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

~AHN o1aAnA ss tho5 ~
whether be paid for not An we are Concerned
70 Know ~. whether We pad The man oi whom co.
gased the articles, and u dad, 10 not Denied then
all has been done that we bound %. and thsss
~ no ob eason lle senator IRON Alabama Mr Fsyx
pArscKl well Said part. either moral Legal
pay tbs third person. with whom we had nothing 70 DO.
| MIR. FITZPATRICK. Perhaps ! nay have made the
thoroughly invesusaed by The Senate last ssssioa. l
never heard oi the until the last ssssA0a-l bad
never beard OF It's sxisieDcs evea. All koew Of i
derived from what occurred here then. The bill
alned ItIen. bsleve by the unanimous report C The
Committee oi Cislms and hence commended itself favor
ably 10 me There exception takeA 10 IL. how-
lever, and underXsn more or less discussion The re.
suli Of which uaisyossble inpfssssoa - 10 ~
merits Now. though mag not be strictly cosrscs
founded, and that The government not morally hosad
iopay 4 ! will not undertake say that snderstaad
~ ali ats ramlcatons; but according 10 my secoflctpa
of ile iacis We reached that point ia The lnvostg1On
lasl session where became apparent that tbs
was riade wi, third party. and The
no way connected with H. @ s88 884ssei
Now, look Al hni the consequences will be n we ~
such u precedent Suppose a contractor Of of me
great msii iroues should employ stage -dsvex.
fof insianceto carry t4s mail tor him. The Eovernneat
pays the contractor and he becomes nso vent and fails
to pay the sage-drver Has that ssge-dryer any equ
table claim upon the government Tor his psys For ny
lie cannot see the dbefence between and
the one now under consideration As the geaaemaM
IRON Virginia says ibe person who engaged him 10 far
nish fsr ARTICLES employees OF lhs gov
efnnenf than the who furnishes bricks Tor this CAp-
| ioi extension. -'rTg3 M
Mr.. HUNTER. understand be was an apholssser
Mr. FIfzPATRlCK. This contractor, an upholssrer.
Us the gentleman from Virginia informs me. having
agreed TO furnish certain articles TO the Secretary M
fbe Senate goes 10 Phadelphia Ind, on his credit
engages 10 make Them and unfortunately ior the
fhsdeiphia mechanic. he loses his money Nov, &hs
Senate sets the example psyng OF this kind,
shall open very broad door ior cxss Of claims which
will haakraFt the treasury ,g@@ sMN
My recollection, have already siaed. 10 dis,inci.
that TIN, 49,
not eaboralely Ii then with crswn frem consdssa-
ton, and dad not expect il would BE- brought up
here again, because II seemed TO be settled impression
that II was not worthy OF consderatien. ssaHss
Mf. HELLER IL really seems to me that this Case
is one that does deserve discussion Ii 10 plain
that can hardly how il can be pretended thsre
articles ior convenience and the Secretary goes
tain uphoisierer Of this city, and contracts with him -
furnish them DE obtans theM from The npholsteses.
pays the money, and thai the aphos1se
Ter cheated fhe manufacturer Phsdelpha from whoa
be obtained the articles There - The whole Are
/ we bound 10 pay Tor them again We dFecaed tho
Secretary 10 obtain them he did from the uph0iaer4
and paid for them Now If the uphoIseref has chsatod
the manufacturer from whom ne got them. tAese ID
neither any legal moral obligation resting upon 10
pay the third parry The case ls perfectly clear o1e
/ MIR BADGER Idesre merely 10 say, thaf Of ooarss
| cannot have any knowledge whether thn. claim -
sell-iounded not; but il suficeni Tor 10
that u ~ reported u good Clam unanimously b9
standing coHmliiee of this body. therefore, ios
enursy conscious U my lnahly 10 re anime here Ne
decision OF that committee upon this pEavae claim. and
believing thai the tor ihe
press purpose OF making Investigations spon those
raie claims. because they DO much antas-
fscaoriy, and with much betres Opportunity Of arriving
~ Iass i@ra shall vote, ~ haD,iuaLy do, gV3os
OF me unanimous report ol the conmlitae And sape-
ealiy Will % ssn iss s,sse.eat al fsseaA
ffpm Pennsylvania, Mr bxcDHEADl il sppesrs that
ihs so tar IRON being GEAR against the cAu. ~ n
all esent<, ySna Jaca< for IT, IL 10 not en- q
contractor with e Senate gong and purchasing atcl@
for the purpose of Carrying nus contrsct. ad tAen
fsaiug 10 pay the sellef That is not the case Tss
ira ls. He wit tram fhs v<uf
The Senate The person who furnished the Articles
Inn. aud be cold rbem To- H.
