Ah-nis-ta-yee, White Calf Robe, his x mark. Seal. Oc, api otoss, Many White Horse, his x mark. Seal. Saka-potin, Short Hair Robe Out, his x mark. Seal. Emuc Stomicks, Small Bull, his x mark. Seal. Enuah Ota supse suk, Buffalo Adviser, his x mark. Seal. Appatappi, Blood Person, his x mark. Seal. Eddie Jack. Seal. Anthony. Seal. Joe Shorty, his x mark. Seal. Sape na machai, Taking Gun at Night, his x mark. Seal. Mia-apoa-ksis, Drags Blanket, his x mark. Seal. Si-ichikin, Bear Shoes, his x mark. Seal. Shuatoin ena, Feather Tail Chief, his x mark. Seal. Siccim Pistacon, Man Loves Tobacco, his x mark. Seal. See-coor-copatose, Last Star, his x mark. Seal. O, ne-cus-omuch, Antilope Running, his x mark. Seal. Seal. Peek Shawin, Bird Flies, his x mark. Seal. Mooe-Su-Kash, Hairy Coat, his x mark. Seal. Petah-epu, Eagle talk, his x mark. Seal. N-ta-coo-ce-me-ka, Double Gun, his x mark. Seal. Piegan, Blood, and Blackfeet signatures Continued. Piegan, Blood, and Blackfeet signatures→ Continued. Ah Kutsa, Gambler, his x mark. Seal. Neti-num-echa, Lone Medicine Man, his x mark. Seal. Etos Otocon, Red Head, his x mark. Seal. Moqui-chickin, Wolf Shoe, his x mark. Seal. Kesh-sip-poo-nish-ta, Cow Running on Side Hill, his x mark. Seal. Lecam Omue, Running Crane Three, his x mark. Seal. Mequid Se Sapoop, Red Plume, his x mark. Seal. Ockshisho, Good Warrior, his x mark. Seal. Ashenasham, Cree Medicine, his x mark. Seal. Petah pickish, Eagle Rib, his x mark. Seal. Nina, Instom, Lodge Pole Chief, his x mark. Seal. Natooup, Medicine Weasel, his x mark. Seal. Ienaquishapoop, Morning Plume, his x mark. Seal. Piutes-ena-mukum, Take Guns from Both Sides, his x mark. Seal. Ech-to-ko-pa, Man Rides Horse in a day, his x mark. Seal. Seal. Acotoka, Side and Side, his x mark. Seal. Es-ta-sha-ko, White Cow Looking, his x mark. Seal. Pin-ti-ah-cocoma, About to Shoot, his x mark. Seal. Su-natsis, Tail Feathers, his x mark. Seal. Na-to-kes-cenupa, Two Fox, his x mark. Seal. Esto-pes-to-muk, Wears hat on side, his x mark. Seal. Enapitze, Bones, his x mark. Seal. Manashto, Young Crow, his x mark. Seal. Seal. Neeha-pope, Chief Standing Alone, his x mark. Seal. Spio, Mexican, his x mark. Seal. Massuca, Red Paint, his x mark. Seal. Kutto Macon, Man Who Don't Run, his x mark. Seal. Cava chish, Bear Leggings, his x mark. Seal. Enucksee, Small Robe, his x mark. Seal. Omucksinstom, Big Pole, his x mark. Seal. Cotta Sucks, Man Don't go Out, his x mark. Seal. Seal. Acadmmoh, Man Takes Plenty Arms, his x mark. Seal. We hereby certify that the foregoing articles of agreement were carefully read and explained to the Indians above named, in open council, and were thoroughly understood by them, before signing the same, and that the agreement was executed and signed by said Indians, at the Blackfeet Agency, in the Territory of Montana, on the eleventh day of February, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven. WILL RUSSELL, United States Interpreter. Special Interpreter. Piegan, Blood, and Blackfeet signaturesContinued. Attest: EUGENE MEAD. Therefore, Agreement ratified. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That said agreement be, and the same is hereby, accepted, ratified, and confirmed. SEC. 2. That for the purpose of carrying out the terms of said Appropriation. agreement the sum of four hundred and thirty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be immediately available. Lands open to settlement. R. S. 2301, p. 421. SEC. 3. That lands to which the right of the Indians is extinguished under the foregoing agreement are a part of the public domain of the United States and are open to the operation of the laws regulat- Post, p. 239. ing homestead entry, except section twenty-three hundred and one of the Revised Statutes, and to entry under the town site laws and the laws governing the disposal of coal lands, desert lands, and mineral lands; but are not open to entry under any other laws regulating the sale or disposal of the public domain. Commission to nego tiate with Utes of SEC. 4. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to appoint a commission, consisting of three persons, with, authority to southern Colorado. negotiate with the band of Ute Indians of southern Colorado for such modification of their treaty and other rights, and such exchange of their reservation, as may be deemed desirable by said Indians and the Secretary of the Interior; and said commission is also authorized, if the result of such negotiations shall make it necessary, to negotiate with any other tribes of Indians for such portion of their reservation as may be necessary for said band of Ute Indians of southern Colorado if said Indians shall determine to remove from their present location; the report of said commission to be made to and subject to ratification by Congress before taking effect; and for this purpose the sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, Appropriation. is hereby appropriated, which shall be immediately available. Approved, May 1, 1888. May 1, 1888. Charleston, W.Va. CHAP. 214.-An act appropriating the sum of fifty-two thousand dollars for the enlargement and improvement of the United States Government building at Charleston, West Virginia Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of fifty-two thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise approAppropriation to en- priated, for the enlargement and improvement of the United States Government building at Charleston, West Virginia; such enlargement and improvement to be made under plans and specifications approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. large and improve. May 2, 1888. Minnesota. Customs districts. R. S., sec. 2595, p. 513, amended. Approved, May 1, 1888. CHAP 227.