Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Indian territory” in article pos=97 of The Daily Dispatch: may 20, 1861., [Electronic resource]:
...irs, reported a bill, to be entitled "an act for the protection of certain Indian tribes." The Clerk commenced reading the bill, and it appeared that the provisions of it extended protection over the Indian territory south of Kansas.
On motion of Mr. Keitt, the further reading was suspended, and on his motion Congress went into secret session.
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