New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Gaiphin Claim.


VI r 7 Montague lats Clerk "a the F.-' Aud
t1rs Ofcs, has supplied 70 T5e tli0E the follow
ia- explanation Of ims business:
W,sarvsroV. T,1r.isy Msrch .
Nrssss Enrross OF --cring % his ely after ,eT7
Gays s5serr- ny stt-r1on hss beer ed oy --nd ~
=. article h he Jat1 oi ne - nst eo1tnrs - eH-
from e-er ci he CORES ponder n ne Nstr fas 1s.
ug-la-r ~h esltorS coum-r, tae0eor, oscn A,ed -
s-sd he public ard a. irHIscce both % No secretary
ofise i1teror al smother rseinoer % ~ Cso'nrt
However much yol NAV oppose ~ pc.ucS nrnclp IS
AZ po1cy o. ne prssent AinasrSucr. n u hiea you
,srs ny cordial sympathy y, '7e Fers1sdea 'sai Yea
80 BOT snowingy Nt 10 dong WrorE Or iniisaee 20
81 NJ - members, s7c hefrE persoca Sc tainted WIN
l- a-ts ne Audei 90 By ne H-Ae's cofre'pon.
DEM deem 70 AXE dle % the parties imfesid % yoa-.
- se a-1 10 ~ cause Of @ % gTe ofvi sssen-n Ct
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By AZ % Congress. approved Arssss H. ..iA ne
secr-fsry ~ Ire Tr-.s1-y authorized ard rqir-i
- eX.rre I'D Il ls 80 cam cftne A.e -o-Se 90 rln
11cer ne r-ssy made v me Governor Of crEs win le
creek srd N'@rosee l1iars u ne !.N - 40 tAf N.
account which 20 to1-1 due % NJ -dge pain. ~.
he cain ,o him. NJ secre sry Walker referred r. with q
-- papers Oh he ~ Auditor fr eNsni'a1n l1i repor
l1a utrer Beng @urorsr absent ifom ne clf ne &C
ng auait0r pll ne .r ny 5sncs % perform aA dty
Aer cs--f1 sni ahoroas examination which occupied
several dSVs PREPARED The accompanying report seins
forth - usce % ~ aim and ne Whic1, 70 nv
.iEner lsined the payment 81 Interest - VEL - pfn
cD. r1sf report adopted hv ths scng Auiitof sif
r.asufsrd 10 HI First C1nto e. snd by bin, together
~ ni.o report s-ui re Secretary Tor III. dec son
o. ,skirg 10 fhr case NJ Wsker rrom7tv feciied u
6vor cf n.-nr r. r-.-r "a 1rf reserved ihs cus,
Interest f1r fr-her consideration ard 1unaey elmer
from Esnfo tine % examine tns sue ec thoroughly Or d
caase O; The early expiration OF - oteiA term ne VS..
wiling make Innovation ucon The genera usage 90
1e department. regard to interest, sac mere d-ef'
aired % cav. H. question oo-n 'r me decision o' o.,
Ass he present Administration we're aolciei
oce and NJ Cr.Nfl-t. ~ ihe pares Interested
mis- csr nsd received ~ appointment Of Secretary Of
Wa te advised wUh ne 80 to no prop0eT 81 farnrf
1ro..-utng t5e claim dn-ay his own continuance m Cde-
and ir afs1 adsposion fispOse ~ ia inIerrs m
gave 30 ny decided NJ uio7 the there c1ad % no
mPr'pfey nor ever irte'csy On n' dong - unee ls
existing Circumstances hsi % was cAse on wilco er
c0a not 0ci.y sci either directly or indirectly ltcold
DOB before me CABINET beng expressly rst-ted 9f
SCI s-f 90 ne Secretary 0f he Treasury for Ms o.
-isiol. Thai opinion r-nsins unohanset can see Pc
good Why ne mere accident u orca eounecnon
ith one aspsrtn-ntof he lvernment SHOULD prvcnte
1sry rom lie - MS ls rights before smother
aid wholly independent department
From lhr shove snip narrative n scis, pa vii PEI
.rf snt OF tsc'.. ana further thst % was sdjus'ed
presented IN The Report rom re Ff,i Aud
lrs Uh-e several mo1hs before no present AdnissIs
1u -sme .ao power hs' h''e prncipe- iholsn ., on
l-r-rfr rut nV-rri I'd By hm, ard me glrsoa vas
is ls-s ss 81 oFeu p-'d * guest on 70 le oecioa y
BE rfr-t Secretary rrilsr huse Prize pes ar rfh
o- Got, zoe recnsr cir-umstslces = tbs case were -r
reader tH- Allowance 80 act ofsmp- lliacs wnch
grc.. rr-ess Of ghi y ch .'ond svsf regulate ue COZ
ilc. e. Ssos ~. a. .7div,trss
r 4 MONTAGUE
La.e n C-fs In the Firss Auditors Once.
We aust say that TINS explanation iAi.' to AT
TO-, e iu seyers particulars, 80;
D. IL adnsts that Secretary Crawiorl had a d.
-sct pecunisry interos, in the claim.
I, admits th't thus Psymeu; OF interest IS an
Innovation upon the general usage OF the Depart
ment"
D. it coucea'l the Ia. ttat b. was eete4 by the
%. per ,ll.ng officer guder Iao present Admins
ration, anl hlaliy passed over bis head by an Or
der Of the preseu; Secretary OF the Treasury based
upon Ga opinion Of TIE Attorney General
Here : enough % make out a very strong PIT
PEA fqcis cas, against the proPreiy o The proceed
ms Il surely has an ugly look about H. in spite o'
Mr. Montague decided opinion and iss'idiouS
deucscy-which We suspect, would not prevent
his taking a slice Of the claim himself And We
dome ike the idea of member Of the Cabinet
takin, the opinion OF clerk as to ths propristy o.
hi, holding ana prosecuting such claim
We trust Mr. Cobbs Committee Will probe
.he matter fully ant 'esrlessy