The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-03-09
Congress has so far, l believe
given no expression Of opinion.

Congress has so far, l believe
given no expression Of opinion.
What is,-ssid by the Supreme
Cour. OF the United States iHPot-
lard's Lessee Va. Hagan ct .al. 6
HowardDis equallytrue of Indians.
The Court said: s
& The right Of ..;Alala,pa and
every other State to exercise all
tho powers OF government which
belong to and may be exercised
by the original States OF the
Union must he admitted and ,e-
main urquestionea except SO far
as they are temporarily deprived
OF con:rci OF the pubiic lands So
Tire subject of controversy in
that celebrated case was body.
of lsnd on the Alabama river
Which, At the time tile State of
Alabama ives admitted into the
Union. was below high water
mark by the ieceding Of the
walers or by alluvion the land be-
came drv, and the United States
undertook TO convey it by patient.
The court held, rst, that the
shores Of navigabIe waters and the
soils under them were not granted
By the Constitution to the Un.-
ted Stntes, but were reserved
to the States respectively; second
~, the new States have the same
rights sovereignty, aud jurisdic--
ton over this subject as the ori9i-
nal 5 ates; thirdly; the right oi the
United States to The public lands,
and The power Of Congress to make
al neeifnl rules and regulations
j for The sale and disposition there :
OF. conferred no power to grant to
the PLAINTIFF, who held the patient
Of tue United States, the land in
controversy il that case This
decision would seem 10 be conclu-
sive uron the question.
.fsue 49, =
There Is one view more l desire
TO press, and then will he done.
Beaver lake has been drained by
the State. and drained in p,irsu-
ance Of condition imposed in the
s~anp-land grant. / do not sup>
pose the reclamation Of the wet
lands surrounding it would have
been practicable without lowering
the waters Of the lake But be
this as it msy the ditch which
turned its waters into the Kanka-
kee was located and dug by State
authority. Not dollar has been
! spent by the General Government,
in ,hese inpro, ements. Thou
eands OF acres have been reclaim
ed and added to the productive re-
sources OF the State. For years
those claiming to own the bed Of
the lake have paid State, county
and township taxes upon theiI
lands. ~
And row come 10 the prac.ica
question: VIII Congress, seek L
realize a profit out Of the be'i %
this lake? Will it require the pub
lie surveys to he extended over |
and the lands he sold, since til,
onty value they have, has beer
created by the State and her CHI
gers. Say there are. fourteen hun
dred acres reclaimed; how muci
money would this net 10 the reas
ury after all the expenses were
paid? The sum is too pitilul t
he talked about. And then. ] ask
how shall we dispose of that par
altel case have cited. where lise
highest court Determined that {
patent from the United States in
similar casc was worthless? Hos
shall we maintain the equality O
Indiana with the original States i
Congress shall seize upon and dis
pose OF these reclaimed Iands9 e
Pass this bill, aud the STATE
| better than the General Govern
ment can deal with the, scontro.
yersies there. Indeed, the contro-
versy will cease when the .-Genera
| Government ahandons al. claim o
Ii lie there. II is only because o
the belief that the title is in TIL
United States to the bed of tn,
lake that men. ignoring the patiea
made by the State, have sought =
! found settlements there under tA
pre-. emp,ion laws, and obtain ID
lands at 81 Is pei acre. The
will be disappointed; but l al
happy 20 believe that they har
! incurred no great expenses, an'
they will he reconci ed,I hope. whe
| they know that the cessiOn b.
] Congress is to tie STATE. a.
Now Mr. President, as the Sen
ate has INDUCED me in hearin
/ what l had to say in the advocac
OF this bill, hope l may tfespas
upon its indulgence q momer
more by asking that the bill ma
be put on it's passage. slf9 saa
Mr. POME2OY. hope "
shall have vote On the bill
asked for its consideration onc
before. T@s
Mr.. LOGAN. I merely rise
second the suggestion made b
the Senator from Indiana. Til
bill has been reported BY the con
mi,tee unanimously, and his re
marks have satisfied me that til
bill ought TO pass. is
i by unanimous consent, the hi
( was considered as in Committee {
the Whole. Il