Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-01-07
CONGRESS.

PRODUCED a tili TO authorize the payment OF Inc
claims of the State Of Massachusetts for CERTAIN
mill ia services during the late war, which was
read, aud passed 10 a second reading. The bill
for ,hr relief Of purchasers OF public lands was
passed The bill from the House Of Represen'
,alves for the relief of Elijah Carr, was pass
ed Report was rec, ived from the Conmis'
sioner Of me Public Buildings, showing the
amount expended during the last year. Some
lime was spent IN the consideration OF Execu>
tive business
The following Message from the President
Of the United States was received:
To the Senate ofthe United STATES
have been requested b. thr L"glsls'u'e OF
South Carolina. as will appear ir"m tn d'cu-
mems acc ON snying ,his communication. 20
submit 10 the consideralion Of Congress certain
claims sgains, the Government for advances
made by that Stare during the is war = Is
conceded that the redress sought for can only
be Obtained through he intrrO"s' ION OF Con
gress The only agency aiGwed 10 me 1, %
present such facts III reia IL" % The subJrc' IS
are in possession Of the Executive, IN order
tina, The whole may be fairly considered.
This duty perform with grea' pleasure, be-
ing we'll sa i,6ad that no Involvement WI he
wanting tn secure to the claims OF member
Of he cunfe'!eracy tn. has, under all cIrcum-
siances shown an ardrht devotion 10 The cause
of the country, The most ample justice.
By reference to the Department OF War
for nforHa ion as 10 the nature and extent OF
these claims, il appears that hey consist oil
Isl. Interest upon moneys advanced Tor tue
Unned Safes, which have heretofore been ie'
imbursed.
cd Certain adv .nces which, on a settlement
L md hp
United States, were disa!lowed, OR suspended,
by the accour.i ing officers OF he Treasury.
In regard to the former, the rule hitherto
ADOPTED by Congress has been. TO allow TO the
S,a'rs interest only where they have paid i, on
money borrowed, and had applied it 10 the use
Of the United States The case OF Souh Ca
rolina does not come strictly within this rule,
because, instead OF borrowing, as she alleges
she applied il 10 the Uni,ed States funds, for
which she was actually receiving int'rcSi; aud
she is unders God 10 insist THAI the loss Of in
teres, in both cases being equal, and The relief
uff,rd. d equally msritorious. the same princi.
pies Of re remuneration should be applied
Acting upon an enlightened sense OF nation
al Justice, It is confidently believed thai Con-
gress will be as mindful Of his claim, as it has
been Of others pu, forward by the States that,
in periods Of extreme peril, generously con'ri-
buted 70 the service Of the UnI"n, md enabled
The General Cove nme ut to discharge it's obi
cations. The grounds upon which CERTAIN
portions Of il have bet suspended, or REJECTED,
will appear from the commune atoms of the
Secretary Of War and Third Auditor, herewith
submitted ANDREW jACkSON
January 4th, 1880.
This Message was ordered 10 be printed,
and referred to The Committee on Military AT
fairs
The HOUSE, OF. REPRESENTATIVES, on Tues.
dsy, were encaged in the resolution OF Mr.
HuNr, when Mr.. CLAY and Mr. HUNT address
led the Chair. The consideration Of he Re-
port Of the Commune on Elections wa. post
boned till Wednesday. The House was then
occupied in the discussion Of private bills.