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The Secretary of the Interior, Transmitting 48TH CONGRESS,} SENATE. Ex. Doc. 1st Session. { No. 70. L LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, TRANSMITTING, In compliance with a resolution of the Senate of December 6, 1883, report of Commissioner of Indian A.ffairs submitting copies of Sioux agreements to cession of land to the United States, ttoith correspondence connected therewith. JANUARY 23, 1884.-Referred to the Select Committee on Sioux Indian Reservation and ordered to be printed. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Washington, January 22, 1884. SIR: I haYe the honor to acknowledge the receipt of a resolution of the Senate, of the 6th ultimo, of which the following is a copy: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Interior be directed to communicate to the Senate copies of any and all agreements made with the Sionx Nation of Indians, and with any tribe or band of them, for the cession of any portion of their existing reser­ vation to the United States, together with all signatures now attached to the said agreements; and to inform the ~enate whether any tribe or band of such Sioux Na­ tion has declined to enter into such agreements; and to furnish copies of any cor­ respondence between the Department and any official or other individuals concerning any such ae:reements, or the ratification thereof by said Indians; and to communi­ cate to the ~enate what has been done by the Department in carrying out the provis­ ions of chapter 143 of the statutes of the second session of the last Congress in refer- ence thereto. " In reply, I have the honor to transmit herewith copy of the report of January 21, 1884, from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, with the copies of papers therein referred to, called for by the foregoing· resolu­ tion. Answers in detail to the several inquiries for information contained in the said resolution are fully set out in said report and accompanying papers. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, H. M. TELT.. ER, Secretary. Th-3 PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF 'l'HE UNITED S•J .A'i'ES SENA'l'E. 2 SIOUX NATION 01!' INDIANS. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTE~IOR, OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, nr ashington, January 21, 1884. SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt, by your reference of December 10, 1883, of a resolution of the Senate, dated December 6, 1883, as follows : Resolved, That the Secretary of the Interior be directed to communicate to the l Senate copies of any and all agreements made with the Sioux Nation of Indians, and with any tribes or bands of them, for the cession of any portion of their existing res­ ervation to the United States, together with all signatures now attached to said agree­ ments; and to inform the Senate whether any tribe or band of such Sioux Nation has declined to enter into such agreements; and to furnish copies of any correspondence between the Department and any official or other individuals concerning any such agreements, or the ratification thereof by said Indians; and to communicate to the Senate what has been done by the Department in carrying out the provisions of chap- .. ter 143 of the statutes of the second session of the last Congress in reference thereto. Agreeably with the direction contained in said resolution, I have the honor to submit herewith copies of two agreements negotiated with the Sioux Indians, involving the cession to the United States of a ;por­ tion of the Great Sioux Reservation; one signed by the chiefs and bead men of the several bands, except the Lower Brule and Crow Creek .. bands, and the other (which is neither more nor less than an assent to the agreement made with the other bands) by the chiefs and head men of the Crow Creek band. The existence of two separate agreements of the same character is due to the fact that the Crow Creek Indians were the last visited by the Commission, and their consent was not obtained in time to have it em­ bodied in the general agreement, which it was desired should be pre­ sented to Congress as early in the session as possible. As will be seen from the correspondence~ the Lower Brules, influenced by a few o£ their chiefs, who were supported in their opposit.ion by what is known as tlw "soldier band," stubbornly and persistently refused to become parties to the agreement. None of the other bands withheld their assent there· to. The .two agreements mentioned are the only ones that have been made with the Sioux looking to the cession to the Government of any portion of their existing reservation. With the copies of the agreements are also submitted copies of all the correspondence between the Department and any official or other indi­ viduals concerning said pgreements or the ratification thereof by said 1 Indians. As regards the action taken by the Department in