The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-09-07
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1850.


A PRESIDENTS HOUSE.
MIR. HOUSTON asked the unanimous consent of the
House ior permission to offer resolution, as follows
viz:
Resoipsd That the Joint Comm the Library be in
structed to inquire into The expedency OF causing the E-
ecuye Mansion to be furnished with complete set OF the
first thirty first Congress- inclusive, and also into
the expedency OF causing said mansion to be furnished
with suitable library and that the have leave
to report by bill or otherwise.
But objection being made, leave was not granted.
On motion OF Mr.. POTTER, the House took up the
Post otics annual appropriation bill with amendments
from the Senate, from the Speakers table.
Mr. p moved It's reference to the Committee on the
Post Office and Post Roads
Mr.. BAYLY moved It's reference to the Committee OF
Ways and Means, saying that it being general appro
pralion bill its reference TO that committee was clearly
proper.
Rr BAYLY demanded the yeas and nays; which being
ordered,
Mr. POTTER remarked that there were questions in
yolved in the amendments of the Senate affecting some of
the ocean mail conracts-subecs under the care OF the
Post Office Committee.
MIR. THOMPSON, of Mississippi, explained the char.
scte Of these particular charges IN the bill which. he
held not such to justify Mr. PoTTER's proposed
change Of the usual reference OF the bill
Mr. POTTER differed from MIR 1. He had carefully
examined the amendments OF the Senate, and salts
fled of the correctness OF his views.
Mr.. BURT called Mr.. T. to order Debate was mad
Missile on this motion for reference, he urged; but
The SPEAKER ruled Mr.. P. 10 be in order.
MIR. POTTER then yielding the floor,
Nr PHELPS argued 10 show that the amendments OF
the Senate did not change the provisions of the contracts
for the mail service iromNew York 10 Havre or Bremen
merely enforcing their performance by the enacnen, OF
additional regulations
After further debate between Messrs POIlEh and
TOOMBS,
Mr. POTTER withdrew his motion for reference; and
then the said amended bill referred TO the Committee
OF the Whole on the state OF the Union.
THE EWING INVESTIGATION.
The SPEAKER announcing that the regular business
the further consideration OF the motion 10 print the
report OF the EWING investigation committee
Mr. RICHARDSON, who entitled 10 the floor, ad
dressed the House in favor OF the proposition 10 print He
remarked that having given the majority report to Mr.
VINToN, that he might have il copied Tor his
member of the committee that gentleman had handed it
TO Mr. EwIsos son 10 copy for him, MIR. " But the
had furnished the father with copy, and his father
had furnished senator from Virginia with II, through
whom II bad got into The possession OF side OF the
House, while the other were unable to get sight OF IT,
His tMr vsroSsl conduct had been extraordinary
in connexion with this matter II well known that
there but single press IN the city into which the
majority report could be gothic Globe The publisher
oil that paper was, however unwilling 10 insert il, until
he could get the minority report TO publish with it. On
applying TO Mr. VIsTos, that gentleman had refused 10
furnish that report 10 accompany that OF the majority
MIR. ViNTON explained His refusal to furnish the
minority report was based wholly the fact that the
House would this morning dispose OF the subject, deter
mining whether these reports should be published or not
He would the other portion OF MIR. RS attack
upon him at more fitting season.
MIR RICHARDSON (resumlng) held that whenever he
(Mr. W did attempt to make such answer, he should
blush for the conduct he would be then defending Mr.
r. next went to prove that II bad been the settled
policy OF the wings TO stile this investigation They
for conceang It's results from the knowledge OF the
country.
MIR II next argued on the facts presented in the ma
orty report TO show that the allowance of Communication
pay to Commodore Barron was wholly incorrect If the
principle sanctioned, il would cost not less than six
or eight millions of money The government had paid
all the hafpay up TO lSts, and now IL demanded
10 pay commutalion IN similar cases at least to the
nj Ave m He IN have he
know who voted for this expenditure The first pay
men, OF Communication on Revolutionary claim had been
paid Virginia case in 1s4g. lie challenged denial
OF this fact He did not the necessity OF going further
into Argument OF this Barron claim. The country
would perceive from what he had already said the
danger OF subscribing to ihis precedent
Upon the subject OF the Chickasaw claim, illegally paid
MIR r. went into detailed account OF all previous pay.
ments made at the treasury upon IT. Dr. Gwnn had
originally held the power OF Attorney on which he
had received payment The Indian chiefs had sub.
revoked that power and sent another, which
had been filed IN the Indian bureau. from whence il
lost Mr. Ewing had made the improper payment under
this last power upon the testimony of the recipient Of
the money AZ 10 the character OF the paper alone he
held this payment to have been illegal and shameful.
Mr. r. next critic sed al length the report of the
minority Of the select committee. [Mr Vrsros's which
be endeavored to show garbed well in its objections
to the report OF the minority az in s justification OF the
improper payments in question He disputed the validity
of the reasoning of Mr. VINron, that II the investigation
and report had been made by standing committee il
would have been all rights but the investigation
being Undertaken, and the report being made by select
committee, IL was volave Of the constitution. Now. he
held such an argument to be worthy OF the cause was
designed to subserve Ii the truth could have been other
wise met surely this plea would have been sssayed
There was another point TO which he desired to address
few words to the House. = 81 a-is an9
But the hour Of noon having arrived,
The SPEAKER announced that the hour for the con-
alteration OF the regular order had arrived. gssa5
Mr. bOWLiN asked the unanimous consent to permit
him to move that the three reports from the Ewing
vestgaon committee be printed
Mr. vINToN objected -, 49,
Mr. RICHARDSON That is what expected