William McKinley: “the improvements placed upon this land during the life of this preemption claim and thereafter abandoned were less than…”

Existing problems demand the thought and quicken the conscience of the country.

I, William McKinley, President of the United States, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 3141, Revised Statutes of the United States, hereby order that the States of North Dakota and South Dakota, now part of the Internal…

To the House of Representatives: I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State in response to the resolution of the House of Representatives of February 19, 1901.

This order to take effect on the first day of May, 1901.