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Printer's No.,6378 18th CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION. --------------- H.R. 5778. ------------------- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 10, 1884 Read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. ---------------------------------- A BILL To provide for the sale of a part of the reservation of the Winnebago tribe of Indians in the State of Nebraska, and for other purposes. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa 2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That with the consent of the Winnebago tribe of Indians, ^[[in Schools?]] 4 expressed in open council, the Secretary of the Interior be, 5 and he hereby is, authorized to cause to be surveyed, if 6 necessary, and sold, all that portion of the reservation of said 7 tribe of Indians in the State of Nebraska as follows, to wit: 8 Commencing at the northwest corner of said reservation; 9 thence running east along the north line of the same, in town- 10 ship twenty-seven, to the range-line dividing ranges six and 11 seven east of thesixth principal meridian; thence south along 12 said range-line to the south line of said reservation;thence 13 west along the south line of sid reservation to the west line