The New York herald., 1850-04-26
ETELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS.



WAsH,ssros, April 23, 1850.
hT. attorney Lyors sna the Barron Pension Cis'~--
Other Old Cla,ns--.anay D1dens Horse CLosm-Bo~d
Of CLAIM, Coris -Ricaardson Cowmiftse-
Gai'hin Co'amittee SC, &c. -t4
Mr. Jsm.s Lyons OF Richmond. the attorney for the
Barron pension claim. like Mr. Cost johnson, the ct.
torney for he De La Francia clsim-both worthy,
able, and excellent mencomes TO the rescue OF the
cabinet. Mr. Lyons is in the Rspbc this morning
with very plausible card aud that the pension
claim Was not all for interest but part for principal
and part for interest He contends that the claim
was not re-opened by Mr. Ewing Let us see how hs
proves it. He says the government had been paying
half pay only tor Commodore Barron services In the
Virginia navy, during the Revolutionary war Tho
claim he presented as attorney for full pay with
the interest lie got it allowed. How IT, then,
that Mr. Ewing did not reopen this old claim Ii for
merly was decided 10 b. II half pay claim. IL so
disposed Of How. then, could H. DO changed to a full
pay claim, unless II first re-opened! The
seems 70 be plain enough But II Mr.. Lyons had not
been informed that the Inemb rs Of this cabinet were
doing a nice business ia the way of re-opeping old
claims and paying them interest and all without be-
ing ordered by Congress 10 do would he have come
on here with the Barron penssn claim! That is the
question.
Why should not Others and according to Mr. Rock
well report of last year there sixteen thousand
claimants against The government. yet unsatisfed-
present cla for principal and interest just
those which have been recently allowed! Where ia tho
old clam for Amy Darden's horse, which was for q
long series of pressed Congress-, The prin-
cipal. two hundred dollars nnally paid But
is there attorney ready To bring forward claim for
the interest Would not M. kevcrdy johnson give
the requisite legal opinion that would be just and
equitable pay she the claim to the legal
representatives Of Amy
But joking aside this BUSINESS Of re-opening and
paying old claims by the members the present cabi-
net is stopped We shall have of it, Mark
the prediction The new papers have exposed the
affair until il stink in the nosris Of the people Catch
member of the cabinet -openiog another old claim
and paying it, interest and principal, II you can,
One thing. however, has been accomplished The
necessity for Congress TO establish n commission, or
board of commissioner to take charge Of and report
upon all claims Of ind yiiuss against the government,
has been made fully manifest such u board with
three commissioner sworn like judges. to faithfully
execute their trust would only relieve Congress Of
great bore burden would be calc ulated
der justice moro certain 90 The suffering and other
claimants
The act of the House OF Representatives yesterday,
in raising a committee of investigation to inquire into
tie charges against Mir SECRETARY Ewng's official
duct not very well reshed by the parties interested
They grow at terrible rate aud at the time de-
clare that Mr.. Ewing will come forth unscathed.
Of this we shall see The committee WAS announced
in the House to-day IL ~ persevering one on the