Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-01-15
TuIRTY-FIRsr coNcREss-Isr sEss1o.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1850.
sen ATE
.csented the petition of William A. S

SIR CLAW presented the petition Of William A. Seeev ~
ing Congress interfere in his behalf to effect the ecor.
of $40 600 due him by the government of Holland.
The circumstances of the claim were stated be- ,h,,
Son,ember 1929 the palace of William, Prince of Oana IN
of Inc prncesS his wife situated near Brussels was bu
ously entered and robbed Of all the royal plate dadem
SIGMA diamonds Jewels, and other rich and sp
,ri;ces of values all amounting in value, said
charge of the Netherlands, then in this country to prnt
ono million of dollars. The police Of all Eirope
yoked to discover the robbers but in vain. The goyen
Of The Netherlands 10 all the nations Of the world @
c,lr description OF the articles lost, with q reolea, ~
custom house officers and Others might be on the looL M
or thrm On the Sth OF November following the Co...
,cnt Of the Netherlands authorized its ministers and aa
~ offer reward of fifty thousand orins. This was b.
II appeared that Constant POLAR the robbs LIZ
tina, after taking the articles he found impossible d. @
thing with them and had buried them In 1881 no tool ny
with lewd and her child, and with them duo p
arnc norton Of the articles, slowed them away ,,SP
oot left Brussels and entered France Here they disn
of norton OF them, and with the residue placed in t.
cane hollow umbrela-sck and hollow toy s,he cS,,
reached America and passed the custom house vhou d.
lection They put up AT respectable French boat
house in New FORK, where At the time dw John
mage n Frenchman. Rowmage soon got terms Of I'M
macy with the woman and inye gled her of the
(beyaIicr Higgins the charge from the Netherlands 49,
p,oncr became apprized vi these facts and after he NV
extraordinary efforts during period OF three years ba "
ttoncr succeeded in recovering TIE whole OF the los, v
During the time between the loss and the arrival OF tho r
in this country the interest in the loss had become
ably heightened from the rumos and afterwards the d.
charge that the prince his own robbe The royal FAM
and inducements OF the most extfavagant character ws
held forward for the recovery Of the stolen goods So c,,
was this feeling that Chcvaier Higgins declared that s
trnsc value o the articles considered nothing in
parison TO the stain upon the character OF tho prince A.
The conviction of Polr and his execution, instead OF The ~
ward promised the petitioner was offered small token
which he Indignantly refused Since that time ho has uey
received any thing from Holland.
He now prays Congress 10 interfere and deduct from
the moneys due BY the United States Holland the sum -
Justly belonging 10 him.
MI Clay said there much in the claim tina, roconnp
cd itself the favorable consideration OF tho Senate A.,
the d,cuments accompanying the petition were full and rn
elusive in the establishment Of the facts set FORTH Hem
y,d its reference To the Committee Foreign Relations
Mr. King remembered the circumstances well He io.
ed the right at the Government ~ stop moneys due prr
CITIZENS u Holland, pay claim OF ono OF own CHI
zcms The creditors Of the United States in Holland wee
no parties to The matter.
Mr. Clay admitted the Senator was right But was there
not part Of the debt due by owing 10 the goycrnner
of Holland! If So why should tho citizen have 90
lien upon thatl He would, however the rei.;ssrr
10 the committee Finance and the reference orie
After the presentation oil other petitions tho resolutions Of
the State of Vermont upon the subject OF Slavery wen
discussed at great length ~ Mcssrs Chase Clemens Haze
and Butler and then oI Executive session, the Seae
adjourned till tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House n IL o'clock The Journal OF yes,tl,y
was read AM .:p roycd.
On motto - Mr. STEPHENS, of Ca, call Of tho Ii'...
ordered, mcn il appeared that the following gentlemen
were absent, viz: Messrs Andrews, Daniel Levin, ,i.
manson. Jacks,a, Marshall lIckissock Msoa Me-
Wentworth Mdrick, Stenly and J. Il. Thompson
On motion Of Mr. STEPHENS of Ca all further pro-ao.
n.s in the suspended by yeas l33, nays II.
Mr. Bingham stated the House that he had yot,t e,
Mr. French without consultation with any person and
without the know ledge and consent Of that gentleman
Mr. Hammond, from the Committee on Engraving made
report in favor Of printing certain maps, which lad
gu the table
The House then proceeded The election for Clerk The
oliuwnp is tho result OF the sevoInl votes