Transfer to salaries, Bureau of Indian Affairs, $3,200.-During this year the Director of Employment resigned, and in filling this position the work was reorganized so as to make provision for the handling of the additional work imposed upon the job by the provisions of section 12 of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. The person appointed to fill the position of Director of Employment was given the title of Employment Supervisor and assigned the task of supervising the employment work, including the promulgation of Indian standards, and also acts as Assistant Chief of the Personnel Unit. The personnel unit is headed by an Assistant to the Commissioner.

In order to handle the increased volume of work necessitated by the provisions of the Indian Reorganization Act, it is desired to transfer to the Washington Office one of our experienced employment agents. He will be responsible for directing the detailed work connected with the drafting of standards under which Indians may be employed as directed by the provisions of the act referred to. Increase, $2,450.-This amount is divided into four parts:

(a) For 1937 provision was made for increases in certain salaries, through reallocations effective January 1, 1937. For a half year this amounted to $580. To provide for a full year at the increased rates an additional $580 is required. Only $380 is allowed in this increase. The remainder will have to be absorbed. (b) We propose the establishment of one more position of Indian assistant. This employee will be trained by seasoned personnel, in order that he may later be used as an employment agent.

(c) This item covers the replacement of two old cars which will be unserviceable by the beginning of the next fiscal year. We will turn in these old cars, but at least $800 will be required over and above the trade-in allowance.

(d) This amount is needed for traveling expenses, telephone and telegraph tolls, rent of office and garage space, and other miscellaneous items of expense incidental to employment activities.

The total appropriation each year is so close that there is no surplus to be applied to the acquisition of new equipment, and the meeting of other unforeseen needs arising from time to time.

NUMBER OF INDIANS PLACED IN POSITIONS

Mr. JOHNSON. Just what are you accomplishing in the way of securing positions for Indians, Mr. Dodd?

Mr. DODD. Our records show that for the last fiscal year our employment offices placed 1,737 Indians in temporary positions outside of the Indian Service and 1,980 in permanent positions outside of the Indian Service, or a total of 3,717 Indians who were placed in employment outside of the Indian Service.

Then within the Indian Service, under emergency appropriations, they were instrumental in placing 4,299, and 140 were placed in permanent employment, the positions being provided by regular appropriations, or a total of 4,439 in the Service. That makes a grand total within and without the Service of 8,155.

COOPERATION WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS

Mr. JOHNSON. Are the employment services of the regular departments cooperating with the Indian Service?

Mr. DODD. Not to a great extent, for this reason: We are charged with finding employment opportunities for the Indians. We do cooperate wherever there is a possibility of doing so and in some cases we have had our Indians enrolled in local and State employment offices, especially in connection with the building trades.

INCREASE OF APPROPRIATION ASKED

Mr. JOHNSON. I believe you are asking for an increase of $1,500 more than was actually expended in the year 1936.

Mr. DODD. Our appropriation for 1937 is $40,750. We transfer out of this appropriation to the appropriation for salaries in the Washington office $3,200. Then we ask for $1,580 for reallocation of several positions and for one new position; $880 for equipment; and $70 for miscellaneous expenses.

Mr. JOHNSON. This would indicate that this committee was entirely too generous on that item if you transferred $3,200 out of it.

Mr. DODD. We are transferring the man, the job, and the salary. In other words, this man is needed in the Washington office to do the work here. He is in the Washington office today.

We are meeting one of the objections that Mr. Fitzpatrick has raised by putting this man on the Washington pay roll where he belongs, rather than have him stay on the field pay roll.

Mr. LEAVY. This is a field service almost entirely?

Mr. DODD. Yes, sir; we have employment offices in Chicago, Ill.; Gallup, N. Mex.; Kansas City; Los Angeles; Minneapolis; Oakland; Oklahoma City; Phoenix, Ariz.; Portland, Oreg.; and Muskogee, Okla.

PLACEMENT OF INDIANS THROUGH OKLAHOMA CITY EMPLOYMENT OFFICE

Through the Oklahoma City employment office we made placements of 124 Indians outside of the Indian Service and 1,781 Indians within the Indian Service, making a total of 1,905 within and without the Indian Service.

