Political Quotes

Bill Taft: “It is hereby directed that the Secretary of the Interior allot to Perry Yukton, an enrolled member of the Chehalis…”

On the recordNovember 10, 1909
It is hereby directed that the Secretary of the Interior allot to Perry Yukton, an enrolled member of the Chehalis Tribe, the land above described, in accordance with the provisions of section 4, of the act of Congress approved February 8, 1887 (24 Stat. L., 388), as amended by the act of February 28, 1891 (26 Stat. L., 794).
Said by
Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Executive Order 1135—Restoring to the Public Domain Certain Lands in the State of Washington

Share

More from Bill Taft

Feb 1, 1912

I can not close this message without inviting the attention of Congress again to the necessity for the erection of a building to contain the public archives.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Feb 1, 1912

I think it to be greatly in the interest of fair dealing, which ought always to be encouraged by law.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Feb 1, 1912

I earnestly recommend the establishment of a Bureau of National Parks.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Feb 16, 1912

The purpose of this exclusion is to restore the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation in all respects to the status existing prior to the said proclamation of March 2, 1909, as though the inclusion of the lands within the Trinity National Forest…

presidency.ucsb.edu

Other voices in this conversation