Indian Claims Commission Act: Hearing ...on H.R. 4497...June 1-12, and July 13, 19461946 - 149 pages |
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... Valley there , and he said , " Much to my surprise the Indians accepted it , and I was not in position to raise it . " He says , " I recommended to Congress that they do something better than this , " but Congress did nothing better ...
... Valley there , and he said , " Much to my surprise the Indians accepted it , and I was not in position to raise it . " He says , " I recommended to Congress that they do something better than this , " but Congress did nothing better ...
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... Valley , should the season permit . A large number of Indians , belonging to this and the neighboring ranches , were collected in the afternoon , and informed of the objects of the agent , who prom- ised , at a future time , to meet ...
... Valley , should the season permit . A large number of Indians , belonging to this and the neighboring ranches , were collected in the afternoon , and informed of the objects of the agent , who prom- ised , at a future time , to meet ...
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... valley . Our march of to - day brought us to Russian river , the Slavianska of the Rus- sians themselves , about a mile and a half below Fitch's ranch ; and we encamped along the trees upon the bank , having travelled thirteen and three ...
... valley . Our march of to - day brought us to Russian river , the Slavianska of the Rus- sians themselves , about a mile and a half below Fitch's ranch ; and we encamped along the trees upon the bank , having travelled thirteen and three ...
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... valley since we last reached it , is generally narrow , well wooded with evergreen and other kinds of oak ; and the soil , for the most part good ; though occasionally , as on the hills , gravelly . The redwood was now abundant on the ...
... valley since we last reached it , is generally narrow , well wooded with evergreen and other kinds of oak ; and the soil , for the most part good ; though occasionally , as on the hills , gravelly . The redwood was now abundant on the ...
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... valley was an almost uninterrupted ascent to the summit of the great range which bounds the valley of the [ page 106 ] lake on the west , the path being an Indian trail , distinctly enough marked . The morning had been cloudy , and ...
... valley was an almost uninterrupted ascent to the summit of the great range which bounds the valley of the [ page 106 ] lake on the west , the path being an Indian trail , distinctly enough marked . The morning had been cloudy , and ...
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Page 91 - Those who shall prefer to remain in the said territories, may either retain the title and rights of Mexican citizens, or acquire those of citizens of the United States. But, they shall be under the obligation to make their election within one year from the date of the exchange of ratifications of this treaty : and those who shall remain in the said territories, after the expiration of that year, without having declared their intention to retain the character of Mexicans, shall be considered to have...
Page 89 - ... to the point where it strikes the southern boundary of New Mexico; thence, westwardly, along the whole southern boundary of New Mexico (which runs north of the town called Paso) to its western termination; thence, northward, along the western line of New Mexico, until it intersects the first branch of the river Gila...
Page 2 - AN ACT To create an Indian Claims Commission, to provide for the powers, duties, and functions thereof, and for other purposes Be it enacted 'by the Senate and Bouse of Representatives of the United States...
Page 55 - States, whether as the result of a treaty of cession or otherwise, of lands owned or occupied by the claimant without the payment for such lands of compensation agreed to by the claimant; and (5) claims based upon fair and honorable dealings that are not recognized by any existing rule of law or equity.
Page 92 - ... of three millions of dollars each, together with interest on the same at the rate of six per centum per annum. This interest shall begin to run upon the whole sum of twelve millions from the day of the ratification of the present Treaty by the Mexican Government, and the first of the installments shall be paid at the expiration of one year from the same day.
Page 97 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the State of California shall be one, and is hereby declared to be one, of the United States of America, and admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States in all respects whatever.
Page 7 - SEC. 2. The Commission shall hear and determine the following claims against the United States on behalf of any Indian tribe, band, or other identifiable group of American Indians residing within the territorial limits of the United States or Alaska...
Page 92 - ... millions of dollars. To ascertain the validity and amount of those claims, a Board of Commissioners shall be established by the Government of the United States, whose awards shall be final and conclusive: provided that in deciding upon the validity of each claim, the board shall be guided and governed by the principles and rules of decision prescribed by the first and fifth Articles of the...
Page 89 - Government, whereby healthy and otherwise suitable places at a distance from the ports not exceeding thirty leagues shall be designated for the residence of such troops as may not yet have embarked, until the return of the healthy season And the space of time here referred to. as comprehending the sickly season, shall be understood to extend from the first day of May to the first day of November.
Page 91 - The Mexicans who, in the territories aforesaid, shall not preserve the character of citizens of the Mexican Republic, conformably with what is stipulated in the preceding article, shall be incorporated into the Union of the United States and be admitted, at the proper time (to be judged of by the Congress of the United States...