November 2, 1921. [H. R. 7848.] 42 Stat., 208. Indian Department. Authorization of tures. For irrigation project, ceded lands, Wind River Reservation, Wyoming (reimbursable), 1921, $427.36. Approved, August 24, 1921. CHAP. 115.-An Act Authorizing appropriations and expenditures for the administration of Indian affairs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United specified expendi- States of America in Congress assembled, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs, under the supervision of the Secretary of the Interior, shall direct, supervise, and expend such moneys as Congress may from time to time appropriate, for the benefit, care, and assistance of the Indians throughout the United States for the following purposes: November 19, 1921. [H. R. 7108.] 42 Stat., 221. Chippewa Indians in Minnesota. rolled members. General support and civilization, including education. For relief of distress and conservation of health. For industrial assistance and advancement and general administration of Indian property. For extension, improvement, operation, and maintenance of existing Indian irrigation systems and for development of water supplies. For the enlargement, extension, improvement, and repair of the buildings and grounds of existing plants and projects. For the employment of inspectors, supervisors, superintendents, clerks, field matrons, farmers, physicians, Indian police, Indian judges, and other employees. For the suppression of traffic in intoxicating liquor and deleterious drugs. For the purchase of horse-drawn and motor-propelled passengercarrying vehicles for official use. And for general and incidental expenses in connection with the administration of Indian affairs. Approved, November 2, 1921. CHAP. 133. An Act Authorizing a per capita payment to the Chippewa Indians of Minnesota from their tribal funds held in trust by the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Per capita payment States of American in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the from tribal funds to en- Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized to withdraw from the Treasury of the United States so much as may be necessary of the principal fund on deposit to the credit of the Chippewa Indians in the State of Minnesota, arising under section 7 of the act of January 14, 1889 (Twenty-fifth Statutes at Large, page 642), entitled "An Act for the relief and civilization of the Chippewa Indians in the State of Minnesota," and to make therefrom a per capita payment, or distribution, of $100 to each enrolled member of the tribe, under such rules and regulations as the said Secretary may prescribe: Free from all liens. Provided, That the money paid to the Indians as authorized therein, shall not be subject to any lien or claim of attorneys or other parties: Tribal ratification re- Provided, That before any payment is made hereunder the Chippewa Indians of Minnesota shall, in such manner as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, ratify the provisions of this act and accept the same. Provisos. quired. Approved, November 19, 1921. FIRST PRIVATE ACTS OF THE SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS, SESSION, 1921. CHAP. 129.—An Act Granting a deed of quitclaim and release to J. L. Holmes of certain land in the town of Whitefield, Oklahoma. November 18, 1921. [S. 513.] 42 Stat., 1569. Quitclaim deed Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the granted to. Interior is hereby authorized and directed to execute, acknowledge, and deliver, in the name of the United States of America, a deed of quitclaim and release to J. L. Holmes, of Whitefield, Oklahoma, his heirs and assigns, of all the right, title, and interest in and to lots two and three, block fourteen, in townsite of Whitefield, Oklahoma, which was granted to the United States of America by a deed from the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations to the United States of America, dated the 21st day of September, anno Domini 1904, and approved by the Secretary of the Interior, said lots having been erroneously conveyed to the United States instead of to E. E. Farrell, who subsequently sold and transferred same to J. L. Holmes. Approved, November 18, 1921. CHAP. 131.-An Act To amend section 26 of an Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Bureau of Indian Affairs," and so forth. November 18, 1921. [S. 1891.) 42 Stat., 1570. Qaw Indians. tions continued of alLewis Quapaw, and Alienation restric lottees, Minnie Griffin, Leona Quapaw. ed; ante, 315. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 26 of the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, and for other purposes, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922," approved March 3, 1921, be, 41 Stat., 1248, amendand the same is hereby, amended by adding to the list of members of the Quapaw Tribe therein enumerated, after the words Lucy Lottson Beaver, the names of three omitted members, to wit, Minnie Griffin, Lewis Quapaw, and Leona Quapaw, in order that the said named Indians may have the full benefit of the twenty-five year extension period provided by the Act.' Approved, November 18, 1921. PUBLIC ACTS OF THE SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS, SECOND CHAP. 1.