The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-11

HIST course would be lay the resolution on the table
and print it, with view TO further investigation OF Its
Mr. POLLOCK did not doubt the expediency of the
adoption of the resolution case which came before
him. as a member of the Committee OF Claims, showed,
eoncusvey, the necessity for such work as that IN
question In the referred TO, he claim hadbeen al
lowed and the money paid over to the claimants After
several years had elapsed, the same clam was again pre-
scented under original papers, and allowed second time.
The best plan would be, 10 recommit the resolution with
instructions TO inquire whether any similar work was IN
progress of preparation by any OF the clerks OF this
Mr GIDDINGS expressed the hope that the resolution
would pass. The necessity Tor such work as mat pro-
mind and had been most orcby illustrated very recent
w. few days ago, claim had been referred TO him. as
member of the Committee on Indian Affairs, Tor examl-
nation He thought, upon first proceeding to the IN
vesgaon that he recoected the case as one formerly
before the House, although Il appeared upon It's face
entirely original Although he could not be positive
about the matter, he felt quite certain that the claim had
been examined before and this morning. upon searching
the records of the Committee OF Claims, he found thai
ten wears ago the claim had been examined and de-
MED: and now after lapse of several years. had been
revived before another committee, and upon original pa
pers with view to obtaining an unjust clam by fraud
upon the House. The involved IN this case al one
was four times much the cost OF The work desired
would amount TO. He would mention another case
About ten years SINCE clam came before HIM IN me
Committee of Claims, the evidence IN relation to which
appeared most concusive and, although he individually
doubted its Justice the evidence so complete that he
felt that there getting away from It, and reported
bill, therefore, granting the claim subsequently, be-
fore final action had been taken upon IT, messenger
came him from the death bed OF the claimant, who ac
kuowiedged the claim to be unfounded and the evidence
upon which it rested alsecreated for the purpose Of
fraudulenty obtaining sum OF money from the govern
ment book, such as was proposed to be obtained would
be useful for reference and defeat IN many instances at
least the designs of those who would rob the govern
ment by a resort to such means as had been stated
Mr. JACOB THOMPSON would like to have the sub
ect postponed for the present IN order to give opporun
ty for the presentation OF facts that existed which would
show the necessity for action of the kind proposed
Not to avail themselves OF such book as was proposed
to be had, would be following the principle OF penny
wise and pound foolish" He would ask the gentem
from Connecticut if the work would be large volume,
or several volumes9
Mr. ROCKWELL replied that it would not. Its fea-
lures would be that of extended index and about the
SIZE he supposed of the work of the same character
(about 100 pages) published by the Senate.
Mr. THOMPSON then said he had no objection to the
immediate passage of the resolution.
Mr.. FARAN expressed the hope that the resolution
would be passed. His experience had demonstrated 10
his mind the absolute necessity Of such check as
that proposed to protect Congress from the frauds which
were continually being attempted;
! Mr. ROCKWELL remarked, that he would have no
objection recommal Of the resolution, if any good
purpose was to be accomplished thereby, which he
thought not the case. He would remind the House
that the work would embrace all private claims, no mat
ter what committee had them in charge.
Mr. HENLEY again suggested the proprety OF re,
commal, for the purpose OF ascertanng the merits OF
I the production of Mr. Meehan.
i Pending the question upon the recommtta
i PRESIDENTS ANNUAL MESSAGE
On motion of Mr.. VlNTON, the House resolved itself
into Committee of the Whole the state of the Union
i (Mr. j. r. lNGERsoIL the char) and resumed the
sideraon Of the resolutions referring the Presidents
nual message to various standing and select committees
Mr.. STEWART, Of Pennsylvania took the floor, and
remarked upon the high eulogums which were yeser-
day pronounced by the gentleman from Illinois [Mr Nc
CLERNAND] upon the Presdentthe present, living,
ling, and reignng President He had spoken of him
model Preslden-one to whom no other President would
comprehend Washington, nor Jefferson, nor Madison
The gentleman had said that the President had erected
national column but he (Mr S. would contend that the
old republican column had been pulled down to make
room for The one based on the
subtreasury, and war; and on the destruction of ma
tional industry The gentleman was lost in admiration OF
the glores of bloody war; the music of the groans oil
dead and dying, and OF the cries of the widows and or
phans and OF the extravagant expenditures hatthe wal
OF popular opinion. How was popular opinion reflected
in this House : The President might take lesson from
it, Last year, there were two to one here for the admin
isration now. we (said Mr. s. have majority
Mr. McCLERNAND admitted the fact, but asked h ow
il had happenedi II was by division in the democratic
ranks in Pennsylvania and New York at the last conges
sona elections But, at the next election, popular opin
ion would be again correctly reflected here.
. Mr. STEWART There will be another reflex here
when that old military chieain shall come here to drive
into obscurlty all those now IN power
But he would leave this subject and refer to the much
lauded report of the Secretary of the Treasury He (M
II 81 would declare that official paper ever emanaed
from this any government that was so full OF false
hoodsfor he could call them nothing else. 1t was full
Of mistakes or bunders; and he would give facts and
show It, lie would pc glad lake tnem
the Secretary himself if he had recovered from his ia
tiguing abors The Secretary had endeavored TO show
that his system had benefited labor by bringing foreign
competition to destroy domestic labor The Secretary
had stated that the tariff of 1916 had brought into the
treasury eight millions of revenue more than the tariff o
1912 But he (r 81 contended that the revenue under
the tariff of 1916 had been millions less than thai
Of 1912 would have been had it been continued, The
Secretary estimated the revenue from the tariff Of 1916
for this year, at wenty-seven millions. The result was
twenty-three mons-four millions less; and yet the
President and the Secretary declared that the new tariff
had more than realized all the expectations formed OF It,
He argued that the data on which Mr. Walker estimated
the from the tariff at eight millions more
than that of 1912, all erroneous. process
Of egerdemain All imports checked and blocked
up for five months prior TO the time when the new tariff
went into operation. Vast mporta,ons were then sud
denly poured into the country He did not blame the
President for these misrepresentation, for he knew moth
ing of the subject; but Mr.. Walker the mantle
man who made the President, and the Vice Presiden,
too Mr. S. proceeded to make some statements showing
that the Secretary of the Treasury wrong in stating
that the low tariffs had brought more goods and more
that the low tariffs had ncreasedthe expectation OF bread
suts During the last year, if there more breadstu
exported there less quantity OF cotton and tobac-
exported Breadstuis exported because there
was famine in Great Britan-and the people must eat.
The Secretary wanted the farmers to look at the facts
and see how much they benefited by low tariffs
Now he would assert that under the high tariff of ls2s
the bill OF abominations"we exported one hundred
times more of breadstus in those four years than in
the four years of the lowest tariffs.
Mr. HOLMES, of South Carolina Does the gentle
= cent. more?
Mr. STEW ART meant he said one hundred times