Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-06-22

cay upon those staple interests which are so well know
the whole country. They impIore Congress, in langui
strong and interesting character, to take up the subj
the tariff, and afford them relief by modification
tariff of 1885, especially on the point Of a conversion
valorem duties into specific duties. move that the pet
be referred TO the Committee on Finance.
| The motion TO refer was agreed to.
THE MORMONS.
Mr.. WALKER presented the memorial of James j. ST
George Adams, and VIM. Marks Presidents Of the CT
OF the Saints Apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ and with
Of his name unto all nations, asking that Congress will
law giving the consent Of the nation that the saints
seue upon and forever occupy all the unnhabied lands
islands in Lake Michigan, and to to sell the
20 otner PERSONS and asking of the people Of the Ui
States they have allowed their brethren to RENAL
peace with them, they will at least suffer them remain II
separate ffom them The memorial forth that 1
sane men, women, and children illegally expelled
oa'e Oh Missouri, pundered Of their possessions O.
rom tner homes, and driven in restitution, hunger,
want In mid winter, to distant land passing much of
way ~ !ne midst Of foes who not only refused them sh
ana 1000 but kept them in continual danger If you tel
OF your predecessors told maryred
pheis while they yet alive, that you have no DO
TO redress our wrongs then there is presented 10 the
the melancholy spectacle of the greatest republic on cart
Christian nation, acknowledging itself powerless to ud
unable 10 protect the right nation whose righteous
half the earth the hopes Of man. conessnp that her
power above the law, riding down the constitution, wi
stalks abroad to plumber and Danish the citizens and non
rebuke murders the unofendng innocent and none to
"why do ye !" which sancfes its deeds of violence
in the eyes of religious men, by blackenng the fame Of
glorious deeds with the of crimes, which in their
time it dared not attempt to PROVE in its tibun
After presenting the petition and stating its object
Mr.. WALKER said: AS the petition is endorsed vii
wish that should present it to the Senate, move that
received and referred to the Committee on Public Lands
Mr.. FELCH. would suggest the proprety of lay
the petition on The table. believe the Government d
owns no lands in that part of the country.
Mr.. WALKER. If there such lands, of cor
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port but the petition couched in respectful terms
should prefer that be referred, in order to satisfy the
morialists.
The petition was then referred to the Committee on Puy
Lands.
IMPEACHED CLAIMS UPON THE GOVERNMENT.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD / rise to present resolution
inquiry, and beg leave Of the Senate the facts uI
which base il. claim to be the descendant coateraly
gentleman by the name of John Rogers As the heirs
this Mr.. John Rogers fifteen twenty years ago,
family drew from the Treasury three four thousa
doars and recently another family claiming to be the be
Of this gentleman have drawn twelve fourteen housa
dollars for the services So that families represe
ing John Rogers, who captain in the Virginia ST
ne have presented their claims and obtained money fro
the Treasury Of the United States claim to be the neph
OF this man, and, according tradition in family
died few years after the Revolution. without having be
married, having Children and for that time have be
paid claim which amounted between three and 70
thousand dollars. But the other family say that the II
nOBeIs uVeu Sredt many years longer, as
amount Of the hapay would be in proportion to the time
lived, the second family got about three four times
much my family was paid
man by the name of Williams, some fourteen or fife
years ago, wrote to old uncle Of mine, in his IS
year, who received this money the administrator of his
ceased BROTHER and asked by what authority he received
money which paid to him My uncle answered. stati
that he received because he the administrator of
estate Of Captain Rogers; because be had the diploma
Captain Rogers member of the Cincinnati society," ide
tyinp him he N
commissions of Captain Rogers establishing his identity, al
that be and his family had inherited the property Of CAPITA
Rogers Well we heard more of Mr. Williams, the pl
secutor Of the claim Of the second family, until
here, when found that twelve fourteen thousai
dollars had been paid out to them. This is the only CD
of the kind and, in view Of this NATTER think the following
resolution would be proper:
Resolved That the Committee the Judiciary be nstruo-
ed to inquire into the expedency of providing by law for
examination the Judicial Department Government
payment made by the Executive Departments which
making the payment and whether further L.
gslaton be money distracted from the
Treasury through fraud or mistake.
In justice perhaps the Department which paid this money
should state that called upon the Department. after lean
ing the fact that this double payment had been made,
made inquiries into it. The Secretary of the ntero
informed me that bundle of papers had been filed as tn
proofs, which he had examined before the claim paid
whereas that Of my living uncle rested single affidavit
made by old soldier There whole bundle Of test
mony to prove that the John Rogers who lived 10 the late
period the true John Rogers and Mr.. Ewing norme
me that on looking the papers, he thought the paymen
had been improperly made to my family and put myself
the trouble Of satisfying the Department of the claim Of
family, by obtaining the original commissions, the ogna
patents Of the land and great many other things OF that sort
There OF course blame attach to the Department in
case OF this Sort because must be matter OF judgment whc
testimony should prevail and here is accumulation of ties
imony to countevai the testimony by which the money wa
drawn in the first instance twenty thirty years ago
In the conversations which have grown out Of this bushes
this question has asen whether the payment thus made
the Department upon testimony filed final and conclusive
whether may not be recovered back 1t is perfectly cea
in this that Of these families should refund the money
and the question is whether these sdudicaons are 50 na
that the money be recovered The object OF this re
solution is get the Judiciary Committee to take up this mat
ter make this statement of facts show that it matte
of Importance and ought provide some mean
by law for the reclamation of money thus paid through frau
or through mistake.
The resolution was adopted.
REPAYMENTs TO STATES.
Mr. DAVIS, Of Mississippi, moved that the Senate procee
the consideration of the joint resolution supplementary
piled volunteers and furnished them transportation, during h
late war, before being mustered.
The motion agreed To-.
Mr. DAVIS, of Mississippi. ] rise for the purpose
making brief explanation Of the resolution. It will be
collected that by the act referred to in the resolution provi
money expended by them raising equppng troops 70
the with Mexico has occurred that of the State
have paid accounts for the raising and equpping of troop
without taking their vouchers formal Manner and that
ney has not been refunded them the United States Th
joint resolution simply provide that whenever
State Treasury before the date fixed in the resolution, the
dence that il has been audited and paid by the State for
out Of the State Treasury shall he held 10 be sufficient ev
dence for refundng the out of the Treasury OF the Unit