The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-25

feeling Of giving Il 10 fast becoming mere eeemosy
nary Institution, the senator from Mississippi (Mr
DAyIsl remarks is becoming apparent to everybody.
The original bill here have no sort OF objection to-
The ruth is that have no oslss'oa to the proposed
wi.soo.n Ny friend from Wisconsin Is so". ssD
amongst hope the Senate here will aid him to carry
out this principle Of consistency. My friend from Ken.
lucky ought not TO endesvor to interfere with these de-
signs; but II he insists upon il, shall have for
Mr. UNDERWOOD Then shall most certainly in
The question being then taken by yeas and nays upon
follow:
s S. bsS% %ss Bel oa ss",o S
chassss Dawson; Dayton. Dickinson Dodge OF Wiscon-
DfKss King Il lsS RnHTs.'M s~a.
Phslp. PIsu. Rush sswsId Shields spIusncs. Under
Cha.s Dav. Of Mississippi. Downs, Fech, Gw,n, Ham
Mr.. FELCH. perceive that the copy Of the amend
nent which has just been adopted ia OF the old bills
and not according to the form used by the Senate
heretofore in such call the attention OF the Sen
ate 10 the fact that there propositions in which the
Senate have heretofore acted upon and have refused to
Mr. UNDERWOOD | was not aware that | had de-
waited from the practice OF the Senate. intended to
The PRESIDENT, 1t will be open to amendment
when reported to the Senate.
No further amendment being proposed, the bill was re-
ported to the Senate.
Mr.. FELCH moved TO amend the amendment to
correspond with the bills already passed.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD expressed his concurrence in the
amendments,
The amendments seveally agreed after which
the amendment made in committee was agreed TO.
Mr. NORRIS demanded the yeas and nays upon the
question Of ordering the bill to be engrossed for third
reading; which ordered and being taken resulted
yeas %, nays l9-as follows:
YEAS-Messrs Atchison. Bell, Benton, Benien, Borland
Dodge Of lows. Douglas. Down. E1ns Fsoh Foots
s o'sR .ss
Bradbury Chase Dayso
and Waker-ls.
So the bill was ordered to be engrossed for third
reading.
The Senate proceeded take up the private calendar
and the following bills were severally read a second
time and ordered TO be engTossed for third reading .
other children OF John Carr
No. IS. A bill for the relief of Thompson Hutchinson.
No. 100 bill for the relief of the representatives OF
No lo4. A bill for the relief of Thomas Rhodes
No no A bill for the relief of Nathaniel Champ and
ELIZABETH MONROE.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration OF the bill
Mr.. WHITc6MB merely I wish to ' say lha, hope
double purposs-because think the bill ought 10
paas and because wish to call the attention of the SEN
ate to the rapid passage OF these private bills when the
Mr. HALE I see that the chairman of the committee
reporting this bill Mr. JoNEsl not in his seat. and
hope vote will not be taken upon II until he IS IN The
bill was reported by the Committee on Pensions | was
the committee, but do recolect the circumstances
Of the move that the bill be laid upon the table
table '''' :" 80 = ~ - ~ 1870 ' =
JOSHUA KENNEDY
The Senate proceeded TO the consideration of bill No
Ill for the relief of the legal representatives OF Joshua
Kennedy, deceased.
The report having been read
Mr. WlTCOMB. should be very glad to hear thu
chairman Of the committee who reported this bill briefly
explain the object of it. presume very few OF the sen
atos have paid attention to the reading OF the report
M KuSk Inc circumstances are ,en Ss ana aie
vdual discharged certain dntes in the Territory OF Mich
&an and the evidence is full and conclusive that he dis
charged them most faithfully, but never received any
compensation. In the careful investigation which we
gave this matter was ascer.aned that there was an ap
preparation for the purpose Of paying the expenses Of thu
department in which he was engaged and in which hi
bad performed these extra services without compensation
Of upwards Of thousand dollars. II created upon my
mind reasonable presumption that was the intention
OF Congress TO provide al the time Tor the payment o.
thess services. The testimony is full that they were
necessary that they were important and that they saved
immense amounts the government No sort OF doubt re
mains that the services performed to
over that reported in this bill After considerable lapse
OF time, he became security, stated in the report, fol
the marshal OF this District, act Of generosity He
died The marshal OF the District became insoven and
the heirs OF Joseph Watson became responsible for the
amount OF about 81 800 rtbat liability they executed
to the United States deed OF trust all the property
they possessed Most OF them females. When the
time arrived and the suit brought for the purpose oil
enforcing this claim against the heirs OF Joseph Watson
in consequence OF this deed OF trust the late Secretary
the Treasury and the present Secretary Also seeing the
strong claim equity that these bad for offset against
these services, suspended its collection. Now under
these circumstances ii IS Tor Congress 10 whether
they will this deed of trust by selling the last
ce OF properly the heirs of Joseph Watson have, and
turn them out, without house home, when appears
that he rendered these important to the govern
ment, Tor which he was never compensated.
MT UNDERWOOD. Mr.. President, prefer letting
mat bill lie Tor reasons which will briefly assign The
COMMITTEE OF Claims have large class OF before
them which fall within the operation OF the principle upon
which this bill is to be passed rejected and how far
the committee will go reference all these claims is
matter that deserves very serious because
there hundreds OF thousands Of dollars depc nding
upon the principle. should like, therefore, TO have that
principle fully settled in order TO make apply all
whatsoever have just heard part OF the report read
without having il in my power to read the whole OF It
and therefore think nasmuch there various
depending upon the same principe-the destruction OF
property by ndians-t will be well TO let II lie until the
committee shall have fully acted upon the subject now
before Them and until they shall have disposed OF all that
class OF cases upon the principle hope the bill
viii be passed over for the present.
Mr. RUSk. think word OF explanation will induce
the honorable withdraw bis objection. This
10 m old claim prosecuted by the heirs, and II
clearly within the sons NJ tho la NJ 1914 law