The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-22
N CONGRESS- OF THE u. STATES.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY "a. 1851,
sh NATE.
EXECUTIVE ComhuNICATloN.

The PRESIDENT pro tenn. laid before the Senate
report OF the Secretary OF the Interior, communicating,
in compliance with resolution Of the Senate report OF
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs showing the practice
OF the government in the payment OF Indian annutes
and the authority therefor which was read
Mr.. EWING made some remarks on the subject OF
the above communication; which, with the subsequent
remarks of Mr. TURNEY. Mr.. DOUGLAS, Mr.. GWIN,
and others, are unavoldaby deferred
The communication was ordered TO lie on the table.
THE HOUSE
message received from the House OF Represent
auves, by Mr.. Young, their Clerk announcing to the
Senate that The House had passed the following bills and
asking the concurrence OF the Senate therein:
n X 81. An act for the relief of A. Baudoin and A.
ID, Robert of the city Of New Orleans;
= K asl An act for the relief OF Rebecca Freeman
II 436. An act making appropriations for the pay
men OF navy pensions Tor The year ending 3Oth June,
1852 and
H. r. 437 An act making appropriations for the cur
rent and contingent expenses of the Indian department.
and for fulfilling treaty stipulaons with the various In
dian tribes, Tor the year ending 3Oth June, 1852
PETITION
Mr.. CLAY presented the memorial of John Cotton
praying the adoption OF measures 10 relieve the commu
nifty from the Inconvenience resulting from the scarcity of
silver coin; which was referred TO the Committee FL
nance.
CHARLOTTE LYNCH.
Mr.. SMITH. | move now to reconsider the vote of
the Senate yesterday upon the report OF the Committee
Pensions regard to the resolution Of my honorable col
league (Mr. BALDwN.l directing the committee to in.
quiIe the expediency of making certain amendments
10 The act for the relief of Charlotte Lynch by which
report that committee discharged IRON the further
consideration OF that resolution. do not ask the action
OF the Senate upon that motion at present, bat am will
ling to let ii lie over
have also another motion to reconsider which desire
to make.
Mr.. HALE object to another motion being made
until the one now before is disposed OF Let have
one motion al a time
| Mr.. ATCHISON 1t seems to me that this motion
may be entered upon the journal without any further pro
ceedng upon the part OF the Senate Now, unless is
objected to by any member OF the Senate. by unanimous
consent can De entered upon the Journal and there lie,
| The PRESIDENT. When motion is submitted the
Char must dispose OF 1t In some way other. This
motion TO reconsider by general consent can be permitted
to go over to some future time for the action of the Sen
ate upon IT,
| Mr. HALE. | hope tina, that will not be done and
| hope that the Senate will indulge me moment or two
while state the situation OF this case because think
Is due to the Senate and 10 this claimant that there
presented here to the Senate last session. and the
Committee Pensions made unanimous report upon
IL the Senate voted unanimously upon that report, and
The bill passed the Senate 1t went to the House, but
was not then acted upon, during the last session 1t has
been acted upon this session by the House, where an
amendment was made 10 II, which came back to the
Senate. and was concurred in here. Now after this
legislation was completed, other individuals, claiming
be heirs OF the same ancestor in here and petition
for an amendment to this private After this bill has
gone through all the stages OF legislation and has
signed by The President and become law. then some
other individuals come in and pray to amend this
private act.
Now, this matter, let the Senate understand was pend
ing here, on the application of Charlotte Lynch, some
Twelve months before II was ended; and during the
whole twelve months there an application
made by anybody else for any different action upon it
But after II had gone through all The stages of leyisa-
ton, and had been signed by the President, and the pit
lance had then become, understood by the Gem
mltee on Pensions, the vested right of Charlotte Lynch
then these other petitioners in and ask for amend
ment OF the law-ask the Senate to take away from
Mrs Lynch what she is entitled to under the law, and
give II 10 them. THIS petiton--this memoral-by order
OF the Senate, was referred to the Committee on Pen
| erama 10 hoe
the hst place Congress bad no right 10 do such thing
If they felt disposed 10 do and, the place,
| contrary 10 all precedents to do
| wish to state, in addition to what | have now
SAID, that rumor has been circulated by honora.
BILE senator not now IN his seat and has reached my
ears, that fraud had bsen perpe,raled upon the Sem
ante and upon the committee by this application for
a bounty, on the representation Of Mrs Lynch that
there had been concealment OF the fact that there
were grandchildren OF Lieutenant Colonel Gray now
| living. | wish TO stale in my place that that allie
CATION, be il made by whomsoever il may and where
ever II may be made, Is utterly without any founda-
ton whatever. The circumstances OF the family,
and the existence OF these grandchildren, were dis.
uncy stated to the Committee Pensions the very
first application Ii was represented that Mrs LYNCH
the grantee the only surviving child but at the same
Time II was stated that there grandchildren II was
so stated, distinctly and unequvocay, the outset Now,
at this stage OF the case, appeal TO every candid mind 10
say Il there should no, be end of this matter The
law has passed; has been signed by the President of
Gnsa sas H. and u5 application has been made to
ions of that act And for the purpose of testing the
OF the Senate upon this question, move TO lay this mo-
ton TO reconsider upon the table.
Mr.. BALDWIN. | hope the honorable senator from
New Hampshire will Withdraw tina, motion
| Mr.. HALE. | will withdraw if the senator will re.
new it,
Mr.. BALDWIN wish to state what knowledge /
have IN regard 10 this application My attention was
first drawn TO this bill by motion Of the honorable
chairman of the Committee Pensions, MIR JosEs,l at
the last session TO take up for consideration AT that
time looked into the report. The Senate unanimously
consented that the bill for the relief OF Charlotte
Lynch should then be taken up Upon the Presiding
Officer OF the Senate calling for amendments 10 The
bill, the chairman OF the Committee Pensions
remarked that the bill needed no amendment The
unanimous consent OF the Senate asked for ac-
ton upon IT al that time; IL given. and the bill
passed without debate. The bill has also passed the
House Of Representatives at the present session The
bill II passed the Senate founded upon the report
which hold in my hand and the concluding paragraphs
OF which | will read, as follows:
90 this facts the committee are of opinion
"Ist That Lieutenant Colonel Gray entitled to half
pay for ie under the resolution Of Congress OF 1880
" I'd, That the five years full pay which provided Tor
by the mutation certificates issued under the resolution
equivalent the half pay life pusted by the resoo
tion Of 1870, and still less consideng their actual
and immediate depreciation below their nominal value
This hs. been acknowledged by Congress the OF
1928 providing for the officers OF the
indemnity the loss sustained by
of the comm utatioo forced upon them in 1888.
+" But the committee opinion
ID. That the right fair equivalent for the )ss
tanned by these officers by the substitution Of the
ton certificates ior the half pay for life rested right,
which descended to their legal representatives. and that
consequently, from all other the leg al
ran inf pl IA tfl.Jl