New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-26
Can't OF General Sessions. FRIDAY April ..
Before the Recorder and Ad. Kelly and Morgsns.
From the National IotelligenceF.
PAYMENT of Claims against Mexico.

Viewing the subjoined letter, relative to tne
PAYMENT Of the awards lately made by the Com
missioners on Claims against Mexico, to be OF In
terest ~ all the parties concerned therein, we
have obtained copy OF It from the gentlemen 70
whom il is addressed for publication a
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, April ., 1851
GENTLEMEN: | acknowledge the receipt OF
your letter OF the 18th instant making inquiries
on the subject Of the payment 10 the Mexican
claimants under the awards Of the Board OF Com.
missioners recently sitting 10 this city, and psrtI.
cularly whether parties interested In awards
made ia the names Of others can, upon proof Of
such interest, receive thor respective proportions
from the Department, or whether the whole
amount must be paid to those in whose names
they were made and also inquiring the mode
how, and time when, the payments would be
madeIto the claimants And in reply, have the
honor 70 state that the Sth section of the act OF
Congress of Sd March, ls49, providing for the set
tlement Of these claims says;
Thatin all casss ariang under this act va-rs any PER-
persons otter hsn those IN whose favor an award
hss been OF may be Hsde shall claim the amount 80
awarded, or any part thereof and shall within shi'y
dsys from the passage 81 his act or rom Tue dse OF
ne ,sd award nSd me sseIss,s OF mo TrSssSy
OF ts sauie a. awarded, and shall file vii Tho Dis,
uict Alton ey OF The United States bond, with good
and sufficient security, be approved by hiD FOR tho
payment OF the coss aud damages arising therefroo, the
awarded and the psymeoto which 10 cOnIese1
aa Aforesaid shall bs aud remain 10 the Treasury Oi the
United states to The decs OF he Colrs OF MS
United Saiee the and thereupOn the san party 80
claiming The awarded any part thereof shall "a
al bery 6ie biz bill for ef aud Injunction 10 the Cir
colt Court Of TIE District Of Columbs upon Ihs principles
which govern Courts of Eqly aod any Injunction th-To-
upon granted by the Court shs be respected by the rr9a
snry Department. aud the said csse Ia equity shs t1sre
upon he conducted Snd governed 10 all respects 40 other
cases Ia equity"
The language Of thia law 10 so c lear aud explicit
that the Department cannot hesitate IN it's de-
cision that tho amount Of the awards can only be
paid 90 the parties in whose names they are res,
IL 20 ekofr dult pto1
attorneys, unless adverse claimants think proper
% adopt the legal course pointed out IN the
acove section of the law OF Congress, by CIV
ing notice 10 the Department and issuing the
peedful injunction. The point has beea spec
tally brought To the notice Of the Depart
ment by the holders OF scrip In tbs Union
and Trinity Land Companies, which presents 1t
In the strongest form for these certii 'ates show
on the face of them the exact interest ct the
parties under the signature OF the trustee IN
whose name the awards OF those companies are
made The Department. however, has decided
that 1t Is not authorized 20 make any pay nents
to the holders OF such scrip. except they tbink
proper TO adopt the legal course pointed ouI in
the above section OF the law.
The prov sion of the law is also explicit that
all amounts thus Irrigated must remais Ia the
Treasury until there has been a final legal decl-
sion. and the Department would not feel author.
lied to make any payment in such cases even 20
trustee who might be appointed by all the par
ties claiming an interest
Ali the pay ments to the claimants will be made
in cash. as the stu alton of the Treasury does not
at present render 1t necessary for the dePsrtmsnt
20 resort 10 an issue of Ave per cent stock.which
the lew of Congress authorised it to create ior
the purpose of making these payments, and thai
stock viii therefore not be issued unless the IA
ture necessities Of the Treasury should require IL
HNo payments on account OF these claims Will
Do made until the expiration OF 30 days after the
ard ~ "a COaai the q ards which
was on the 10th inst and dur0g that delay par
ties who may have an interest In awards made 10
the names Of others will have the opportunity o
taking the initiatory legal steps to secure thei'
rights agreeably to the provisions IN the section
Of the law already quoted.
The payments will be made only at those points
where the Treasury may have disPossele funds
as the Dep artment does not consider itselt bound
60 incur the risk aud expense Of transporting
funds to other points for the accommodation OF
the claimants. bat, otherwise, it whl endsavor e
meet their convenience 90 far as Il ia la It's pow
There will be no difficulty in paying any portion
of these awards by Treasury drafts ga the Assls
tsnt Treasurers at Boston New.Nork, or PnIa
delphis at tbs option Of the parties, bat such pay
mepts can only be made TO s limited exseRI a;
other points. la all eases whore the parties in
whose favor awards have been made are Indebted
20 the United States, the amoant of such indebs-
edness will OF course be ret aimed by the rrsRsary
agreeably TO the express provision Of the 9th &c
tion OF the act OF Sd March, lS49.
Powers Of attorney 70 receive any money IN
der these awards must not only DO Lex ally AM
formally executed. but the signatures o. the no
tsries or other parties before whom they may b,
executed, should in all csses be verified Ia coa
lormity to the Law or usage Of the State in whiS
such powers may respectively have bean Issued
The preceding embraces replies % sll the point,
alluded 10 in Your letter
VERY respectfully, your obsdtenI se'vsnL
NN. l. HODGE,
Acting Secfeta Of the Treasury
MeIsrS Chuhb Sehenck 4 Co. Washington