Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-04-09

verhnehl' lie had no idea that the decision on
these claims, under the provisions Of this bii would
he a. uniaeorae the GOV ernmeu NJ AS their ,ieci
sion by Congress. In the present mode, there is no
end To the claims Their final setiea,ent is one great
OBJECT ~ carrying them into court OF justice. II
these CLAIMS are rejected half dozen Nv Con-
gress, they come up again, and are continued year
aztec year, until lasi, by means or other the
case made out, and Congress induced allow it.
lne members are worried out, and glad TO get
rad oft. Mr.. Van Dyke said he WAS therefore,
determined TO vote against ending the hill back TO
ite commiiiee. The waole evidence on each side,
ne sa'o could he taken in a court OF iustcr, and
ne thought the plan well worth the experiment
MIR: RuccLEs hoped the motion to rccomn,i,
would piev"'--and that the Committee would see
he necessity OF providing for Board Of Commits
.,oners, NJ the seat OF government, To decide upon
hese CLAIMS All these claims, for the settlement, Of
winch provision rs TO he made, will have been frs,
rejected 10y the Treasury Department. There is
scarcely case of this kind that comes before Con-
gress but Tor items of accounts that have beeo re-
jecied a, the Treasury Suppose n person comes 10
ASK that his claim may he allowed, is he hound 10
furnish evidence aga'ns, himself! MIR. r. believed
Tue ~ most yudicous mode would he, to establish n
ooafu OF Commissioners, consisting Of three persons
-they should he under the direction of the Presi-
dent and the Secretary Of the Treasury +; and should
't IN Tins Cty where all the ton on the SUBJ
lee's ne'ore them would be at hand. Ifthey were
al Instance from the seat OF government they
would NOT be able obtain this zion So rea,i-
| ~. ihe gentleman from Delaware has said, that we
nad some experience on the subject OF appointing
|
hut the difficulties which affect ed IN Al
might be remed'ed now. Such regulations might be
| adopted, MS should he found necessary. By this
mode, uniform system for the se,lemen nj of The So
| claims, would he adopted and known ihrougho the
country. There would not he n rule for one place
/ anu Inherent rule Tor another might he the
case, u Inc decision was left TO the Courts. The
/ gentleman from Maine has re mari ed upon the deer
SONS of JurIes, in cases whore the government il
concerned There can Ire doubt of the vigilance
oI 'ne claimants, IN prosecuting their own casesand
Tue n'an would always be against the government.
MI DELL SAID there were strong obIections TO The
mode OF acting upon these claims IN the Courts, both
irom the delay Thai would take place, aud expense
to The claimants. The claims 6si to he present
Ell 10 the proper officers OF the government. II they
are moi allowed there ,hry he carried into the
Court IN the district where the claimant belongs
ne must produce the same evidence in both cases
" tne decs'on Us against him, then he is appeal 10
the Supreme Couri. He must procure counsel in
the courts, and will be subjected TO enormous ex-
| penses. There is such press of business in the
courts that he would pfobahiy he compelled TO wait
some wears before he would get decision in the Dis
,r'ct touri and when he comes 10 The Suprrme
C"ari, he must wait several years longer But the
plan o appointing commissioners is adopted If tho
clam IS disallowed by The accounting officers of the
treasury Drpa' tmeni. the same evidence NAV he
produced before The commissioners and the ella, IN,
decided on the spo', wirhou, expense to the claimant
ne had not doubt that this would he The hest plan
both as regards The interest of the government and
tha' oi 'he individual claimant. He should have
more tdrnce ~ the decisions of con,niss
man IN that oil jury, 1" whom the claimant world lie
k.own, and VIII" might hc prciudiceJ in his favor
tic wa, therefore ia FAVOR OF re-commi,nieni.
Mr. TAYLOR, al Virginia, said he only rose to re
quest gcnuegen 10 rer"lieci, that not single case
under THIS bill, WAS tn he decided by jury ; they
were only TO he enIpaunc!lrd, under certain crcupi
stances, TO judge of certain facts in The case
lhe question was then put and carried in favor Of
re-commiimeri.
The hill provide Tor the exiting Of the
debt due Ivy the purchasers al public iaads" was
again taken up for consideration. Some further
amendments, ia the details of This hi were adopted
al lie suggestion of Aessrs. King, of Alabama, and
hnes'es. Inc bill was then passed 10 be engrossed,
and read the bird tine.
The bill reported hy the Committee on The Judi
cIary . TO change 'hc of .,oIing the Circuit
and District Courts for the sip'e Of Ohio, and TO
change nne of the terms OF the Circuit Court for i,e
State oi kenIuaky, was Then aken up, in Commit
tee Of The Whole. M">srs. Brown and Talbot ex-
planned the objects ri he hill II was then reported
TO III" Senate aud passed 10 he engrossed aud read
the third time,