The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-14


pIsiion made Al the last session Of Congress When
Colonel WeIlsrs account was settled, large amount
was found due Y him, only 2 part Of which could
new commission assert with all proper respect Iof
,hs senator t,om ohlo Ew,sc thai re lss.s will
removed btcapss be did aoi render his accounts He
accounts. and discharged every duty con-
neetsd with bic office honorably and faithfully ~.
Gwlsl - think mistaken his dales. The agent
of Colonel Weller did not come here, or y ne did
never hezd cf him. until long after The Colonel was Ie
no a. e Substitute for the accounts and vouchers re-
qued The rules o. the department. And can say %
s Hsd cSosss 5ssn whs and had
my information concerning him been what It was and
from the same reliable sources, would have unhesi-
The senator from California dwes upon the difficult
ties encountered by Colonel Weller, by Of the
protest q big Drafts BY che department Those drafts
counts and vouchers as the rules of the department
qaIed and as az was specially instructed BY Mr. Bu-
a q s %
difficulty and enbarrassment for want OF funds.
Y i may correct The recollection Of the senator from
ssupsr.eded the State Department By the appoint
mento Colonel Fremont many months before the final
order Of REMOVAL was sent him
on mo nth day Of May, for San Diego. He left his
brother e his acting secretary a Panama for the purpose
q ag s hs5s ne ga return sy ne s
that have heard stated that he not here before
the removal Of his brother perfectly certain Of the
and myself that can be settled BY the record am con-
fdept be is mistaken The senator will find that Col FREE
mont wac appointed the ioh July That is my recollec-
came to California the last Of Augus-hai il was known
in SIN Francisco the beginning OF September and not be-
fore He will find also that Col Wellers brother was
un vas apDone
Now, sr inregard % rendering his accounts; In the
@ ss M suhasS him a 2
There restriction upon his drafts for the $50
none The responsibilities were upon him and The Sec,
etary Of State, who gave him his instructions II he had
been defanlter, The former administration and himself
would have suffered by IT, There was no limitation at
M DELAYED ~ %oas ,a The h%qs q
10 make expenditures there beyond the of the APP
preparation his hands undertake 10 say, his actual
sxpsnditures az commissioner up e the time the trst
money that he had on hand know tina, he was obliged
g make hinge pecgniay sacrifices 70 progress with the
procession Of funds b. the government to enable him
10 dschafge his duties. 35.t'
Mi, CASs, would ask The honorable senator from
mi, GvlN. On the Cd Of March. He landed on the
% e sse hm
his party over IN order to get there Immediately upon the
sailing Of he steamer to leave on the 18th Of March Of
Mr. CASS Then but one quarter, strictly speaking.
had expired the 17h Of june the regular quarter
wySid hays expired on ne ist Of July removed
Mr. GWlN. will state, furthermore, that Col Weller
wentto Gen Taylor Cincinnati, before he started,
sssssS Whether Of not be would @ retained j. the pS
that he would notbe disturbed in the discharge OF his tu
ss That was one Of !he causes Of his entering upon
ne dqes q the Office lie did not expect TO be removed
Mr. UNDERWOOD. The general objects Of thi.
reSoiuon seem g have been os sight Of in the partca
lar cass OF Col Weller; and i will be impossible for
70 decide upon the accuracy OF the recollection OF these
gentlemen, without referring TO the record, hope,
therefore we will take the general resolution offered.
and The amendment propose TO II, and dispose OF
without further discussion would say to my friend
from Maine. that have drawn up an amendment which
Of niefeng with The particular phraseoloey q it, and
think that twill be satisfactory My amendment is
And that the Presiden, also requested TO furnish
Senate with the number Of removals which have taken
the government since the 4th OF March, 1885,"
llwant one document; and although know that part
OF this information 10 already before the Senate and the
country, yet beeve the information in regard 10 por
ton Of Gen. Hasrson's and part Of Mr. Tylefs admin
lsroti0n is not before the Senate. think, perhaps,
there may be some other administration where the docu
ments which we already have do not embrace all And
swe are informed that the clerks will have nothing
DO out TO copy the old report would take time, ami
Consume no aSo. and expense to s,ys all IN single
cepted addition 10 the gentleman's resolution
withdraw the original amendment offered by myself and
W
man from Maine the following neht.fa GEO gal
And that the President be also requested furnish the
ssnne with the number OF removals which have taken
place during each administration In every
The government since The 4,h of March, 1925" al
Mr. BADGER. Idssire 10 occupy the attention OF the
Senate Tor few moments, principally 10 call the atien
ton OF the senator from Ohio 10 mistake that il seems
to me that be has fallen into The senator from Mchi-
gan Mr. CAS- put the question 10 him whether suppos.
ing Col Weller had been wing. and had stood in the
same circumstances with respect TO the department, he
would have been removed or not. The senator from
Ohio bad previously stated the ground OF his removal
his accounts being rendered that in the time he
had made large drafts for money, the propety and cor
rectness OF which could not be asceraned without the
accounts, and this delay Unexplained was considered as
sufficient reason for his removal II was upon that state
nent that the from Michigan founded his ques
ton whether, had Mr. Wellefs politics been dferea
similar course would have been pursuei was sur.
psed 20 hear the honorable from Ohio say that
II would have been the same
Mr. EWING. The senator will excuse me- said in
my reply 10 the senator from Michigan that had all the
circumstances that existed in the OF Colonel Wei.
id existed, bad he been wbg, the removal would
have been the same, | have not explained everything
with regard 10 that removal There are circumstances
which have not felt called upon 10 enumerate
M: BADGER. SO said, and | was therefore sur.
priced 70 hear the honorable from Ohio say thai
circumstances have been removed because il argues moi
ignorance, bot amonentary orgetulaess Of the legal
presumption applicable 90 this case, which take 10 be
this ii Colonel Weller had been wing officer il would
have been presumed, until the contrary appeared that
there very good reason for the delay. Laughter
But he being democratic officer. the legitimate fair and
legal presumption was. that Il ~as unreasonable delay