SIXTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. CHS. 52-54. 1924. 21 ernment obligations issued after April 6, 1917, such bonds to be taken at par and accrued interest. _ Approved, March 12, 1924. CHAP. 53.—Joint Resolution Authorizing the erection on public grounds in the i§€“t_$j1;%gg_1g;'?]' District of Columbia. of a statue by Jose Clara personifying “Serenity? Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the nsmmt ,,St,m€ United States g America in Uongress assembled, That the Chief _ Erqc¢i¤¤;y6t,afim¤§·- of Engineers, nited States Army, be, and is hereby, authorized {,§‘§gb}'§_D‘st"°t °f°°' and directed to select a suitable site and to grant permission to Charles Deering for the erection, as a ift to the people of the United States, on public grounds of the Slnited States in the city sms excluded of IVashington, District of Columbia, other than those of the ` Capitol, the Library of Congress, the Mall, and White House, of a Carrara marble statue of ‘ Serenity," by Jose Clara: Provided, §§,°§i'§'$,,; ,·,;,,t,,,,t,,_ That the site chosen and the design of the memorial shall be approved by the Joint Committee on the Library with the advice of the Commission of Fine Arts, that it shall be erected under the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, and that the United States shall be put to no expense in or by the erection of the statue. Approved, March 12, 1924. CHAP. 54.-An Act For the relief of certain nations or tribes of Indians in Montana, Idaho, and Washington. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the _ United States of America in Congress assembled, That jurisdiction Id{,'{,‘},’“'fu§,° *,{,‘§_’_;‘,}g,';g; is hereby conferred upon the Court of Claims, with right of appeal togiaélm _ to the Supreme Court of the United States, to consider and deter- mm Off °l§$'gl’§:.?ig mine all le al and equitable claims against the United States of the E§,$§,;°*§;*°CE,°u§’§‘°§} Blackfeet, gBlood, Piegan, and Gros Ventre Nations or Tribes of ¤1¤i¤¤¤· Indians, residing upon the Blackfeet and Fort Belkna Indian Reservations, in the State of Montana ,; and the Flathead Kootenais, and Upper Pend d’Oreilles Nations or Tribes of Indians, residing upon the Flathead Indian Reservation, in the State of Montana; and the Nez Perce Nation or Tribe of Indians, residing upon the Lapwai Indian Reservation, in the State of Idaho; and upon the Colville Indian Reservation, in the State of Washington, for lands or hunting rights claimed to be existing in all said nations V I U 65, or tribes of Indians by virtue of the treaty of October 17, 1855 °` 'p' ’ (Eleventh Statutes at Large, page 657, and the following), and in said Flathead, Kootenais, and Upper Pend d’Oreilles zlqations or Tribes of Indians by virtue of the treaty of July 16, 1855 (Twelfth Statutes at Large, page 975, and the following), with v°]’u’°°°75' said Indians, and all claims arising directly therefrom, which lands and hunting rights are alleged to have been taken from the said Indians by the United States, and also any legal or equitable defenses, set—oifs, or counterclaims, including gratuities, which the United States may have against the said nations or tribes, and to enter judgment thereon, all claims and defenses to be considered without regard to lapse of time; and the final judgment and satisfaction thereof shall be in full settlement of all said claims. . That suits under this Act shall be begun by the filing of a peti- '1‘im¤f<>¤¤¤¤¤ =¤i*¤- tion within two years of the date of the approval of this Act, to be verified by the attorney or attorneys selected by the claimant Indians, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, employed under contracts executed and approved in accordance with
