The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-21

making the payment bat The position which he hersts
fore took wHs that unlees gsusman sha ay thst
enty tbs House ought to do ts duty ana psss the S
placing the responsibility Of payment whore 1t bs
Mr. MoMuLuEW remarked, that the eeutlemss desired
that some gentleman shoud prefer charges of impropr
ETY. or oorruption but would any tell him tn this
ned Of the fact I No; but q one member, he had
right to ask that payment should b. made differently
II De only to save money apart from the charge OF
ME- Housrou eaid IL the President had failed to pro-
tect the government and Its interests and hai put it in
the Of foreign bankers to impose Mexico and
fleece her. he has not performed his duty properly
Mr. hcMuiLtr rensrked-such Is the charge pre-
Congress, but through the Newspapers and 1t ought to
demand an investigation
Mr. prsr,r (dem ohio, said that the chairman OF
by going to the State Department He could inform the
House accordingly and meet the charges.
Mr. HoUsroN replied, that the &c utleman q mem
Der Of the last Congress- and observant and in
teligent gentleman to let anything OF this kind pass,
without knowing much about it any other member
OF this body Then, why did not the gentleman offer
resolution calling for the information The President
would be bourd TO answer the call
Mr.. DIsNEf said II the gentle could not get along
without such q resolution, he should have it.
Mr.. HoUsIoN replied defending the Committee Of
Ways and Means The money is due, and ought to be
to pay the money ana the House condemns questions
the mode, let them let AGO ordipgiy.
MI MCMuLLtN resumed, insisting that the subject
should be investigated and he should tell tbs Chairman
Of Ways and Means, if he does not make tbs invesgs
ton, he viii be held responsible By the country If
statements in the newspapers DO true Mexico
been most shamefully and wantonly imposed upon BY
the President the Barings and Cor ,oran Riggs II
permitted 10 indulge in speculations he thought he
would satisfy The House that If there corrup
| tion, there much OF favortism
Mr.. Marshall (whig), Of Ky. after noticing the
grounds OF the complaint urged said he did not rise to
defend the Secretary Of State hut to suggest the pro-
prety of taxing the vote and securing the passage Of the
bill at once. II seemed to him that it not now
proper this not the time for the enemies Of the
Secretary 10 make assault on him; this the
occasion fer criticism his conduct in the transaction
IL If Understood that the payment OF this instalnent
s covered by contract Shall the House alter tn.
tract memorial is now before the Judiciary Com
mittes on the subject and when tbcr report shall bs
made gentlemen pronounce upon the conduct of the
President and the Secretary of State but indulge
assaults now ia premature.
MIR. DUnHAM (dem Of Ia apprehended that there il
an undoubted necessity for this money to comply with
the treaty and therefore the is
bill Let the money be apple d. and those gentlemen
who think that the conduct of the Secretary Of State is
improper can come forward, and move for nvestigs
tion AL he asked that The laws of the land ana
treaty msy be executed by tbs Executive authorities,
who should be held responsible for their conduct The
Houe should not hesitate to PASS the bill and not
tensnce the revengefu feelings of certain stock
who failed to set the contract
Mr. DISNEY advocated Inquiry and repeated his
prize that gentlemen should refuse light
Mr.. MARSHALL OF Ky ask ed him whether he viii
ling, his official responsibility to present to the coun-
| try the charges sdverted to
MIR DISNEY replied that the public prints teenasd with
charges of this sort and be had heard them til his
mino was brought to the conviction that there ought
Der should make this charge true but his belief
that there were reasonable geounds fer the inquiry
MT BRooKs " hig) of N Y, referred to the remarks
which he during the last session on this subject
and said that he did not approve Of the mode of pay
nept then proposed, but submitted proposition pro-
vding that the of the money to Mexico shout
be given loans to the highest bidder But he WAS
able to obtain only fifty votes for it in committee
N the House enough would not vote to make record
by yeas and different state Of things has since
srsen The faith of the government is pledged II it
has been the desire OF the House at the time TO take the
he challenged investigation the conduct or the
secetsry # state He felt satisfied that dishonesty
| or corruption could attach to that 1cial
| EossuTH. fRFt soLERs -ASfaATEp SCENE
| BETWEEN THE OHIO MEMbrKs
Mr.. GIDDiNcs, Gree so) CT Ohio, replied TO tina
marks OF his colleague (Mr TAyLoR) made while the
koesuth resolution welcome pending and accused
him of combining With the minority to break up the
Committee OF the Whole, by fac.ious aud revolutionary
movements
Mr.. CAnrnrll. (tiee soiD OF io-Did under,and
my colleague to cay that the mine rity factous!
Mr GippSes- II you don't attack me shall
assdl you. daughter
OF members collected in that part Of the hall
where Mr. Gicdirgs speaking
Sir. CAMPBELL replied, that whom il bee
to make attack he should do so lie voted through.
out with the m;Eory-did not regret ir-ani had en-.
dsavorsdto bling the House to ciseco vote the
kossuth rssolrtion end to keep up guaram ca that
| OCCASION He had faced the music
| Nr 0ippiSGs-Ido lot see the relevancy and peril.
o! my colleague Trusting his head BET
~ ChMfBhLL--l "lsheu 10 put mysef rSht, without
| iI.eI .sripg in TIE fight
Nj Gmpiscs-It is mp7Ttsn, to pu. ONES sell right
Mr CaAirBi,LI s important 10 pf-7ea, others iro:
| dong wrong laughter
Mr.. UIpulNGS resumed. lie lev.3. he tud coDtenl
with The savehodegs There WAS something honorable
! about then. But. 10 dough.,ace. haxds OF
| (iaughte: lie then brauchai of to speak the bill
| before he Committee
| ny TA,los, (whis) Of Ohio replied TO Mr. Gliding
and exp'sned his vote against the Kossuth resolution
Ny Giddpgs had accused him :, things which he kne v
| TO he untrue Ee (II Taylor shoad consider hisi-
self dec. ttG were he to notice WHISTLER in high
places low. who ~fuy m,reprs ssntsd a member
Ihis floor. He referred the N0f,onoi H. sud the
marks in it against those members from Ohio who had
voted scsinst the ko-suth resolutions saying he had
heard that Mr.. Cartier had prompted the editorial
article
| Mr. CAR1IfR (dem Of Ohio der led this and demand
| &c wsere his colleague had got the information?
Explanatic look place between these gentlemen md
| Messrs. BARRERr, (dsm aud UuSrER. (whig) all OF
ohio-he result Of which that the last named had
been mif ndert TODD with reference private CONVEX
| sation which he lad repeated
Mr.. TAYLOR then re.umed and concluded bis remarks
OF kcssuths and said that the evening If the
election re should not be surpred
certain Southern gentlemen shaking hands md claspn,
III tt cir embrace the abotionists He said the colm
tee ought to rise, and report the bill TO the House
Mr. CAMPBELL made explanations relative to his oppo
siton to the hossuth resolution and against in.e.ven
| tion.
Mr. GIppves corrected one or two points in Mr Tay-
/ lor's speech
| Mr. Olps, (dem put in two words about Ohio
politics when the committee and the House adj
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