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689 H.R. 8681 (Fifty-third Congress, Third Session — Cleveland)

Authorizing the Arkansas Northwestern Railway Company to construct and operate a railway through the Indian Territory.

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. 341 (27 Cong. Rec. 2939).

Veto unchallenged.

Presidential Vetoes, 1789-1988. (1992). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 151.

Arkansas Northwestern Railway Company. Message from the President of the United States, returning without his approval House Bill 8681, entitled “An Act Authorizing the Arkansas Northwestern Railway Company to Construct and Operate a Railway through the Indian Territory, and for Other Purposes.” (1895). House of Representatives. 53rd Congress, 3rd session. House Executive Document No. 341 (Serial Set 3324). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.

Congressional Record 27, 2939 (1895).

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