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BUREAU OF CATHOLIC INDIAN MISSIONS RECORDS: BUREAU OF CATHOLIC INDIAN MISSIONS
GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS-SENATE DOCUMENTS, 1867, 1876, 1885-1886, 1888, 1898, 1900, 1904-1905, 1907-1921, 1923-1927, 1929-1945, 1947-1949, 1951-1952, 1956, 1969

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49th Congress: 1886, 1st Session

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S. 2407, Calendar No. 1721 [Relief of Agent Charles A. Ruffee, White Earth Agency, Minnesota]: A BILL For the relief of Charles A. Ruffee.

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S. 2408, Calendar No. 1718 [Relief of Agent Charles A. Ruffee, White Earth Agency, Minnesota]: A BILL For the relief of Charles A. Ruffee.

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S. 2855 [Indian School Building, Washington Territory]: A BILL To authorize a change of location of a certain Indian school building in Washington Territory.

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60th Congress

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1907, 1st Session: S. 2963 [Crow Reservation Allotment in Montana]: A BILL For the survey and allotment of lands now embraced within the limits of the Crow Indian Reservation in the State of Montana, and the sale and disposal of all surplus lands after allotment.

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1908, 1st Session

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S. 6523 [Land Patent for Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People on Navajo Reservation in Arizona]: A BILL Granting a patent for land to "The Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People," a charitable corporation organized under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania.

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S. 6523, Calendar No. 631, Report No. 629 [Land Patent for Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People on Navajo Reservation in Arizona]: A BILL Granting a patent for land to "The Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored People," a charitable corporation organized under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania.

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S. 6543 [Funds of Northern Cheyenne and Arapaho in Montana]: A BILL To authorize the expenditure of the unexpended balance of the appropriation for subsistence and civilization of the Northern Cheyennes and Arapahoes for the fiscal year ended June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seven.

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61st Congress: 1909, 2nd Session

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S. 3196 [Lands to Whitman College in Washington State]: A BILL Granting to the board of trustees of Whitman College the lands embraced in the Fort Walla Walla Military Reservation for the purpose of aiding in the establishment and maintenance of an institution of higher learning in the Pacific Northwest.

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S. 3373 [Crow Reservation Allotment in Montana]: A BILL For the survey and allotment of lands now embraced within the limits of the Crow Indian Reservation in the State of Montana, and the sale and disposal of all surplus lands after allotment.

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S. 7563 [Rio Grande Bridges at Isleta and San Felipe New Mexico]: A BILL For the construction of bridges across the Rio Grande at Isleta Pueblo and San Felipe Pueblo, New Mexico.

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62nd Congress: 1911, 1st Session: S. 1771 [Sale of Minerals on Choctaw Chickasaw and Creek Lands in Oklahoma]: A BILL Providing for the valuation of the segregated coal and asphalt lands and the surplus lands in the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations and of the surplus lands in the Creek Nation, in the State of Oklahoma, and for the sale of the surface and the disposition of the mineral rights therein.

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1914, 2nd Session: S. 6373 [Payment for Flathead Lands in Montana]: A BILL To provide for the payment for certain lands within the former Flathead Indian Reservation, in the State of Montana.

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1914, 3rd Session: S. 6861 [Relief of Elizabeth Marsh Watkins of South Dakota]: A BILL For the relief of Elizabeth Marsh Watkins.

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64th Congress: 1916, 1st Session

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S. 3646 [Open for Settlement the Fort Assinniboine Military Reservation in Montana]: A BILL To amend the Act of February eleventh, nineteen hundred and fifteen (Thirty-eighth Statutes at Large, page eight hundred and seven), providing for the opening of the Fort Assinniboine Military Reservation.

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S. 4420 [Choctaw Removal Claims from Mississippi to Oklahoma]: A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjudicate claims covering the expense of removing certain Choctaw Indians from Mississippi to Oklahoma. 

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S. 4663 [Allotment of Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana]: A BILL Providing for the allotment of lands within the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, Montana, and for other purposes. 

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S. 5313 [Highways adjoining Indian Allotments]: A BILL Relating to the building of highways and assessments of benefits and damages adjoining Indian allotments.

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S. 5335 [Recall of Agents or Superintendents by Tribes]: A BILL Conferring upon tribes of Indians the right to recall their agents or superintendents.

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65th Congress

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1917, 1st Session

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S. 414 [Prohibit Sale of Liquor to Indians]: A BILL To prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquor to Indians; to provide penalties therefor; to amend chapter one hundred and nine of volume twenty-nine, United States Statutes at Large, the same being an Act of Congress approved January thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven.

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S. 416 [Court of Claims]: A BILL Authorizing any nation, tribe, or band of Indians to submit claims against the United States to the Court of Claims with the right of either party to appeal to the Court of Claims of the United States.

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1917, 1st Session, continued

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S. 1497 [Claims of Various Delaware and Shawnee Tribes]: A BILL To adjust and settle the claims of the loyal Shawnee, Cherokee-Shawnees, and loyal Absentee Shawnee and Delaware Tribes of Indians. 

