The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-01

the thing corrected Why was deayedi II the had
legitimate elain he should have applied 70 the proper
officer Vt the government, when hs claim reected-he
should have applied the Secretary Of Navy immediate
ly have the affair understood prepared say
that the claimant ought have something; but think
giving rather TOO high premium for what consider
q doubtful claim.
The PRESIDING OFFICER, (adr wsLIEK ia the
ration Of The bill until Friday next :
Mr.. BADGER. | hope that the bill will not be post
poned IL has been before the since have been
member OF the body, and has passed. different times,
both houses Of Congress once had oseasion
it, and examined thoroughly, and am satisfied that n
just and honest demand upon this government and that
cannot refuse poy without doing injustice 10 thus
man. who has been ruined IN the SGT forth In the
port Of the committee.
When the subject under consideration few years
ago. brief explanation of il made by my friend Mr..
Beren then from Georgia. which clear In
statement and conclusive in argument, that per
suaded If had been reported and preserved as ought to
BEEN would have removed every shadow of doubt
from the mind OF every senator.
Mr.. BAYARD. Ia it not reportedi
Mr.. BADGER. haye looked for IT, and cannot find 1t.
have looked through the Register of Debates bat without
success. Now SIR justice delayed injurious and UNI
usuhable justice denied Let ascertain now, what
the judgment Of the Senate upon the presume
every gentleman has made his mind the subject My
opinion Isl that We shall be better prepared to take
vote upon i than at this time hope, whatever be
| the fate Of the bill, that il will not be postponed
| MIR. BAYARD. II it right proper TO depend
upon the statement opinion Of any single member OF the
body to the porety of passing claim Of COURSE on the
argument addressed by the honorable senator from North
Carolina TO the Senate, ought to pay this claim He
has examined IT, and perfectly satisfied that ought TO
pass but unfortunately, senator's may differ on the case
own juogmen upon the propre,y Of allowing such claim,
instead Of taking altogether the opinion Of any other SENATOR
when he has the means Of investigation
do not desire TO delay action upon the clam Unortu-
natey through accident which cerIonly slnsu
lar the remaks Of the from Georgia, which
as 70 lend 70 the regret expressed by The senator FROM
haya hefn,e
have been lost but am very that member Of the
body could make statement which would make clear
claim better tn that honorable could do himself
and would rather have the statement Of the facts than ske
opinion because confess that the face o. that
report, docs that the claim is which MO-
ates every principle in its allowance. desire 10 look into
| the grounds Of il
admit that the grounds Of the claim stated in the
port, up great deal. admit that there is greet
deal Of delsve language which calculate to appeal 10 the
sympahy end feelings All that concedei but regards
the number of rpors which have been made in favor Of the
claim confess that with my experience here, they have
no weight with have vet to favorable fuporL
made subsequent favorable reports do oioy i,
sheep folio asch other in hnck Wien any favorable
report mode another committee viii not take the trccble
10 ihgess4e bur will take the forme report Of the com
uittee follow = and atoa t as their report ihsssiore
one report is tf a. much weight with half dozen
That the opinion which have arrived after very
learhing scrutiny and examination in references 10 matters
| IL his Kind
What desire to do istbis. The very intelligent senutor
Who represented the State Of Kentucky in the Senate OPP
u iook his remarks. They aIe reported, have no
doubt. desire his nbicco's to the bill, because
opinon-i have had 1 made to b. honor
able and distinguished member of the other honse tnat
this claim is baseiess tsrause the claimant
apilal and hat If auyhirg due to any one, the
are other parties whom should He paid and Should
not be paid to this party, who not injured al all
want lock into me facts and the objections which are
made the claim. do desire defeat by post
ponemen do think there any unreasonable delay in
the matter II is prvats claim and, such, entitled
come up private-b day. ike any other private clam to
be disposed Of has not been the desire that know Of
of sny opposed IT, delay lis consideration On the
contrary, recoect that days when it would
have been brought up was passed over 10 consequence Of
New Jersey being absent Therefore It's friends have
ted the delay and those opposed to IL may be that
on further investigation nay abandon my objections but
between this and Friday next Therefore, move to post
/ pone it.
4 The motion to postpone was not agreed to-
| Mr.. DIXON I should ike know from the honorable
rola South Carolina whether there proof
which establishes the fact that the hemp water.roted
usder the direction Of this man, Consequence Of
made by The Secretary Of the Navy
Mr.. EVANS. III read the evidence Alright, II does not
establish that fact.
4 Mr. DIXON. The committee stated that that the
evidence and if that is The fact Mr. President do not
Why the amendment of the honorable from South
Carolina should prevail On the contrary, appears tome,
If he bad contract and If the viola ed II the
governmental bound by the made by IT, AGENT for
the wate-rutng process such described TO YOU II,
under this contract he expended large OF money NJ
alleged his health injured the matter and IT. after
all this the hemp improperly rejected by the govern
agent surely il is that appeals strongly to the
Of justice Of the government and, for one, am not
disposed to vote against it.
Them IL the contract entered nto and ut were such
~ he represents WAS why shall reduce the amount
from $4,000 to sl0000S II sustained Losses the
Of $50 600 and the claim is just is just for the
whole amount understand that the losses which he
tanned were greater than $4,000
i Mr.. EVANS. That does appear
Mr~D haze The teafIrn nv uf
understand from the reading Of the report that the opn-
ion Of the committee was that his losses great
er than $4,000. II they were greater, Is right 10 give
him all or sothing. f ne has any claim, Il ia TO The
amount Of his losses and especially those losses result
cd from the fact that the government agent acted improperly
and unjusty in rejecting his hemp That 10 the point
nothing OF the grounds upon which my hopored pre-
conteat between citizen Of Kentucky and this claim
ant the citizen Of Kentucky insisting that portion Of
the cisim due 70 him for moneys which he had adj
vaneed the memoralist. All that may be true. know
nothing about II. have knowledge Of the fact
The only question shich presents itself my mind IS
ths Was this contract entered ntoi Had the claimant
right to believe that the government would pay hum for
the losses which he might susani or the hemp which
he might furnish the goverument in pursuance Of the
tract furnish the hemp Was the hemp such he agreed
furnish, and improperly rejected II these facts
established reason why we shoud not pass
he bll allowing the compensation.
Il Mr.. BAYhRD. II the we're SUCH as seems 10 be
sgpposed by the honorable rom kenucky, should
not oppose but the contrary, that Is the ground
apor which placed by the committee II is not pacei
lis ground thar tho government violated contract
il true they throv no report, kind Of nsse-wsg
ofirars under fhe