June 29, 1883. [Vol. 23, p. 734.] parties. AGREEMENTS. Memorandum of an agreement between P. H. Morgan, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States, and José Fernandez, Oficial Mayor of the Department for Foreign Affairs of Mexico, for the prolongation of agreement signed at Washington July 29, 1882. Signed and exchanged at the city of Mexico June 29, 1883. Contracting Memorandum of an agreement entered into in behalf of their respective Governments, by Philip H. Morgan, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, and José Fernandez, Oficial Mayor of the Department for Foreign Affairs of Mexico, and in charge thereof, for the prolongation of the Agreement entered into between their respective Governments by Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, Secretary of State of the United States of America, and Matias Romero, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Mexico, at Washington, on the twenty-ninth July, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, and the Protocol thereto attached, signed by the same parties in their aforesaid respective capacities, of the twenty-first September, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, which provides for the reciprocal crossing, in the unpopulated or desert parts of the international boundary line, by the regular federal troops of the respective Governments, in pursuit of savage hostile Indians. Scope of agree ment. ONLY ARTICLE. Agreement of It is agreed, that the Agreement entered into between the United States right of pursuit of Indians con- of America, therein represented by Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, their Sectinued one year. retary of State, and the Mexican Republic, therein represented by Matias Romero, their Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, at Washington, on the twenty-ninth day of July, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, and the Protocol thereto, signed by the same parties as above named and in their respective capacities as aforesaid, on the twenty-first day of September, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, which provides for the recipro cal crossing, in the unpopulated or desert parts of the international boundary line, by the regular federal troops of the respective Governments, in pursuit of savage hostile Indians, which said agreement, as well as the Protocol thereto, expires on the eighteenth day of August, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, be and the same is hereby prorogued, in all of its parts, conditions, and stipulations, for one year from the eighteenth of August, eighteen hundred and eighty-three: That is to say, until the eighteenth day of August, eighteen hundred and eighty-four. In faith of which we have interchangeably signed this Memorandum, at the city of Mexico this twenty-eighth day of June, eighteen hundred and eighty-three. P. H. MORGAN. [SEAL.] [SEAL.] October 31, 1884. Protocol of an agreement between the United States and Mexico. lation in former agreements. Signed and exchanged at the October 31, 1884. parties. Renewing stipu city of Mexico [Vol. 23, p. 806.] Contracting Protocol of a convention celebrated in the name of their respective Governments by Mr. Harry H. Morgan, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim of the United States of America and Senor José Fernandez, Under Secretary in charge of the Department for Foreign Affairs of the United States of Mexico, for the renewal of the agreement entered into by Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, Secretary of State of the United States of America, and Matias Romero, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of Mexico, each one in representation of their respective Governments, at the city of Washington on the twenty-ninth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two, and the Protocol thereto attached, signed by the same parties in their aforesaid capac ities, of the twenty-first of September, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two, which provides for the reciprocal passage in the unpopnlated or desert parts of the international boundary line by the regular federal troops of the respective Governments in pursuit of savage hostile Indians. In the city of Mexico, being present in the reception room of the Department for Foreign Affairs, Señor Don José Fernandez, Under Secretary in charge of the said Department, and Mr. Harry H. Morgan, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim of the United States of America, the first manifests that the Executive of the United States of Mexico having been authorized by the Chamber of Senators of the Congress of the Union, under date of the ninth instant, to renew the convention of the twenty-ninth of July, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two concerning the reciprocal passage of regular federal troops across the frontier in pursuit of hostile Indians he was prepared to sign the following agreement and both contracting parties being satisfied of the full authorization granted to each to treat upon the subject, in the name of their respective Governments, agreed upon the following: ONLY ARTICLE. It is agreed that the Convention entered into in the city of Washington on the twenty-ninth day of July, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, between the United States of America therein, represented by Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, Secretary of