, 1869-01-30
Passage Of the Senate Bill
for the Reduction Of
the Army,
Authority Of the Senate to Au'
thorjze the Sale Of Public
Laads By Treaty.
The Joy Purchase Of Cherokee
Neutral Lands Declared
Null and Toid,
Stat. ment Concerning the
Fraudulent Drawback
Claims.

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Special Desrateh to The Chicago Tribune.
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Nr. 1,nrh,sn. ,cnrcacn,s,,y. If 1hc se,tler, m
the cherokee neural l4t d., has received the fol-
lowing legal opin.oa from General Butler, Judge
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A-0 iie@ a. ea . " .He eoucat.
zec OF fahlie Lanas, IN regard to the rights Of
the Stnatc to autho1tze The sale Of public lands
by t,calT:
wAsn,rc,ox. n e. Tan. u 1850
FIR: T. arsxer to your irqu,r,es IN reisi,ou 1 to
you or, opinions as foiiows: t?nder .be AZ ~
Eorcrcee or NAV Is. 1s30. and tne trrstv of ~ h.
EStb ct Utcemner. 1St5 Ill.,, t.h-rokee f1ior -, IN:
diana sen3ircn he sIeht - A'1 oernnv ~ ~
II tie Cherokee pfu.ral iara.. hnt
without any pow er Of alt1 eaticp On Condition
.soad be- ae.ruo5ed - b. be ,be stes AZ
tile tas. a. such. shandnred thu i.nis hT ,,c,tS
isis, teiwee1 thc Cn,tcd States ana theroteaa
Ttr Hrcrrssrr ~ .hr ir,r1io, nr-nn, y. - &c
thmiz.d 10 Iii ihese isnds s,d - os a. a.,
Sccyefs4y I1firtoF ~. aes me- 10y The be
nv set 6fConr,t.. to .rr . .nd r. oy
okee Sation ha71Te no power to al,snste
Soy ar vefd u1ses ice pu1c 'ends anu sae ~ ,s 10
Ifn1tFH NfHfFA n Dtt
iicraliy be sold bv yIftue Of II astcs via Ind!sn
krthes ard ylthout an sct ny I.onr1s.s sCe n.ea
r. tneatrti.v trcsrei ~ Torv.ass 5 nase
cE;tr:Sn ,ha oninton ,Hs1 ,oe a1q cnnnnuc 70
rowrr.upaieed 81 sct Of Ennrress eeano. 1nne;
nc Of 19d.anu q, ,G Tosa sn,
The sole power 10 Dispose of nuhi'c 1.nds IL
vested in Congress, This op1rton was ex.
pressed bJ tie Houie Of fepretcrtatiEe. IN the
Isr n,ac ~ ,Ge ~ i9:o . o. e. isss a.elasE
Dowtr aad nnt an hor,z.i Nv ~. rnna1,,n in ~
laws. aeatn substantially by tue ,eeo utlou OF
!ne 13fh OF July 1s6S. d"cta'isE 'hst settlers
1tce 4eul q! tsh9= pIlor 70 sune lolh.
for thn 1racte hv ,heTn nrcnn,e1 ~ "
one dollar tna txcrrv-asc ccote an scre tberefor.
We Lold ittrefcrr tha. the 4.le nf .he Cherokee
neutral laIds 10 James +. Jos Is ynid TIA, any
l1hstus .uico u may ne as-uea = atm VII! be Eold
ilte In onr on1n,nn rn f.b nsq1..T la, 10 sa.a
that CT ncrcse enou}G eu6ct dtcti1atf.iv statn;c
1hat thrtc l:nGs tha:l be tn'j-:t tu pse,-nitlnn.
- Ell sstt!eEehs: esssfE sett!srs inc right
Ehefckee N.tton sh,nd 1rc!tre ann enn,, AI Ie
81 m errc nnt Of the proceeds OF sales 70 re.
znoFS I'll doaht- 1t II lntth-t onr opinion that
-tuus1c.e uas tnt roWrf: aEa sha' II y dutf, TO
3stimn oI H. :nerotcc tres,p se n11rat. ~ 81.
ttor1ze sa., W. Lave In ,ztrrest in
1hese iards and no professional
nf cineI Eet.s'anH to any person corrected with
en. eaeePs anet q ci!!zsE- o. nnF common
Ee1t,riyee IN Eoi:rrr-, wr r.nnnf !, !r1tnn 5hr
mon5trons dGctrsue thst the treatJ-makine powel
ear soo,eft the 1asFs OF C11s7e=s and land policy
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rShos. .w,r4 ~ t,S' "ao . usees npon men an'
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torep.' nI.-'on puieu, " Louis''Ae, money
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a."....,a ~. ~a - ;, .ns .us't "au VI 'ne
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arcumert in fsyn, or woman susfrsrc 1'A
THI AHxI H111.
alr. Wtlson then called up ard carried through
his bill aboltsh,ng regine.tal q1a,tcrmaster
2od comm!ssa1te*, and providing that the vAcan
Dt'eau!o-.h'ps shsl not! te tiled Iii! Congress
1aEt: further action.
In THE uoCsE.
Tic House spert greater part Of the daY o
En- BoutWcli'e outrage amendment to The coE
etitution. The debate Nns SclJ poln'cd AID cal
nest, snd hil the speeches were pr.ef. Tnerc was
Eood cca OF dt'esrsty Of opinion ~ TO the forr
OF wctds to be used IN the amendment. Eariou
1.1use" were proposed. hut nouc eeemed NOR
satisfactory tnan the orc originally Introduce
7Fon the judiciary. The ouly vote taken to-da
declared. by " to Is, th,t the 81 Ale. should net
1Eotihflcd ircn making educational or proper1
qualifications. The nhttCt Cufncr IN again
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eoa ~ wy 1I". nA' 80 ttau ~ uosio~' aua -
atacno"eat Will oc Paseea n eome iosn ausan
1he Gag.
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~ aoen oeoa'ea II etns:crr'oDhi cl:clct. IT
Aatlfoad Committee OF The Senate have had
undcr consideration. ard will surely next VICE
so'. ,'.p az aal. aauent - VIZ Aeasoa o1A's
ked 1se seps,e
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