SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That, to provide for the usual distribution of medals among the chiefs of the Indian tribes, the sum of five thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

SEC. 3. Aud be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to pay in coin such of the annuities as, by the terms of any treaty of the United States with any Indian tribe, are required to be paid in coin.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That each of the chiefs, warriors, and heads of families of the Stockbridge Munsee tribes of Indians residing in the county of Shawana and State of Wisconsin, may, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, enter a homestead and become entitled to all the benefits of an act entitled "An act to secure homesteads to actual settlers on the public domain," approved May twenty, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, free from any fee or charge whatever, and any part of the lands being a part of their present reservation, which may be abandoned under the foregoing provisions, may be sold under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, and the proceeds applied for the benefit of such Indians as may settle on said homesteads, to aid them in improving the same. The said homestead thus secured shall not be subject to any tax, levy, or sale whatever, nor shall the same be sold, conveyed, mortgaged or in any manner encumbered except upon the decree of the district court of the United States, as hereinafter provided. Whenever any of said chiefs, warriors, heads of families of said tribes, having filed with the clerk of the district court of the United States a declaration of his intention to become a citizen of the United States, and to dissolve all relations with any Indian tribe, two years previous thereto, shall appear in said court, and prove to the satisfaction thereof, by the testimony of two citizens of the United States, that for five years last past he has adopted the habits of civilized life, that he has maintained himself and family by his own industry, that he reads and speaks the English language, that he is well disposed to become a peaceable and orderly citizen, and that he has sufficient capacity to manage his own affairs, the court may enter a decree admitting him to all the rights of a citizen of the United States, and thenceforth he shall be no longer held or treated as a member of any Indian tribe, but shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges, and be subject to all the duties and liabilities to taxation of other citizens of the United States. But nothing herein contained shall be construed to deprive them of annuities to which they are or may be entitled.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized to expend such part of the amount herein appropriated to carry into effect any treaty stipulation with any tribe or tribes of Indians, all or any portion of whom shall be in a state of actual hostility to the government of the United States, including the Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, Seminoles, Wichitas, and other affiliated tribes, as well as the Cherokees, as may be found necessary to support such individual members of said tribes as have been driven from their homes or reduced to want on account of their friendship to the United States, and enable them to subsist until they can support themselves in their own country: Provided, That an account shall be kept of the sums so paid for the benefit of the said members of said tribes, which account shall be rendered to Congress, at the commencement of the next session thereof, and all the purchases of articles for the purposes above set forth shall be made of the lowest responsible bidder after sufficient public notice by advertisement in appropriate newspapers: Provided, also, That the said Secretary shall not be required to accept any bid which is in his judgment unreasonable in its character: Provided, further, That no part of said annuities shall be expended for Indians outside of the Indian territory south of Kansas, except in providing for such individual Indians, or families as are sick and unable to remove to that territory,

or such as may be driven out of that territory by armed rebels, after the passage of this act.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed, in lieu of the bonds for the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, appropriated for the use of the Choctaw Indians by an act entitled "An act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with the various Indian tribes, for the year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty-two," approved March second, eighteen hundred and sixtyone, to pay to the Secretary of the Interior two hundred and fifty thousand dollars for the relief and support of individual members of Cherokee, Creek, Choetaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, Wichita, and other affiliated tribes of Indians, who have been driven from their homes and reduced to want on account of their friendship to the government, as contemplated by the provisions of an act entitled "An act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with the various Indian tribes for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixtythree," approved July fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two.

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to furnish the so-called refugee Indians in the Indian territory such temporary relief as may be absolutely necessary, including clothing and provisions during the residue of the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty five, to be furnished out of any money appropriated for the Commissary and Quartermaster's Department: Provided, That a detailed report shall be made to Congress, at its next session, of all expenditures made for their relief.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That any person who may drive or remove, except as hereinafter provided, any cattle, horses, or other stock from the Indian Territory, for the purposes of trade or commerce, shall be guilty of a felony, and on conviction to be punished by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding three years, or by both such fine and imprisonment. SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That the agent of each tribe of Indians, lawfully residing in the said Indian territory, be, and he is hereby, authorized to sell for the benefit of said Indians any cattle, horses, or other live stock belonging to said Indians, and not required for their use and subsistence, under such regulations as shall be established by the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That nothing in this and the preceding section shall interfere with the execution of any order lawfully issued by the Secretary of War, connected with the movement or subsistence of the troops of the United States.

Approved March 3, 1865.

PRIVATE ACTS.