-An Act Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922, and prior fiscal years, supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922, and subsequent fiscal years, and for other purposes. December 15, 1921. [H. R. 9237.] 42 Stat., 327. First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1922. ations. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are Deficiency appropri appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922, and prior fiscal years, supplemental appropria 1 Whitehead v. Eagle Picher Lead Co., No. 175, Equity, District Court, Okla., 1928. tions for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922, and subsequent fiscal years, and for other purposes, namely: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. FOREST SERVICE. Insect infestation. Preventing loss of and California. tions. lands. Proviso. Prevention of loss of timber from insect infestations on public timber from, in Oregon lands in Oregon and California: To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to prevent further loss of timber from insect infestations within the national forests and on other lands owned or administered by the United States in Oregon and California, $150,000, to remain available until December 31, 1922, of which sum not exceedOn Indian reserva- ing $90,000 shall be expended in cooperation with the Secretary of Revested Oregon the Interior to prevent further loss of timber from insect infestations California railroad on Indian reservations, on lands title to which was revested in the 39 Stat., 218. United States by the Act of June 9, 1916, and on unreserved public Cooperation re lands in Oregon and California: Provided, That no part of this appropriation, except necessary expenditures for preliminary investigations, shall be expended unless the States of Oregon and California, or the owners of pine timberland adjacent to or intermingled with lands owned or administered by the United States shall have satisfied the Secretary of Agriculture that the insect infestations on said adjacent and intermingled lands will be abated, in accordance with State law or voluntarily by the owners of such lands, to the extent necessary in the judgment of the Secretary of Agriculture to protect the timber on lands owned or administered by the United States from reinfestation. quired. Audited claims. Payment of, certified by General Accounting Office. 42 Stat., 23. 18 Stat., 110. 23 Stat., 254. AUDITED CLAIMS. SEC 2. That for the payment of the following claims, certified to be due by the General Accounting Office under appropriations the balances of which have been exhausted or carried to the surplus fund under the provisions of section 5 of the Act of June 20, 1874, and under appropriations heretofore treated as permanent, being for the service of the fiscal year 1919 and prior years, unless otherwise stated, and which have been certified to Congress under section 2 of the Act of July 7, 1884, as fully set forth in House Document Numbered 116, reported to Congress during the first session of the Sixty-seventh Congress, there is appropriated as follows: Interior Department. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. For suppressing liquor traffic among Indians, 48 cents. For relieving distress and prevention, and so forth, of diseases among Indians, $25. For Indian schools, support, $255. For Indian school transportation, $42.63. For industrial work and care of timber, $510. For purchase and transportation of Indian supplies, $14.60. For telegraphing and telephoning, Indian Service, $1.30. For determining heirs of deceased Indian allottees, $510. For support of Indians in Arizona and New Mexico, $510. For support of Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewas, North Dakota, $255. For industry among Klamath Indians, Oregon (reimbursable), $727.68. For education, Sioux Nation, South Dakota, $7. AUDITED CLAIMS. Audited claims. Payment of, certified office. by General Account SEC. 3. That the payment of the following claims, certified to be due by the General Accounting Office, under appropriations the bal- ing ances of which have been exhausted or carried to the surplus fund under the provisions of section 5 of the Act of June 20, 1874, and under appropriations heretofore treated as permanent, being for the service of the fiscal year 1919 and prior years, unless otherwise stated, and which have been certified to Congress under section 2 of the Act of July 7, 1884, as fully set forth in Senate Document Numbered 80, reported to Congress during the first session of the Sixty-seventh Congress, there is appropriated as follows: For increase of compensation, Indian Service, $10. For relieving distress and prevention, and so forth, of diseases among Indians, $7.99. For Indian school and agency buildings, $7.10. For industrial work and care of timber, $28.15. For purchase and transportation of Indian supplies, $581.65. For telegraphing and telephoning, Indian Service, $1.52. For drainage assessments, Omaha and Winnebago allotments, Nebraska (reimbursable), $2,126.95. For Indian school, Carson City, Nevada, irrigation, $7.60. For support of Sioux of different tribes, subsistence and civilization, South Dakota, $1,301.25 Approved, December 15, 1921. CHAP. 32.