The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-27
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The Acting Secretary remarks that oil the sum
stated to have been received from Customs, $otUOOO
was paid in Treasury notes PRIOR to the hrst oil jan
uary last but they do not appear on the books OF the
Register until lSl2-and some OF the money from
the lands were also received in 1872.
The Post Office bill was taken up, reconsldera'
ton of the vote ordering II to third reading moved,
and then the whole matter was postponed.
At one O'Clock the Tariff bill was called up, and
Mr.. Evans, the very able Chairman Of the Finance
CorVmittee, is in the midst of a speech IN Its expa
nation and support
The House passed resolution this morning, 10
stop debate on the Army appropriation bill at one
o'clock to day, and then went into committee OF
the whole and resumed its consideration. Mr.
Adams made speech against the President and the
Attorney General, denying that there was any law
for the collection of duties, and making most un
fair and llegitlmate deduction from the fact that
Mr. Roosevelt had introduced bill for an explana-
tory act on the subject There would seem to be no
fitness or proprety IN such speech on an appropria
ton BILL but Mr. Adams has always full license, and
can speak about anything on any subject The de-
bate was continued up to the hour OF one, when the
question WIS uaken on the amendments of the Sc
nate sriGifm. aAd nearly all OF them rejected by
very large inalorites THIS viii leave the army, so
Tar as the House Is concerned, IN the crippled and
Inefficient condition TO which twas reduced by the
House amendments TO the bill as originally reported
nv the Committee of Ways and Means. The
House has yet to concur with the Committee OF the
Whole, and that will be done to-day.
The wings IN Congress have become fanatcal on
the subject of distribution, and they will sacrifice
every thing rather than give 1t up They are deter
mined to leave the government without the means
of dscharging its current expenses, rather than I'M,
pose duties high enough to suspend the operation of
the distribution law. This determination is not
universal with the party, butt general it is be-
eved, to preclude the idea Of settling the tariff
question, during the present Congress. The p opie
will know where to place the responsibility OF an
impoverished treasury. The President has repeat,
edly avowed his readiness to sign well matured
and adequate tariff bill, and he is willing to leave
the distribution awt execute itself, but ne will not
consent to the violation oftwo compromises pal
pable breach ofgood faith and the collection of mo
ney from the people TO return part OF it to them
again, merelyto CRAFTY few politicians. =,
The precise action OF the Senate on the tariff bill,
cannot of course be known. There will be mo-
ZION to strike out the distribution feature, and that
will fall Whether any amendments VILE prevail,
seem . be matter of doubt The close vote in
the Juse, must admonish the wings of the danger
of rsling the bill back again. However, 1t might
as well be killed in one place as another
There is always some man IN Congress who acts
in the capacity of amateur opponent OF all private
claims. Ii is thankess and ungracious business
subecting the member to much unjust imputation,
and bringing upon him The hostility of many men
with Just claims upon the government Besides, In
Justice is frequently wrought by this indscrlminate
opposition. Well founded claims are rejected or
postponed, and individual suffering is sometimes In
consequence very great But the utmost vigilance
is necessary to prevent the passage of fraudulent
claims, and to protect the treasury from the comb
nations of adventures, who often manage to enlist
the sympathies and services OF members OF Congress
These combinations could hardly fail OF success,
but for the ceascless attention OF the amateur OPP
ponent. In the present Congress, Mr.. Cave Johnson
of Tennessee, Is the unpaid advocate OF the 60
vernment against all clients. He has in
Cured much enmity and many reproaches by
his opposition; but he has been of the vast
benefit to the government. His objections to private
bills always insure investigation, and prevent then
stealthy passage. Sometimes, however, spurious
claims escape his scrutiny, and slide through with
out notice. An instance OF this kind occurred al
the present session. A claim amounting to between
presented to the Senate referred to the appropriate
committee, and Just favorable report was about
being made, suspicious were awakened, and far
Their examination opened the eyes of the committee
was heard from it for several months A few days
ago the title of bill for the relief OF -" was
read in the Senate among large number OF bills
| which had passed that body The claimant had 81
| ently withdrawn from the Senate, when the un-
soundness of his pretensions was discovered, and
gone to the House. Here he met with perfect sue
cess-the bill passed without scrutiny or suspicion
| and is now before the Senate committee.
An article has been published in the" Journal o.
| Commerce, attacking in unjust terms the commit
| tee who have been charged by the House OF Repre-
sentatves with the settlement OF the Custom House
accounts. The writer, who signs himself an ole
| which witnesses were subpGnaed, and the effect o.
heir testimony How he has arrived at either, II il
| iifficut to conceive, when it is known here thai
| the committee have studously refraned from con
versing on the subject. One would rather incline
| TO think that this pretended expose came
| from some gentleman who might entertain
| some fears of the result to himself, or that il
originated at the Custom House. He thinks all the
idle rumors" about this business will meet an
entire refutation," if the evidence ever reaches
the light" Whether this be So, nous pe'Tons. The
| evidence and the comments of the committee upon
will reach the light, and then il there be any
" CALLED iade." LEI hum vince. In the mean time
i 1t is our duty not 70 PREJUDICE the matter.
| An old subscriber says that the honest aborefs
IRE sufering because they are compelled TO sci
their certltcatesa az runous discount Might il moi
DE possible that these certificates had long since
| been sold and were now in the hands of those ten
| der hearted gentlemen, the brokers' OF this, o.
course, we know nothing but rumor has, more thar
once, proclaimed it. Perhaps these things may al
"reach the light one of these days The com
mittee will not hesitate to expose them far as II
in their power forit will be their purpose to do jus
tice to all concerned, sparing none where the lasf
should properly fall. lnf
NORTHEASTERN BoUNpARY.-We are authorised t.
say that conventional line ofboundary, with It's va
nous conditions and equivalents has eeen ae1eeu y,
| by the Executive and the British Special Envoy
| with the unanimous consent OF the Commlsslonel
| Of Maine and Massachusetts. We congratulate al
parties upon this happy and honorable result;
| TER,is-We have reason to know that me Com
missioners of the two States of Maine and Massa
chusetts have sigpfed their assent to line OF boun
| dary between Maine and New Brunswick.
Everybody knows that the territory in dispute EN-
braces all the region OF the Upper 81; John, AM
the general understanding now is that this region
to bendivdedinto unequal parts; the largestand b.
far the most valuable to be assigned TO Maine, TO
gether with considerations connected with the ma
yieation of the st. Johns, (both sides of the lowe
| of which belong to England,) of the greatest i'm
portance to the value of the timber growing on it
branches. Other important arrangements in differ
ent of parts of the line, hitherto unsettled, in va
80 ri hsfxo Man and / oh 81
| Woods are rumored as likely to take place
We doubt not the Administration knows what i
is about, and in due time we shall see. Let it b.
remembered, that General jackson offered TO Civ
to MAINE ONE MILLION Of acres Of public land in 1882
as loan to induce her to come TO an agreement
the land to be sold by the United States, and tn
whole proceeds TO be paid to Maine, without deduc
ton, And other indemnity, of course, to be pro