September 20, 1922. [H. R. 8256.] 42 Stat., 1710. Perry H. Kennerly. located by said agent through misinformation given to him as to the location of a reservation corner. Approved, June 26, 1922. CHAP. 353. An Act Authorizing the issuance of a patent in fee to Perry H. Kennerly for land allotted to him on the Blackfoot Reservation, Montana. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to issue a patent in fee to Perry H. Kennerly, allottee number seven hundred and seventy-two, on the Blackfoot Reservation, Montana, for the 41 Stat., 16; ante, 207. eighty acres of land allotted to him on said reservation under the provisions of the Act of June 30, 1919 (Forty-first Statutes at Large, page 16), said patent to be issued upon the approval of said allotment and the schedule containing same. September 20, 1922. [H. R. 8669.] 42 Stat.. 1710. Jerome Kennerly. Land patent in fee to. September 22, 1922. [H. R. 9275). 42 Stat., 1758. Frances Kelly. lotment. Approved, September 20, 1922. CHAP. 355.-An Act Authorizing the issuance of a patent in fee to Jerome Ken- Approved, September 20, 1922. CHAP. 434.-An Act For the relief of Frances Kelly Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and hereby is, authorized in his discretion to issue patent issued to, in lieu of land to Frances Kelly for one hundred and sixty acres of nonmineral covered by Indian al- unreserved public lands of the United States within the State of Idaho, in lieu of lands described as follows: The west half of the east half of the east half of the northwest quarter and the west half of the east half of the northwest quarter, of section thirty-two, township thirty-five north, range two east, Boise meridian, for which patent was issued her upon her final homestead certificate, but which it subsequently appeared was partly included in the land patented under Indian allotments numbered eleven hundred and thirty-three and eleven hundred and thirty-four, in the Nez Perces Indian Reservation: Provided, however, That the Secretary of the Interior shall Alternative canceling have alternative authority to cancel the trust patents issued for said Nez Perce Indian allotments numbered eleven hundred and thirtythree and eleven hundred and thirty-four, and to issue in lieu thereof new trust patents, subject to the conditions contained in the original trust patents as extended, eliminating only the west ten acres of each of said allotments in conflict with the homestead patent to Mrs. Kelly; to determine damages and compensate the heirs for such loss in an amount not to exceed in all $1,000. To enable the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the provisions of this Act there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the United States Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000. Proviso. of trust patents, etc. Appropriation. Approved, September 22, 1922. SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS, SESSION III, 1922, No Indian Acts passed. PUBLIC ACTS OF THE SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS, FOURTH CHAP. 21.-An Act Making appropriations for the Departments of State and Justice and for the Judiciary for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1924, and for other purposes. January 3, 1923. [H. R. 13232.] 42 Stat., 1068. and Justice appropria tions. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Departments of State States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Departments of State and Justice and for the Judiciary for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1924, namely: Defending suits in Defending suits in claims against the United States: For necessary claims. expenses incurred in the examination of witnesses, procuring evidence, employment of experts, and such other expenses as may be necessary in defending suits in the Court of Claims, including In- Indian depredations. dian depredation claims, and including not exceeding $500 for law books, which shall be available to keep current existing sets of United States Supreme Court reports, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney General, $60,000. CHAP. 29.-An Act Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1923, and prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1923, and for other purposes. January 22, 1923. [H. R. 13615.] 42 Stat., 1154. Second Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following Act, 1923. sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1923, and prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1923, and for other purposes, namely: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. Fort Sill Apache Indians, Oklahoma: For the relief of, and purchase of lands for, certain of the Apache Indians of Oklahoma lately confined as prisoners of war at Fort Sill Military Reservation, as authorized by the Act of September 21, 1922, $42,500. Deficiency INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. * For increase of compensation, Indian Service, 67 cents. For surveying and allotting Indian reservations (reimbursable), $920.78. For irrigation, Indian reservations (reimbursable), $7.75. For relieving distress and prevention, and so forth, of diseases among Indians, $18.60. Audited claims. Payment of, certified by General Accounting Office. 110. For Indian schools, support, $34.13. For Indian school and agency buildings, $32.66. For industrial work and care of timber, $10.55. For purchase and transportation of Indian supplies, $709.63. For telegraphing and telephoning, Indian Service, $1. For expenses of Indian commissioners, $3.25 For general expenses, Indian Service, $48.37. For inspectors, Indian Service, $5.40. For industry among Indians, $41.15. For support of Indians in Arizona and New Mexico, $7.50. For improvement, maintenance, and operation, Fort Hall irrigation system, Idaho (reimbursable), $11. For drainage assessments, Indian lands in Minnesota (reimbursable), $9,567.62. For support of Northern Cheyennes and Arapahoes, Montana, $39.08. For the support of Indians in Nevada, 71 cents. For education, Sioux Nation, South Dakota, $32.45. For maintenance and operation, irrigation system, Yakima Reservation, Washington, $147.80. AUDITED CLAIMS. SEC. 3. That for the payment of the following claims, certified to be due by the General Accounting Office, under appropriations the 42 Stat., 23; 18 Stat., 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 1920 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 528, reported to Congress at its present session, there is appropriated as follows: 23 Stat., 254. Interior Department. January 24, 1923. [H. R. 13559.] 42 Stat., 1174. appropriations. