversions which shall be made under Prvviw authority of this section shall be reported in detail, and the reason mm"' theretbr, to Congress, at the session of Congress next succeeding such diversion: And provided farther, That the Secretary of the Interior, c· {;{r¤¤¤¤¤ of ¤¤¤¤k under the direction of the President, may use any sums appropriated a °' in this Act for subsistence, and not absolutely necessary for that purpose, for the purchase of stock cattle for the benefit of the tribe for which such appropriation is made, and shall report to Congress, at its next session thereafter, an account of his action under this provision: Provided, That funds appropriated to fulfill treaty obligations shall not T'°"°*’ f““°°· be used. Sec. 4. That when not required for the purpose for which appropri- f Tr¤¤¤{¤r of f¤¤d¤ ated, the funds herein provided for the pay of specified employees at or °““’ °’°°°‘ 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, specitied 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 D“’°’“’°"’· 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 R°P°"· cause report to be made to Congress, at its next session thereafter, of _ his action under this provision: Provided, That so much of the appro- f'¤‘{g;g,`,m“ pm _ priations herein made as may be required to pay for goods and supplies, immediately tvtiituis. for expenses incident to their purchase, and for transportation of the same, for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety- eight, 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-seven. Sec. 5. That whenever, after advertising for bids for supplies, in Rejection <·fbi·1=·» 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 _ purchased in open market, at prices not to exceed those of the lowest P·g¤g¤¤¤<>¤ i¤ ¤v·¤¤ bidder, and not to exceed the market price of the same, until such time mr °` as satisfactory bids can be obtained, for which immediate advertisement shall be made. SEO. 6. That at any of the Indian reservations where there is now GQ{’¤;j£;;t¤*;¤1°rg* on hand Government property not required for the use and benefit of .,.1 Qawatiimpgui the Indians at said reservation, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby “’°'*“d· 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 R"*’°"‘ his action hereunder to the next session of Congress thereafter. _ _ Sec. 7. That when, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Interior, ,,f,‘§"§Q;“°’°“ °* '“‘ any Indian tribe, or part thereof, who are receiving rations and cloth- ’ 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.
