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This telegram dated January 13, 1956, from Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Chairperson Martin Cross to United States (US) Senator William Langer, states that the Tribal Council would like Langer to vote favorably on US Senate Bill 51 (S. 51) which would amend US Public Law 280, also known as "An Act to Confer Jurisdiction on the States of California, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, and Wisconsin, with Respect to Criminal Offenses and Civil Causes of Action Committed or Arising on Indian Reservations Within Such States, and for Other Purposes." The telegram also says that the Tribal Council would like Langer to approve the confirmation of Wesley D'Ewart for US Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
There are some shorthand notes on this telegram.
See also:
An Act to Confer Jurisdiction on the States of California, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, and Wisconsin, with Respect to Criminal Offenses and Civil Causes of Action Committed or Arising on Indian Reservations Within Such States, and for Other Purposes
Letter from Senator Langer to Martin Cross Indicating that Langer Voted for Senate Bill 51, January 13, 1956
Letter from Senator Langer to Martin Cross Acknowledging Cross's Request for Langer to Approve Confirmation of Wesley D'Ewart, January 18, 1956
Date of Work
1-13-1956
Keywords
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, US Public Law 280, PL 280, US Senate Bill 51. S. 51, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, Wesley D'Ewart, legislation
Organizations Referenced
Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, Mandan, Nueta, US Department of the Interior
People Referenced
Martin Cross, William Langer, Wesley D'Ewart
Disciplines
Political History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Cross, Martin, "Telegram from Martin Cross to Senator Langer Asking Langer to Vote Favorably on Senate Bill 51 and to Approve the Confirmation of Wesley D'Ewart for Assistant Secretary of Interior, January 13, 1956" (1956). William Langer Papers. 625.
https://commons.und.edu/langer-papers/625
Comments
Wesley D'Ewart's name is misspelled "Wesly D Eward" in this telegram.