carrying out the provisi_ons of chapter 143 of the Statutes, Second Session, 47th Con- 1 gress (Vol. 22, p. 624), I would state that the Commission, as originally composed, was instructed, under date of March 14, 1883, to proeeed to the several agencies where the agreement was executed, and elsewhere as might he necessary, with a view to the execution of the act in con­ formity to the terms thereof. The attempt to obtain the assent of the Indians to said agreement in the manner pre~cribed in the beforementioned chapter, i. e., as pro­ Yid.ell by Artiele XU of the treaty of April 29, 1868 (15 Stat., 635), which requires the assent of three-fourths of the adult male Indians occnp;ying the resernttion, was altogether unsuccessful. The causes which led to the failure are fully set out in the report of the Commis­ sioners, dated December 31, 1883, and accompanying papers, to which I invite attention as affording the crearest understanding of the facts of the ease. The agreement as origin~tlly executed was returned to the De­ partment by the Commissioners with their said report, without change, ·l SIOUX NATION OF INDIANS. 3 and no further steps have been taken by the Department in connection therewith. · The papers submitted are arranged in chronological order, as being the most convenient for reference, and should be kept in the order in which the papers are numbered (in pencil). A copy of this report is inclosed. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, H. PRICE, Commissioner. The Hon. SECRETARY OF 1'HE INTERIOR. COPIES OF AGREEMENTS MADE WITH THE SIOUX JfATIONOF INDIANS, FOR THE CESSION OF PORTIONS OF THEIR EXISTING RESERVATION (THE GREAT SIOUX RESERVATION) 10 THE UNITED STATES, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SEPARATE, SMALLER RESERVATIONS, FOR THE SEVERAL BANDS, TO BE CARVED OUT OF THE EXISTING B.ESERV.A­ TION, ~·c. TOGETHER WITH COPIES OJ<' ALL CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT AND ANY OFFICIAL OR OTHER INDIVIDUALS CONCERNING SUCH AGREEMENTS, OR THE RATIFICATION THEREOF BY SUD INDIANS. [Furnished in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, dated December 6, 1883.] Extract f'rorn an act rnaking app1·opriation8 fm· 81md1·y civil expenses of the Governrnent for the fiscal yea1· ending June thiTtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, and for other pu1'­ poses. For this amount, m so much thereof as may be necessary, to enable the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate with the Sioux Indians for such modification of existing treaties and agreements with said Indians as may be deemed desirable by said In­ dians and the Secretary of the Interior, five thousand dollars; but any such-agree­ ment shall not take effect until ratified by Congress: Provided, however, That if auy lauds shall be acquired from said Indians by the United States, it shall be on the ex­ press condition that the United States shall duly dispose of the same to actual settlers under the provisions of the homestead laws. Approved, August 7, 1882. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, .Washington, September 15, 1882. SIR: By the act approved August 7, 1882 (sundry civil act), the snm of $5,000 is ap­ propriated to "enable the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate with the Sioux In­ dian,;· for such modification of existing treaties and agreements with said Indians as may be deemed desirable by said Indians and the Secretary of the Interior." In this connection, I have the honor to suggest, that if it be the pleasure of the Department to appoint Commissioners to conduct the authorized negotiations during the present season, this office will issue the necessary instructions for their guidance, if so desired, whenever their designation is made kuown. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, H. PRICE, Commissioner. The Ron. SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Washington, Septembe1· 15, 1/382. SIR: Referring to your letter of this elate on the subject of negotiation with the Sioux Indians for such modification of existing treaties and agreements with said In­ dians as may be deemed desirable by said Indians and the Secretary of the Interior, 4 SIOUX NATION OF INDIANS. as provided for in the sundr,y civil appropriation act approved August 7,1882, yon are respectfully informed that I have Llesignated the following-named gentlemen as Commissioners to make the negotiations. ' Newton Edmunds, Yankton, Dak. Peter C. Shannon. Yankton, Dak. James H. Teller, Cleveland, Ohio. One of the Commissioners will act as clerk of the Commission. The compensation of these Commissioners will be $10 per day while actually em­ ployed, and their actual and necessary expenses. The total expenditure will be limited to $5,000. You will please cause to be prepared the necessar,y instructions for their guidance and submit same to the Department f"r approval.
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