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1474 S. 18 (Seventy-sixth Congress, First Session — F. Roosevelt)

Authorizing payment to the San Carlos Apache Indians for lands ceded by them in the agreement of February 25, 1896, ratified by the act of June 10, 1896 and reopening such lands to mineral entry.

Vetoed August 5, 1939. The veto message was laid before the Senate, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and printed as S. Doc. No. 128 (84 Cong. Rec. 11121).

Veto unchallenged.

Presidential Vetoes, 1789-1988. (1992). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 308.

Payment to the San Carlos Apache Indians. Message from the President of the United States returning without approval, the Bill (S. 18) entitled “An Act Authorizing Payment to the San Carlos Apache Indians for the Lands Ceded by them in the Agreement of February 25, 1896, Ratified by the Act of June 10, 1896, and Reopening the Lands to Mineral Entry.” (1939). Senate. 76th Congress, 1st session. Senate Document No. 128 (Serial Set 10316). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.

Congressional Record 84, 11121 (1939).

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