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S. 1862 [Amend the Prohibited Sale of Liquor to Indians]: A BILL To amend sections twenty-one hundred and thirty-nine and twenty-one hundred and forty of the Revised Statutes and the Acts amendatory thereof, and for other purposes.

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1917, 2nd Session: S. 3256 [Open for Settlement the Crow Reservation in Montana]: A BILL For the opening and settlement of the Crow Indian Reservation in the State of Montana.

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66th Congress

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1919, 1st Session: S. 1328 [State Jurisdiction on Indian Reservations]: A BILL Providing that Indians and other persons on Indian reservations and superintendence shall be subject to certain State or Territorial laws, and for other purposes.

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1920, 2nd Session

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S. 3783 [Allotment of Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana]: A BILL Providing for the allotment of lands within the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, Montana, and for other purposes. 

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S. 3898 [Klamath Claims in Oregon]: A BILL Authorizing the Klamath Tribe of Indians to submit claims to the Court of Claims.

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67th Congress: 1921, 1st Session

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S. 251

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S. 1308

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S. 1938

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1923, 1st Session

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S. 203

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S. 317

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S. 318

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S. 320

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S. 687

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S. 878

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S. 879

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S. 1174

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S. 1175

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S. 1203

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S. 1271

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S. 1308

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S. 1309

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S. 1310

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S. 1562

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S. 1691

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S. 1706

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S. 1707

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S. 1791

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S. 1907

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S. 1961

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S. 1979

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S. 1988

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S. 2000

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S. 2015

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S. 2034

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S. 2071

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S. 2073

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S. 2108

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S. 2315

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S. 3827

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S. 4015

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S. 4025

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S. 4033

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S. 4042

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S. 4354

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S. 4367

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S. 4368

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S. 4400

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69th Congress, 1st Session, 1925: S. 7, 67, 81-83, 252, 458, 720, 849, 1038, 1048, 1086, 1225, 1408, 1616, 1834, 1853, 1923, 1928, 1963, 1964, 1989, 2113, 2114, 2141, 2202, 2301, 2334, 2530, 2709, 2712, 2714, 2716, 2717, 2967, 3020, 3431, 3533, 3611, 3810, 4236, 5498, 1791, 5753,

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72nd Congress

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1931, 1st Session: S.1051

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1932, 1st Session: S.2914, 2941, 2986, 3422, 3422,  3668, 3675, 3717, 3883, 3992, 3993, 4108, 4109, 4179, 4186-4188, 

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1932, 2nd Session: S. 5171, 5190, 5219, 5234, 5252, 5302, 5341, 5348, 5433, 5461, 5462, 5478, 5483, 5485

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73rd Congress

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1933, 1st Session: S. 236, 1135

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1934, 2nd Session: S. 1977, 2350, 2571, 2753, 2755, 2940, 3645

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75th Congress, 1937, 1st Session: S. 1399

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76th Congress, 1939, 3rd Session: S. 372

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1st Session: S. 1608

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2nd Session: S. 267, 873

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82nd Congress, 1952, 2nd Session: S. 2408, 2543

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16-2-3 - - Hearings by Indian Affairs and Other Senate Committees (Includes Statements and Testimony by Catholic Church Officials)
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56th Congress: 1900, 1st Session: Document No. 227 [Indian Department Appropriations, FY 1900-1901]: Reports of Hearings before the Subcommittee and Committee on Indian Affairs of the united states senate in consideration of h.r. 7433 (indian appropriation bill).

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58th Congress: 1905 [document number unknown; cover missing] [Indian Department Appropriations, FY 1905-1906]: Indian Appropriations Bill

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60th Congress

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1908, 1st Session: No. 445 = not found

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1908, 1st Session, United States Senate J.R. 70 [Enrollment of Certain Persons in Osage Tribe of Oklahoma]: JOINT RESOLUTION FOR THE ENROLLMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONS AS MEMBERS OF THE OSAGE TRIBE OF INDIANS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS UNITED STATE SENATE ON JOINT RESOLUTION 70

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61st Congress: 1910: S. 5916 [New Mexico and Arizona Statehood]:  HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON TERRITORIES, UNITED STATE SENATE ON THE BILL S. 5916 TO ENABLE THE PEOPLE OF NEW MEXICO TO FORM A CONSTITUTION AND STATE GOVERNMENT AND BE ADMITTED INTO THE UNION ON AN EQUAL FOOTING WITH THE ORIGINAL STATES; AND TO ENABLE THE PEOPLE OF ARIZONA TO FORM A CONSTITUTION AND STATE GOVERNMENT AND BE ADMITTED INTO THE UNION ON AN EQUAL FOOTING WITH THE ORIGINAL STATES

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62nd Congress

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1912, 2nd Session: H.R. 20728 (Part 5)

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1913, 3rd Session: H.R. 26874 (Parts 1-3)

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63rd Congress

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1913, 1st Session

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H. R. 1917, Part 2

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H.R. 1917, Indian Appropriation Bill, FY 1913-1914

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