The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-06-28

This claim Of Gao acres is not embraced within the IL
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tho Joint resolution relates and would not In the slight
s degree deg Ss affected " the q the senss upon
Houmah clam for which patent has not issued. and me-
yer VIII be issued, unless the claim shall be confirmed
by decision Of the Supreme Court Of the United States
whether the Joint resolution be adopted by both Houses
of Congress not for the present Secretary of the
Treasury has rescinded the order made by Mr. Bbb
the I'D March last again directing patent TO be issued
for tn said tract Of land notwithstanding the House Of
natives had at their last session. passed joint
resolution (Which read three times, passed. and sent
to the Senate the day, forbidding patent to
be issued Tor the said lands and the Sc
nate haa passed unanimously at the session Joint
resolution directing the Attorney General OF u states
to examine the title to the Houmah grant, and give his
opinion as to the legality OF the two patents previously is
sued by Mr. Bbbfor portions OF the claim. II is
be presumed therefore after all the referred
TO- that patent at any future period will be issued for
the said lands unless the claim should be confirmed BY
the Judiciary Thus is clearly shown that have not
the slightest interest in the claims covered by the two
patents referred to- but that directly interested In
supporting and not in opposing the bill confirming
claimants Of the Houmah grant are my personal
and political friends, and have been for the last
thirty years would indeed, afford great pleasure
TO support their claim IL could DO consistently with
what consider to be faithful performance Of my duties
here II the grnt BIO valid to the extent claimed il may
BIO confirmed by the courts Of the United States under
the recent act Congress- passed expressly for tho pur
the other large grants Louisiana to suits
in the courts of the United States, try the validity Of
their titles and ii the Houmah claim be valid to that en-
tent, hope II may be confirmed by the Supreme
Court II is not my wish that the claimants should DO
deprived OF any right fairly acquired under the said grant
In directing the patents in question to be issued Mr.
Blob states in his written opinion addressed TO the
missioner OF the General Land Oce, that the Houmah
claim confirmed by act OF Congress of the 9Th OF
April 1914, prescribing the which certain GER
ticates shall DO issued, and certain surveys made If
this be So the Bastrop Maison Rouge and other large
claims IN Louisiana confirmed also by the same act
But such construction contrary the decision OF the
supreme Court of the United States pronouncing the
Mason Rouge claim fraudulent and void hey ond league
square and 1t is contrary to the decision Of the
court in the Of Miner Tilotson in which judg
rendered in favor Of tse defendant and against
the validity OF the Houmah grant the extent claimed
extraordinary exerons made in Of Congress-
within the last two favor OF the Houmah claim
Believing II to be unounded myself and that, at su
events should be disposed Of other large claims
In Louisiana to be disposed Of under Of con-
gess passed for the have resisted the attempts
mae to confirm the claim and the issuing Of patents
without hrmaton and have been uniformly sustained
Hence il Is that my motives throughout this whole
action have been msconceved, Intentionally msre-
presented Conscious of the recttude of my course in
regard to this matter have hitherto dsregarded, as
still disregard all attempts whether wfuy needless
y made to inJure my character or to impair my stand
ing here elsewhere and should not have noticed
the reports alluded had not the inquiry been made by
Senator on this floor
FRIDAY, juno 90, 1886.
REGISTRY AMERICAN
The SPEARER laid before the House a communication
from the State Department, giving statement of the
American seamen registered in each port of entry Of the
United States from October !, 1874, to September &c.