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THIRTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 29, 30, 32. 1865. 427 CHA;. XXIX.—An Actfrr the Religfggcertain _)9·ieml{y Indians of the S122u:: Nation, Fey g, ;g35_ m znnesota. ··—·—;— WHEREAS certain Indians of the Sioux nation did, during the outbreak Relief of in Minnesota in eighteen hundred and sixty-two, at the risk of their §'igi'dl5’.Si‘;;*?‘ lives, aid in saving many white men, women, and children from being m m massacred, and, in consequence of such action, were compelled to abandon their homes and property, and are now entirely destitute of the means of support: Therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of ihe United States cy" America in Congress assembled, That the President of the Examination United States be, and he hereby is, authorized and requested to cause an °f gms *;*1 bf _ examination to be made in relation to all the facts pertaining to the action lgglégeagromlli of the said Indians, and to make such provision for their welfare as their for. necessities and future protection may require. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That, for the purpose of carrying Appropriation. out the provisions of this act, the sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated; one third of said sum to be paid and 1-[Ow to be exexpended for the benehbof Am-pe-tu—t0·ke-cha, or John Othenday, and P€¤d*=d· the remainder for the benefit of such other Indians as shall appear specially entitled thereto, for their friendly, extraordinary, and gallant services in rescuing white settlers from massacre in Minnesota: Provided, That Pmviso. not more than the sum of Eve hundred dollars shall be expended for any one Indian, except the chief above mentioned; and that the Secretary of Report to mmrhe Interior shall report to the next congress the names of the Indians €T€¤S· for whose benerit the same shall be expended, and the amount expended {br each. Arpnovim, February 9, 1865. CHAP. XXX. —An Ac! to extend to certain Persons in the Employ of the Government, the Feb. 9, 1865. Be1ua_fits ¢y" the Asylum for the Insane in the District of Columbia. ;‘“’*" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of lhc United States of America in Congress assemblei That during the continuance of Certain persons the rebellion, civilians employed in the service of the United States in be aflmlllfd the quartermastefs department and subsistence department of the army, tzé iisize who may bc, or may hereafter become insane while in such employment, District of Coshall be admitted, on the order of the Secretary of War, the same as per- 1“'“b‘a· sous belonging to the army and navy, to the benefits of the asylum for the insane in the District of Columbia, as provided in such ether cases by the fourth section of the “Act to organize an institution for the insane of 1855, eh_ 199, the army and navy, and of the District of Columbia in the Said Dist1‘ict,” 54- approved March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-five. VOL X` p' 682 Approved, February 9, 1865. CHAP. XXXII.- An Act to rovide for Acting Assistant Treasurers or Depositariesqf Feb. 13, 1865. the graded States in certain Cases. `Y`; Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of ihe United States of America in Congress assembled, That in case of the sickness or A t. . V unavoidable absence of any assistant treasurer OI' depositary of the United am grlggugggs States from his office, he may, with the approval of the Secretary of the and depositaries Treasury, authorize the chief clerk, or some other clerk employed therein, ggé: Ummd to act in his place, and to discharge all the duties required by law of such ` ihssistant treasurer or depositary: Provided, That the official bond given B0¤d by the principal of the office shall be held to cover and apply to the acts of the person appointed to act m his place in such cases : And provided further, That; such acting officer shall, for the time being, be subject to all Adm ( fH s the liabilities and penalties prescribed by law for the official misconduct subject go WDM_ in like cases, of the assistant treasurer or depositary respectively for whom ties. he shall act. Ar·1·R0vm>, February 13, 1865.