-Joint Resolution To amend a joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution giving to discharged soldiers, sailors, and marines a preferred right of homestead entry," approved February 14, 1920. ed; 42 Stat., 23. 18 Stat., 110. 23 Stat., 254. January 21, 1922. [H. J. Res. 30.] 42 Stat., 358. Public lands. 41 Stat., 434, amend soldiers given preference right Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That a joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution giving to discharged soldiers, sailors, and marines a preferred right of homestead entry," approved February 14, 1920, be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows: "That hereafter, for the period of ten years following the passage Discharged of this Act, on the opening of public or Indian lands to entry, or etc., of World War the restoration to entry of public lands theretofore withdrawn from for ten years of entries, entry, such opening or restoration shall, in the order therefor, provide before general opening for a period of not less than ninety days before the general opening of such lands to disposal in which officers, soldiers, sailors, or marines who have served in the Army or Navy of the United States in the war with Germany and been honorably separated or discharged therefrom or placed in the Regular Army or Naval Reserve shall have a preferred right of entry under the homestead or desert land laws, if qualified thereunder, except as against prior existing valid settlements rights and as against preference rights conferred by Proviso. Persons excluded. Regulations, etc., to be made. February 13, 1922. [S. J. Res. 140.] 42 Stat., 364. Montana. Payment allowed for schools. ante, 248. existing laws or equitable claims subject to allowance and confirmation: Provided, That the rights and benefits conferred by this Act shall not extend to any person who, having been drafted for service under the provisions of the Selective Service Act, shall have refused to render such service or to wear the uniform of such service of the United States." SEC. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to make any and all regulations necessary to carry into full force and effect the provisions hereof. Approved, January 21, 1922. CHAP. 50.-Joint Resolution Relative to payment of tuition for Indian children enrolled in Montana State public schools. Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United tuition of Indian pu- States of America in Congress assembled, That nothing contained in pils in State public the provisions of section 10 of the Act of February 14, 1920 (Forty41 Stat., 421, 1237; first Statutes at Large, page 421), and of section 10 of the Act of March 3, 1921 (Forty-first Statutes at Large, page 1237), shall be construed to preclude the payment of tuition for Indian children enrolled and educated in Montana State public schools, pursuant to annual or existing appropriations of public money for payment of such tuition.1 Approved, February 13, 1922. March 20, 1922. [H. R. 10663.] 42 Stat., 437. Second Deficiency Act, 1922. ations. CHAP. 104.-An Act Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922, and prior fiscal years, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Deficiency appropri- States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922, and prior fiscal years, and for other purposes, namely: Interior Department. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Indian Service. Supplies. Telegraph and telephone messages. Fort Hall irrigation system. Laguna Pueblo. Irrigation project. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS For expenses necessary in the purchase of goods and supplies for the Indian Service, including inspection, pay of necessary employees, and all other expenses connected therewith, including advertising, storage, and transportation of Indian goods and supplies, for the fiscal years that follow: Fiscal year 1920, $3,730.40; Fiscal year 1921, $78,000. For telegraph and telephone toll messages on business pertaining to the Indian Service sent and received by the Bureau of Indian Affairs at Washington, fiscal year 1920, $35.52. For improvement, maintenance, and operation of the Fort Hall irrigation system, fiscal year 1920, reimbursable, $11. For the reconstruction of the irrigation project for the Laguna Pueblo and for the operation and maintenance of the system, fiscal year 1921, $1,069.05, reimbursable by the Indians benefited, under 11 Comp. Genl., 429. |