The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-20

ieve have the concurrence Of every member Of that
committee during the last Congress- that the limitation
considered the highest amount due him should therefore
prefer that the resolution be recommied with view 70
MI SEWARD. canao, the amendment be offered
M. MANGUM Not without recommitment.
Mr. SEWARD II may be, think, BY unanimous
MI. MANGUA. BY unanimous consent moved 70
amend the resolution by adding the Words providea y
Mr. CHASE said that he concusysd with the senator
amendment amer i adopted. would place lie Ssusis in 4
singular a.d'udsia making them ssy that they would
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word upon the subject biodsi this subject before Inc
rnate at the request OF Mr. Hogan, for whose relief
Win sas he Secretary q Sas Which s As sesy ii
State expressed to the opinion that there was due 70
M Hogan an amount upon fair adjustment q hs &C.
couSy but.that he THE Secretary OF State) had no
right, without the sanction Of Congress, 70 ad-
just his accounts out Of the funds in his hands
The services were rendered by Mr. Hogan IN the time Of
to be well understood by the distinguished senator from
South Carolina, not now In his seat Mr. CALHOUN
The resolution sent TO the Committee ON Foreign
resolution, which provides, it is for the settle
ment OF this account upon the principles OF equity and
justice But former appropriation having oeen maae,
is apprehended that there will be difficulty about the
passage OF the resolution, unless the amount shall oe
limited in some SO as not to exceed what y thought
reasonable to the members Of this Congress ms = tne
object Of the amendment Of the senator from North Caro-.
lima, MIR. MANcUM have assented TO that IN behalf
OF the claimant. for this He very much ndls,
posed has already suffered from long delay and would
much better take this amendment, which gives him
~, ,0Oo than resoluton or it the resolution De passed
now it will be very likely that he may not be able to
reach he time when Justice and equity d hs1
fore hope the Senate will consent to the amendment and
am very much graifed TO find that the Committee on
Foreign Relations concur in the resolution The two
distinguished senators who have spoken upon the sub
ec this morning both at the time OF the
administration Of President Tyler and their opinions are
undoubtedly sound, wise, and discreet, as that
Of the Committee OF Claims would have been, had the
memorial been referred to them.
Mr.. SMITH. This claim was before the Committee
on Foreign Relations in the House OF Representatives
in the last Congress, and it is SUBJECT to which
paid some attention a member OF the committee
believe that the committee reported bill in favor OF
the amount put into the civil and diplomatic appropriation
bill. When the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill
into the Senate they put into the amount which
which had been reported the Senate and pu. also into
the bill certain other claims OF similar character The
truth is that the houses Of Congress- at the last Con-
gess, had before them the very question now proposed
be refeed and the Secretary OF State was left to say
whether this entitled 10 anything. and, any,
thing. what should be the amount 10 which he should
| be considered entitled in equity and justice. When
that allowance made in the civil and diplomatic
appropriation bill, never for one expected to hear
n Re q ne e
here, Congress after Congress, calling upon us 70
make additional appropriations. Now, il appears TO
this subject before them and having decided upon il
once, what he entitled to receive in equity and
justice hees question whatever now to refer to the
Secretary OF State have nothing to say about the
utility OF this extraordinary mission St Domingo, upon
which this gentleman employed BY the Tyler admin
istration can hardly what this country bad to DO
with investig ating the condition OF the government oil
ST. Domingo; but if the mission was OF no use to the
country, do not know that MIR. Hogan was responsible
for that al all According to the facts as recolect them
he instructed to keep vouchers OF all his expendl
lures but he returned without vouchers, Or as he repre-
sented it, though there may have been some vouchers,
they did not in point Of fact cover all his expenditures
The houses being satisfied, in the last Congress,
that something might be due 10 him over and above what
had been paid-for considerable amount was allowed
him on his returnhis per diem was paid and believe
his travelling expenses to considerable extent They
made what supposed TO be ample provision II seems
that be comes here again. He s not willing that Con-
gess should Judge OF the matter hs favor, but wishes
tcommiIied 10 an officer who ha. pejudged in his ayo.
The Secretary OF State, my friend from New York
[Mr SEwARDl says this morning, believes that some
thing is due to the think differently altogether
II thought anything was due him. would pay him
whatever was due But, nasmuch the two houses oil
Congress have said he was entitled 70 the amount and to
no more than the amount, put into the civil and diplomat
Lie appropriation bill oil the last Congress- IL seems TO me
are not now call upon the Secretary OF State TO
revise the decision OF the two houses OF Congress ana
determine whether did did not decide right For
one. therefore, Mr. President, shall have objections TO
voting for this bill in any form.
/ Mr.. MANGUM. The objections OF the honorable
senator from Connecticut Mn SMITH require an add-
tionaI statement from He has proceeded upon the
assumption that the allowed BY the last Congress
was xedupon BY both branches Of Congress, reference
TO the amount due him. II Is not 80. The sum was
purely arbitrary. The committee had agreed. and that
the understanding that he ought TO be allowed W 900
or 81, 500 His claim 20 900 The reports he made
were most carefully and thoroughly examined Whafwas
done in the Committee Foreign Relations was done
with perfect unanimy, and the way that 81 200 happened
10 be inserted simply arbitrary sum- In my own
decision inserted L. because knew hat the individual
had been long kept OF the money and at that late
period OF the session did not desire go to the full
rendered. the delay, &C., lest by claiming too much ne
should lose all for that time Az to the opinion formed
by the Secretary Of State, that additional was due
TO this claimant was after full scrutiny; and Will say
too that in the committee, the other day, was under
stood that the claim would be for additional amount.
would have been content with $500, but the committee
thought otherwise. As to the matter Of eguarty, all
ample evidence OF an outlay, together with has services
10 come up to the amount which thought proper to
be allowed for bis clan. hope that the amendment will
/ be adopted
Objection having been made to the reception 'of the
amendment, il could not be entertained.
The question being then taken upon the passage OF the
Joint resolution, II was decided in the affirmative. Il
! So the Joint resolution passed. t90lals ~
On motion by Mr. BRIGHT, the Senate proceeded to
The VICE PRESIDENT said that the first order was
the pending motion TO refer the Presidents message,
communicating the constitution OF California, to the
Committee on the Territories s. 4 s. S4 Il