New York enacted 1861 chapter 141 (April 6, 1861; Laws p. 263) directing that two pending Court of Appeals actions involving the Seneca Nation have preference on the calendar and could be moved out of ordinary order by either party. Section 1 names: Seneca Nation (respondent) v. Philenus Pattison; and Seneca Nation (appellant) v. Harris L. Knight.
The act’s heading says “to relieve the Seneca nation… by preferring certain causes.” That is procedural relief — not a decision of either appeal, not land transfer, not compensation. One case had the Nation defending; the other had the Nation appealing. Appellate records and outcomes remain open.
Separations locked: 1861 ch. 141 ≠ 1857 ch. 45 ≠ Bill 85; calendar preference ≠ victory ≠ tax-sale redemption; Pattison ≠ Knight; #1253 ≠ #1252 ≠ #1251. Original page image inspected on Archive.org volume.
Standing stays 379.