New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-22

Board OF Commissioners. They alleged lha.ia SOM
cases claims when presented, were SLOWED AMI
Withheld tor the Board subsequently m Vas ss,.
uosct. 70 award a pro rata share. in most ea.e,
however. claims were fe1eced "a, ieas oae hall and
many reiectec ai'orethcr Noonportnnif ~ ever
given claimants 90 SNOW NC ce.aI.lln.il'a o. lae
Board m orccT thai. o. adcrio-a' testimony OF re
consideration. they could meet Directions. kaosa
Ou's % the Commissioners Aiiei nc Comm so,
was closed, a. tse papers @efe ser, 81 lHe sac
Oepaltn en-. az t.erc placed 'niei go seal 81 re
ScciCialy Ee Thought i4Fes'.8 li.on o.1Ai - axe
place.
Sir MANouv. OF y. C., hoped Che m,i.on fsAS..
lsct Committee would Ter prevail >r-e cern'i,s.
or FcteraI Relations uerr competent % cnaucs,
ali matt - Tc lerrc O. t1tu o. s. te is>5s,
ever established io tKam'ne cItigs, ne never aass
ole aga'us, vl'c1 Disappointed c.AilaI1s en- ag
declare thag u Justice Rad tScn core tlcR son
pssin tins case. he m0scd a rc'crenre oi The -
i.lolr to ite Committee ON terrirr Re.snons
Nr DovNs had TO great oJec ION % ihe Con.
mittCe on Foreign Relation tui one prominea,
member OF shat Conn fffc hlt tx 1res>et his oDa.
Ion already he seemed io t9fnS vlih the C)mnl..
siouers. that Mexico rad slfc ei al the nly.
ana tie claimants more lie fe'cUet 10 seyera
claims TCJc,t B. tfc i.'c B'rt. "hicn hf oeea
declared Vshd and lHst ps former B'ircs o' Con.
nisslCptfS
Nh. MANGuN sand. hc rfcrst0'd 'h, Chairman o.
tLe Committee Q Foreign Relations bad expressed
= me- opinion OF thS SID gcf bus al ~no knew tlN
Sfus.or. knew that ms irPaulaItY would render
DEGREES Just nO.WIhS. alclHg any iofue, impr)s-
sons Pc might have entertained. Wnai oo'ecloa
could there DC % that Committee A. "a head VS.
atisingulshed and eminent lawyer Mason The
second on that COMMITTEE MAS a most Gs'ingul she'd
ard candidate for the Presidency. Douglass
He thought these tao should glre the Com ml,tee
on Foreign Relations a currency uno7,ec'ionsole 10
all.
The Senate never referred matters 20 Selec. Con-
mittees. except IN most eN;TloiuuaTf cases, mFOs-
ing the Union
Mr. DowNs referred 10 several cases no, involving
the Mon, here sub Gets were referred - select
Committee. He dad not kro" Why claims Of hity
wears Standing should be referred 20 Seleci Com.
mittees, when the same course was denied 10 hess
claims.
alleged corruption, and Il they Did be believed II
for II any COMMISSION raised IN this country 10
disburSe thee mi hons OF money and corruption
cld no, follow sGch coinmis>ion y would De al ex-
cepiion 10 the general rule. If, however, II was
ony the complaints 81 disappointed claimants II
was IDLE to talk about satisfying them. II new
BOARDS were established. there would be twice IS
many claimants olsappOlntei Z. and twice smsny
charges @. INJUSTICE. Corruption was the order ottae
cay.
II was said General Taylor came here NTH the
puri Ose of bringing The Government back 10 is
STATE OF original purity but the effort proved too
much for nm, anl he sank under It. Before voting
he G, sired 10 kcOw II corruption was charged, o.
whether il was the IDLE complaints of Disappointed
persons.
Mr. Downs said 70 corruption WAS charged bat
the complainantS alleged hat the business OF he
Board was not Justly or properly cOndnctej, and
that the claimants were injured by the mlsmansge.
ment OF The Commissioners.
The question was taken, aud the irOtlOn 30 refer
The subject to the Committee on Foreign Relations
carried. Aye>25 noes II
The CHAIR lad before tho Senate a Report OF the
~tCrttaly OF the IieaSurr IN reply 20 aTesOluuOn
Of he Senate with a comparative statement OF the
United states Maine Scan Tonnage since lei2 -
Ordered 10 be plIni,t
Nh SEWARD, from the Clmmittee on Commerce,
rsrorted a lGlBt resolution authoIZlr the ekplors
non and reconnaissance OF the course o navigation
used by vhalipg vessels IN the regions of Behring's
stats, aud also OF such parts Of the China Seas
STRAITS Of Gaspar and Java Seas AS lie IN the route
If vessels 10 ana from China
The b from the House authorizing the payment
10 New Hampshire OK interest on the expenses IN.
curcd IN suppr. s>I ostltes in hat Safe ia 1885,
Nas repoIteo, considered and passed.
Ire bill making land warrants consignable passed
TIE bill granting register to the big St phide o!
Nen- Orleans. was ordered ~ be epgrossed
The Compr, mise resolution was postponed tn
tomorrow. aLc the General Calendar was taken
Up
The following bills we're ordered TO be engrossed,
after hiiof explanations
Jhe Dill extending time for selecting land granted
70 Wisconsin for saline purposes
The bill FOR the Telcf of widows and relatives OF
officers ana Seamen lost overheard from the l. 5.
tug Washington IN a hurricane.
The bl authorizing Illinois to select the residue
of LANDS to which she is entitled, under the act OF
March, 1897. in aid Of opening Canal to connect
Illinois River with Lake Michigan.
4 ONT rec olutiOn from the House providing for
bIGing certain documents WAS passed.
Tie bill granting night OF way and landto lowan
aid Of certain Railroads in that State WAS taken up
and pending the question the Senate adjourned.