596 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 545. 1898. —r¤r·>¤- the consent of said tribes, expressed in the usual manner; and that he cause report to be made to Congress, at its next session thereatter, of promo. his action under this provision . Provided, That so much of the appro- . A¤£=:tg·¤ ¤:g1;lj*: priations herein made as may be required to pay for goods and supplies,
- 1-X Y for expenses incident to their purchase, and for transportation of the
same, for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety- nine, 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-eight. Rejection of mas. Sec. 5. That whenever, after advertising for bids for supplies, in accordance with sections three and_four of this Act, those received for any article contain conditions detrimental to the interest. of the Gov- ..pn¤·cnnoon in open ernment, they may be reiected, and the articles specified in such bids '°'*"‘°'· 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.. Transfer or sale of Sec. 6. That hereafter at any of the Indian reservations where there g;*'•;;¤B;*¤r;Q_{,g;;P°;°‘{[ is now on hand Government properly not required for the use and thorized. benefit of the Indians at said mservation, 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. Cnmmutation or m. Sec. 7. That hereafter when, in the judgment of the Secretary of the
- ·*°¤°·°°°· Interior, any Indian tribe, or part thereof, who ar`e 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. ncpoi-concmpioyooo Sec. 8. That the Commissioner of Indian Affairs shall report annually
- °‘>° ¤¤¤*l° ¤¤¤¤*“Y· to Congress, specifically showing the number of employees at each
agency, industrial, and boarding school, which are supported in whole ‘ or in part ont 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, and whether in the opinion of such Commissioner any of such employees are unnecessary. rnnicnn nnnnnn, Sec. 9. That with the consent of the Indians, severally, the Secre- [_§f_*{s_',*,,,”;’,:,f,f°’“*° tary of the Interior is hereby authorized to cause a reappraisement of the unsold tracts of land of the Flathead Indians, situated in the Bitter Root Valley, Montana, by such person connected with the Indian —sale. service as he may designate, and that such lands shall then be sold, at the reappraised value. as provided for in the Act of Congress of March vo1.2s, p. sn. second, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, chapter three hundred and ninety-one, Twenty-fifth Statutes at Large, page eight hundred and seventy-one. g,,,.,,,,.,.,, m,,,,,,,,,, Sec. 10. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, R~=·¤=~‘··i··¤·¤··¤= directed to send an inspector of his Department to the reservation of _ _ the Northern Cheyenne Indians, in the State of Montana, and said
- ,{;};’;f¤;’" [_;""§§ agent shall be instructed to make a full and complete report to the
opocnn. Secretary of the Interior upon the conditions existing upon said reservation, said report to be available for use on or before the fifteenth day of November, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight. ..•luties or xncpccton It shall be the duty of the said inspector to ascertain if it is feasible to secure the removal of said Northern Cheyenne Indians from the present reservation to some portion of the Crow Indian Reservation, in the State of Montana. He shall also ascertain and report in detail the number and names of the white settlers legally upon the Northern Cheyenne Reservation, the number of acres of land owned by them, its
