Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-07-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Mr.. OLDS asked the unanimous consent Of the House
to introduce the following preamble andresolutions
Whereas 1t is believed that spurious and fraudulent claims
have been passed upon and allowed BY the Mexican Claims
dulent belonging Dr. John A. Gardiner amounting
to aarge said to be nearly half million Of dollars
and whereas grand jury for the District Of Columbia
their oath have the said Dr. Gardiner for the crime
Of perjury committed in his testimony subsantatng his said
claim before said Mexican Claim Commission and whereas
public charges that the Secretary Of the Treasury
the agent counsel of the said Dr. Gardiner in the
ton Of the said alleged fraudulent claim, and that the said
Secretary had fee interest in said claim amounting aarge
said to be hundred thousand dollars and whereas
still further charges that the said Secretary
the Treasury for not exceed fifteen thousand dollars
purchased and held the oneouh interest Of said alleged
fraudulent claim and whereas the said claim amounting
four hundred and twenty eight thousand hundred and
fifty dollars has, the Of the said Secretary Of the
Treasury been pad and whereas Mr. corwin dsregardng
the pledge OF his immediate representative has failed to call
for an investigation of said allegations:
Roired That committee to be appointed by the Speaker
consisting of FIVE members Of this House. be equred in
vesgate all the facts touching the connexon Of the said Tho
Corwn the present Secretary Of the Treasury, with the
said Gardiner claim what fee IL any he to receive for
his services agent counsel Of said Gardiner what
rest any, other than his fee he purchased and held either
directly indirectly in said claim and the paid
stipulated be paid therefor and of
at what time he ceased act as the or agent Of said
GARDENERS whom and for what consideration he disposed Of
his fee Interest," to whom and for what consideration he dis
posed of his one fourth interest In said claim.
Re.oired further, That the said committee have power 10
send for persons and papers.
Mr. TOOMBS objected to the resolutions II any gen.
eman would make the charges upon his own response
biity he would object Public rumor should not be
brought in here against any body without caution.
Mr.. OLDS. The rumor is Of character sufficient to
cause a committee Of inquiry to be raised.
Mr.. T00MBS. will never act upon public rumor to
put any body upon trial
Mr.. POLK. How you find out the truth Of the
facts unless committee Is appointed to make INQUIRY
Mr. T0OMBS Let somebody father the charges. That
is the way to get at the matter.
Mr.. 0LDS am disposed to father the charges.
Mr. T00MBS. Then do 1t.
Mr.. 0LDS. do
PUBLIC LANDS.
The House then resumed the consideration Of the bill
to grant the right of to all rail and plank roads pass
ing through the public land Of the United States reported
by Mr.. Com Saturday last from the Committee on
Public Lands the question being the motion
NIT II to the Committee Public Lands upon which
pending demand for the previous question.
Mr. COBB withdrew the demand for the previous
question and the motion to recommit the bill He
marked that this wns in which every State OF
the Union was less interested the Importance
Of which be felt by every gentleman who here
transact public business To pass bill Of this kind
would save the necessity of egslatng upon individual
bills and thus greatly facilitate the business Of the House
| To enable every gentleman an opportunity to examine
the BILL he moved that its further consideration be- post
poned until Tuesday week, and that it be printed
The motion agreed to-
Mr.. COBB from the Committee on Public Lands re-
ported bill for the relief Of Britain Franks assignee
Joseph NJ Smith: which was read twice and committed
Also, from the same committee, reported bill granting
the right Of way and donation Of the public lands