New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-04
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Tie settlement rroHius o., @. re payment oi
thc .nt-res, ID, the GsIra.. cIk.- las 5y 10 means
so0s.aed The fact that saca clam vas rejected
both by Nr McCCLLoH All NJ. NHiTTLEsEI,
az Fir.t C-utr1Herhs. naturally created t,o impress
SION he-o TIA. tire justice of sgeh payment, was
rendered more man doubtful, especially whcn The
fact b. kept IL view ina, the uniform and lnvsr,abe
practice OF the Government hes been never % pay
interest less the Jaw 1alcr which is vas claimed
..pr.sdy cure ~ have already quoted ia a
ioruer letter he en'rFc iIr under which this mon
s,Fols claim Tor interest was set up, and 10y rs
terms no interest was provided ~
~ much has been sad, aud much feeling has
been aroused AMI So many insiauati1us INDUCED
100 by the liashrgfoa ta.0H. thar learn M
rooNa. vi At sn es-ly d1 Introduce q resolution
d inquiry and Ilvcsueai.o l iuto the whole affair
This / am told be- IS prompted - 90 by the gentle
men implicated in securing its allowance and pay
ment II such investigation Is attempted 10 should
be- thorough aud imparti ~ one or bad VII only
be made 'rorit by any report that may be made.
But should a. Investigation be- bad, hope. for
the sake 0i the Treasury ali public justice that
fne inquiry viii also embrace the rcInla C0mmu
.
established 70 IS confidently asserted hy those who
M git 10 know vii take from $500 900 70 100000
fo lschar1e. IN isct am informed that 100000
nas already been sbso.bed hy these claims based
upon this new construction cd the law. That u 5
.l the power "a the President 10 arrest tie pay
meut Of these claims until examination and u
need be- legislation can De had ia the premises
laas ro, admit of n doubt, Sach inierposuon %
the Executive Was once before had 0n these very
claims.
The iaw that made provision ur the settlement
~ these Communication Claims was passed ~ l-lo,
aui required that Commissioner should be ap
pointed rs the President o. adjust the same
Slch COMMISSIONS was appointed, bat BIS acton
under the lAw beng more liberal than the Presi'
dent ihousht either Justice % the parties or the
offers az ,he nation warranted, be- suspended the
Commission Until additional legislation could De
nsd lie accordingly. ia I-l7. Transmitted mes
sage 20 Congress upon the subject which as 70
erred d the appropriate Committee, and the ia~
Has q. ater.aly amended. The same power which
the Fresicent exerc ,ed iu l-lI. exists now, and
can be- pat IN -e1uisirion until the fact $ ascertain
el by Congress whether pubic justice does not
REQUIRE additional legislation m this matter The
law under which the present principle has been
established was passed 10 go, anc repealed botn
the previous laws. The construction gwen ~ tnai
law snd acquesced IN for THIRTY YEARS. has been
g. far changed or departed from AZ 20 permit tins
general resurrectiou Il these cd claims M new
b5iv. aud which everyone supposed had been as
posed o. wears and yesrs $50, by payment Con
.re-s has ihe power 20 hmi, the sl@dsed abuse u
The payments which have already been made and
the inquiry contenp plated s made % embrace
dis latter class OF cases IS well as the Gapniu
case such legislation, ! have 10 doubt, VII AXE
place.
TIE agents IN this city. or az east some % them.
are reaplns 4 rich reward N pressing the repay
meat under new form. 0f these Oh claims one
pe son has cleared, such agent, 5000 week.
AMI the drafts upon the Tresir-y IN settins them
are some 6 600 OF $4,000 day. There IS YET
some s60C. 900 remaining unsettled ard unless ne
President sdopts the coarse taken by one OF rs
predecessors IN 1917. and arrests the paymen, Of
shat reusins unpaid. unti. Congress can act there
: 10 way Of escape sr the Treasury. ALTHA-