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weiyu

I make the same mistake as you do at my first reading.

Because the abolishment of agreement occured in 1871, it is unnecessary for congress to sign agreement with minority at that time.

Many

commentators believe that this change

had already occurred in 1871 when—

following a dispute between the

       House and the Senate over which

(25)       chamber should enjoy primacy in

Indian affairs—Congress abolished

the making of treaties with Native

American tribes.  But in reality the

federal government continued to nego-

(30)      tiate formal tribal agreements past

the turn of the century, treating these(formal agreements)

documents not as treaties with sover-

       eign nations requiring ratification by the

Senate but simply as legislation to be

(35)       passed by both houses of Congress.

To be discussed...