The daily union., 1852-12-29

MI B., from sh, same committee 10 whom was refer.
red The memorial OF Iheophius hardenbrook, represent
ing that he taken prisoner during the last with
Great Bnain and eonhnedmore than two years In Dart
moor prison. aud praying pension, OF some other Temu-
nelaon Tor his sunerngs and pryatons during that Time
asked 10 be discharged from the further consideration OF
the same and that ii be referred 10 the Committee PEN
slons; which was agreed TO-. ft. II
Mr b, from the committee. TO whom referred
the petition OF John Z. McEderry praying compensation
for two months services clerk in the bureau OF yards
and docks. submitted report, accompanied by bill
IS 564) for the relief OF John p. McEIdeuyi which
read and passed 10 second reading and the report
was ordered TO be printed
NOTICE
Mr.. BRODHEAD gave notice that he should to-mor-
row, some early day thereafter, ask leave to miro
duce bill making further provision against counterfeit
ing the coin OF the United States passing The
same,
BILL INTRODUCED
Mr. DODGE, OF Iowa. in pursuance OF notice, asked
and obtained leave 10 Introduce bill Is $3.50 for the
relief of the workingmen the addition 10 the Capitol
which was read aad passed TO a secons reading
RESOLUTION suBMlrTEp.
Mr. CASS submitted the following resoution which
lies over one day, under the rules
Resolved, That the President be requested TO commune
cate 70 the Senate as far as may be compatible with the
public interest," Information IN the Department OF State
respecting The establishment, OF new British colony in
sa,al A%s'sa Ca .oss,ssI with The copy '
horas. at the Ballxe July ~, 1852, announcing that
Her Mos Gracious Msesy our Queen has been pleased
Julia, Barbara Helena. and Moat 10 be colony TO be
s sg
Augustus Frederick Gore Colonial Secretary , aud also
70 s a bs ns W
ington Jnly 1885, between the United States and Greet
foriiy, colonize, dominion over. Nicaragua,
Costa Kica, the Mosquito coast or any part OF Central
America"
AVERY powNER.
Mr. TOUCEH. MIR. President, now ask that Sen
ate OIL No; 453, granting pension TO Avery Downer,
with regard to which have just made statement to the
Mana Ito ha fuka mn
The motion being agreed to, the bill was read
second iime and considered as in committee of the
whole
Mr. HALE asked for the reading OF the report which
accompanied the bill, and il accordingly read.
Mr. II. Mr. President, would not say word
about this case if il was not an old acquaintance of
was on the Committee on Pensions il given 10 me
TO examine, and examined il with great deal of
examined il repeatedly. al the solicitation OF honorable
gentlemen here from Connecticut, and further than that
sir, hunted the papers which offered by
of the senators from Connecticut upon the subject and
they were clearly and fatally defective. thought,
furnishing proof of good This proof
found and therefore the Committee Pensions reported
against IT, When state the facts in relation TO the
case, il the Senate feel inclined to give pension 10 this
man. have no sort of objection, this being very old
acquaintance OF mine. The report states that MIR Dow
was born IN l762, and that The performed
in 1881, when be was nineteen years of age. | think
that the surgeon OF the regiment his iather and he
was student with his father. ! am not quite sure TO
that, however; but at any rate he student OF med
cine. There was no evidence before the committee, and
appehend there none now, OF the existence OF this
commission, except mere parole evidence. There
no proof say, OF the existence OF the commission no
commission was produced and nothing was 10 be found
upon the records of military affairs Connecticut TO show
that there any such commission He merely
surgeons mae-no, practising physician but simply
student OF medicine with his father who the
geon OF the regiment We not informed that he
in any other servce-nobody preiends say that he
in any service at all, except one occasion, when
there was battle of some SORT and several soldiers
lNCn Dndh he lIl4dn anIn
assistance in taking of them. That is the only
time that he called upon, although he held
himself in readiness to be called upon He did the
vice which the committee reported, and the State of
Connecticut paid him for IL and that the substance of
the whole case, SO far as recollec, it, young man,
nineteen years OF age, student OF medicine with he
surgeon OF a regiment, called upon by the Stale
OF Connecticut TO render some service TO the soldiers,
which is rendered and paid for, the report sets forth
He now comes forward, sir, with his claim and for
that service solitary occason-for that is all that
the report finds that he called upon To renderbeng
the time suden, OF medicine nineteen years OF age ior
tha, service is proposed pension him al the
OF one hundred and forty dollars per annum.
/ MIR TOUCEY, Qn his seat) From the 18th Of March.
MIR. HALE Yes SIR, from the sth OF March last
one hundred and forty dollars per annum for this
single call which the State of Connecticut has already
paid for and at the same time, when We entirely des
htu,e OF any evidence except parole evidence, that be
was a surgeons nate all. This is my understanding
OF The unless there has been later evidence obtain
ed since il was before ! had the care OF the sub
ject Tor two years. and was exceedingly anxious To
old and highly merlorious citizen hunted in vain, both
IN the House and the Senate 10 If there any ev
dence TO be found which not before the committee
and under these circumstances hope the Senate Will not
pass the b unless something has come to light in
relation to the case.
/ Mr. TOUCEY. The honorable senator from New
| Hampshire was not in his when made my state
menl in relation TO tins subject. This pension
ceived favorable report in the House OF Representatives,
and the bill passed there 1t 10 the committee in
the Senate and that the honorable from
New Hampshire that committee, and IL failed.
The petition has since been presented Ia this body,
understand with additional proof and the facts esab
ished beyond all controversy Dr. Downer is Tespecla-
BILE physician, and is now ninety years OF He Is
man who would not make claim that was not entitled
10 consideration Additional proof has been presented 10
the committee, and, understand, the Senate commit
tee have unanimously reported in favor OF granting
this pension TO him That he in the service, that he
held commission, that he was appointed surgeons mate
and acted such for the period OF months fact
about which there is not appehend any question at
all. The only objection that made 10 II that
charge, with the surgeon, of forty who were wound
ed at the upon Gtoion Heights The records Of
Connecticut, If nightly understand, show that he
paid for acting in that capacity for period OF seven
months bot the objection is that IL not done under
military orders Ii is obvious that that objection pre-
eudes him from obtaining pension al the Pension Office,
while IT is entirely technical one. III the statements
true the ob-ctnns which have been slated by the hon
orable senator from New Hampshire have been
The ground upon which asked that IL might now be
TAX up that apprehenrive that he might not
live long enough to have bis bill acted upon. believe
II to be entirely merilorous claim and that the def
cheney OF proof mentioned by the honorable senator from
New Hampshire has since been removed
M. D. .I.-s IL.