Branch line, ritory. Chickasaw Indian nations to a point on the Texas State line and on Red River, on the north boundary of said State and the south boundary of the said Chickasaw Indian Nation, to Sherman, in the State of Texas, by way of Collinsville, Okmulgee, Wewoka, and Tishomingo, in the said Indian Territory; and for such purposes the said railway company is hereby empowered to acquire and occupy a right of way of the same dimensions, by the same methods, and for the same compensation as provided for in the original Act approved December twenty-first, eighteen hundred and ninety-three. SEC. 3. That the said railway company be, and is Oklahoma Ter hereby, authorized and empowered to construct, equip, and operate a branch line or extension from its main line, starting from a point at or near Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma Territory, and extending thence in a south or southwesterly direction through the organized counties of Lincoln, Pottawatomie, and Cleveland, in said Oklahoma Territory, to a point on the south line of said Oklahoma Territory and on the Canadian River, and on the north boundary line of the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, and extending thence south or southwesterly through the Chickasaw Indian Nation to a point on the north boundary line of the State of Texas and on Red River, and thence to the city of Henrietta, Clay County, in said State of Texas, by way of Chandler and Shawnee, in Oklahoma Territory, and Pauls Valley, in the Indian Territory; and that, for the purposes of constructing said railway line and branches through the said above-named organized counties in Oklahoma Territory, the said railway company shall proceed and be governed in all respects by the laws of the said Territory of Oklahoma, except as to allotted or reserved Indian lands, and where the line of road shall pass through such lands the company in receiving the right of way through the same shall in all respects be governed by the provisions of said Act of December twenty-first, eighteen hundred and ninety-three: and for the purposes of constructing its said railway line and branches through the said Indian nations the said railway company shall proceed and be governed in all things by the provisions of the said original Act approved December twenty-first, eighteen hundred and ninety-three. Construction, branch lines. SEC. 4. That the said railway company shall build at least fifty miles of each of its said branch lines within two years after the approval of this Act, and shall have two years thereafter in which to complete the same, or the rights herein granted shall be forfeited as to such portions as are not built. Approved, February 21, 1899. CHAP. 193.-An act to amend an act entitled "An act to amend an act to grant to the Gainesville, McAlester and Saint Louis Railway Company a right of way through the Indian Territory." Feb. 25, 1899. 30 Stat., 891. ed to Gaines ter & St. Louis Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of section nine of the Act en- Time extendtitled "An Act to grant to the Gainesville, McAlester and ville. McAlesSaint Louis Railway Company a right of way through Ry. for right the Indian Territory," approved March first, eighteen of way through hundred and ninety-three, be, and the same are hereby, tory. extended for a further period of three years from and after the passage of this amendment. Approved, February 25, 1899. Indian Terri CHAP. 226.-An act to amend an act entitled "An act to grant the right of way through the Indian Territory to the Denison, Bonham and New Orleans Railway Company for the purpose of constructing a railway, and for other purposes," approved March twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and to vest in The Denison, Bonham and Gulf Railway Company all the rights, privileges, and franchises therein granted to said first-named company. Feb. 28, 1899. 30 Stat., 914. of Denison, Orleans Rail ham & Gulf Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all the rights of way, privileges, and fran- Right of way chises granted, or which were sought to be granted, to Bonham & New the Denison, Bonham and New Orleans Railway Com- way granted to pany by the Act of Congress entitled "An act to grant Denison, Bonthe right of way through the Indian Territory to the Railway. Denison, Bonham and New Orleans Railway Company for the purpose of constructing a railway, and for other purposes," be, and the same are hereby, fully vested in and granted to The Denison, Bonham and Gulf Railway Company, and said Act is hereby so amended as to insert in lieu of the name of the Denison, Bonham and New Orleans Railway Company that of the said The Denison, Bonham and Gulf Railway Company wherever it occurs in the title or body of said Act, and the same shall hereafter read and be construed in all respects as if the name of the said The Denison, Bonham and Gulf Railway Company had been inserted in the original Act in lieu of that of the Denison, Bonham and New Orleans Railway Company. Approved, February 28, 1899. Mar. 1, 1899. 30 Stat., 924. partment ap CHAP. 324.-An act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assemIndian De- bled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, propriations. appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of paying the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department and in full compensation for all offices the salaries for which are specially provided for herein, for the service of the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred, and fulfilling treaty stipulations for the various Indian tribes, namely: Inspectors. Chickasaws. For pay of eight Indian inspectors, one of whom shall be an engineer competent in the location, construction, and maintenance of irrigation works, and one of whom may be located by the Secretary of the Interior in the Indian Territory, and under his direction and authority may perform any duties required by law of said Secretary in said Territory, at two thousand five hundred dollars per annum each, twenty thousand dollars. For permanent annuity, in goods, three thousand dollars. ** Choctaws. 614. CHOCTAWS. Vol. 7, p. 99. p. For permanent annuity, per second article of treaty of Vol. 11, P. November sixteenth, eighteen hundred and five, and thirteenth article of treaty of June twenty-second, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, three thousand dollars; Vol. 7. 213. 