Mf HUN TER iwoaid be very glad II the sanntcr
irou. North Carolina would show that letter ss =
Mr. BADGER. II the senator from Virginia had al
ierded 10 waa ssss he would have tnai be- moa
apply 10 the gentleman who reported ths bill 10 obtnA
that letter rely upon the be makes of thsk
fact do not call upon him 10 the letter. %
noi cali bs veracig in question He reports this ball. an1
Mr.. HUNTER do not call the verssiiy Of any oas
in question: but think there such statement
sif bADGEa That rs what the senator ffoa Fena-
sy wanna stated lnsi now. not apeakng nov Of sAs
epo, ba ot The v~rsai exp he gave of this I'LL
Mr. BRODHEAD. Will read posrioa Of shs
port @ 81 -sN
Mr. BADGER II understood the genilemaa oss-
recily. that hat be stated se4 -
Mr. BR0DaEAD. stated this that the ias -.
SION this bin reported by The senator from OHIO. NJ
WADE who was specially instructed 10 sxanas 80
the He reported upon H. and IN that report hed
lhis language .lFesls y
The uneunoriaIfst a nanu.rssrss sf
ne morocco. In the city Of piadelphia In lsoa - wns
called upon by Isaac Hozer repre- .eatix himself asd
believed be. o Walter Lo~re, then Scc-
OF the United Senate who requested hin
furnish certain 9aanty Of morocco to be used tor ooysr-
The chairs Senate chsmber. He Mr. Ho-
exhibited ieueF Of M Lowris. autaoxinx him
make he pure base, and stated be could dfs Mr..
Lowrse lof the amount" -
That 10 the statement OF the memorial. Then The
por contains testimony regard to the facts se, teEth ia
The memorial. f ~ -
|" Ia order ,how thar Ar Loure the habit Of su-
ftorzink tbs upnei-te.r make pnrcbss of nsesisA
as h agent Nr ScCsasy projuces several original let
tcrs oi M y Boyd, tvbo spcceeded A Hoz,er IN dong
the upholstery or the Senate chanbef) WI ch Boyd ds
tncfy claims rct under Instructions Of Mr. Lowrir, Scc
Rotary Of the Senate"
This IA prodaced in corroboraiion of the statements
That Hazler brought letter with hun tie was nUe.
therefore, mere contractor. II be had been mere
ntsacior these Articles would hare been sent 10 him
self. snd not The Secretary OF The Senate. - they
Mr. BADGER 10 the committee report that they
are satisfied bai The statement made b. The petitioner 10
Mr. BRODHEAD. They do.
Mr BADGER Then. II is lusl as I said. I have rot
no letters 70 produce have got no claim to press 1
aclilg senator under The report Of The commrAe
he referred 10 them the evidence, and
report whether Supports the facts claimed They Aay
does, and shall not undertake 10 reexamine what
they have reported. II what they have reported h
irae isT from beng bascess ela m, Al ~ evGentfy
eQnnsble claim against The government That
fhis man shogla 90 wfh letter from The Secretary OF
the Sena,e to the seller OF say articles, whether
ssclnred ta he shosld purchase ttem and have
the seller ship tbem 10 The Secretary OF hr SENATE, to
he assd for The heRshl o he Senate and then that We
should say to the claimant, sThis who carried the
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