"The Winnebagoes receive no support from the Govern- ment, other than from the interest appropriated annally on what remains of tlhese funds. This in 1870 amounted to over $50,000. Since then the half-breeds, numbering and sixty persons, members of the tribe remaining in Minneso- one hundred ta at the timc of the removal of the Indians from that State in 1863, have, in accordanee with the provisions of the act mak- ing appropriations for the Indian service, approved March 3d, 1871, been paid their proportion of the prineipal of all Winne- bago funds, as shown on the books of the Treasury at that time, including the proportion of $85,000, on which but fire more instalments of interest were to be paid, per fourth Arti- cle treaty October 13th, 1846. In computing this proportion, the whole number of the tribe considered as being entitled to participate in the bencfits of the iribal funds was 1581; which number ineluded only those located on the Winnebago reser- vation in Nebraska at that time, in addition to the one hun- dred and sixty already spoken of the Nebraska Winnebagoes, who comprise only that portion of the tribe which has complied with treaty stipulations, and quietly acquicsced in the demands of the Government, deprived of nearly oue-cighth part of their accustomed support.

Other reductions were afterward made for the purchase of a reservation adjoiaing the old one in this State, and for remov ing to it the wandering bands of Winnebagoes in Wisconsin. These were supposed to have numbered in all nearly one thou- sand persons. They had not becn in the habit of receiving any attention or acknowledgment from the Government since they, as a tribal organization, bad declined to treat with it. Nearly By this Act of Congress Werc all of them objeeted to removing from Wisconsin to their now reservation in Nebraska, and, as a natural conscquenee, soon At the prescnt time probably less than one nndred of the number re- returned after eing compelled to do so. there are maining here. For the past three years the sum to which the