Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-15

pesnce went to Show the absolute necessity tor The sstab
shment Of this board and proceeded give his objections
the substitute moved by Mr. DAsIsI whicn eonemPstes th
reference Of private claims to the United States courts
Mr.. DANIEL, being entitled to the foor said that th.
subject Of the Board of Accounts was not new one
having heretofore been before tho other branches
Congress its committees According his views the good
of those who had gone before them had induced them
after scanning closely and looking practical effects
avoid upon the hazardous experiment. for in th
light he regarded it. If the bill Of the Senate became law
who would be benefited by il Would the public interests
large derive material benefit from il Would meritoous well
founded claims derive material benefit from it He sppre
hended He believed that meritorous claimants would
sustain injury by the passage of such law while the claim
agents and those who have unfounded claims would be the
only ones benefited.
He opposed that feature of the project which gave the claim
the right of second trial before the board in case the
House oveued its decision adverse to the claim This
ered favor to individuals the Government and the
should have the right where the decision favor
able the claimant He expressed his objections the sub
situte reported by Mr. MEADE from the Committee the
Judiciary, and referred to the history of former board
counts which experience showed did the ends Of
Justice because nous to the public interests The Gov
enmen disposed to defeat just claims, but all the
claims originated with persons whose demands unjust
He said that he had been connected with the Committee OF
Claims for several years. and he found every year compare
lively but few cases, most Of them being old
afforded him pleasure just claims paid but he would
resist those unounded petensions draw money from
the Treasury tax his constituents and the Of the people
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Of their time in asceraning whom the Government
debed, with view agents for claims He contend
ed that this board substitution for Congress- and be
notice that he woud propose amendment that the
of this board should be paid from the per diem and mileage
the members He believed Washington the worst place in
the world for the establishment board for the examination
of caims and if to be established, he would make
the United States courts the tribunals.
Mr. Med then gave explanation of his substitute, hav
ing that object in view and thought that if provided by
the substitute Of the Committee the Judiciary the commits.
sones to be appointed by the President pasans would
receive the places.
Mr.. EWING did not believe the country could be at loss
to understand the nature and character of the difficulties which
surrounded them in the adjustment Of claims had been
eyesore upon the Government its organization, and
every must that it utterly impossible for them
give that investigation which requisite to enable them to
adudcae properly the claims presented for their condera
ton There but days in the week aside for the
consideration of private bs and to satisfy the country, they
would have to adudcae tens upon tens Of these bills in
day. and consequently without considerations He referred to
the manner IN which claims investigated before the
mees Of the House, stating that the evidence pare
and therefore it impossible that they could just
determination. When .rivate bills considered they
not understood because there had been opportunity
for investigation, and notorious fact that when they
taken up third the members deserted The hail. He
conended that impossible expect committee Of nine
members to investigate thoroughly all the claims presented for
their examination, and when bills reported to the House
they passed the tomb of the Capules where they would
remain Now the question was whether they could not
medy this evil and whether any Of the propositions pend
ing would accomplish this object He said that the gentle
from North Carolina had treated this subject
and if it had not been examined properly He assert
ed that this so and he thought that this bill would
change any feature in their legislation He anxious
do what right for he believed that the establishment of
board like this would enable them ascertain the truth in
relation TO claims This proposition had been objected to
of its expense the country. The country
posed the people, thousands of whom suffering for the
adjudication Of their claims and il would be economy
tablsh this board for by the just claims Of the people would
be paid.
In bis opinion this board would be competent to in
vestgae claims than Congress- and the commissioners would
be subject to fraudulent Influences because both sides
would be argued before them, and they could examine the
records.
There was unnormity decisions Of the Depart
mens Different officers made different decisions In
OF appeal, the question referred to different heads Of De-
partmen and in Secretary decided the ques-
ton deren, from another Now if they wanted uniformity
in decisions If they desired give confidence the country
they wanted the people satisfied with the Executive and ad
mlnsative Departments of the Government they must ap
point judicial heads Of the Departments who would finally
decide them in conformity with principle and equity He
argued that this board would finally settle all the claims
ferred 10 them, and thus settle them forever.
Considerable debate ensued the amount of the salary,
principally pro fOrmd amendments which parcpat-
ed in by Messrs. MORSE, THOMAS, TAYLOR, VAN
DYKE, CARTER, CROWELL, MCLEAN, ofKentucky,
DUNHAM, and MlLLSON.
Before taking vote on the amendment
Mr. JOHNSON, OF Tennessee, moved to amend the first
section that the commissioners should be appointed by the
Supreme Court instead Of by the President by and with the
advice and consent of the Senae which disagreed
f. Mr. GORMAN moved 10 strike out the first section of the
bill
After debate by Messrs. GORMAN, SCHENCK, and
TAYLOR, and before taking the question the pending
proposition,
The committee and reported progress. .....
And the House adjourned ~
MONDAY, FEBRURY 10, 1851
Mr.. BAYLY asked the unanimous consent of the House
to report from the Committee of Ways and Means sundy
general appropria ion bills.
Mr. STANTON, Of Tennessee, objected.
Mr. BAYLY moved a suspension Of the rules which mo-
ton agreed to.
Mr. BAYLY then reported from the Committee of Ways
and Means, bills Of the following titles
bill making appropriations for certain Notifications in the
United States for The year ending the 3Oh Of June, 1852
bill to provide for carrying into execution in further part
the twelfth article of the treaty with Mexico concluded at
Guadalupe Hdalgo.
| bill making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic
OF Government for the year ending the 30h June
1882, and for other purposes.
These bills severay read twice. referred the Com
mtee Of the Whole the Of the Union and ordered
! to be printed.
Mr.. BAYLY then asked the unanimous consent Of the
House to introduce nsou,ion making the general appro
pa.on bills special orders of the day for and from
day TO day until disposed Of
sMr. Johnson, Of Arkansas, objected.
Mr.. bAfLY moved to suspend the rules.
Mr. JOHNSON, Of Arkansas wished to know il would
oe IN Order alter the resolution should be adopted
70 amend the resolution by inserting the river and habor b
The SPEAKER replied that il would no, be in order 10