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. For irrigation, Indian reservations (reimbursable), $15. For purchase and transportation of Indian supplies, $42.61. For pumping plant, Colorado River Reservation, Arizona (reimbursable), $129. For support of Sioux of different tribes, subsistence and civilization, South Dakota, $2.13. CHAP. 42. An Act Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1924, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Interior Department United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1924, namely: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. Secretary's office. SALARIES. Clerk to sign, under the direction of the Secretary, in Clerk to sign triba. his name and for him his approval of all tribal deeds to allottees and deeds, etc. deeds for town lots made and executed according to law for any of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians in the Indian Territory, $1,200. * GENERAL LAND OFFICE. General Land Office. Opening Indian reservations (reimbursable): For expenses pertaining to the opening to entry and settlement of such Indian reservation lands as may be opened during the fiscal year 1924: Provided That the expenses pertaining to the opening of each of said reservations and paid for out of this appropriation shall be reimbursed to the United States from the money received from the sale of the lands embraced in said reservations, respectively, $5,000. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. SALARIES. 89 sistant, clerks, etc. Commissioner, $5,000; Assistant Commissioner, $3,500; chief Commissioners, clerk, $2,750; financial clerk, $2,250; chiefs of divisions-one $2,250, one $2,000; law clerk, $2,000; assistant chief of division, $2,000; private secretary, $1,800; examiner of irrigation accounts, $1,800; draftsmen-one $1,400, one $1,200; clerks-twenty of class four, thirty-one of class three, two at $1,500 each, thirty-six of class two, sixty-four of class one (including one stenographer), thirty at $1,000 each (including one stenographer), thirty at $900 each, one $720; messenger, $840; three assistant messengers, at $720 each; four messenger boys, at $420 each; in all, $306,150. INDIAN SERVICE. SURVEYING AND ALLOTTING INDIAN RESERVATIONS. 33. For the survey, resurvey, classification, and allotment of lands in severalty under the provisions of the Act of February 8, 1887 in (Twenty-fourth Statutes at Large, page 388), entitled "An Act to provide for the allotment of lands in severalty to Indians," and under any other Act or Acts providing for the survey or allotment of Indian lands, $58,000, reimbursable, to be immediately available: Provided, That no part of said sum shall be used for the survey, resurvey, classification, or allotment of any land in severalty on the public domain to any Indian, whether of the Navajo or other tribes, within the State of New Mexico and the State of Arizona, who was not residing upon the public domain prior to June 30, 1914. IRRIGATION ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS. Indian Service. Indian reservations. Surveying, allotting severalty, etc. 24 Stat., 388, vol. 1, Proviso. Use in New Mexico and Arizona restricted. Irrigation on reservations. Construction, maintenance, etc., of proj For the construction, repair, and maintenance of irrigation systems, and for purchase or rental of irrigation tools and appliances, ects." water rights, ditches, and lands necessary for irrigation purposes for Indian reservations and allotments; for operation of irrigation systems or appurtenances thereto when no other funds are applicable or Administrative penses. Supervising neers. Stream gauging. Investigating projects, etc. available for the purpose; for drainage and protection of irrigable lands from damage by floods or loss of water rights, upon the Indian irrigation projects named below: dis- Irrigation district one: Round Valley Reservation, California, $1,000; Hoopa Valley, California, $1,500; Colville Reservation, Washington, $6,000; total, $8,500. ex engi new Irrigation district two: Walker River Reservation, Nevada, $5,000; Western Shoshone Reservation, Idaho and Nevada, $2,000; Shivwits, Utah, $500; total, $7,500. Irrigation district three: Tongue River, Montana, $1,500. Irrigation district four: Ak Chin Reservation, Arizona, $3,400; Chiu Chiu pumping plants, Arizona, $12,600; Coachella Valley pumping plants, California, $4,000; Morongo Reservation, California, $7,000; Pala Reservation and Rincon Reservation, Califfornia, $4,500; Owens Valley, California, $2,000; Tuolumne Reservation, California, $2,700; miscellaneous projects, $10,000; total, $46,200. Irrigation district five: New Mexico Pueblos, $15,000; Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, $7,500; Navajo and Hopi, miscellaneous projects, Arizona, including Tes-nos-pos, Moencopi Wash, Kin-le-chee, Wide Ruins, Red Lake, Corn Creek, Wepo Wash, Oraibi Wash, and Polacca Wash, $20,000; Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado, $20,000; total, $62,500. For necessary miscellaneous expenses incident to the general administration of Indian irrigation projects, including salaries of not to exceed five supervising engineers: In Indian irrigation district one: Oregon, Washington, northern California, and northern Idaho, $10,000; In Indian irrigation district two: Southern Idaho, Nevada, and Utah, $10,500; In Indian irrigation district three: Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota, $12,000; In Indian irrigation district four: Central and southern California. and southern Arizona, $11,000; In Indian irrigation district five: Northern Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado, $10,000; For cooperative stream gauging with the United States Geological Survey, $1,000; For necessary surveys and investigations to determine the feasi36 Stat., 858, vol. 3, bility and estimated cost of new projects and power and reservoir sites on Indian reservations in accordance with the provisions of section 13 of the Act of June 25, 1910, $1,000; 479. etc. Engineer, assistant, penses. Reimbursement. For pay of one chief irrigation engineer, $4,000; one assistant chief irrigation engineer, $3,000; one field cost accountant, $2,250; and for Traveling, etc., ex traveling incidental expenses of officials and employees of the Indian irrigation service, including sleeping-car fare, and a per diem not exceeding $3.50 in lieu of subsistence when actually employed in the field and away from designated headquarters, $6,500; total, $15,750. In all, for irrigation on Indian reservations, $197,450, reimburs 38 Stat., 583; ante, 8. able as provided in the Act of August 1, 1914 (Thirty-eighth Statutes at Large, page 582): Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended on any irrigation system or reclamation project for which public funds are or may be otherwise available: Provided further, That the foregoing amounts appropriated for such purposes shall be available interchangeably in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior for the necessary expenditures for damages by floods and other unforeseen exigencies: Provided, however, That the amount so interchanged shall not exceed in the aggregate 10 per centum of all the amounts so appropriated. Provisos. Flood damages, etc. Limitation. |