New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
A SENATORIAL CLAIM AGENcY.
A wIcE LITTLE SCHEME OF SENATOR VOORHEES,
To HELP ALONG HIS SONS PRACTICE.

HELP ALONG HE Bun fhHSAA>H'
Washington, Jan. 16 Cspecial).-on January D. inc
senate on motion OF Mr.. Voorhees, OF INDIANA s"oPo~
a resolution calling the Secretary OF the Inferior
for l,st NJ all homestead timber culture ana pie
emnf,on entries 10 public lands cancelled siter Is
ssnee OF fnaI receipt and certificate therefor curing
the rrexant Administration for causes other thai Nor
untarv REIMBURSEMENT. Inquiry at the General Ian"
Office as to the meaning OF this resolution ciciou %
information that a sou Senator voorhees, was spo"s
entering into practice attorney before inc Isu
Department in Washington, and 1t was pros"iou
ha, t,. Information called for by the Senator was
for the benefit OF the sens professional businose
Thir explanatlon appears 70 have been eVon ou' 90
the land Office wftAout consciousness on the par
OF Democratic officials that IT placed iaVono pol'o
cratic senator in exceedingly undeshaoio al"u
.s Senatorial promoter of claims against the oo'ern
-. I'D In nsInp his public position as a Senator
of the United States obtain, upon an orner VI s
eapate official information 10 enable his son 10 proso
cute such claims o,.
parutahle attorneys in Washington gave no orcuie
N the alleged explanation for two reaso1s, ~ ''"
by prominent practitioner first, tha' u was ="
conceivable that even Democratic StsteSn~ -.
60 nrosttute the senatorial office, and, seconu tna'
me liar called for could be Of possible nse 10 any
body. and that Legitimate professional O"''''''
lay in II or could be got out Of H.
Western attorney. however, has Just sent 70
oeai correspondent here copy of type-wntten o'i-
cnlar leaded with the name OF the hrm vi """"
Reeso " voorhees son of the lis junior mem
her saud which loudly implies that ~ Lana onco
explanaton OF Mr. Voorhees, resolution wac ooi0~"
This remarkable circular reads:
Dear SIR After considerable investigation we naVe
eonvtnccd ourselves thai recover - 800
holder Of final receipt and certificate 70 puonS iaa'
which has been cancelled by the Government 10, az
cause other than voluntary and formal rnnq f
either the land covered by such nav have
therf,of Irrespective of what disposition hss nav s
slncc hcen made OF such land by tbs Department VI
This oulnion is based upon recent 1cgisiauoh, anu
Involves an entirely departure from ue ~
custOmed routine work of the LANG on'co A.. ron or
There must be many such cases Known 70 s'''' "
which coud be ascertainod al your local obioo- Al,
We would be glad 10 correspond WHO you td.,,iar
subject generally or with reference 70 paIlo
cases, and we believe that we can, WIZ s vaa
distance recover for parties holding sucn cs .t
certificates the land In question, the vaiue teu,'
ana that s,,oh benencissfcs would gladly shaw wiz
10 ~ -" 'A' JONES g. VOORHEES,.
Washington D. c. Dec. 20, 1899. FER ~
The Trfbune's information is that there IS no TO
cent legislation upon the subject referred n' sho
further that the subject matter is not open 10 sfs"-
mont the legality nj such cancellations haVins "'"
definitely rcd upon by the Supreme Courts OF noarS
all the public land states, and conclusivciy osa"
lshed by al least a dozen leading DECISIONS y. no
Supreme Curt OF the United states Inc pe"sHS
attorneys appear TO have found veTissnie Hateh
n@t,s and Innocent Western lawyers and unsopn~-
tica,ed werern loan agents who want 70 pu, UP
adequate ~retatnersD to see she show can ~ s"a,
cuass through the aid OF the Senatorial branon Oh ne
claim