Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-05-21
FRIDAY, MAY II, 1850.
Senate not in session to-day

FRIDAY, MAY II, 1850.
Senate not in session to-day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
! Mr.. Hammond Of Maryland presented additional paper
in the of Matilda H. Beard for pension, which wei'
referred To the committee on Pensions.
| Mr. Burt, from the majority the Select Commit =
made report He said that upon ot the questions m
yolycd under The resolution of the House the commute.
unable agree particularly in regard 10 The payment
of the interest. On The part Of the committee he submitted
resolution that the report and the %o several reports OF
arguments of other members oil the committee he printed
Mr. T. said il the wish OF the committee that 'e re-
port should liz the Speakers table until and me 'r
mcn accompanying be printed, when they would asa i''
il be taken up for The purpose OF being disposed oi OF '
Mr. Brooks, the question of printing, went lny INTO
the history Of the claim which he said arose in S under
the British Government. lie said the original clam was
si35lS 81 cents The interest what commenced IN Nay m
3D. l715 amounted when paid to si9l, '52 ~ cts me
bail which then commenced rolling III South Caro-,
lna under the British Government, has accumulated
10 the above. The claim originally
belonged Calphin, Indian trader, IL whom
the British Government issued certificate Of debt for
f97l0, whether Georgia British Currency he did not
know The claim rot recognized by Georgia IN any
shape form until l7SO and then under The sd section oi
the appended sale Of lots I'll Augusta Georlii
lie traced the history OF The matter 10 H. paym.h ','
phn he said, died in 1880 The first application was made
the part OF the heirs ol Gaphn by eminent lawyer ~
South Carolina in 1884, the State oi teorSn Tor The pay
cnl of his alleged chm. He referred 10 the report 81
Henry 4. Wise, in which he attempted 10 ix upon f OF
syb nm interest in the cim of Galphin which ben.
prosecuted Mr. b. showed that cor. wa mao" 10 nave
Inc claim recognized by the Indians under the treaty q -"
Echota That John Ross sputncd the proposition II was
t in however section ~ but scriiiinIcd ana r.
ccted from the treaty By the Senate oi the tn,! states m
of 26 10 H. II in fact cpro5ated oy fn~aha ny
The Indians and by Georgia. He showed han an attempt
subsequently made in the Georgia Legislature 10 m
,iruci the members ot Congress from that State I" vote l."
it, He showed that the bill finally passed by congress
without attracting particular attention Tor the pay ct o
hr claim withou, interest lie quoted the opinions Of all
former Attorneys General against The payment 81 m
crcst upon such claims. The policy oi ne "os-
vernmenf he said had always refused interest IN
such cases He conFascd the c"ncuci ol VI i2, no"
roe in refusing 10 lei the Administrator 81 which
h. was a part, investigate thc claims wlich ~ hla
against the government 30 delicate was ne apou' ~ a
hc struggled in the depths OF poverty rather Than permit pas
sage upon the claim. In Crawiods case he sad tere was
La contrast His connection with the claims o tialrln was
unknown TO the Attorney General and 10 the President
He honorable hgh-nnde man. should have li'ioc te
fac; known that these officers ot The Government might
have acted with dccacy in the matter IT, dd not believe
that The Attorney General and Secretary oi e treasury cS
anined fully into the history oi this matter They ad CONF
49, they would have learned from Mr. Ni-e= report iai
Crawford connected with the matter lhls idcl SHOWS
that they did not make the investigation. II they had
known the whole in The case they would not have as
>u;ned the responsibility passing upon by "eh Wi'
wind Of wrath would BE- gathered ~ against Tie aah-a-
He had himself investigated and read through 'tn-
fy-fve volumes yet the information he poss'ssed ~ ic
oard Ia the He deemed the payment oi me inter
and the circumstances most extraordinary ana uhluS-
iablc. =,
Mr. Burt said he desired la, the House and country should
know how tn, comunittee had performed their duty in this
matter He therefore called ior the reading Of the report II
was read.
The report of the majority goes into iuI history Of the
claim presents statement o the disposition -! IN !on,F
and concludes with three resolutions The argument o IN
committee may be Judged by it conclusion in the form "i Il
| resolution.
The following is statement Of tho amount o the inter
cat, and how and 10 whom il was paid
4 Statement Of the Interest paid tie naii'tin Claim
l"yIsSI nnS y On days s''''' . !" - sle 52 80
|. ess fee of Joseph Brian, @oo"