The New York herald., 1850-05-18

that night He did not again visit the city until after
the passage Of the law, and WAS absent from Il whea
the bill passed the Senate and House Of Representa
tives. In February ls4v he again came to the city
In March following he entered upon the duties OF
Secretary Of War and from that time he took steps
to prosecute the claim for interest until he urged
TO do by his principal As his interest contingent
aud secondary he did not think he could refuse have
II oBeed as desired About the middle Of May, lsiS
he disclosed to the President the condition OF the claim
and his relation to i-that he had been prosecuting
1t before Congress and elsewhere since 1885, that 1t had
Treasury Department, and he had an interest in
II. He did not etato the character OF anouns
Of the claim the extent OF his interest III ~,
or the name Of the claimant nor did he enter into
any Of the details OF the claim. The President re-
Piled, that in his opinion, none OF the pre- efistihg
individual rights Of Governor cIaxIord ho oeen cur
tailed by his acceptance Of Office He employed uuge
Jos Bryan to prosecute the claim ana promised MIN
three thousand dollars if the claim should be allowed
and paid He supervised and aided in preparing Mr..
Bryan's arguments in support Of the claim, but de-
nies that interest in it was At any time before the
payment OF the claim. made known to any ofhcer
Of the government who charged with its sd-
justmont, by his authority or with his consent
On the Sth May. Governor Crawford addressed com
munication the committee informing them that he
desired to state conversation OF his with the Presi-
dent in March 1879 From this statement it appears
that in the latter versation the President had the
i'm preston, from the first conversation, that the
claim before Congress- although as to this
his memory was indistnct, the matter having passed
from his mind until the claim attracted public no.
tice; that the President told Governor CRAWFORD al
though he did not recollect to have been told by
and pending before the Treasury department
yet no did not IL he had been informed how he
that being at the head of the War Department and
agent Of the claimants did not deprive him OF any
rights he may have had as such agent nor justified
him in having the examination and decision OF the
Secretary OF the Treasury suspended. The President
added that, in his opinion of the claim, 1t was just
one under the law Of Congress; IL should have been
paid matter who The parties interested in IT,
and that this due TO the credit and good
faith of the government The decision of the question
ofi ipfq agt in he ri Mr he
tary of the Treasury. urged by Gov Crawford and
Of bis friends insisted it with so much earnest
ness as induced MIR. Walker to conclude that Gov.
Crawford would be member Of the present cabinet.
Gov Crawford alluded to it occasion in
saon with the Attorney General in which some of his
Georgia friends were concerned but only to ask him to
examine IL at his leisure lie alluded to IL three or
four times in conversation with Mr. Buright before IT'S
decision. but only to him. that il might be decided
without delay. Mr. johnson. Dir Meredith and Mr..
Whittlesey, testified that Gov Crawford did not, by
act expression make known to them his In
teres or agency in the claim. they informed
of IL by other person whilst IL was undecided and
there il evidence before committee to the contrary
the bundles OF papers relating the claim, sent
10y the Comptroller to the Secretary OF the Treasury
and by him to the Attorney General Amongst
them the power OF attorney already referred TO-
another from Miedge Galphin to Governor Crawford,
dated j0th December. lS4S, aud one or two letters
written to Governor Crawford and to some officer of
the Treasury Department in the month OF February
1889. Neither OF these papers stipulated any compcn-
sston Tor his services Judge Joseph Bryan appeared
the occasion, as the client and counsel OF the
claim, and submitted all the arguments in support OF
it, No other person WAS known To the officers of the
government agent counsel for 1t. The COM
mittse have not able to discover any evidence
that Governor Crawford ever availed himself OF
his official position, or of the social relations 1t
established between himself and the other members OF
the cabinet TO influence the favorable determination
of this claim 1t never the subject of cabinet deli
beraton and IL due to candor and to truth that the
committee should state their conviction that no
thing has beon disclosed by the testimony TO in
duce them to believe that the SECRETARY OF
the Treasury, the Attorney General, was aware
until the claim was adjudicated, that Gov Crawford
had any agency or interest in IL There nothing
unusual in the circumstances attending the adjust
ment or Of the principal interest Of this
claim, any departure from the ordinary Of
business in the Treasury Department Then follows
n statement stating the interest principal, SAB 5lS
for seventy three three months and twelve days
There Sl9l 352 s9less for Joseph Bryan. $1,000;
iess one-haf interest with W. Crawford S9i l76 ~;
the rest OF the money was divided among the execu-
tors and heirs of Gaphin The report concludes with
st Resolved That the claim Of the representatives Of
Ssoss e"fhin was not just demand against the United
Cd Resolved That the cOngrcs. the duty
claim. snd IL was therefore paid in accordance with Law
"a Resolved That tho aforesaid did authorize ,he
i the IN nay s . sS @ I ssd
The first was agreed TO by Messrs Burt Disney Jack
son, Peatherston, and Mann, of Penn.
Disagreed to by Mcssrs Conrad, Brcck, Grinnol and
King, Of New Jersey.
The second was agreed to unanimously
The thid was agreed to hy Mcssrs. Burt Disney,
erstonc. Jackson OF Georgia end Msnn "ad dis
agreed to by Mcsrs Breck Grinnei, Conrad and King
The statement Of facts contained in the report was
agreed TO by Mcssrs Burt, Breck, Conrad, Grinneli
jackson, of Georgia and King OF New Jersey and
agreed in part by Mcssrs Disney Peathcrstone and
Jobman. .
Mr. BnycK read report, signed by himself Grinneh,
King and Conrad that the claim principal and into
rest, was just
Mr. Ds,ry read report, signed by himself, Feather
ston and Mann. that the government was under no
obligation to pay the claim, and interest was paid
without authority of Law.
MIR BUEr also had argument in writing, but
would not detsin gentlemen TO read IT, but would
merely ask that 1t be printed. He was not consulted
about Disney's resolution
Mr. Drssn said only himself and the other gentle
men who signed were responsible for the argument
which he had read.
Mr.. TooMas said he desired to reply TO Mr. Brooks,
snd wanted full investigation.
Mr. wrNrwosrH wanted to make the subject . spO-
ea order and moved that the fourth Tuesday in June
be appointed for said purpose.
There Intellectual effort 70 amend the reports,
but they were ordered to be printed and Mr.. weat'
worth's motion was agreed to.
The special committee to investigate the charges
sgaiust MIR IIorncr. the doorkeeper. exculpato him
from the charges Of Mr.. Brown, OF Mississippi
The House adjourned till Monday