11/24/1885
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"These bills I have approved on the assumption that the claims were meritorious and that by the passage of the bills the Government has waived full proof of the facts."
"It is hereby ordered that the following-described lands in the Territory of Idaho be, and the same are hereby, withdrawn from sale and settlement."
"In the absence of such officers the proposed legislation would be nugatory and inoperative."
"If the design of this bill is to restore to the city named the privileges permitted by the law of 1880, it seems to be entirely unnecessary."