SIXTY·THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 4. 1913. 81 or a plied except in consequence of a subse uent appropriation made by law: Providizd further, That the Secreiilamy of Ithe Interior shall D°°°“°° "Pmsubnnt to Congress annually on the first It onday in December a detraded report cghtrhelpsqlou tgiis fundi o reim urse a . e or trave expenses incurred b her °*¤r=D·'f¤‘¤¤— under instructions from an official of theliingdian service in the clgsing R°`mbm°°m°m` ggohfg accounts as a former superintendent in the Indian service, To pay to Frederick H. Abbott the difference between the com- F¤¤d¤¤¤kH·Ab§>¤¢¢· pensation allowed EH law for the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and miiiiyauii Agiiniiiiiiiii the comEnsation owed by law for the Assistant Commissioner of “‘“"· Indian airs, for services as Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs from September thirteenth, mneteenhundred and twelve, when the olhce of Commissioner of Indian Affairs was vacated, and continuing as long as the duties and resdponsibilities of said office of Commissioner of Indian Affairs shall evolve upon said Frederick H. Abbott as Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs, such an amount as may be necessary, to be paid from the $5 000 appropriated for salary of the Commissioner o Indian Affairs by the Act of August twenty- V¤¥·¤‘*·l>·¤- third, nineteen hundred and twelve (Th1rty-seventh Statutes at Large, page three hundred and mnety-six). _ or the &urpose of making inquiry into conditions in the Indian m§§g;g, g_ serv1ce, wi a view to ascertainingany and all facts relating to the ms. conduct and management of the ureau of Indian Affairs, and of °°"“‘°‘°“°"‘ recommending such changes in the administration of Indian aEairs as would promote the betterment of the service and the well-being of Indiam, there is herebqnconstituted a commission to be known as the Joint Commission to vestigate Indian Adairs to be composed of three Members of the Senate, to be aqpointed by the Presiding Officer of the Senate, and three Members o the House of Representatives, to be appointed by the Speaker. The said commission_be, mggtv•r¤ •¤d •¤- and is hereby, ted, authorized, and empowered to examine mto y' · the conduct and management of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and all its branches and agencies, their organization and administra- Examination d tion. The commission shall have power and authorilg to examine apnea, ew. all books documents, and papers in the said Bureau of dian Affairs, its branches or agencies, re ating to the administration of the business of said bureau, and shall have and is hereby éranted authority to sub uma witnesses, comgeitheir attendance, minister oaths, and to demand any and all _ ks, documents, and mem of whatever nature relating to the BEBIIS ot Indians as cooduc by said bureau, its branches and agencies. Said commission is hereby authorized to visit an Indian agency, school, institution or other establishment under the jurisdiction and control of the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Department of the Interior, and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior, the Commissioner of Indian Adairs, and all other oliieers connected with the administration of Indian aifairs to a1d the said commission and furnish all available information that mayhbe demanded b said commission. _ e investigation hereby provided for shall be conducted by said °,§°P°'* °‘ ”¤d*°¤¤· commission as speedily as possible, and the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of such commission shall be reported to Coniiress during the Sixty-third Congress. Said commission is hereby author- ,m‘;Q§'*°“’· °*°·· ““"°· ized to employ such clerical and other assistance, including stenographers, as said commission ma deem necessary in the propegdprose- Pm is cution of its work: Provided, 'llhat stenographers so employ shall niuiiaiien, not receive for.their services $1 per page. The u;§g’;§’“‘*°” "' sum of $25,0QO is hereby appro riat to pay the expenses of the said commission. Withm ten diays after the appointment of the members of the commission they shall proceed to elect a chairman 91006°-—vor. 38-·r·r 1--6
