New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-07
MANY petitions in favor of the Home

MANY petitions in favor Of the Home
stead bin were presented.
Reports of Committees were made.
The House bill TO enable the Legislature
Of Indiana TO dispose Of the unsod saline lands hereto
fore conveyed 10 said State taken up and passed
Mr.. CLEMENS gave notice OF Joint reso-
luton 10 provide for the es cton of Public Printer ana
10 fix the prices for Congressional printing.
A resolution offered by Mr.. WELLER TO
refer to Select Committee the charges filed against
the Commissioner to run the Mexican boundary nne
was takenup.
Mr. WELLER commenced reading
speech in reply to charges made against him when
Boundary Commissioner in debate which took place
in the Senate two years ago Mr.. Bradburys resoiu
ton concerning removals from Office.
Mr. Weller alluded 10 severe and bitter terms % me
spirit OF maigny which characterized the ATTACK On
the Tx Secretary, and now Ex-senator Ewing Oh
Ohio who abused and disgraced his position as a sen
stor In wantonly and ruthlessly assaalting him os
fore the Senate at a time when he OVeiler) was I'VE
thousand miles distant he pronounced him ou'ch-
err fitted for such work The base miscresnt not sss
fed with utteriDg his fslsehoods In the Senate CIR
culated his speech throughout all the State OF Onio
and also In California for the purpose OF inuring an
humble man but he bad been disappointed mJ 9
sgnally. The people OF Ono on recent tl'tl
had welcomed him most cordially The people oil
California had sent him here TO represent them 10 TINS
the highest Assembly of the Nation Alter commenuhg
at length upon the conduct OF Mr.. Living, ne shd
wish nv here, thai might meet nun
face to fsce-thst I might fasten falsehood In ms
throst He said he believed that II was tue Isse
representations made by Mr. Ewing 10 President lay
lor that induced his removal. Hs then detained an
his conduct while on the Commission reading from bis
letters TO- and those received by him from the Depart
ment and showed that be never everdrew the appro
priations of Congress- on the contrary, MS drait
fell short of these appropriations lie referred 10 sen
ate document containing what Mr. Ewing as Secretary
of the Interior had communicated 10 the Senate In re-
ply to resolution calling for all the correspondence on
the subject of the Commission, and read copy OF let
ter which on file In the Department previous to that
communication, but which had been suppressed lhis
act he said Of those mean, contemplate tricks
Of fraud and deception for which Mr. Living had oeen
DISTINGUISHED during life He explained and denied any
foundation for the charge of being defau,er to Butler
County Ohio and also the charge Of being haotualy
Incorporate, and said that the who could thus ma
lign the private character of political opponent was
wretch whom nothing short OF an omnipotent arm
could convert into gentleman.
He referred also to Senator now here (SMTTFD VINO
had charged him with having overdrawn the appro
pia;ions and squsndered the public money. de re-
GREETED that the rules forbade him to speak OF 1t as
deserved but he would say that 1t wanted the most
essential character of charge, and that was truth
he then referred 10 the charges against the present
Commissioner and thought they deserved at least an In
vesteation.
MIR. CLARKE said he desired TO say
something in defense of the present Commissioner but
not prepared TO do so now. He desired the subject
postponed and he would show that Commissioner Bart
lett bad conducted himself with credit and honor.
Mr.. RUsK said the initial point of the
boundary was fixed by the treaty of Hdalgo, and be
understood that point had been changed to the benefit
Of Mexico giving her over IS miles Of most valuable
territory Until be had information upon this point he
would not vote dollar for the further prosecution OF
the commission.
The subject was then postponed till
Thursday week
The Senate then took up and passed five
private bills
A Message was received from the Presi-
dent stating that among those persons pardoned by the
Queen Of Spain, and who condemned In the Cuba
expedition foreigners and noprovision
made fer the expenses of restoring these TO The
American Consul had contracted for their removal to
the United States and the expense 81 0l3, and ths
President submits to Congress the propriety of rernu
neraiing the Consul
Read and referred. Adjourned.