The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-04-23
House Of Representatives.
BY BANS ELEcTEo-cnEacAL TELEGRAPH.
wssnrseroS, April 22d, 1850.


w.smseroS, April 22d 1850.
the rAAsKIso PRIVILEGE.
The srrsKrR announced the first business 10 be the
motion heretofore made by Mr. Conger TO suspend the
rules, TO offer resou tion instructng Committee the
Post ofhce to report bill abolishing the frankng
privilege, ducing postage half-ounce letters,
two cents when prepaid, and hve IL not; and pro-
vdng for newspapers free OF postage within the county
Of publication, within distance Of % miles Of the
same to actual subscribers Rules were not suspended
Ayes S2 nays "a requiring two-thirds
ooMsu1TrE Nqunr RELATIVE cO,Dvcr
sTCrETARY
Mr. Ricn,RrsoS, tdem) Of Illinois asked the unani-
90 introduce his resolution, asking for
the appontment Of select committee to inquire into
certain allowances Of money. by the Secretary Of the
Interior after the books had been closed in the claims.
The resolutions, in brief as follows -
First That select committee Of nine be arpoin,ed to
inquire and report whether Thomas Ewrg the Secretary
the Interior rcopened and paid IN. e,m Of the Ewnss
T, Tn the aTss s%iusi@f sSS ,ss y 4. fr s1ssr cheers me
the tce Ewins ndaeted into said etee;
Second whsGsr sid E.ias aswss ss
the rsV@SsnaTy var siSr tie Trnspa kad BEEN paid IL
paid Wheeler .mris OF compound interest vas allowed
n so after he sane iad iser and rejected
once wHs vas hs sssn, sr attorney ard whether .si
apti held any oes under the and hold
Tsgr,h whs.ssI q, ga Erias hs. u.srpsd rove. .pd
Commissioner q Pensions II y what authority has IL
fnh, whs, persons in orce appointed ny s.id Ewing
corpord for heyrspr n 90 what salaries they receive
Mr. GrNrRf (whlg) Of Tennessee. had objection
90 the inquiry. hut wished II modined, calling upon
the Secretary of the Interior TO state the parc uar
desired 70 the House, and not 90 committee.
Mr. MoprHrsD (whT) Of Kentucky. would cheer
fully vote for the resolution. as thus modified.
Mr. GFSrnV sent up his modification 20 the resolu-
tion which was read-ieaving out the inquiry "a 90
what clerks correspond Cor newspapers aud calling
the Secretary for the information.
The srraKrR said that Mr.. Gentrys resolution was
not in order unless by the unanimous consent OF the
House.
Mr. RtcgAnrsoS-T cannot accept
MIR Nrapr dem Of Va, thought the course Of Nr.
Gentry TO be the proper Mr.. Rchardsons reso-
lutions assumed the guilt Of the Secretary.
Mr. GEv1Ry-That Il the point.
Mr. RfcHappsoS did not know whether the reports
true not and he could not see that the terms
Of the resolutions violated any courtesy. The omcal
organ Of the administration and the cabinet hsd de-
cared that lie would not press this resolution again
in its present shape The object of raking the COM
mttee is TO enquire whether the subjects mentioned
b. true not " he had assumed the contents TO be
true. he should have proposed a different action lie
should have asked the House 90 prefer articles q inn
reachment III the Secretary Il not guilty, inquiry
do no ham.
Mr rutrrRs replied-The gentleman rom Illinois says
he made no charge. Then there s responsible and
respectable accuscr The inquiry ito be made the
ground ofrumor and surmise which End IN the news
papers, on assumed high crime and misdemesnOrs,
which, true ought 20 invoke the power Of impcseh
mcnt. When the Secretary responds. u would be
pent for the House 90 judge whether the
satisfsetcry not lie vii state The Law in .he case,