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PROCLAMATIOXS. Nos. 11, 12. 843 N0. 11. BY T111a rmzsxnmrr or Tm; Umwxan sums OF AMERICA. F°'°"““’*' 2* *88;; A PROCLAMATION. . Whereas objects of interest to the United States require that the Pr¤¤¤¤\»1•=· Senate should be convened at twelve 0’cI0ck on the iburth day of March next, to receive dud act upon such communications as may be made to it on the part of the Executive: Now, therefore, I, Chester A. Arthur, President of the United States, ScSP€;"{L“'§s:";‘:’gf have considered it to be my duty to issue this my Proclamation, declar- ,.;:,,6 1,;,:mh 4 ing that an extraordinary occasion requires the Senate of the United 1885. States to convene for the transaction of business, at the Capitol, in the City of Washington, on the tburth day of March next, at twelve 0’c10ck at noon on that day, of which all who shall at that time be entitled to act as members of that body, are hereby required to take notice. Given under my hand and the seal of the United States, at Washington, the twenty-seventh day of February in the year of Our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and eightyfive, and of the Independence of the United States of America, the one hundred and ninth. [SEAL.] CHESTER A. ARTHUR. By the Pr•·sid•·nt: Fmzmc, T. Fm;L1xcHUYsEN, Secretary of State. N0. 12. m· rm: PRESIDENT or Tm-: Ummn sums or Ammxu. Much 13.1885- A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, it is alleged that certain individuals, associations of persons Proangblm and corporations are in tho unauthorized possession of portions of the Cfi*`*°“* 1?°;°}°¤'* territory known as the Oklahoma lands within the Indian Territxory, :]};gmf°°;,°';c’°¥: which are designated, described, and recognized by the treaties and unauthorized poslaws of the United States and by the Executive authority thereof as •¤¤qi¤¤ of. or pw- 1¤<*¤·¤ ¤¤¤¤¤s . . . $.135. ‘;’..&‘,‘..‘§.3 And whereas, It 18 further alleged that ccrtam other persons or atthmmt on th, associations within the territory and jurisdiction of the United States Oklahoma. lands; have begun and set, ou foot preparations for au organized and forcible entry and settlement upon the aibresaid lands, and are now threatening such entry and occupation; And whereas, the laws of the United States provide for the. removal thug *g° 1';:'“.3f of all persons residing or being found upon such Indian lands and ter- ing fo,°th,g,£m:§_{ ritory without permission expressly and legally obtained of the Interior or persons found Depgytmgut; without pennie- Now, therefore, for the purpose of protecting the public interests, as m13S? °“ I”d‘““ well as the interests of the Indian Nations and Tribes, and to the end ’ that no person or persons may be induced to enter upon said territory where they will not be allowed to remain without tha permission of the $03 lihfffggs authority aforesaid, I, Grover Cleveland, President of the United zm xm be 1,,,; States, do hereby warn and admonish all and every person or persons mittcd to snmp: now in the occupation of such lands, and all such person or persons as r¤¤¤¤i¤ <>¤ Mid are intending, preparing, or threatening to enter and settle upon the l“”°“· same, that theeywill neither be permitted to enter upon said territory, nor, if already there to remain thereon, and that in case a due regard fur und voluntary obedience to the laws and treaties of the United If Mmoniun States, and if this admonition and warning be not sudicicnt to effect not sumcient, miltbc purposes and intentions of the Government as herein declared, the mrs; power will military power of the United States will be invoked to abate all such bg 2*;* °k°'* ."° unauthorized possession, to prevent such threatened entry and occupa- :1,; mmx tion, and to rvmove all such intruders from the said Indian lands. mon um-umn. · `