The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-14
BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
Washington.
Correspondence of the Hsrald.l
WASHINGTON, Thursday night,
Tar,,y 10 IQA2

| rupt Repeal Bili-The Oregon Territory
Commodore J0nes-COl. Hepburn shot,
| sc.
This may virtually be considered the close OF the
9th week of the session, and yet nothing has been
done, except to pass the half years appropri alton
bill, and some private bills Judging from present
appearances should say that Congress will not pass
the Exchequer in any shape, and it is doubtful even
whether it will repeal the Bankrupt Bill They
seem afraid to touch the Tariff in any way, although
they may pass the Treaty Appropriation; but even
| that is by no means certain.
In the House to-day, the first thing that came up
| was the Joint Resolution relative to private claims
Congress has been much annoyed by the repetition
of a claim year after year upon its considerations so
the Senate passed resolution time since that
| no claim which had been once duly considered by
Committee, and rejected, and which rejection had
been approved by Congress, should ever be taken
up again or entertained unless the claimant had some
new evidence to produce in his favor
Mr. w. w. IRWIN, very able member of the
| the Guard and very useful member of the House,
opposed this in most capital speech, which regret
| have not space to report in full. He said the adop
ton of the resolution would operate so as to shut
| out from future consideration, thousands of claims
upon the Justice OF the country SIMPLY because they
| had been once rejected by standing committee OF
| the House. Every member knew the facility with
which the House acquiesced in an adverse report OF
| such committee. 1t had often happened, and would
facts disclosed by the evidence before committee
| from prejudice-from haste-from neglect-from
the pressure OF business,-nay, from thousand such
| causes an honest claimant might have his demand
rejected laudable spirit of economy, carried out
too far in practice in times OF pecunnary embarrass
ment, created an irresistible propensity to thrust
rudey from the door Of the National Treasury, the
individual citizen, simply on account of the magni,
| tude of his claim, though the voice OF reason and
| oftrue patriotism should proclaim Its justice. The
| practice of committees, had been to contide to
| an individual member the examination OF
the facts of case and TO report thereon.
| Otherwise-unless such a distribution oil labor
were adopted, the public business would never
be transacted. Ths,' said Mr. j., was the practice,
owing to the necessity OF the case; but was 1t to be
| endured that the American citizen should have his
rights and privileges placed at the mercy of the party
prejudice political bias, or parsimony OF one mem
Der, or some half dozen members OF this house Let
but a committee be induced, from any motive, from
mistake, from prejudice, or from instrumentation,
to report against him, and he was done for, unless
| new evidence should be presented by him. 1t this
had been the rule hitherto, the report OF standing
| committee, backed by rampant political majority
on this floor in times of high party excitement,
might have excluded from all future consideration
on the part of the representatives OF the people, OF
| such claim as that OF Andrew Jackson-a claim
recommended by the people and their State Legisla-
| tures-a claim tor indemnify fer money unustly ex-
| torted from him for the faithful discharge OF his
duty, by functlonary of this government, and un,
Justly withheld from that war-worn veteran for %
years, by the government which ne had served SO
well and faithfully ne mr. j., must oppose tnd
was against the spirit of the constitution He trust
| ed itwould not prevail ,
| Gov REYNOLDS said that no honest claim had
| ever been reected-whilshu hundreds of claims were
| brought before the House that had no foundation
but absolute fraud He thought it best to tell Ger,
tain claimants their case was hopeless It prevented
| them from wasting their time. There was the cele-
brated case of Amy Dardens stud horse-lostin the
Revolution-so said-the lady, Amy Darden, after
thirty forty years application got paid tor the stud
ever lost any thing of the kind. He was opposed to
| all such claims.
The morning hour having elapsed.
| Mr.. CUSHING moved that the House go into
Committee of the Whole on the Exchequer Bill.
This was lost by l04 to l0l. This was because
many wanted to 60 into the consideration of the
| Bankrupt Bill and dispose of it.
| The BANKRUPA BILL came up IN the regular order
| Of business. Mr.. M'KEoN had the floor.
| Mr.. McKEoN said that he obtained the floor at a
late hour, when this bill last under discussion.
He regretted that he had not then concluded the re-
agreeable to continue rfertIy lofa.j4uesdg fnqgq
| lapse Of so many days. He should have
taken part in it, had it not been for the lead of the
| gentleman from Tennessee, (Mr Arnold followed
| as he was by the gentleman from Massachusetts,
| (Mr Cushing.) Others had also participated until
| II became manifest that discussion was opened
reviewing the policy and conduct Of those in power
| IL was custom sanctioned here by precedent-t
was a custom OF the British House of Commons,
and well became the representatives of free peo.
pie jealous OF the acts OF their agents. The par
| tcular position which he (Mr. Mex had assumed
| was the consequence of the appeal made to the ma
jority well the hint to the minority, by the gen.
tleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Cushing) 1t was
evident from his remarks that support must be given
by and consequently responsibility rest of the
| parties OF this House. The gentleman assumed
| that aid and support would be denied by the wings
to this administration, and it should be given by
| democrats.
| Mr. CUSHING denied with great earnestness that
he said
Mr. McKKos-G nty-Gen,ly-Ha me, if you
please, your speech
| Mr. CusurNa delivered it to him. Mr. Mex read
| as follows -
" Mr.. Gushing would say to all parties, and es-
| pecialy to gentlemen constituting the majority in
Congress, if you will not CO operate with the Pre-
| sdent IN carrying on the Government, which is
| your highest duty, he must SEEK THE AID OF YOUR
ApvERsARrEs. II you wings will lock the wheels of
| Government, trust aid will be found in the demo-
| Gratis"
Mr.. McKEoS-Whatdoes this mean, unless that
| II the wings do not support the Administration the
| Executive will appeal TO the democrats.
| Mr.. CusHISe-lt means TO speak of their duty to
sustain the Government Nothing mere or less.
Mr.. McKEoS-Who is here that denies that duty
| but each party has IFS on views OF the mode Of
| executing II But, SIR, Judging that speech by the
| common understanding OF lt-by the efforts made
| 10 identity this Administration with and TO throw
the responsibility OF ITS measures and men on the
| democratic party, for one am disposed TO scruii-
| mise liz merits and liz claims TO that support. |
shall refer TO its measures in, hope, the spirit of
KIND enquiry, and apply 10 them such political tests
| as believe the country will submit them to- Al
the last session the President certainly presented for
| our consideration one Of the most powerful mea.
strcs ever placed before Congress Irefer the bill
which transferred the criminal offences which be
looged peculiarly to the State Courts, 10 the Courts
Of the United States II was a tremendous blow At
the Judicial tribunals OF the States IL was opposed
| by the undivided vote Of the republican party
| OF both Houses Yet Il was recomme nded in the
| annual message-and approved BY the Execu.
| i've Can find any evidence IN that act
IN the correspondence sent 10 this house by the Ex
/ ecuiive, in relation to the case OF Mcleod, which
/ gave To this bill of submission to British dcta-
ton Are we Ia fad IL ia the doctrines avowed in
the Rhode Island controversy L. IL lurking in the
approval OF the bill for dlsrictag the States, de-