The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-21


ers may purloin the public money. They may place 10
the hands Of their Securities the amount necessary 70
obtain their release for Congress win NOT release the
principal but will release the surees, am therefore
Tor letting the bond stand, and never interfering for the
purposes Of releasing q passing special bankrupt ac
tor any particular n individual Y, ~.
Tennessee Mr. TuRSEYl does not discriminate between
The situation Of principal and surety The United States
require that when such enter upon the duties
OF his Office he must give bonds He shall then procure
individuals who live in the country TO forward and
take surees for his faithful conduct TO the government
These sureties have interest to dohs They for
ward to comply with no requirements OF the law Ihey
have every motive that the principal shall faithfully ds
charge his trust II that principal proves recreant SOUND
policy requires that be should be punished but the same
sound policy does require that the surety should suffer
by his conduct and should be further punished the same
the principal In this case, understand that all the
properly which be reached BY law belonging to these
surees has already been taken by the government.
One Of these sureties has forward. and is willing
to do more; he. Is willing to give beyond his
own means for the purpose Of being discharged
son for H. as at the time OF the signing Of the bond, he
supposed his liability would-be divided among others,
and thought he had adequate means meet that portion OF
the liability devoving upon him, He now comes Tor.
ward and is willing, with the aid OF his friends to pay
amount equal 10 the whole liability, had the bond
been executed as he supposed would be executed
is not the Of passing special bankrupt act; It au-
thorzes the Secretary OF the Treasury TO settle upon such
compromise shall promote the interests OF the govern
ment i Is not new case ! think the government
has repeatedly authorized settlement OF this kind.
hope, therefore, that further objection will be made TO
IT,
sURErIEs OF THE STEAMER UNITED STATES.
On motion by Mr.. KING the Senate. in committee
for the relief Of Conrad W. Faber, Leopold Bierwh and
Mr.. KING stated that the petitioners were DESTROYS to
acted upon The bond was at the present time Of no
binding force. but might become injurious in the event Of
war. M
oppose the passage of this bill but think certainly that
the Senate is entitled 10 some explanation OF the neces
sy Of the action which is proposed understand from
miitee on Foreign Relations, [Mr KNol that il is no
longer important whether this bond be considered OF
any validity not II The no longer OF any Importance
do not know why it should be insisted upon that It
Mr. KING. The Committee on Foreign Relations, to
whom the subject was REFEREED unanimously agreed that
Without going into the Of taking the bond, the
committee came TO the conclusion, that the bonds
were rendered obligatory upon the parties BY the exis
Denmark, and as they provided that this vessel should
not be employed by that government in any war which
might arise hereafter between that government and any
other power in Europe or elsewhere. even where we
had treaty of amity peace, being 90 general in
their terms that the parties ought longer TO be held as
ble The object OF taking the bond was TO prevent the
ing on. That war having ceased, it is unnecessary to
keep these bonds. Is the senator satisfied
I MIR. BELL. Am to understand that this vessel be.
longs 10 the Prussian governmenti And has the hon
orabe senator any information which satisfies him That
that is denitively settled, that there is dan
ger that il may break out again. Will not this action
tend directly to the benefit oil the Pruss;an govern.
menti
Mr.. KING. No such informant before The com.
miitee or the government There are limitations that
the Prussian government might derive benefit from
having such an action upon our part intnaion
of such character as to be ent 70 any weight has
been placed before the som@s the senate Or The
with some reluctance upon their part to enforce what
they considered 10 be the act OF Congress Of 1885, though
they might be doubtful as TO the policy of that act its
expediency necessity but the way they construed it,
il required the bonds to be taken. Whether breaks
out between Prussia and other governments not,
wneiner ! : employed N ,ea way was matter o. per
They violated their treaty stipulatons; and are I'M
der such obligations to Denmark, Prussia. any
whether The Senate Of The United States will refuse 10 re-
eve those principals suretes from the bonds taken
in such general terms that the vessel they have con-
oyed hereafter aft n any war which mas arse Europe
on The part OF the government holding the ship, any
other government, without subjectng the builders Of
that ship TO prosecution under The bonds because that
Mr. BELL viii ask the honorable senator whether
he has any information from the State Department upon
Mr. KING Iconversed with the Secretary of State
upon the subject did not inquire much into IT, He
was decidedly Of the same opinion with the committee,
tnefe WAS no Necessity OIL DOnus,
he only justified the taking OF them, not much because
il strictly proper, as by the law OF Congress He
said they had alternative. and so he complied with the
law
Mr. BELL. Well, Mr. President
Mr. FOOTE. Will the honorable senator allow me a
word can assure him that all the matters connected
with these bonds were under the consideration OF the
aiing to them and this bill unanimously reported
by the Committee on Foreign Relations. has been
stated by the chairman OF the committee which acted
upon the subject They thought 1t wolld be proper to
pass the bill.
Mr. BELL ! will Just state an explanation Of my
own know nothing OF this matter, except what
have in the public press II struck me- from the
and the OF the administration OF II with reference
to the Frankfort government, we understand It's prn
cpes or the policy concerned II has perhaps contributed
TO the power OF that government and they would be
adverse TO the strict execution OF that law. had
my suspicion at first that this terminate in war
with Denmark, and that in the event Of that waged
BY Prussia, this vessel would be used in 10 wres
from Denmark those two provinces That is the expla.
nation OF my course. inquired into the question, and
under the explanation OF the senator not disposed
press my objection but will leave the matter to the
MI DAVIS, Of Massachusests. Mr.. President, / hope
this bill will pass for il understand the matter at all
bonds has passed away They were taken, SIR 10 pre-
serve the faith Of the treaty obligations and treaty spu
laons existing between and Denmark. That was the
purport OF IT, This ship, as understand H. belonged
not to Prussia, but 10 the Central German government
So far as know, she s owned now by the Central Ger
man government
MI BELL. lin his seat) There is no such govern
ment
Mr.. DAVIS The senator says there is no such gov.
eminent The government which existed nj the time