The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-04-21
Correspondence Of the Southern Standard.
WASHING TON. April IA. 1870

WASHINGTON April 13, 1852.
The Senate yesterday was addressed bv
Mr.. Felch, of Michigan, in an able and cla
boratc speech against the bill. paying the
claims for French spoliation. His views
were original and striking, and willsloubt-
iess have, their influence in the decision Of
tho question. But fear the claim is no,o
getting old enongh to pass the injuries com
planned of against the French Government.
Were perpetrated before 1900, more than fifty
years ago, and the claims now amount to
eight or ten millions of dollars. When
claim gets TO be twenty years old, ifit is
large enough it is very apt to pass. This
Is fifty years old, and will certaiulv reach ten
millions; why then can the country hope
Tor Its Section! The House spent the en-
tire day uselessly and proftless II being
Monday, motions to suspend the rules were
in order Gov. Brown of Mississippi, offered
resolution to restrain the Committee on
Printing from consumating the foul coalition
to which adverted in my last letter Two
thirds did not sustain the motion to suspend
the rules, but decided majority Of the
House did, which is pretty clear indica-
ton that the action Of the Committee was
disapproved by the House The Committee
on Printing Started on stills, avowing that
they had the power to do what they had
done, but the vote Of the House indirectly
demanding an exposition of the whole affair,
caused them to change their tune, and Cor
man, the Chairman, stated after the vote
was takcns that as the House appeared to
want infornation on the subject, of the new
contract, that he should on the morrow ask
leave TO submit II report This was quite a
descent from their bombaatic pretension an
hour before ISsf
Mr. Orr moved 10 Saspend the rules to
enable him to offer fesolution instructing
the Committe on Ways and Means, to report
bill abolishing all duty on railroad iron.
The rules were not suspended, and as there
were some Southern men representing agri-
. cultural Interests, who voted against the
suspension, it would be we'll for you to pub
lish the yeas and nays, so that their consti-
: fuents may learn how their Representatives
are refiecting their opinions.
r The Senate to-day, listened to nm clabo-
rate and extremely prosy speech from John
Bell, OF tennessee, against intervention
His speech was well calculated to produce
nausea, after listening to the rhetoric, logic,
eloqucnce, and augmentation of MASON,
Soule, Sumner, and others.
In the House, Mr. German submitted his
promised report, which the
coalition between the LAion and Republic
on the ground of necessity, that of having
the Public printing executed. Mr.. Haven,
.of New York, also member of the Commit
tee, and the friend Of the Republic, followed
In the same strain. They were perfectly
satisfied after making their defence, and most
unfairly attempted TO preclude n reply by all
Committee Of the Whole, which would have
had the effect Of getting clear of the subject
but the House on call of the yeas and nays
; Indignantly spun>d and rejected the trick
ty which they had hoped TO save themselves
1iem q merited castgation, and refused to
sustain tho motion. .."...
Gov. Brown, Of Mississippi, then took the
moor, and gave the coalition most unmitiga-
Hcd fiagelation, showing that there was no
other principle 10 explain their anomalous
-action but desire for the spoils. He had
not concluded when the House adjourned.
IN Gov. BIS. speech, he said that Mr. Ran
toui had shewn himself able and adroit in de-
Tending coalitions" alluding to the Messa-
4 ehuseits coalition, and he was surprised that
he was not;rcturned as the advocate of this
most unnatural coalition. Mr.. Rantoui rose
IN his seat and very promptly replied. That
no was always willing to defend coalitions
fhat grew out Of principles, but as this one
was notoriously alone for the spoils, he could
not be induced to raise his voice in It's de-
fence The question viii come up again to.
morrow, and the Printing Committee will
haSe the headache and heartsache, before il
10 finally disnosed of.
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