The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-23
INVENTIVE CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.

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TwENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.
In Senate.
THURSDAY, Dec. Fl, 1913.
PIERS IN THE DELAwARE.-Mr. BUCHANAN pre-
sented memorial, asking for the repair of certain
piers IN the Delaware River, now in ruinous con-
dlhon; Government, indeed, Is bound by law to
keep them in repair.
MESSAGE FROM THE PREsIpENr.-Mr Robert
dent, in writing.
SETTLEMENT OF. THE OREaoN-Mr ATcHINsoN
introduced the following Bill, for the settlement of
Select Committee of five. The subject had been
referred to before, but favorable report had ever
been made. He, therefore, desired its reference
now to Select Committee:-
Mr. atchnsons Bill TO facilitate and encourage The settle
nent Of the Oregon Territory
SEC. l. BE ii enacted &C., That the President is hereby
and required cause to be erected at
places and distances line of stockade and block house
forts, not exceeding ve from some point the Missouri
into the best pass for entering the Valley the
SEC That the President Gas beiore) be erect
ed Notifications at the mouth Of the Columbia
| river.
SEC g. Provision shall hereafter be made by law
and grant GAO of land to every white male in
and mss he for Ave
| years or to his heirs in case OF his decease.
Sec. a. And to every such inhabant cultivator be-
ing married there shall be granted in addition 100
Of land to the wife, husband and the like quantity Of
to the father for each child under the age OF Ia
years he may have, which may be born within the five
years aforesaid.
SIC s. No sale or contract, of any kind Of such land
shall be valid before patent is issued shall
the same be taken execution be bound by any judg
ment mortgage or lien Of any kind before the patent is is
| sued.
SEE The Territory of Oregon in the preceding Sec
ton mentioned shall comprise all the country lying
the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, and between
the parallels Of AZ and 81 degrees and 40 minutes north
SEC l. That the sum of 100000 be appropriated out of
| tn, e. 10 into
prov sions of this act.
The bill was referred to a select committee of
five, composed of Messrs. Atkinson, (Chairman)
Walker, Sewer, Merrick and Phelps
A message from the President was received,
| transmitting catalogue of books
Mr. FAIRFIELD said something. but he always
speaks low that it is impossible to hear what he
HEMp.-Mr. BENToN's Bill to establish manu-
factory of hemp the Mississippi river, was read
twice and referred
PEA PATcH IsLANp.-Mr. DAyToN's Bill to settle
the title of this Island, was read.
Mr.. BUCHANAN earnestly desired that this whole
matter might be finally disposed of at early day.
In consequence of the litigation about this Island
[Another Message from the President by the
hand of Robert Tyler.]
Mr.. Japan made some remarks upon the bill-a
leading feature of which is to refer the whole for
| arbitration to Horace Binney, Esq. He was OPP
posed to this mode of arbitration, and moved
commit the bill to the Committee on the Judicial
nv with instructions to so frame it as that the claim
ants may bring the whole subject before the Su-
preme Court Of the United States for decision. He
thought Horace Binney had been retained as coun-
sci.
Mr.. DAYTON denied that H. Bnney had ever been re-
tanned Counsel The case had already been arbtrated
diversity before the United States Courts But there
fatality about the case for Delaware still seemed to
have colorado title.
Mr. BucnAsAs said he should leave this afternoon,
and he desired subject might be disposed Of had
been litigation mauy yearS-and was useless
to orty the Patch until the title was settledand in
the meantime Philadelphia left unprotected Both
States satisfied refer the Bnney
and he hoped the senrte would not lay the bill
River for fertilization, and it quite mmaterai
to hon it belonged Under the constitution Congress
has the right to take it, and ortfy it. and they HAYS no.
thing else to do but to pay the when he proves
his title. Let the government 60 with the work at
once. He had idea of submitting question of this
moment to the arbitration Of single Individual matter
who he might be- Let them show to the Senate
who the representatives of the people IF have
paid the wrong person. then let pay the right
Mr. Buchanan said Congress had no right to take the
property Of individual without damages
work without the risk Of having the whole island ort
| fcations and all, recovered by suit at law.
law. Congress may take possession under the consu
tonwhich he proceeded to read-and there
sity to prove title beforehead
Mr.. BUCHANAN, lin under tone) Such has been the
Here Mr.. Benton and Mr. Buchanan both sent for law
books &c. and the case began to wear aprety long as
Mr.. TArrAs moved to lay the subject on the table.
Mr. BucHANAN-I do MT admit all that have been set
right in my law by the gentleman from Ohio Tappan)
Mr. WOODBURY. here lent a helping hand in the way of
reading clause Of the constitution relative to the
ment Of the District of Columbia.
Mr.. BAYARD desired to know II the motion to lay the
matter on the table done with the intention to get rid
it, to take another day2 He then called for
water and prepared give history Of the whole
briefly follows: The Pea Patch Is an island lying in
the
the United States for fortifcatonunder title from
kp mo- M m
all under water at least twice in twenty -four hours
It cost Congress thirty or forty Thousand dollars
to enclose 1t with wall to keep out the water The
United States then erected fort at expense Of $780,
o0o The engineer did understand his business and
that combustbe Of the fort and this the present
condition Of the Island In the meantime person by the
state of New Jersey Secretary Eaton entered into an
arrangement to purchase it for $4,000. Congress refused
to confrmit An ejectment suit followed the refusal and
verdict against the United States. Gale took posses
sion Of the Island, The again brought
up in another District Court of the United States,
in another form and verdict rendered the other way
Then the United States took possession of the Island
Mr. Bayard here went into the further history Of the
and its tgaton-not of much popular interest. He said
he had doubt Of the right Of the United States to take
possession. II has the possession But the ndivdu
arbitration to Horace Bnney who will have nothing to
do with settling the value of the Island in case he should
decide against the United states mat WAL DC done by
in 1919 when the United States took possession of it, II
Mr. Japan reered his former views and again moved
to lay il on the table, which done.
Mr. HuNIMeroS moved to 60 into Executive Session.
After which the Senate adjourned.
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