Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-08-28

fore demanded the previous question
The previous question seconded (ayes 76 49,
and under its operation the motion to refer the bill the
Committee OF the Whole the state of the Union
disagreed to by the following vote Yeas S. nays 1911
Before any further action was taken on the BILL the
morning hour expired.
JOHN LIE ROY
The SPEAKER stated that the next business in order
was the consideration Of the motion made by Mr. How
ARD on Monday last to suspend the rules as to enable
him TO move to take up Senate bill granting pension
John lie Roy.
The motion to suspend the rules was agreed to when
The House proceeded to consider the bill Of the Senate
for the relief of John LIE Roy which three times
and passed
THE GARDINER CLAIM
Mr.. OLDS moved to suspend the rules to enable
him TO introduce the following preamble and resolutions
Whereas II is believed that spurious and fraudulent claims
have been passed upon and allowed the Mexican Claim Com
missions and whereas among the claims said have been fraud
uen was the one belonging to Dr. John A. Gardiner
ing to large sum, said to be nearly half million Of dollars
and whereas grand jury for the District Of Columbia upon
their oaths have presented the said Dr. the crime
of perjury committed in his testimony subsanang his said
claim before said Mexican Claim Commission and whereas
public rumor charges that the Secretary the Treasury
the agent counsel of the said Dr. Gardiner prosecu
ton of the said alleged fraudulent claim and that the said
Secretary interest in said claim amounting to
sum- said to be hundred thousand dollars and whereas
common umor still further charges that the said Secretary
the Treasury for said fifteen thousand
dol purchased and held the oneourh interest of said al
legged fraudulent claim and whereas the said claim
ing TO four hundred and thousand hundred
and nifty dollars the Of the said
OF the Treasury been paid and whereas Mr. Corwin
gardng the pledge Of his immediate representative has fail
ed to call for investigation of said allegations Therefore
Resoioed That committee, consisting of five members of
this House, be appointed by the Speaker investigate all
the facts touching the connection of the said Thomas Corw
the present Secretary the Treasury with the said Gardiner
claim what ee if any he receive for his services as
agent counsel for said Gardiner what interest if any
other than his fee he purchased and held either directly
indirectly in said clam and the paid stipulated
to be paid therefor and conditions of such purchase what
ne ceased to act the counsel agent of said Gad
to whom and for what consideration he disposed Of his
fee interest to whom and for what consideration he disposed
of his one-fourh interest in said claim.
Resored, further, That the said committee have power
send for persons and papers.
Mr.. POLK demanded the yeas and nays on the motion
to suspend the rules, remarking that he wished
who it was that DESTROYS of protecting the Secretary
OF the Treasury in such fraud if such fraud existed
The yeas and nays were ordered.
Mr.. CABELL, of Florida asked that the first
in the preamble be read.
The CLERK read it follows: Whereas it is believed
that SPURIOUS, &c.
Mr.. CABELL. l shall vote against the resolution
merely because nobody to take the responsibility
Of it. The resolution says, 1t is believed" without
stating who believes it.
The question then taken the motion to suspend
the rules and it decided in the affirmative by the fol-
lowing vote:
YEAs-Messrs Charles Allen, Willis Allen, Averett Bah
cock, Thomas H. Bayly Barrere, Beae, Bibghau Bisse
Bococ Bowie Bovine Bragg Breckenridge Brenton Briggs
Albert g. Brown, Buell. Busby Joseph Cable Lewis d. Camp
bell Thompson Campbell Cartier, Caske Chastan, Church
it's John g. Davis Dawson Dean, Dmmick Disney Dockery
Doty, Durham, Edgerton, Edmundon Faulkner Fitch Flo
renee, Floyd, Fowler Henry NJ Fuller, Gamble, Gaylord,
Gentry, Gilmore, Goodrich, Green, Hall, Hamilton, Ham
mond Harper, Isham G. Harris Sampson W. Harris, Hart
Haws Hendricks, HEM, Hubbard Holiday Houston, How
ard, John W. Howe, Thos M Howe, Thomas Y. How In
gerso Ives, jackson, Andrew Johnson John Johnson Ro
bert W. johnson, Daniel T. Jones Preston King Kuhns,
McLanahan McNair Mcqueen Meade Miller, Mllson Mo-
ony Morehead, Murphy Murray 0lds Orr, Andrew Parker
Samuel W. Parker, Peaslee, Penn, Penniman, Perkins,
Pol oual prina oha H. nalI.u
ROBBIE Ross, Savage Scurry, David L. Seymour SHELTON
Smith, Benjamin Stanton, Frederick p Stanton, Richard IL.
Sutherland swe.tser Benjamin Thompson Thurson Towns
hend Venable, Wallace Walsh, Watkins Wech Alexander
wsIts wsss wilSssk wosdwsrd and Yatss-l42
H. Brown, F. O. cabeI Caldwell Chandler, Chapman, Dun
Landry Henry D. Moore John Moore Outlaw Reed schoOn
maker Scudder Stanly Thaddeus Stevens, Taylor Tuck
| walbridge, and Wells-27.
Mr. 0LDS then introduced his resolution and replied at
length to the remarks made by Mr. CAMPBELL of Ohio
on this subject In conclusion he demanded the previous
question.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Ohio, asked his colleague to with
draw his call for the previous question for ten minutes
when he would renew it.
Mr.. 0LDS wished to say to his colleague that he had
opportunity to make his attack upon him during whole
hour, and he had replied only to the allegations he had
Mr.. SWEETSER hoped his colleague would be allowed
ten minutes of reply.
Mr.. 0LDS willing that his colleague should have
the moor ten minutes or na1 an nour his anxiety was
this he knew there light be disposition to lay this
solution the table, and he might not be able to reach
it again All he asked that investigation might
be had He had pledged himself to the country that this
investigation should be had and his colleague had pledg
ed himself that Mr. Corwin would challenge investiga
ton. He would withdraw his call on the condition that
it should be renewed by his colleague
Mr.. STEVENS, of Pennsylvania, wished to ask the
gentleman as he expected to for the resolution whe
ther under the circumstances he intended upon
the committee?
Mr.. 0LDS replied in the negative
Mr.. STEVENS. supposed not as you have already
condemned the Secretary Of the Treasury.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, of Ohio, then briefly replied to the
| remarks of Mr.. 0LDs when
MIR. OLDS renewed the demand for the previous ques-
| ton, but withdrew 1t ut the request Of
Mr.. MEADE, who moved the following q substitute
| for the preamble
Whereas strong suspicion upon public mind that
Claim Commission, with Of which il suspected that
Thomas Corwin Secretary of the Treasury has mpro
/ perry connected: Therefore
The question first taken the resolutions and they
were agreed to.
The question was next taken on the substitute Of Mr..
MEADE for the preamble, and it also agreed to.
| The preamble as amended was then agreed to.
| TRANSPORTATION OF THE MAIL
On motion of Mr.. HOUSTON the House then went into
Committee Of the Whole the of the Union Mr.
HARRIS, of Tennessee in the chair and proceeded TO
consider the bill making appropriations for the transpor-
aton of the United States mail by steamers and
otherwise during the fiscal year ending June 80 1853
| Mr.. HoUsToS said that this bill simply appropriated
money to carry out existing contracts for the Transports
ton Of the mail. He exceedingly anxious that de-
bate upon this subject should be closed by tomorrow at
twelve o'clock and if gentlemen desired they could have
evening session in which make speeches He moved
that the committee rise for the purpose of moving re-
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