The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-04
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Congress 10 decide Other gentlemen have examined the
claim more particularly than have, and hope they will
M. MANGUM. Against my general inclination upon
private claims, shall vote for This claim regard it as
OF the hardest cases that has occurred in the history
OF the government This claim has been made out and
allowed and warrant issued for the payment OF the
money, which would have been paid, have doubt. il
this man had submitted 10 certain exorbant exactions IN
the way OF fees the individual has been thrown upon
Congress- and he has been living here laborng for his
daily bread four or se years. to get the money think
II there presented 10 Congress- that APP
peas strongly TO of justice as well as OF gene
Tosity, this one and hope il will pass without opposi
will not now go into into the details not having looked
over the facts for some four five years The senator
from Missouri knows this whole transaction, from be-
Mr. BxpGER We all know it.
Mr. BENTON. What is il
Mr. MANGUM. The case OF David Taylor. The
gentleman knows how i was His claim was once al
Mr.. BENTON, II it was David Taylor, Of North Caro-
lima, have been acquainted with him fveor six years
He has not been paid, bur to 70 before Congress.
His claim is . Just one. and ought to be paid.
Mr. TURNEY. This claim was before Congress some
years ago, We then had statement from the Commls.
soner OF Indian Affairs which, think, showed about
this state oil the The reservation where his title
perfected lies within the State Of Tennessee. The
claim was in the name Of his wife He got his title to the
land. and, far the laws Of Tennessee concerned,
he enjoyed it, Il finally sold believe. to pay some
debts which Mr. Taylor owed by virtue Of execution.
The title. however had been perfected 50 far as Ten.
recollection. the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs APP
piled for patent to be located upon this land in the name
o. ms AVA = nv III e haa nad for
the land by the board OF commissioners, and makes
application to Congress in his own name. Now sir,
years ago. and then became thoroughly satisfied in re-
gard 10 H. The Senate however, had passed upon be-
fore these documents came here but from statement tat
which handed to some gentleman in the House. the
claim there stricken out and defeated.
Mr.. BADGER. The honorable senator. think lis en-
trely mistaken. ! will not undertake to go into the
facts but this know Two years ago this case was con-
sdered in the Senate and alter the fullest examination
and upon full debate and DISCUSSION, the claim was allow
ed The conviction OF the Committee on Indian Affairs
my own conviction, and that OF majority OF the Senate,
Ni Mr. TuRSEY /, is true. Mr. President. that the
claim, by way Of amendment was tackled to some appro
priaon bill Of the Senate but, II am not mistaken il
not done upon full investigation. II am not mis-
taken, too. this claim has been before the committee, and
reported against; but il has not why does not this
party go before committee II he were to do 80,
think these facts would appear as have stated
Mr. BELL. have not had time myself to look back;
presented the amendment upon the papers handed to me
by the department. containing the opinion OF the Attorney
dered The claim 10 be paid Nv Colleague Is right IN one
statement and think, upon looking at the amendment.
will be that there deduction Of certain paid
to David Taylor by the commissioners That is in &C
cordance with the statement OF my colleague But the
claim presented upon the further ground that he was
compelled to abandon the land, His wife and children
have lost the land by being compelled 10 abandon IT,
appears from the report OF the commissioners that they
allowed the claim upon the ground that he was com.
PEELED 10. abandon the land That Y the ground
grounds for compelling him TO abandon il, does
not appear from these papeB. ! do not look beyond
these commissioners The question was raised before
the Attorney General whether the absence Of the ceIt-
cate should be sufficient ground TO reject the claim
when presented To the department He decided that
not; that he was entitled under the treaty, to the
II all. aInas.A IN
pursuance OF that treaty, and that valuation ae.
tually returned. Now have provided in that amend
ment, seeing that he had been paid certain sum, that
that sum shall be deducted. II is a provision Tor
his wife and children under the treaty We cannot alter
that; will 60 to his wife and children He IS entitled
to life estate out OF it, and understand the department
have settled the life estate, and that he only get so
muchhe balance having TO be refunded TO his proper
representatives, his wife and children That Is settled
Mr.. YuLEE have had occasion to examine this
claim. and perfectly satisfied that it ought TO be paid
will not however, detain the Senate by giving my rea-
The question being taken on the amendment, il was
adopted.
Mr.. BRIGHT beg leave to offer the following amend
ment,
That the Secretary Of War be authorized % pay any
Florida ws under the order of the Secretary OF War OF
$40 for 4. aoSs and hal the Secretary o.
War be authorized 10 pay such balance due according 70
the treasury not otherwise appropriated"
Mr. r. said, desire TO make statement in connexon
with this amendment. ] suppose il is equally as appro.
pirate 10 the bill the one just adopted, and am quite
sure that that has merit than this. have
In my hands copy OF the order oil the Secretary OF War
directing the employment OF these Indians IN the Florida
campaign After the service was rendered, an amount
OF money supposed be sufficient 10 pay them at the rate
OF sl55 per head was appropriated. The amount was,
however, insufficient 10 pay them al that rate, and they
paid al The rate OF Sli7 IL. The object OF this APP
preparation TO pay them the difference between the
which il is admitted they entitled 10 and
what they have received which will make in the aggre
gate something like $4,000.
will state that there were two separate tribes OF Indians
employed in this service, One of them has been paid
the amount proposed to be paid by this amendment the
other has not Each OF them entered the service the
tme and left il at the time Upon the prn-
cipis that one is entitled TO the amount namedS270
each-the other is entitled have also a letter OF the
Secretary OF War; which may be read ii necessary.
Mr. HUNTER This seems to me To be o private
claim. The senator from Indiana has given very eff
cien aid in this matter Of resisting private claims In the
appropriation bills and hope he will not press his
amendment
Mr.. Bright That is hardly fair argument
have uniformly voted against private claims in The bill
private claim, and there were but four five votes e
corded against IT, should moi have offered this II the
claim that Just offered had been rejected hui il hav
ing been voted in, felt Tiny duty to offer
Mr.. ATCHlS0N. J have no doubt OF the justice OF
this claim. The Committee on Indian Affairs have ex.
amned il, ard have reported in favor Of similar
pany of Chocaws served in the Florida war; under the
same contract, and al the time That company, il
appears, paid but this company OF Delawares for
want OF sufficient appropriation, have not been paid
suppose there can be no objection to the adoption OF the
amendment.