Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-03
HOUSE.

Mr.. Stevenson presented o petition from
the business men of Cincinnati against the
change of time when the reduction of
duties shall take place under the tax and
tariff bill, and pray that the date fixed at
Dec. 81, 1870, be retained.
Mr.. Judd reported bill to forbid the
conveyance of Indian reservations by
treaty to any other grantee than the United
States.
Mr. Julian represented the object of the
bill TO be to notify all that in no future
treaty are Indian lands to be secured for
the benefit of railroad companies or other
SPECTATORS, but that such lands are to be-
come part of the public domain and be
under the control If Congress. The bill
passed.
severe on the Supreme Court.
Mr. Julian reported bill for the pre-
lection of settlers on lands of the United
States, providing when any person enti-
lied availing. himself of the benefits Of the
preemption or homestead laws has made
| bonafde settlement on lands subject there
| TO, such settlement shall be deemed to
create a contract between the Government
and settler, and his claim shall constitute a
vested right of the property.
Mr. Holman inquired whether that was
not law at present.
Mr. Julian replied that everybody be-
| Iieved so until recently, when contrary
decision was delivered by Judge Fuller, of
the Supreme Court of the United States.
| 4 decision which he denounced as mon
strous, and one that would be discredita-
BILE to Judge Of Western County Court.
Bill passed. ......
New Orleans and Great Western.
Mr.. Julian offered bill declaring for
feited to the United States the land granted
to the State in 1856 for the New Orleans
and Great Western Railroad. He said it
would open up to the settlement of millions
of acres of land now locked up, and had
the approval of the members from Louisi-
ana. The bill passed.
Yosemite valley as N National
Park.
MIR. Julian reported to confirm James
NJ Hutching and James Lamar in pre-emp.
ton claims in Yosemite Valley Cali
fornia. The bill gave rise to a discus
sion involving the impolicy of the act ced-
ing the Valley to the State of California
in trust to be preserved as National ParB
and the absence of title claimants. 1t wa:
tabled yeas, 10j, to 81.
Mr.. Jencks, from the Conference Com
mittee on the bill to revise and consolidate
and to amend the patent and copy tht
right laws made report which was agreed
} | to.
The Speaker informed the House tha
the Indian appropriation bill had been re.
turned from the Senate with the request
for further conference, the conferences O
the two bodies having failed to agree.
Mr.. Sargent, of the House conference
stated the grounds of difference between
: the two bodies.
The House agreed to a second confer
ence, and Messrs. Sargent, Niblack an,
Paine were appointed.
A Prisoner Denied Counsel.
The House refused to allow Mr. Merrick
4 counsel for MIR. Woods, under arrest fo
an assault on Mr.. Porter, to appear at tn
f bar of the House and argue the case.
I Louisiana Election Case.
q Tie Louisiana election case Of Darri
t against Bailey was taken up.
g After remarks by Messrs. Stevenson aat
/ Sheldon, of Louisiana, in support of th
majority resolutions, and MIR. Kerr agains