AN ACT for the relief of William H. Jameson, a paymaster in the United States army.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the proper accounting officers of the Treasury Department be, and they are hereby, required to allow Major William H. Jameson, on settlement of his accounts, a credit of nine hundred and fifty-nine dollars and fourteen cents, for money in his hands as paymaster in the army, on board the steamer Ruth, and destroyed by fire on the night of the fourth of August, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, if, on examining the evidence by the Paymaster General, he, the said Paymaster General, shall deem him justly entitled to said credit; but such credit shall not be allowed without the said Paymaster General shall certify his approval thereof. Approved December 20, 1864.

AN ACT for the relief of George W. Murray.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Commissioner of Pensions be, and he is hereby, directed to pay to George W. Murray the pension to which he was entitled by the act of Congress, approved on the third of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, entitled "An act for the more equitable administration of the navy pension fund."

Approved December 20, 1864.

AN ACT for the relief of Deborah Jones.

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 place the name of Deborah Jones, the widow of the late Captain Ezekiel Jones, of the county of Oneida, and the State of New York, upon the pension roll, at the rate of twenty dollars per month, according to the provisions of the act to grant pensions, approved July fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and that said pension shall commence from the sixth day of November, eighteen hundred and sixty-two. Approved December 21, 1864.

AN ACT for the relief of Charles M. Pott.

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 is hereby, required to place the name of Charles M. Pott, late of company K,

one hundred and seventy-ninth Pennsylvania militia, on the pension roll, at the rate of eight dollars per month, from the date of his discharge, March seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, for total disability sustained by the loss of an arm by accident while in the hospital detained for his pay after his discharge had been ordered.

Approved December 22, 1864.

AN ACT for the relief of Charles Anderson, assignee of John James, of Texas.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to pay to Charles Anderson, assignee of John James, of Texas, the sum of one thousand and forty-one dollars and sixty-six cents, being the amount certified by the quartermaster general to be due to the said John James for back rent of Camp Hudson, in Texas, prior to the first of July, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, the same having been regularly assigned to the said Charles Anderson.

Approved January 18, 1865.

AN ACT for the relief of George Mowry.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay to George Mowry, the sum of seventy-two dollars and twelve cents, in full payment for conveying two prisoners from Somerset jail, in Pennsylvania, to Pittsburg, in the year eighteen hundred and forty-one, by order of the United States deputy marshal for the western district of Pennsylvania.

Approved January 18, 1865.

AN ACT for the relief of Jacob Weber.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be paid to private Jacob Weber, of the fourth regiment of Ohio volunteer infantry, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of nine hundred and thirteen dollars and thirty-three cents, to reimburse him for money advanced by him to pay Scott Allen, A. Hyatt, Henry Olden, A. W. Cook, Lewis Shiridollar, and James Garland, who were employed as teamsters for the said fourth regiment of Ohio volunteer infantry between the first day of August, anno Domini eighteen hundred and sixty one, and the first day of July, anno Domini eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and received the price of said employment from the said Jacob Weber, who advanced the same on the quartermaster's certificates to said employés, with the assurance of the said quartermaster and the commander of said regiment that the amount so advanced would very soon thereafter be repaid and refunded to him by the government, through said quartermaster. Approved January 20, 1865.

AN ACT for the relief of Emily A Lyon.

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, directed to place upon the pension roll the name of Emily A. Lyon, widow of Alfred M. Lyon, a late sutler in the twenty-third regiment of Iowa volunteers, but who volunteered as a private in company A of the said regiment, and while serving in that capacity was mortally wounded at the battle at Black river, Mississippi, on the seventeenth day of May, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and died on the field; the said pension to be at the rate of eight dollars per month, commencing on the seventeenth day of May, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, and continuing during the widowhood of the pensioner. Approved January 24, 1865.

AN ACT for the relief of Isaac R. Diller.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay to Isaac R. Diller, late consul at Bremen, the sum of three thousand dollars, in full for the expenses incurred by him for extra clerk-hire in his office, and for moneys advanced to destitute American citizens during the interval between the first day of August, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, and the twentieth day of September, eighteen hundred and sixty-one. Approved January 30, 1865.

AN ACT for the relief of Mary Scales Accardi.

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 hereby is, directed to place the name of Mary Scales Accardi, the widow of Salvador Accardi, upon the roll of widows of invalid pensioners, and that the said Mary Scales Accardi be paid a pension, at the rate of six dollars per month, commencing July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two. Approved January 30, 1865.

AN ACT for the relief of Louis Roberts.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to pay to Louis Roberts, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of two thousand seven hundred and forty dollars and ninety-nine cents, that being the amount of money advanced by said Roberts, out of his own means, to replace certain Indian indemnity goods, accidentally destroyed by fire in November, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, while being transported by him from Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Redwood Agency, for R. G. Murphy, United States Indian agent for the Sioux Indians in Minnesota.

Approved February 9, 1865.