▁The ▁issue ▁was ▁whether ▁the ▁pet ition ▁for ▁confirm ation ▁of ▁the ▁claim ▁was ▁right ly ▁granted ▁and ▁aff ir med . ▁ ▁The ▁grant or ' s ▁title , ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁disput ed ▁before ▁the ▁Commission ers ▁or ▁the ▁district ▁court , ▁was ▁first ▁object ed ▁to ▁on ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁court . ▁The ▁government ▁cont ended ▁that ▁the ▁governor ▁and ▁secretary ▁should ▁have ▁been ▁called ▁as ▁the ▁proper ▁witness es ▁to ▁authentic ate ▁their ▁own ▁acts . ▁ ▁Op in ion ▁of ▁the ▁court ▁The ▁court ▁aff ir med . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁duty ▁of ▁coun sel ▁representing ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁ur ge ▁micro scop ic ▁ob jections ▁against ▁honest ▁claim ants ▁and ▁ur ge ▁the ▁for fe iture ▁of ▁property ▁for ▁some ▁o vers ight ▁of ▁the ▁Commission ers ▁in ▁not ▁requiring ▁proof ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁strict ▁rules ▁of ▁common ▁law . ▁ 1 . ▁Ob jections ▁to ▁Mexican ▁gr ants ▁ought ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁as ▁if ▁the ▁case ▁was ▁pending ▁on ▁a ▁writ ▁of ▁error , ▁with ▁a ▁bill ▁of ▁exceptions ▁to ▁the ▁ad mission ▁of ▁every ▁item ▁of ▁testim ony ▁offered ▁and ▁received ▁below . ▁ 2 . ▁When ▁there ▁is ▁any ▁just ▁susp icion ▁of ▁fra ud ▁or ▁forg ery , ▁the ▁defence ▁should ▁be ▁made ▁below , ▁and ▁the ▁evidence ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁charge ▁should ▁appear ▁on ▁the ▁record . ▁ 3 . ▁The ▁want ▁of ▁appro val ▁of ▁a ▁grant ▁by ▁the ▁Department al ▁Assembly ▁does ▁not ▁affect ▁its ▁valid ity .