The Arkansas advocate., 1832-05-09

meht proposed by Mr. SEVER.
 Alter a few remarks in it's favor by Mr. EAsuouh,
 MT. SEWER said that the gentle men who had the other day opposed the adoption of the amendment had, he believed, become satisfied with it; and unless he had misunderstood them, in- tended to make no further opposition to its adoption.
 The amendment was then agreed to.
 Mir. SEVER then said he had ano- ther amendment to propose to the SC. cond section of tic bill. He said ii was his misfortune not toscc the bill un- til the Committee had reported it, or he would have endeavorcd 10 have pot il from their hands in a less exeeptouable shape. The amendment he offered proposed to seahhoid from sale, uaslils.c tirther order of Congress, the land claim ed by virtue of those claims, which are settled and claimed by bona fide pur- #chasers. He did not desire 10 trouble the House with q speech, but he was ready to give his reasons for the adop- tion of this amendment, if they were desired by the House.
 The amendment was adopted.
 Mir. Wicktne then moved Broviso, the effect of which was to suspend the extra allowance of the Judges of Ar kansas so long as their extra duty in re- lation to those land claims should be suspended, and to 're-instate the court after the expiration of the next term of the United States Supreme Court.
 MT. SEVER objected to the adop- tion of this proviso. It is wholly use less and unnecessary. After the first day of next month, the land court in Arkansas ceases to exist. It will then be dead and buried. The appropria- ton bill provides for their payment for those extra-scrvices up 10 that day, and no longer. It would be just as ap- pllcable to attach, by way of .proviso, to this bill, a song ballad, or proviso that my friend Clark, who sits at your table, should not have tenthousand dol lars, when there is no pretence that there Is any law giving it to him. The gentleman is sentlrely too fond of provi SOS and reservations for me. l don't like any bill i'll which l feel aninterest 10 be ieneumbered with them.
 This.is.one.offhe objections have te the proyiso. Another is, that 1t spropo. ses after the next term of the Supreme Court of the United States, to reinstate the land courtin Arkansas, wheni it may be wholly unnecessary. Ii the Govern ment succeeds in the case now pending for trial.in the Supreme Court, there will be an end 10 these investigations. and consequently tfe revival of the Court will be wholly unnecessary, and create useless expenditure of money. MT. Msekli0e thought at least one part of the proviso was very important, viz: that clause which re-instated the Court. If that were not done the U. States might be great loser, as there were a number of claims still pending.
 This amendment was also agreed 10. Mr. Ia5ior, of New York, wished the amendment 10 be re-considered. Why should the sale of lands, the title to which was litigated, be authorized any the rather beeaasethey erenotsetticd? How could the President ascertain whe- ther the claimants were or were not 6ono fde purchasers? and where the de- cision had been against the claimants. and the land claimed had reverted to the public domain, why should any fur. ther act of Congress be required 10 al low the sale of 1t?
 Mr. SEVER replied, and said he hoped the House would not reconsider the vote. lie hoped to be able to satis- fy the gentleman that what-was done was fig5lttlall, done. His first objection 10 the amendment is, that it exempts from sale only those lands held by ac- tual settlers and bona 6de purchasers. The gentleman should recollect, that there are two classes of claimants upon whom this lis bill ;ai 'Is;;y operate The cae is, the bona fide purchasers of those fraudulent claims, and the other, those who themselves are implicated in the fraud. For the latter of them am no advocate; their interests 1 do not adyo- cate. l do not ask Congress to protect them; am willing that they may at this moment be divested of all their rights, if it can be done. I think it right that the House should discriminate between these claimants-that they should with hold from one class what, in honor and justice, you are bound to give to tine