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245 S. 2281 (Forty-ninth Congress, First Session — Cleveland)

Granting to railroads the right of way through the Indian reservation in Northern Montana.

Vetoed July 1886. The veto message was laid before the Senate, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and printed as S. Ex. Doc. No. 204 (17 Cong. Rec. 6613; see also S. Misc. Doc. No. 53, 49th Cong., 2nd sess., pp. 531-533).

Veto unchallenged.

Presidential Vetoes, 1789-1988. (1992). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 72.

Message from the President of the United States, returning Senate Bill 2281, granting to railroads right of way through the Indian reservation in northern Montana, with his objections thereto. (1876). Senate. 49th Congress, 1st session. Senate Executive Document No. 204 (Serial Set 2341). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.

Congressional Record 17, 6613 (1886).

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. 531-533 (Serial Set 2451). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.

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