The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-01-29

that cannot be produced This man shows be bad let
ter u is proved by the person who was IN his employ
men that HozieT applied 10 him. essntng hiuse 10
be the agent Of Lowne, The Secretary Of the Senate The
committee, upon the whole opinion that putting the
clrc INSTANCES was lair and reasonable concu
sion thai The statement thai there letter ;
and il not it, cir This Hozer goes there for the
purpose OF purchasing for the Senate. II was natural
that he should take letter it proper be should
take letter il was reasonable he should take let
ter. II reasonable that the person TO whom he
applied would expect him TO produce written EVIL
dence that he sustained that relation TO the Secretary OF
The Senate and what, II is reasonable 10 presume, he
would have done. upon the facts proved that he repre-
sen,ed himself 10 be agent OF the Senate. The clam
ant rays he did IL, and LowIe does not deny H. Lowrie
says that point OF fact this Hozier coDlrac
o hut he does not say that be did not authorize him TO
apply for the purchase lie does say be did not give
him letter 10 Apply for il He says not a word 10 con
iTadlct the statement which the committee say they in.
feed be from the collateral circumstances in ad
dion to the statement That is what the is
Now, the senator from Virginia will, OF course, gov
himself by what rule he peases. he may deny or
dispute the report, OF every committee upon every claim
small great He stands here TO discharge bis high du
ties upon his own responsibility. do not complain oil
him, for have right TO dictate suggest rules 10 him
Twill not pursue thai will have sufficient
spect for the intelligence and known integrity OF this com
mittee to say that, when setting down quietly IN Their
this and think certain TACT is borne out SO
to be sufficiently probable, Il do not require the same
evidence support OF claim OF this sort as required
to convict OF capital ohcer shall be SATISFIED
with that report and be content upon my own notions and
responsibilities, which neither dictate to another nor
advise another man 70 assume. TO vote for the claim.
that the senator IRON North Carolina will cling 10 this
IN the he does Why. sir, not only is il
serted IN this report as suspicion that Hoxer was
fraudulent man-it 10 not only the fact that ls now
suspected and asserted that he but Mr. McCaullay
himself says that before the execution OF the order he
suspected him. Here is what he says:
''M Hozier exhibited letter of Mr. Lowrie. anhoriz
INK him make tho purchase. and slated that he
draw on Mr.. Lowrie for the amount"
Take the statement up to that point
II he had contracted with the Secretary OF the Senate
through Hoze his agent, when he had furnished the
material. would il have been natural business
action that he shoald have called upon Hpzer for the
dai drawn 4, No. Why moi Here Is The explanation
"He accordingly furnished The goods and shipped them
to Mr. Lowris When he was about 10 draw for the
ss om NJ owe and oased an ssoas
quantity If skins Before he had completed this order
his pay"
He did call for his draft and suspectng fraud he
went 10 Washington to get his pay
Mr.. BADGER. Hozier was not to make his draft
Mr. WALKER. That is McCaullay's own statement;
"When he was informed by Mr.. Lowrie thar 1t was
hard that he should be wronged out OF his just claim
words to that effect bur thar the price OF the goods had
already been paid TO Mr. Hozer, who had disappeared
Now, this same person calls 10 witnesses for himself
and we are to take his witnesses statements And what
does Lowrie himself say That be engaged Hozier to
u
tonishng that should be called upon to make good
the loss OF McCauIlay under these circumstances.
The bill was then reported TO the Senate without
amendment
The question was then upon ordering the bill to be
eng rossed for its third reading.
Upon that question Mr.. BRODHEAD called for the
yeas and nays, and they were ordered accordingly.
The question being then taken by yeas and nays upon
ordering the bill be engrossed for third reading it
IL, nays 2l--as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Badger. Brodhead Chase Everett, Fish,
Enaf So rn Iln Tnnf1x ri Ma lar
Wade. and Wrigh--i2.
!, NAYs-Messrs. Adams, Allen. A,chison. BENJAMIN.
Douglas Evans Fitzpaulek, Geyer Hamlin Hunter Jones
Of Iowa, Sde, STUART Toombs, Walker, and weiler-2l.
The bill, therefore. not ordered be engrossed
Tor its third reading.
RICHARD Bouros EFT AL
The Senate then took up Senate bill No. 90, reported
from the Committee on Military Administering "a bill
for The relief OF Richard M. Bouon, George Wright and
The widow OF Marvin w Fisher" which was read The
second time. and considered in committee OF the whole
Tue bill authorizes the Secretary Of the Treasury to pay
10 Richard M. Boulon, George Wright, aud Harriet +.
Fisher, the widow and execuiIix OF Marvin w. Fisher,
the of $1,000 EACH full compensation Tor the
past and tue patent right OF their machines for the
manufacture OF percussion caps in the aIsenas of the
Mr. CHASE called Tor the reading OF the report, and
the reading OF IT accordingly commenced Tue re-
port sells forth the claims OF each OF The above parties TO
compensation for these machines. for which they could
obtain no patents, being in the service OF the United
States at the time OF their invention.
Pending the reading oil the report, Mr.. BRIGHT moved
TO dispense with the further reading OF the reports which
motion agreed TO-
Mr. BRIGHT. As the honorable senator from Illinois,
[ Mr. SHIELDS who has charge of this bill. is no,
present TO explain IT, move that its further considera-
ton be postponed until Friday next.
Mr.. WALKER hope the motion 10 postpone will
not be agreed to- II any senator eniertans any opposi
ton TO this bill he can make that opposition This
is that has been brought to The Consideration of
most every senator here, and If there in any
claim, there is in this one, and think II shosld be
passed.
Mr. BRIGHT. know nothing sbou, The merits Of
this bill
Mr. WALKER Let the reading OF the report be CON-
pleted and that will explain The merits OF the bill
Mr.. BRIGHT There is no quorum present should
The yeas and nays be called upon the passage OF the
bill.
Mr. CHASE. | hope The suggestion OF the senator
from Indiana Mr. BReHT will be accedtd 10. and this
bill postponed until Friday next, there seems accord
ing TO The report go lar as read, 10 be conflict OF
claims
MIR. WALKER There is no conaic, Of claims. All
The parties concerned are satisfied with The bill
Dir. BRIGHT must insist upon my molion 10 post.
pone until Friday next
Al this moment Mr. SHIELDS appeared 10 his seail
Mr.. WALKER. The senator from Illinois Mr.
SHIELDs] Is now present. and explain The bill il the
senator ION Indiana Mr.. BRrGHrl desires.
Mo. BRIGHT. The senator from Illinois being pres-
eni, withdraw my motion 10 postpone.
MIR. SHIELDS. This is in relation 10 an invention
Tor The making and peHecng OF percussion caps There
are three different parties interested in the bill do not
recoect the particulars OF the bill; but know that il
has been very carefully examined By the department. and
slso BY the committee This bill very considerably re-
iuces the amount rendered the parties upon former
rasion, distributing hst 10 the original Inventor; then
10 the person. CT rather the widow OF the person, who
cd unon that inyentinn and then the