The New York herald., 1870-03-22
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.
The SAFE of Lands for Taxes Under the Act Of
Juuc, 1862

The SAFE of Lands for Taxes Under the Act Of
WAsHINoToS, March 81, 1870.
Henry w. Bennett rs. Alexander Hunte,; Error 10
he court or Appeals or Virgtnfa.-The question pre-
sented FOR decision In this Is the legality Of
sale OF certain lands in Virginia belonging to Hun
ter, the defendant In error. BY board OF commits
sioners appointed under the act Of June, 1852, pro-
vldng for the collection OF direct taxes In the nsur
rectionary districts After the advertisement OF the
lands for sale, but before sale, q tenant OF Hunter
refused on the sole ground that 1t not rendered
by Hunter In person. A number Of questions were
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Chief ciS justice del,vsTng the oplnion-sS only
such circumstances, the sale was valid and
passed the title to the purchaser under
by Hunters tenant after the advertisement for
sale was payment OF the taxes, the tender being
valid, and that there was consequently @ m no sale,
the various questions AZ 10 the right OF redemption
and the taking OF the oath prescribed as condition
DO not arise. The question whether the forfeiture
attached immediately upon the default In the pay
ment Of taxes is considered at length, and the con-
casion Is that 1t did not, ana that there was for
feture until sale Consequently, the claimant never
was divested Of his titie and there Is no necessity
for redemption and no occasion Tor the taking Of the
oath.
Treasury Agent Purchases Of Cotton.
BENJAMIN +. Flanders, Deputy General ASen, or
the Treasury Department, Us. John 8 Ttreed; Error
10 the circuit court Jor the District or Loutstana-
Tweed held contract with the Treasury Depart
ment for the purchase OF Confederate cotton Tor the
government, who were to receive one.iourth and he
ana in pursuance of the terms or this
contract Flanders. as deputy agent &c, sezed the
one.lourth belonging to the United states under
orders from the Treasury Department. Tweed,
claiming the cotton seized was not purchased under
that contract brought this action to recover the pro-
that the cotton seized was not OF the class named
ana called for by the contract, and that there was
no SUFFICIENT cause shown for the seizure, and gave
Judgment for the amount claimed. This Court--Mr
Justice Ne,son delivering the opinion-now reversed
trial. One other case between the came parties Is
disposed Of by similar order.
Tho Meade Claim Decided Adversely.
II. ". Meade Us. The tinted States; Appeal from
the Court OF Clatr1s.-This Is the OF Commodore
Meade, as administrator Of his fathers estate,
brought to recover Of the government o certain
claim which had formerly existed against the Span.
igh government the claim being that under the
treaty OF the United states with spain. IN lSl9 Its
payment was assumed by the United states. After
the signing OF the treaty but before It's ratification,
o spanish court ad)udcated the claim ana gave
Judgment for the Meades. When this Judgment was
presented to the commissioner appointed under the
treaty 1t was rejected as being no longer claim
payable under The treaty 1t having taken the form
OF o judgment. The Court OF Claims took the same
view, and i IS now airlned by this Court. Mr. Jus.
tice CllGord delivered the opinion.
Equitable Claims Against tho Government.
AdtthelD Bonner, Executor or Wallace, rs. The
United States; Appeal rom the court OF Claims
The claimant asked the value in state OF nature
OF certain lands In Virginia upon which he had To-
Gated bounty warrants, issued for services in the
Continental establishments. II appeared that by the
act OF 1918 Congress established Q boundary In re.
spect OF the reservation, which excluded the war
rants located and thai by the act Of 1926 the issue
OF patents on the lands west OF that boundary, the
iocatlon OF the lands In question, was prohibited on
THIS state OF facts the Court OF Claims found for the
United States Appeal being taken, this Court hold,
Mr. Justice Davis delivering the opinion tnat II the
government Is liable IN any way, II Is In equity for
breach OF faltn not breach or the law, and that as
the Court OF CLAIMS has jurisdiction In equity, the
Judgment Must be reversed and the cause remanded,
with directions to dismiss the bill. The Court say
that Congress alone has authority to grant the claim
ant the relief sought
T.::S n.::::sss or OHicers Of the Land Depart.
ment.
T.. C. LUchGeid u.s. CHARLES B. Richards, Lana
Register, ana Charles Pomerov, Receiver or the
Lana Oo1ce al Fort Dodge, To,Ca; Appeal nom
the circuit court for the District or io,ra.-The
complainant q citizen OF New York, sought by this
action to restrain the defendants from Allowing
homestead and pre-empton entries Of certain public
lands on Des MOines river Iowa claiming title In fee
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