-An act to amend sections twenty-five hundred and ninety-five and twenty-five hundred and ninety-six of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and to provide a collector at the port of Saint Paul, Minnesota, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections twenty-five hundred and ninety-five and twenty-five hundred and ninety-six of the Revised Statutes of the United States be amended so as to read as follows: "SEC. 2595. That there shall be in the State of Minnesota two collection districts, as follows: "First. The district of Minnesota: to comprise all the territory of the United States east of the western line of the State of Minnesota, and west of the westerly line of the State of Wisconsin, except the waters and shores of Lake Superior and the rivers flowing into the Saint Paul to be a same, in which Saint Paul shall be the port of entry, and Saint Vincent a subport of entry and delivery. port of entry. tation privileges to "Second. The District of Duluth: to comprise all the waters and shores of Lake Superior and the rivers connected therewith, within Immediate transpor- the State of Minnesota, in which Duluth shall be the port of entry and delivery, with the privilege of immediate transportation as defined by section seven, of the act of June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, entitled 'An act to amend the statutes in relation to immediate transportation of dutiable goods, and for other purposes,' being chapter one hundred and ninety, volume twenty-one, of the Statutes at Large." R. S., sec. 2596, p. 513, amended. Collector to reside at Saint Paul. At Duluth. יי May 9, 1888. Adelante. "SEC. 2596. There shall be in the collection districts of the State of Minnesota the following officers: "First. In the district of Minnesota, a collector, who shall reside at Saint Paul and whose compensation shall be the same as that provided for the collectors named in section twenty-six hundred and seventy-five of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and a deputy collector who shall reside at Saint Vincent. "Second. In the district of Duluth, a collector, who shall reside at Duluth." Approved, May 2, 1888. CHAP. 230.-An act for the registry of the barges "Albert M," "Condor," and "Adelante." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the American registry United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Commisgranted to "Albert Condor," and sioner of Navigation is hereby authorized to admit to registry, as vessels of the United States, the following-named foreign vessels, owned by John Scully, of South Amboy, New Jersey, on satisfactory proof that he is a citizen of the United States, namely: the "Albert M," the "Condor," and the "Adelante." Approved, May 9, 1888. CHAP. 231.-To amend an act entitled 'An act authorizing the Postmaster-General to adjust certain claims of postmasters for loss by burglary, fire, or other unavoidable casualty,' approved March seventeenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two. May 9, 1888. Claims for losses. Postmaster-General to investigate claims Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act entitled Postmasters. "An act authorizing the Postmaster-General to adjust certain claims of postmasters for loss by burglary, fire, or other unavoidable cas- ed. ualty," approved March seventeenth, eighteen hundred and eightytwo, be and the same is hereby, amended so as to read, as follows: That the Postmaster-General be, and he is hereby, authorized to investigate all claims of postmasters for the loss of money-order for losses by casualty. funds, postal-funds, postage-stamps, stamped envelopes, newspaper wrappers, and postal cards, belonging to the United States in the hands of such postmasters, resulting from burglary, fire, or other unavoidable casualty, and if he shall determine that such loss resulted from no fault or negligence on the part of such postmasters, to pay to such postmasters, or credit them with the amount so ascertained to have been lost or destroyed, and also to credit postmasters with the amount of any remittance of money-order funds or postal funds made by them in compliance with the instructions of the Postmaster-General, which shall have been lost or stolen while in transit by mail from the office of the remitting postmaster to the office designated as his depository, or after arrival at such depository office and before the postmaster at such depository office has become responsible therefor: Provided, That no claim exceeding the sum of two thousand dollars shall be paid or credited until after the facts shall $2,000 to be reported have been ascertained by the Postmaster-General and reported to Con- to Congress. gress, together with his recommendation thereon, and an appropriation made therefor: And provided further, That this act shall not embrace any claim for losses as aforesaid which accrued more than fifteen years prior to March seventeenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two; and all such claims must be presented to the PostmasterGeneral within six months from such latter date, except claims for postal funds which may be received, considered and allowed, if presented within six months after the passage of this act, in cases where the postmaster had, at or about the time of the loss, made report thereof to the Post-Office Department or to an inspector or special agent of the Department; and no claim for losses which may hereafter accrue shall be allowed unless presented within six months from the time the loss occurred. Provisos. exceeding Limitation as to time of presenting claim. SEC. 2. That it is hereby made the duty of the Postmaster-General Report. to report his action herein to Congress annually, with his reasons therefor in each particular case. Approved, May 9, 1888. CHAP. 232.-An act to authorize the Kansas Valley Rail Road Company to construct and operate a railway through the Fort Riley military reservation, in Kansas, and for other purposes. May 9, 1888. Kansas Valley Railroad Company may graph, and telephone Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Kansas Valley Railroad Company, a corporation created under and by vir- build railway, teletue of the laws of the State of Kansas, be, and the same is hereby, fire through Fort Ri empowered to survey, locate, construct, and maintain a railway, tele- ley Reservation, Kangraph, and telephone line through that portion of the Fort Riley mili- sas. tary reservation situated south and west of the Kansas River, upon such a line as shall be determined and approved by the Secretary of War. SEC. 2. That said corporation is authorized to take and use for all purposes of a railway, and for no other purpose, a right of way one hundred feet in width through said Fort Riley military reservation Width of right of way. |