The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-26
THE UNION.

lated your contract with Mr. Myere and you therefore
now pay hun, by way OF compensation, Inc aiherence
between the $500 which he should have received ana Inc
$40 ton which he did receive, IN const quehee OF
your rejection of the hemp. the article having de'
pecated in the market 10 the amount oil slSy per on Io
these two shploads Ii You place upon tns Btouhu,
every the ot your act Dut II you
place upon the grounds urged b. the gentleman rom
GeoTgia That 1t Is TO pay Tor certain Vaiuaoie i9
ton, and for experiments which have enlightened Tue
emp-growing community, then | call Tor The reading
from the report-f these facts 10 be found IN me re-
po,tIof that part which shows the nature OF ' ms
valuable information for which to pay the
sum OF $4,000 We off Kentucky, SIR, have been
familiar with matters OF this sort-and presume the
senator from Missouri (Mr. BEsToN) has been some.
what familiar with them-and know that the process
OF water roting hemp had been examined looked INTO,
and studied long before Mr.. Myere ever made this con
tract with the government We know that IN Russia,
from which place generally obtain our water rolled
hemp, the process was well unietsood, ana 90 mol
know that we have made any improvement upon IT, even
since the experiments OF Mr.. Myere. =.
Now, sir, II you to pay Tor these experiments,
Mr. Myerle has made any valuable discoveries worthy
OF patent right let him point them out But II there is
merely this violation of the contract the part OF the
government refusing to pay him 5000 per ton for his
hemp, and in consequence OF this reecton reducing Ills
value TO 1920 per ton, which | think was the selling
price OF common hemp al that tine and II II Is IN conse
quence OF this violation ofth contract that you pay HIM
this them by the express provisions OF the contract
this would have passed. into the hands OF Cornell
Mocmoen, and you should therefore, by your legisa-
ton furnish them the money. But by this bill you take
the whole OF 1t from them and place IN the hanis oil an
nsolvent, who will whistle when he gets H. ana never
pay them the first red cent for they have fallen oul
since, and that will be the end of it,
The papers show that executions had been obtained
against Mr. Myere shortly before he commenced his OPP
eraons and that the consequence was, that part OF TINS
hemp, the proceeds of WHICH were to go TO Messrs
Cornell Il Mocinollen, seized by the officers OF the
law and sold to pay the individual debts OF MIR Myerle
You take, then, the money OF Messrs, Cornell Moe
molten for making experiments beneficial to the country
at large; and by refusing to pass this amendment you
obtained upon the hemp, giving the money to an insol-
vent TO spend it he pleases VIII the Senate OF the
United States do ths 1t remains to be seen
Well SIR, there blanks lett in this amendment
Why did leave those banks' will tell you. sir and
when have done that will leave TO the decision OF
the Senate l. said when ! first moved to amend
the bill, that Mr. Myerie had been here, waiting upon
Congress good many years, trying to get this claim
through He had spent great deal OF money and
great deal OF time in making out his case before the
committee In consideration of these things, there
fore, in which much justice and reason, blank was
left for amount which shall be paid to Mr.
Myerle Immediately in compensation for this trouble and
expense and the amount left TO the discretion OF The
Senate You may pat in 900 if that is not enough,
$1,000; if that is not enough, 5000; or whatever
the Senate think right consideration tor hs waiting
upon the committee, making out the caIm ana all the
trouble and expense attending it. am not particular
what amount is paid for this Suppose II TO be $1,000;
this would leave 900 which he could not touch I'M
less he gave bonds OF security for the payment OF these
claims until sutli iient time had been allowed
for them 10 file their bill. | think this woald be a
liberal amount wish the question first taken upon the
amendment and them if the Senate object TO the amend
altogether, of course there will be no nee OF saying
any thing about filling the blank, for the whole OF it
goes together But the Senate adopts the amendment
and hope they will-,hen the question come up. what
sum will you allow Mr. Myere to receive forthwith an
would say s. 0oO for think ths would be liberal, and
/ | would wish pursue a liberal course,
! Mr. BRIGHT. | do not understand the honorable
senator from Kei lucky obiecting TO the bill upon It's
merits On the contrary understand hun to a Init that
the bill has merits thai the claim just and ought to be
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shall be- The amendment that be offered, ana which Is
before seeks TO put the money into the power OF
is with Mr.. Myerle himself He is the only person
kno in the contract Ii Nj. Myerle is entitled TO this
at ALL it is under the contract He should therefore be
the person to whom we should pay it.
| TO pursue different course, to make the govern.
ment chaacery court The gentleman seeks TO make 1t
appear that third parties were associated with him. and
are entitled TO the money. How shall decide THIS
Is there any prece lent wnca the senator cite Il
there any smia before the Senate of tue United
States where they called upon TO decide upon chan
Gerry questions or has there been such case II would
eal TO Infinite difficulty. and labyrinth OF perplexty,
which we should reject at once Ii these men were as
sociated with Mr. Myerle, they have rights growing
are open them There is their remedy and not here.
1t does appear that thus far they have attempted TO
establish their claim IN any court, either oil law or OF
equity.
Bn even if they should obtain judgment, though i.
would present stronger case even then should deny
the light of the Senate pursue this matter The
tract male with Mr.. Myerle. We either owe him,
or we do no, owe him If we do owe him, we ought to
pay him. independent of any subsequent arrangements he
may have made with third parties Shall it be said that
the Senate of The United States have granted injunction
| in a of this kind The effect of this amendment
is nothing less; il will be suspend tie pay
pass through long suit There is precedent
for of this kind There would be no equity or
Justice IN IT,
know nothing Of The facts OF this case, further than
dsco ed by The papers, bat of the few
which, | think, has merits. | think that upon the
face OF the papers is apparent that the Uoited States
the debtor OF this gentleman the amount named in the
bill; but think that the amendment offered by The
ator from Kentucky, if adopted, would eechlaly defeat
the object Of the bill and cause injustice to the petitioner
| Mr. BRADBURY The senator from Indiana (Nr.
brightly has stated that he understands that taken for
granted that the claim is just against the govern
ment ! do no. understand that such the conclusion
TO which the senator from Kentucky arrived 1t may
1t may not be. But have not sufficient evidence TO
satisfy that The United States yht pay anybody
the $4,000 named in this bill aware that this sub
turned to the amendments but the great inquiry whether
the government ought TO pay anybody the sum named IN
the bill
! Mr. BERRIEN. If the senator will allow me, the
question is upon the amendment. After that is disposed
OF, it will be in order to speak of the merits of the bill
Mr. BRADBURY. | considered myself in order in an
swerng the illusions of the senator from lndana but
will contine my remarks strictly TO the amendment.
The from Indiana has declared that he knows
precedent OF the kind that would be established by the
amendment proposed. AT the last session, numerous
cases were cited precisely in point-namerous cases
where the Senate had done the very thing that is sought
| to be accomplished by this amendment. Now, is this
injustice The claimant asks that he shall be paid n
certain amount OF money in consequence of the benefit
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