New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-22


WAIuNoro. Tuesday Slight F~b le
Mr. sAwrrIII from the Home Committee OF
Revolutionary Claims hes reported queer ind
curious b'a. By which 10 s provided thai Tie United
States shall p1y o. the heirs o. General SrHrTn o
: c $500 with interest from li-1, equal 10 : 200
and 81 977. being tho value o. % loan office ceiti
Gates issucd D. the General. dated oct llso. each
Of them being Of the nominal value OF $1,000 AM
real value n. s25 Slmtcrs hc.rs are torainud SAD
s9777 Il other persons slaIl prove 10 Dee the irc0
owners This measure lke the CIo'dee manu-
script the Baok Of Mormon. md s certain verse boo
the Proverbs is something ahead oi my scholarship.
Unmixed good or evil is SELDOM found ia lew.
making Tie Indiana folks benet. By the patent
laws, 80 lar a. they have ingenious inventors but
their citizens are oppressed with NeNailous law
suits brought by Wsolveut agents of 50 vent patei'
tees Numerous witnesses olso suffer in loss OF
time from which annoy ancr thr state seeks
remedy from Congress and would have n 3u' Tor
lutermnable Slavery discussions, which hhc
Aaron's rod, swallows up and oct0a.y absoros
every oihcr topic The state Legislature has
made a formal complaint and doubtless tho ''n is
all bu' universal
sulrH s HtRrsFY of Portland los, COZ buds OF
uolas.es bv fire. twelve months ago, ani Com
rnitiee have reasonably Cuou sh, reported bii rc
mtiuc the unpaid duties la Che case oi the New
York src Of July 10. ls45 Mr. PHoFNN reports
lallng with bin 80 which ! sent you Inst wteh. .
that propcrty valued at - 100000 was destroy cd
of which part was newly bought foreign good,
on which s60OO00 duties had been paid, Two thirds
Of TINT sum beng ol goods iu uubr1ken package
intended t,r expectation. The rchei sought is liai
these ei00 Ooo may be retained, or what - the
same tmng. that certificates receivable 10 TIE NNs
tom House for duties be paid % the owners OF The
goods. or II suppose tue insurance Offices less =
per cent to cover the costs OF W enquiry by -"
lectUr maxwell, ,Sc
Mr. SCIENCE report. bd Tor the purchase 10y
the United states at what time J know not ~
P EsPYs concal ventiator for ships aud public
buildings-that 49, the right 60 use Il during in"
term Of Ina patent
Nj TuoMAs. from toe Committee GA Claims. e..
ports n Lii aui long printed statement 60 the
effect that Hugh Glenn, o3 Years SINCE, was an
army contractor AMI wWtcG 10 get >oy'i winch
the accounting officers of the United states refused
% pny HUghs case Is mixed up van iua.s'
charges of guilt, Sc Sc and NOW, Ia l-1o, j. bicN
son. surviving partner o. lm a. whom D,ma-
Deming assigned the interest which Glcm had AS
signed 20 sand Demss an age slDcc, asNs e"''I.
No real inquiry can be had by such Committees ~
that a. the House or Senate into such cases-li ls
impossible The evidence must bc a. i9.' AMI
the Unitoi States accounting officers are probably
dead Such demands rs th,s and the fact that
Committees actually report bids to meet them
afford evidence Of the necessity there IS OF appoint
ins Court OF Claims 60 report finally, after
.dicisl inquiry, 10 Congress The present slstom
Is the climax OF ahsurdty
have Tor the last four hours kept read.ue quite
avaricty OF reports ca caims-it Is past midnight
aud am not half Though. Every day seemingly
produces a fresh batch Many oI them may be
lust bat in how few cases can one sided evidence
supplied privste, in a committed room ST Con
gress be depended judicial CupinissioH rs TIE
tue remedy An old NAVY Agent asks q per cent
Tor pavine out $4,000 The L. : Bank had prevl
oasly made such payments wltcut any commission.
1t would appeal that these naval agencies need an
overhsulng The incumbeuts, Wetmore. Nc are
determined To puu hard at the public teaI