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1106 S. 3165 (Seventy-first Congress, Third Session — Hoover)

Conferring jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear, consider, and report upon a claim of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indian Nations or Tribes for fair and just compensation for the remainder of the leased district lands.

Vetoed February 18, 1931. The veto message was laid before the Senate on February 20, 1931, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and printed as S. Doc. No. 280 (74 Cong. Rec. 5467).

Veto unchallenged.

Presidential Vetoes, 1789-1988. (1992). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 240.

Veto message relating to claims of Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians. Message from the President of the United States, returning without approval the Bill (S. 3165) entitled “An Act Conferring Jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to Hear, Consider, and Report upon a Claim of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indian Nations or Tribes for Fair and Just Compensation for the Remainder of the Leased District Lands.” (1931). Senate. 71st Congress, 3rd session. Senate Document No. 280 (Serial Set 9347). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.

Congressional Record 74, 5467-5468 (1931).

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