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placed on the House Calendar. It was not reached on the Calendar until January 5, 1925, when it was considered in regular order and passed.

The bill as passed then went to the Senate and was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs on January 6, 1925. It was again referred to the Secretary of the Interior for report, and under date of January 17, 1925, the Secretary made a similar report thereon. A hearing was held before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs January 20, 1925, whereupon a favorable report was ordered; and Senator Harreld, the Chairman, on January 22, 1925, made report to the Senate, same being Senate report No. 906. The bill was placed on the Senate Calendar and was reached for consideration on January 31, 1925, and passed. The bill was sent to the President for approval; and on February 9, 1925, notwithstanding he had stated that "the proposed legislation is in conflict with his financial program", he approved the same recommendation of the Indian Office and the Interior Department which knew the entire history of the matter. 

The bill thus becoming a law, and authorizing an appropriation of $374,465.02, the Secretary of the Interior made a supplemental estimate of appropriation therefor as required by the Budget Act, and under date of February 12, 1925, the Director of the Budget forwarded to the President said supplemental estimate and on the same day the President transmitted said "Supplemental Estimate of Appropriation for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 1925, for the Department of the Interior, $374,465.02", to the House of Representatives, which was printed as House Document No. 617, and referred to the Committee on Appropriations of the House.

This record, therefore, shows conclusively that full and due consideration was given the bill by the House and Senate Committees on Indian Affairs, the Department of the Interior, the Indian Office, the House and the Senate, and the President, and also by the Director of the Budget.

It thus appears that Congress, notwithstanding the opinion of the Supreme Court, based solely on the equities and merit of the Omaha case which were fully before it,