New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-20

which some Of his Georgia friends were conc rned,
but on;y to asa him To examine it at bis leisure.
He alluded to 1t three or four times ia conversation
With Mr. Mered tn before its decision bat olly %
ask that it might be decided without delty. Mr..
johnson, Mr.. Meredith and Mr. Whttlesey testi-
fed that Gov. Crawford did not BIZ any act or ex
preston make known 10 them bis interest o.
agency in the claim, nor were they informed OF It
by any other person, whilst j. was Undecided, and
there IL 10 evidence before the Committee 70 the
contrary. The bundle OF papers relating TO the
claim " az sent by the Controller to the Secretary
of the Treasury, and by him to the Attorney Gen
eral. Among them was the power Of attorney, al.
ready alluded 10 another from Mil'ed-e Gaiphin
20 Gov. Crawford, dated 3Oth December, Isis and
one or two letters written by Gov. Crawford to
some officer Of toe Treasury Department, in the
month Of February, 1919. Neither OF these papers
stipulated any compensation for his services. Judge
Joseph Bryan appeared on all occasions as the
agent and counsel Of the claim and submitted all
the arguments in support of IT, No other person
was Known to the officers Of tie Government as
agent or counsel for it.
The Committee have not been able TO discover
any evidence that Gov. Crawford ever ayailed him
self Of his official position or OF the social relations
it established betw cen himself and the other Nom
bers OF the Cabinet toinfaence the favorable de-
termination Of this claim. The claim was never
the subject Of Cabinet deiberatOn and il il d1e
70 candOr and truth that the Committee express
their conviction, that nothing has Oeen discOsed
ny the testimony 70 ineuce them 70 believe that
the Secretary Of the Treasury or the Attorney
General were aware. until this claim bad been
adiudicated. that Gov Crawford had any agency
or interest in it.
There was nothing unusual in the circumstances
attending the adjustment or payment OF the prin-
cipal or interest OF this claim nor any departure
from the ordinary course of business In the Treas
ury Department
H. e. k.os, fhra
and FIVE hundred and eighteen dollars and ninety
seven cents-was delivered by the Hon. A. II.
Stevens TO Gov. Crawford in the city OF Augusta
Georgia early in March, l549. From that sum
was deducted seven hundred and fifteen dollars,
composed of the following items, to wit: Five
hundred dollars paid to the legal repre- sentatves
of an agent who died in 1871. for services prior to
his death one hundred and fry dollars to an agent
in Georgia, for services in 1884 and sixty five dol
lars for transcripts OF records and the collection OF
testimony in Georgia. OF the residue, Gov. Craw-
ford retained twenty one thousand four hundred and
one dollars and ninety eight and half cents-be-
ing one half; and the other half he paid To Mledge
Galphin, executor of Thomas Galphin, by whom 1t
it is believed TO have been promptly paid to the
legatees OF George Galphin
The following is q statement Of the amount of
the interest, and bow and to whom it was paid;
A Statement Of The interest pad on he Galphin
Clam.
and II $50 SO
Less fee OF Jo,eph 5000 90
Slss,s52 SO |
Less one-hafunder contract with G. W. Crsw-
ford ............................. sLI7s ~
ssil7S A
Lees commits ons OF Dr.. Galphin u executor
Of George Gaphia. at per cent. 47os 81
Ss9467 g.
swsrd' ....................(sl 2as22 81
Balance to heirs OF T. GAlphin. 1855 Os
70 her son and agert lin essh1. ....'..'. go 10
In treasury DRAFT fEo 6e25)............... 29572 S.
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(a) S9,s2l 81
in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $1,000 %
10 treasury draft mo sg2O............... % 33 90
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