158 S. 779 (Forty-forth Congress, First Session — Grant)
To provide for the sale of a portion of the reservation of the Confederated Otoe and Missouria and the Sac and Foxes of the Missouri Tribes of Indians in the States of Kansas and Nebraska.
Vetoed August 15, 1876. The veto message was laid before the Senate (4 Cong. Rec. 5664: see also S. Misc. Doc. No. 53, 49th Cong. 2nd sess., pp. 403-404). The Senate overrode the veto on August 15, 1876 by a vote of 36 yeas to 0 nays (4 Cong. Rec. 5665). The House overrode the veto on August 15, 1876 by a vote of 120 yeas to 18 nays (4 Cong. Rec. 5696).
Veto overridden (19 Stat. 208).
Note — The President asked that this bill be returned for his approval that same day. The request was denied (4 Cong. Rec. 5664).
Presidential Vetoes, 1789-1988. (1992). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 51-52.
Congressional Record 4, 5664
(1874).
Veto messages of the Presidents of the United States, with the action of Congress thereon. (1886). Senate. 49th Congress, 2nd session. Senate Miscellaneous Document No. 53, pp. 403-404 (Serial Set 2451). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.
Congressional Record 4, 5665 (1874).
Congressional Record 4, 5696 (1874).
An act to provide for the sale of a portion of the reservation of the confederated Otoe and Missouria and the Sac and Fox
of the Missouri tribes of Indians in the States of Kansas and Nebraska, 19 Stat. 208 (1876). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.
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