Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-01-15

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light railway extending forward on which Is placed
two or three safety each nineteen feet long and four
teen feet wide each Of which will carry pa persons &C.
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
Mr.. WADE, from the Committee Of Claims made al
adverse report the memorial Of David W. Alexander
losses sustained during the with Mexico, which wai
ordered 10 be printed
Mr.. DOWNS, from the Committee on Private Land
Claims submitted report which was ordered to be print
ed accompanied by bill confirming certain land claims
in Louisiana in the Bastrop grant
This bill was considered on motion of Mr. DOWNS,
and passed
Mr.. UNDERWOOD from the Committee on the Public
Lands submitted report which ordered be print
ed accompanied BY bill for the relief of Syvanus Cul-
yer and the heirs of John Pearson.
On motion by Mr. WALKER,
pResotoed That the Committee Indian Affairs instruct
ed to inquire into and report the Senate sum- any,
Is equitaby and justly due from the United States the
Menominee tribe Of Indians what terms and cond
tons ana IN what manner such should be paid said
Indians.
BILLS PASSED.
On motion by Mr. MALLORY, the Senate concurred in
the House amendment to the bill for the relief of William
Speiden.
On motion by Mr. MASON, the Senate concurred in
the amendment OF the House the bill for the relief Of
Elizabeth v. Lomax
So that both the above bills were passed.
On motion by Mr.. CHARLTON, the Senate took up
House bill for the relief of the heirs of the legal repre-
sentatves OF JOS Arrow, deceased and it was passed
On motion by Mr.. WADE, the Senate took up House
bill to surrender the State Of Ohio the unfinished por
ton Of the Cumberland road said State and it was
passed.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mr.. CASS vas DESTROYS Of going into Executive ses-
sion for the purpose of taking of the injunction of secrecy
IN order that al the facts connected with the subject
der discussion might be brought before the public.
The motion having been agreed to, the Senate went
into Executive session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Aresoution ordering 100 900 copies of the report tn
Superintendent of the Census taken up and adopted
THE GARDINER CLAIM.
The House then proceeded to consider the bill to pre-
vent frauds upon the Treasury Of the United States
question being upon the motion to recommit it to the
lect committee.
Nj. STANTON, Of Ohio briefly replied to the remarks
made by Mr.. OLDs when this subject last under
sidention.
Mr. CHAPMAN, member Of the select committee, fol-
lowed remarkng that he concurred in recommending
this bill to the favor of the House, he desired in brief
manner assign the for his action He
satisfied he trusted every member Of the House was
that practice had prevailed in both branches of Con-
gress among the members of acting extent
less for compensation certain for compensation
tngt, agents for claims against the Government He
thought, il such practice existed it the duty Of
Congress apply remedy for the evil for an evil he
regarded it to be- He believed that this end would be
best attained by the report of this bill from the committee
Of which he member and he also believed that if
should be reported by the committee it would receive
earlier action perhaps favorable action than if it
introduced by single member In presenting this
bill to the House, in his judgment the committee had
doubey departed from their letter of instructions but
they might do without fear Of fault being found with
them nasmuch as the evil against which the bill was in
tendedto guard existed and nasmuch there ought to
be a remedy provided ut Nothing to be infer
red from the report that inconsistent with the finding
Of the committee so far as it related to the Secretary Of
the Treasury.
He then replied to the structures Of Mr. OLps upon the
report of the committee and said that due Dr.
Gardner to assert that the investigation Of the validity Of
the claim parte and from this he concurred with
his colleagues that far the testimony before them
concerned, it naked fraud upon the Treasury,
supported by perjury and false papers. lie had pur
pose in this matter but the purpose of truth The
Secretary of the Treasury not his friend therefore
he had selfish object to He not his foe
he foe of the Secretary therefore he had private
gudges to vent Could the gentleman from Ohio say
much? He Mr.. thought it not the best evidence
Of high to assa the Secretary when and where
to that he thought very high evidence Of that
better part Of vaor which they told discretion
Cor it had been than limited that distinguished
gentleman that he could bite like serpent and sting like
an adder.
Mr.C then reviewed the report declaring, in concu-
son that the testimony showed in the clearest and most
satisfactory manner, that whatever Mr. Corwn did, while
member of the Senate done in pursuance Of very
general and prevailing custom, which had not hitherto
been found fault WITH and which contrary law
and that far his action since Secretary of the Urea
sury was concerned he had done nothing that blame
worthy and that he Invested himself of every kind of in
teres in claims presented to the Mexican board before he
entered the Cabinet and from that time he had ceased to
have any connection with them consultation about
them.
Mr. BARRERE referred to the high esteem in which
Mr.. Corwin was held in Ohio by both Wings and Demo-
Gratis being considered gentleman Of pure and spoess
character He alluded to the grave charges which had
been made against him, and declared that there was
no evidence tending prove him in the least guilty Of
them On the contrary the report acquitted him Of every
thing that improper
Without ticking any action on the subject
SMALL NOTES IN THE DISTRICT.
On motion of Mr.. DEAN, the House went into Commit
tee OF the Whole on the state Of the Union Mr. BRowE
of Mississippi in the chair and proceeded 70 consider
the special ORDER being bill to suppress the circulation
OF small notes a currency in the District Of Columbia
Mr. CARTIER moved to amend the first section ss
to prohibit the issuing Of any notes Whatever in this
District.
Afstr some debate the Committee and the House
adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY IL, 1853
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