The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-16
CITY OF WASHINGTON, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE le, 1850.

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dead with the name Of crimes which. in their lifetime
il dared not attempt prove even its own tribunals
Mr. moved that the petition be referred to the Com
petition given TO the people Of the United States, and
do not think saints are included. [Laughter But
will not press my point as some Of my friends request
Mr.. FELCH suggested that as the United States had
territory 10 this lake, the memorial had better be laid
M Mr " WALKER hoped that that would not BE- done.
II the United States had territory there. the committee
could report accordingly; but the memorial was ad-
dressed n respectful language he hoped that i would be
The memorial was then referred to the Committee on
MIR. MASON presented memorial from the faculty Of
the medical department Of the Georgetown College, in the
District OF Columbia asking appropriation TO cid in the
establishment Of an nrmary for the sick and disabled
poor which was referred to the COMMITTEES for the Dis
MI FELCH presented petition 81 citizens Of Mchi.
gan asking the establishment Of mail routes from Grand
bay, in Inc Safe of Michigan; which was referred to
the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads:
Mr.. HUNTER presented memorial of physicians and
the rank OF medical officers Of the navy may be assim
lated by law 10 that OF officers Of like grade in the med
cal department Of the army; which was referred TO the
Mr. KING submitted documents in relation 10 the claims
Of The State o Alabama for interest on the two and three
cent fund OF that State, arising out OF sales Of public
lands within her limits which were referred TO the
COMMITTEES Public Lands.
Mr.. SHIELDS submitted documents relating to the
with Mexico; which was referred to The Committee on
Pensions.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Mr. DAVIS, OF Massach usetts submitted the follow.
ing resolution which considered and agreed To-:
Rsoiusd, That the Secretary Of State be directed
ious suits Instituted in any Or the courts OF admiralty in
the United States against foreign vessels entering our ports
Mr. SHIELDS submitted the following resolution;
which was considered and agreed to:
Resored That The mtee on Pensions be instructed
inquire into the expedency Of allowing increass Of
pension Gnsavus Heinberger who severely wound
Mr.. UNDERWOOD Mr. President. I rise 10 present
resolution Of inquiry and beg leave 70 state to the SEN
descendant coateralIy, OF gentleman BY the name Of
John Rogers; and not long since have been bastard
lied As the collateral heir Of Mr. John Rogers. some
fifteen or twenty years ago my family drew from the
treasury three four thousand dollars Recently
another family claiming to be the heirs Of this gentleman.
have drawn for the same services, twelve or fourteen
thousand dollars 80 that two gentlemen, representing
John Rogers who captain OF the Virginia State line,
have presented their claims and obtained money from the
treasury Of the United States claim 10 be the nephew Of
this man; and from the tradition of family, be died
few years after the revolution, without being married.
and without leaving children and at the time we were
amOunteu tuOuSaHo
dollars But the other family say that the true John
Rogers lived great many years longer; and as the
amount Of the halipay would be in proportion to the
time he lived the second family got three four times
as much as my family did. man by the Of VIII.
lams. years ago, wrote TO old uncle OF mine,
who received the money the administrator OF his de-
the money which was paid 10 him. My uncle answered,
stating that he received il because he the admins
traitor upon the estate Of Captain Rogers because be held
Captain Rogerss diploma member OF the Cincinnati
Society," identifying him the true Captain Rogers; be-
he held two commissions Of Captain Rogers show
ing him be the identical individual, and because he
joyed twenty or thirty thousand dollars worth Of
real estate which has descended from Captain John Ro
gers. That was the claim but heard no more OF Mr.
Williams, OF the second family, until learned since
my arrival here that these twelve fourteen thousand
dollars had been paid TO the other family This is not
the only OF the kind have heard Of and in order
TO call attention 70 IT. and TO provide some remedy have
drawn up the following resolution:
R<solred, That the Commitlee the Judiciary be In
suacted TO inquire into the expedency Of providing by
the government any payment made by the executive
departments, which may be impeached BY subsequent
and whether any further esislaon be nsceary
20 recover money absuacted from the treasury. through
In justice to the departments, perhaps should state
that waited the department alter learning the fact
that this double payment had been made for the ser.
vices OF my uncle, and made some inquiry into IT, The
Secretary Of the Interior informed me that bundle OF
papers had been filed the proofs which he had ex-
amined. The money drawn BY my uncle was drawn by
pdptf-tuc
Rogers was the true man; for dreamed OF its
beng questioned When looked, In the department, AZ
the bundle OF papers and testimony taken proving that this
other John Rogers the true man, not surprised
that Mr. Ewing really thought, he ssid that the de-
mand bad been improperly made BY the hrst APP
cant and that the testimony in the second case greatly
the other took the trouble OF send
ing home and obtaining the original commissions, the
original patents OF the land, and great many other
things OF sort disprove the accumulated evidence
that had been 6ed in the department There can, OF
course be no blame attaching the departments in
OF that sort, because il must be matter OF judgment
which testimony preponderates; and here is an accumu
laiion Of testimony counterva the testimony by which
the money drawn In the first instancesome fifteen
or twenty years ago.
This question, Mr.. President, in the conversations
which have grown out of this business, has arisen .
whether The payments thus made BY the departments,
when the testimony fails, is final and conclusve wheth
er 10 such adjudication that the money
not be recovered II is perfectly clear in this case that
one OF these families should refund the money; and the
question 49, whether these adjudicafons final that
they cannot be re-examned The object OF my resolu
tion is to get the Judiciary Committee to take mp the
matter; and make this statement Of fact to show
that it is thing OF Importance that we should
provide by Law for the reclamation of money thus paid.
through fraud or mistake.
The question being taken on the resolution, il was
Mr. SEBASTIAN submitted the following resolution !,
which was considered and agreed to:
Resolved That the Committees pm the Post ose and Post
Roads be instructed inquire into the expediency o e.
ablsshing post from Pine Buh, Afksnsss VIA Mon
tceo Dry Ridge, Lacy and Fountain Hill 20 Ds basuop,
and report by bill or otherwise
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