DEVELOPMENT OF STOCK RAISING AND AGRICULTURE AMONG INDIANS

Mr. JOHNSON. Gentlemen of the committee, we have with us today A. C. Cooley, Director of the Agricultural Extension and Industry Division of the Office of Indian Affairs.

I might add that Mr. Cooley has been before this committee many times, and I will say that he is doing an outstanding work with the Indians in an agricultural way.

This committee has always tried to be very liberal with Mr. Cooley's department. He may not think so, but we have tried to give him every dollar it was possible for him to efficiently use, and we would like to hear from him.

At page 101 I notice another gratuity item for the purpose of developing agriculture and stock raising among the Indians. What is your justification for that item?

Mr. DODD. I submit the following statement in support of this request:

(e) Travel expenses, 10 at approximately $500. 4, 960
(f) Demonstration plots...

6, 500

5, 000

$39, 780

Total estimate, 1938_.

664, 100

(1) Transfers from tribal support funds, $18,800.-This item consists of the following:

(a) This includes the salary of an agricultural-extension agent (net $2,600) and $1,400 for gasoline, oil, car repairs, per diem, fuel for heating and cooking, and other expenses incident to the work of this employee. For many years the San Carlos Indians have had charged to them the cost of Indian Service operations. We are retaining in the tribal-fund estimate those costs directly associated with the cattle industry. The continuing drain on the funds of these Indians has reduced their capital to such an extent that it is unsafe to make further large annual appropriations from it. The present balance to their credit is about $150,000. Income last year was $82,435. One or two bad years would compel a shifting of all charges to gratuity funds. It is our hope to conserve the tribal funds for livestock activities, and transfer other costs to Treasury appropriations. (b) The Fort Hall Indians have about $40,000 to their credit. Income during the last year was $11,063. A once large tribal fund has been reduced almost to the vanishing point, and leaves this group with very little cash for use in financing self-supporting enterprises. We therefore propose to transfer the salaries of three extension employees, together with their traveling and other expenses to this appropriation.

(c) At the request of the Flathead Tribe, $6,000 was included in the appropriation from tribal funds for 1937 to cover the salaries of four farm aids. These positions have been established, and the employees have been appointed. The income of the Flathead Indians is insufficient to finance these positions. For 1936 the total income was only $19,401. On July 1, 1936, the amount to their credit in the Treasury was a little over $15,000. There is little hope of any large increase in the annual income of this group of Indians.

(d) The income of the Chippewa Indians last year was only $5,723. The balance to their credit on July 1 was approximately $440,000. On the basis of appropriations made for 1937, this balance, plus accruals, would be completely exhausted in about 3 years. We are retaining in the estimate the cost of relief for indigent Chippewas; also the amount necessary for public school tuition. These two items aggregate more than $100,000. Included in the amount of tribal charges transferred to this appropriation are the salaries of two farm agents, $3,360, and $640 for traveling and other expenses of these employees.

(2) Supervision, $5,300.-Up until the present year supervision of extension activities was accomplished by three employees with salaries aggregating $13,800. Two of these employees covered the entire Service with respect to agricultural extension, and one had charge of home extension and 4-H Club work for the entire country. The 1937 Appropriation Act grovided for two additional supervisors with salaries aggregating $7,600. One of these new employees is being assigned to work in Oklahoma, and the other in the Lake States and the Dakotas. While these new positions will strengthen the supervisory staff considerably, two additional supervisors are needed to complete the extension supervisory organization. We are requesting funds for one of these positions-$3,800 for salary and $1,500 for travel and other expenses.

INCREASE OF APPROPRIATION ASKED

Mr. JOHNSON. I believe you are asking for an increase of $1,70 more than was actually expended in the year 1936.

Mr. DODD. Our appropriation for 1937 is $40,750. We transfer out of this appropriation to the appropriation for salaries in the Wastington office $3,200. Then we ask for $1,550 for reallocation of severs! positions and for one new position; $880 for equipment; and $70 for miscellaneous expenses.

Mr. JOHNSON. This would indicate that this committee was entirely too generous on that item if you transferred $3,200 out of it.

Mr. DODD. We are transferring the man, the job, and the salary. In other words, this man is needed in the Washington office to do the work here. He is in the Washington office today.

We are meeting one of the objections that Mr. Fitzpatrick has raised by putting this man on the Washington pay roll where he belongs, rather than have him stay on the field pay roll.