614. p. For permanent annuity, for support of light horsemen, Vol. 11. p. per thirteenth article of treaty of October eighteenth, eighteen hundred and twenty, and thirteenth article of treaty of June twenty-second, eighteen hundred and fiftyfive, six hundred dollars; Vol. 7, pp. 212-236. For permanent annuity, for support of blacksmith, per Vol. 7, p. 36. sixth article of treaty of October eighteenth, eighteen Vol. 11, P. hundred and twenty, ninth article of treaty of January twentieth, eighteen hundred and twenty-five, and thirteenth article of treaty of June twenty-second, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, six hundred dollars; 614. p. For permanent annuity for education, per second and thirteenth articles of last two treaties named above, six thousand dollars; For permanent annuity for iron and steel, per ninth Vol. 11, p. article of treaty of January twentieth, eighteen hundred and twenty-five, and thirteenth article of treaty of June Vol. 7. 236. 614. twenty-second, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, three hundred and twenty dollars; Interest. 7, p. Vol. 11, p. For interest on three hundred and ninety thousand two hundred and fifty-seven dollars and ninety-two cents, at 236. five per centum per annum, for education, support of the 614. government, and other beneficial purposes, under the direction of the general council of the Choctaws, in conformity with the provisions contained in the ninth and thirteenth articles of treaty of January twentieth, eighteen hundred and twenty-five, and treaty of June twentysecond, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, nineteen thousand five hundred and twelve dollars and eighty-nine cents; in all, thirty thousand and thirty-two dollars and eighty-nine cents. * CREEKS. For permanent annuity, in money, per fourth article of treaty of August seventh, seventeen hundred and ninety, and fifth article of treaty of August seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, one thousand five hundred dollars; Creeks. Permanent annuities. Vol. 11, p. For permanent annuity, in money, per second article of Vol. 7, p. 69. treaty of June sixteenth, eighteen hundred and two, and 700. fifth article of treaty of August seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, three thousand dollars; Vol. 287. 700. 287. 7. p. 7. p. For permanent annuity, in money, per fourth article of treaty of January twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and vol. 11, p. twenty-six, and fifth article of treaty of August seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, twenty thousand dollars; For permanent annuity for blacksmith and assistant, Vol. and for shops and tools, per eighth article of treaty of Vol. 11, p. January twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and twenty- 700. six, and fifth article of treaty of August seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, eight hundred and forty dollars; For permanent annuity for iron and steel for shop, per same articles and treaties, two hundred and seventy dollars; For permanent annuity for the pay of a wheelwright, per same articles of same treaties, six hundred dollars; For five per centum interest on two hundred thousand Interest. dollars, for purposes of education, per sixth article of Vol. 11, p. treaty of August seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, ten thousand dollars; 700. Vol. 14, p. For interest on two hundred and seventy-five thousand one hundred and sixty-eight dollars, at the rate of five 787. per centum per annum, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, under provisions of third article of treaty of June fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, thirteen thousand seven hundred and fifty-eight dollars and forty cents; in all, forty-nine thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight dollars and forty cents. 26831-16- -19 Seminoles. SEMINOLES. Interest. 702. Vol. 11, p. For five per centum interest on two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to be paid as annuity, per eighth article of treaty of August seventh, eighteen hundred and fiftysix, twelve thousand five hundred dollars; Vol. 14, p. 757. 30 Stat., 939. 30 Stat., 995. For five per centum interest on two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to be paid as annuity (they having joined their brethren west), per eighth article of treaty of August seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, twelve thousand five hundred dollars; For interest on fifty thousand dollars, at the rate of five per centum per annum, to be paid annually for the support of schools, as per third article of treaty of March twenty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, two thousand five hundred dollars; For interest on twenty thousand dollars, at the rate of five per centum per annum, to be paid annually for the support of the Seminole government, as per same article same treaty, one thousand dollars; in all, twenty-eight thousand five hundred dollars. * * * * For salaries of four commissioners, appointed under acts of Congress approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, and March second, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, to negotiate with the Five Civilized. Tribes in the Indian Territory, twenty thousand dollars: Provided, That the number of said commissioners is hereby fixed at four. For expenses of commissioners and necessary expenses of employees, sixty thousand dollars: And provided further, That three dollars per diem for expenses of a clerk detailed as special disbursing agent by Interior Department, while on duty with the Commission, shall be paid therefrom; for clerical help, including secretary of the Commission and interpreters, thirty-nine thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars; for contingent expenses of the Commission, three thousand five hundred dollars; in all, one hundred and twenty-three thousand four hundred and eighty dollars. That said Commission shall continue to exercise all authority heretofore conferred on it by law. Mar. 2, 1899. CHAP. 380.—An act to amend an act entitled “An act authorizing the Arkansas Northwestern Railway Company to construct and operate a railway through the Indian Territory, and for other purposes," and extending the time for constructing and operating the said railway for two years from the fifth day of April, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine. Time extend ed to Arkansas Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepresentaNorthwestern tives of the United States of America in Congress assemRy. for complet bled, That section eight of the Act entitled "An Act auof way through thorizing the Arkansas Northwestern Railway Company to construct and operate a railway through the Indian tion of right Indian Terri tory. |