"The purchase shall not be complete until ratified by Congress, and the form and manner of executing such release shall also be prescribed by Congress."
"There are, I think, serious objections to the basis adopted in the general law, especially in its application to married women."
"Whatever is done in this case will of course become in some sense a precedent in the cases yet to be dealt with."
"This is said to be the unanimous wish of the Indians, and a distribution to the friendly Indians and their descendants only would now be very difficult, if not impossible."
"All cattle and other live stock now on said outlet must be removed therefrom not later than October 2, 1890, and so much sooner as said lands or any of them may be or become lawfully open to settlemen..."
"All persons connected with said cattle companies or associations must, not later than the time above indicated, depart from said lands."
"No cattle or live stock shall hereafter be brought upon said lands for herding or grazing thereon."
"I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State, respecting the International Marine Conference which was held in the city of Washington in the year 1889."
"The assurance given by the commissioners that the money appropriated by section 27 of the act to pay certain bands for the ponies taken by the military authorities in 1876 would not be a charge agains..."
"The appropriations necessary to carry into effect the provisions of the act should be promptly made and be immediately available."
"I furthermore notify all persons to particularly observe that by said act certain tracts or portions of the Great Reservation of the Sioux Nation in the Territory of Dakota, as described by metes and ..."
"That protection is guaranteed to such Indians as may have taken allotments either within or without the said separate reservations under the provisions of the treaty with the Great Sioux Nation conclu..."