Mr. LEAVY. This is a field service almost entirely?

Mr. DODD. Yes, sir; we have employment offices in Chicago, 11: Gallup, N. Mex.; Kansas City; Los Angeles; Minneapolis; Oaklar i, Oklahoma City; Phoenix, Ariz.; Portland, Oreg.; and Muskogee, Ona

PLACEMENT OF INDIANS THROUGH OKLAHOMA CITY EMPLOYMENT OFFICE

Through the Oklahoma City employment office we made placemen of 124 Indians outside of the Indian Service and 1,781 Indians witin the Indian Service, making a total of 1,905 within and without the Indian Service.

DEVELOPMENT OF STOCK RAISING AND AGRICULTURE AMONG INDIANS

Mr. JOHNSON. Gentlemen of the committee, we have with us today A. C. Cooley, Director of the Agricultural Extension and Industry Division of the Office of Indian Affairs.

I might add that Mr. Cooley has been before this committee ma! v times, and I will say that he is doing an outstanding work with the Indians in an agricultural way.

This committee has always tried to be very liberal with Mr. Cooler s department. He may not think so, but we have tried to give i.. every dollar it was possible for him to efficiently use, and we would like to hear from him.

At page 101 I notice another gratuity item for the purpose of developing agriculture and stock raising among the Indians.

What is your justification for that item?

Mr. Dopp. I submit the following statement in support of this request:

(d) New automobiles, 10 at $650.

6, 500

(e) Travel expenses, 10 at approximately $500. 4, 960
(f) Demonstration plots..

5, 000

$39, 780

Total estimate, 1938_

664, 100

(1) Transfers from tribal support funds, $18,800.-This item consists of the following:

(a) This includes the salary of an agricultural-extension agent (net $2,600) and $1,400 for gasoline, oil, car repairs, per diem, fuel for heating and cooking, and other expenses incident to the work of this employee. For many years the San Carlos Indians have had charged to them the cost of Indian Service operations. We are retaining in the tribal-fund estimate those costs directly associated with the cattle industry. The continuing drain on the funds of these Indians has reduced their capital to such an extent that it is unsafe to make further large annual appropriations from it. The present balance to their credit is about $150,000. Income last year was $82,435. One or two bad years would compel a shifting of all charges to gratuity funds. It is our hope to conserve the tribal funds for livestock activities, and transfer other costs to Treasury appropriations. (b) The Fort Hall Indians have about $40,000 to their credit. Income during the last year was $11,063. A once large tribal fund has been reduced almost to the vanishing point, and leaves this group with very little cash for use in financing self-supporting enterprises. We therefore propose to transfer the salaries of three extension employees, together with their traveling and other expenses to this appropriation.

(c) At the request of the Flathead Tribe, $6,000 was included in the appropriation from tribal funds for 1937 to cover the salaries of four farm aids. These positions have been established, and the employees have been appointed. The income of the Flathead Indians is insufficient to finance these positions. For 1936 the total income was only $19,401. On July 1, 1936, the amount to their credit in the Treasury was a little over $15,000. There is little hope of any large increase in the annual income of this group cf Indians.

(d) The income of the Chippewa Indians last year was only $5,723. The balance to their credit on July 1 was approximately $440,000. On the basis of appropriations made for 1937, this balance, plus accruals, would be completely exhausted in about 3 years. We are retaining in the estimate the cost of relief for indigent Chippewas; also the amount necessary for public school tuition. These two items aggregate more than $100,000. Included in the amount of tribal charges transferred to this appropriation are the salaries of two farm agents, $3,360, and $640 for traveling and other expenses of these employees.

(2) Supervision, $5,300.-Up until the present year supervision of extension activities was accomplished by three employees with salaries aggregating $13,800. Two of these employees covered the entire Service with respect to agricultural extension, and one had charge of home extension and 4-H Club work for the entire country. The 1937 Appropriation Act grovided for two additional supervisors with salaries aggregating $7,600. One of these new employees is being assigned to work in Oklahoma, and the other in the Lake States and the Dakotas. While these new positions will strengthen the supervisory staff considerably, two additional supervisors are needed to complete the extension supervisory organization. We are requesting funds for one of these positions-$3,800 for salary and $1,500 for travel and other expenses.