Lives of GenUlysses SGrant and HonHenry Wilson, together with sketches of Republican candidates for Congress in Indiana . thout the concurrence of bothHouses of Congress. Your committee insist that the power of Congress overthe territory to which the United States holds the absolute, ultimate fee-simple title, and which has been shown, by quotations from the highest possibleauthorities on the subject, to include lands occupied by Indians as well aspublic lands not so occupied, is a power vested solely and exclusively in thatdepartment of our Government which is composed of the Senate and House
Lives of GenUlysses SGrant and HonHenry Wilson, together with sketches of Republican candidates for Congress in Indiana . thout the concurrence of bothHouses of Congress. Your committee insist that the power of Congress overthe territory to which the United States holds the absolute, ultimate fee-simple title, and which has been shown, by quotations from the highest possibleauthorities on the subject, to include lands occupied by Indians as well aspublic lands not so occupied, is a power vested solely and exclusively in thatdepartment of our Government which is composed of the Senate and Houseof Representatives, and that neither branch of Congress, acting separately, orin conjunction with any other department or officer of our Government, can byany process, direct or indirect, dispose of any portion of such territory, inany way or manner whatever, without the express concurrence of the otherbranch of Congress. The langMage of the Constitution is very plain on this subject. . Repeateddecisions of the highest judicial tribunal of the land have defined the characterof that power beyond a possible 77UUtr^ U^/Q^t^ MOETOK C. HimTEK.
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