The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1926-01-07
Minnesota Chippewa
JuTisdiciionaI Bill.

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JuTisdictional Bill.
. The following bill, authorizing
the Chippewa Indians Of Minneso.
81 to submit their claims agains,
sfhe United States TO the Court oil
Claims, was introduced in the
House of Representatives by Rep
--resentative Wefald on December
..7th, 1925. A similar bill was in
stroduced in the Senate by Senator
! sSchall and Senator King:
H. r. 437.
A BILL
Authorizing the Chippewa Indina,
of Minnesota to submit claims
to the Court of Claims.
Be it enacted BY The Senate
and House of Representatives ol
the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That all
claims OF whatsoever nature which
the Chippewa Indians of Minnesots
may have against the United
States. which have not heretofore
been determined by q court oi
competent jurisdiction, may be
submitted to the Court Of Claims
for determination of the amount,
if any, due or claimed to be due
said Indians from the United
States under any treaty or agree.
ment or Jaw of Congress, or for
the misrepresentation Of any of the
property or funds of said Indians,
or for the failure of the United
States to administer the. same in
conformity with any treaty or
agreement with the said Indians:
Provided. That if in any claim
submitted hereunder a treaty or
agreement with the Indians be in.
yolyed, and it be shown that the
same has been amended or SUPER.
seded By an Act or Acts of Con
gress, the court shall have author
ity to determine whether suct Act
or Acts have violated any property
rights Of the claimants, and, if 80,
to render judgment for the dam
ages resulting therefrom; and
jurisdiction is hereby conferred
upon said Court Of Claims, with
right Of appeal to the Supreme
Court Of the United States by
either party. to hear and determine
ali legal and equitable claims OF
whatsoever nature which said In
dians may have against the United
States, it being the intent of this
Act to allow The said Court Of
Claims full and complete authority
to adjust and determine all claims
submitted hereunder SO that the
rights, legal and equitable, both Of
the United States and of said In
dams may be fully considered and
determined, and to render judg.
ment thereon accordingly.
Sec. 2. II any claim or claims
be submitted to said court it shall
determine the rights.of the parties
thereto, notwithstanding lapse of
time or statutes of limitation, and
any payment which may have been
lawfully made BY the United States
upon any claim so submitted shall
not be pleaded as an estoppel, but
may be pleaded and allowed as q
set.off in any suit if legally charge
able against the claim or claims
therein asserted. The claim or
claims Of the Chippewa Indians of
Minnesota shall be presented by
petition, subject, however, to
amendment at any time, suit or
suits 10 be filed within three years
after the approval Of this Act; and
ii such suit or suits the Chippewa
Indians OF Minnesota shall be
named as party plaintiff and the
United States as party defendant.
Such petition shall set forth the
facts on the claims for recovery
are based, and shall be verified by
the attorney or attorneys EN-.
ployed % herein authorized, and
no other verifcation shall be nee