State of the same, and the United States of Mexico, therein represented by Matias Romero, their Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Washington, which provides for the reciprocal passage, in the unpopulated or desert parts of the international boundary line, by the regular federal troops of the respective Governments, in pursuit of savage hostile Indians, is hereby renewed in all of its parts, conditions, and stipulations, except in regard to the time for which the said agreement will remain in force, the time of which has been reduced one year counting from the thirty-first of October eighteen hundred and eighty-four; that is until the thirty-first of October eighteen hundred and eighty-five. In faith of which we have signed and exchanged reciprocally this Protocol at the city of Mexico, to-day, the thirty-first of October, eighteen hundred and eighty-four. [SEAL.] [SEAL.] PROCLAMATIONS. No. 12. H. H. MORGAN. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. March 13, 1885, [Vol. 23, p. 813.] Preamble. Whereas, it is alleged that certain individuals, associations of persons and corporations are in the unauthorized possession of portions of the ter- sons and associritory known as the Oklahoma lands within the Indian Territory, which ations alleged to are designated, described, and recognized by the treaties and laws of the be in unauthorized possession United States and by the Executive authority thereof as Indian lands; of, or preparing And whereas, it is further alleged that certain other persons or associ- to make forcible ations within the territory and jurisdiction of the United States have entry and settlebegun and set on foot preparations for an organized and forcible entry and Oklahoma lands; settlement upon the aforesaid lands, and are now threatening such entry and occupation; ment on the And the laws And whereas, the laws of the United States provide for the removal of of the U. S. proall persons residing or being found upon such Indian lands and territoryviding for the rewithout permission expressly and legally obtained of the Interior Depart-moval of persons found without ment; permission on Now, therefore, for the purpose of protecting the public interests, asindian lands; well as the interests of the Indian Nations and Tribes, and to the end that no person or persons may be induced to enter upon said territory where they will not be allowed to remain without the permission of the authority Such persons aforesaid, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United States, do hereby warned that warn and admonish all and every person or persons now in the occupationpermitted to enthey will not be of such lands, and all such person or persons as are intending, preparing, ter or remain on or threatening to enter and settle upon the same, that they will neither said lands. be permitted to enter upon said territory, nor, if already there, to remain thereon, and that in case a due regard for and voluntary obedience to the If admonition laws and treaties of the United States, and if this admonition and warnnot sufficient, ing be not sufficient to effect the purposes and intentions of the Governmilitary power will be invoked ment as herein declared, the military power of the United States will be to abate posses- invoked to abate all such unauthorized possession, to prevent such threatsion and prevent ened entry and occupation, and to remove all such intruders from the said Indian lands. or remove intruders. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington, this thirteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and ninth. Proclamation by the President relative to Crow Creek and Old Winnebago Reserve in Dakota. See page LI of this report. TRUST FUNDS AND TRUST LANDS. The following statements show the transactions in the Indian trust funds and trust lands during the year ending October 31, 1835. Statements A, B, C, D, E, F, and G show in detail the various stocks, funds in the Treasury to the credit of various tribes, and collections of interest. A statement is also given showing the condition of nominal State stocks enumerated in Table C, with certain correspondence relative thereto. A consolidated statement is given of all interest collected, and a statement of interest appropriated by Congress on non-paying State stocks for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1885. A statement also will be found showing the transactions arising on account of moneys derived from the sales of Indian lands, all being sufficiently in detail to enable a proper understanding of the subject. A.-List of names of Indian tribes for whom stock is held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior (Treasurer of the United States custodian), showing the amount standing to the credit of each tribe, the annual interest, the date of treaty or law under which the investment was made, and the amount of abstracted bonds for which Congress has made no appropriation, and the annual interest on the same. *No interest appropriated on a $1,000 abstracted bond. .... NOTE. The total of stocks held in trust, per last report, was..... $1,808, 016 831 $4,000 00 And by the release to the United States, under the third article of treaty with the Ottawas and Chippewas, dated July 31, 1855, of the following stocks belonging to said tribes, viz: Virginia 63 (Chesapeake and Ohio Canal)........ Tennessee 5s (A renewed).... 3,000 00 8,000 00 Total October 31, 1885. $1,800,016 831 |