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683 H.R. 5624 (Fifty-third Congress, Third Session — Cleveland)

To authorize the Oklahoma Central Railway Company to construct and operate a railway through the Indian and Oklahoma Territories, and for other purposes.

Vetoed February 28, 1895. The veto message was laid before the House, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and printed as H.R. Ex. Doc. No. 340 (27 Cong. Rec. 2939).

Veto unchallenged.

Presidential Vetoes, 1789-1988. (1992). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 150.

Oklahoma Central Railroad. Message from the President of the United States, returning, without his approval, House Bill 5624, entitled “An Act to Authorize the Oklahoma Central Railroad To Construct and Operate a Railway Through the Indian and Oklahoma Territories, and for Other Purposes.” (1895). House of Representatives. 53rd Congress, 3rd session. House Executive Document No. 340 (Serial Set 3324). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.

Congressional Record 27, 2939 (1895).

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