To the Senate_:

I return without my approval the bill (S. 3830) "to prohibit bookmaking
of any kind and pool selling in the District of Columbia for the purpose
of gaming."

My objection to the bill is that it does not prohibit bookmaking and
pool selling, but, on the contrary, expressly saves from the operation
of its prohibitions and penalties the Washington Jockey Club "and any
other regular organizations owning race tracks no less than 1 mile in
length," etc.

If this form of gambling is to be prohibited, as I think it should be,
the penalties should include all persons and all places.

BENJ. HARRISON.

PROCLAMATIONS.

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas it is provided in the act of Congress approved March 2, 1889,
entitled "An act to divide a portion of the reservation of the Sioux
Nation of Indians in Dakota into separate reservations and to secure
the relinquishment of the Indian title to the remainder, and for other
purposes"--

That this act shall take effect only upon the acceptance thereof and
consent thereto by the different bands of the Sioux Nation of Indians,
in manner and form prescribed by the twelfth article of the treaty
between the United States and said Sioux Indians concluded April 29,
1868, which said acceptance and consent shall be made known by
proclamation by the President of the United States, upon satisfactory
proof presented to him that the same has been obtained in the manner and
form required by said twelfth article of said treaty, which proof shall
be presented to him within one year from the passage of this act; and
upon failure of such proof and proclamation this act becomes of no
effect and null and void.

And whereas satisfactory proof has been presented to me that the
acceptance of and consent to the provisions of the said act by the
different bands of the Sioux Nation of Indians have been obtained in
manner and form as therein required:

Now, therefore, I, Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States, by
virtue of the power in me vested, do hereby make known and proclaim the
acceptance of said act by the different bands of the Sioux Nation of
Indians and the consent thereto by them as required by the act, and said
act is hereby declared to be in full force and effect, subject to all
the provisions, conditions, limitations, and restrictions therein
contained.

All persons will take notice o