The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-21
BOUNTY LANDS.

Mr. wHmw ssd Mr. WAlsRIDGs (d~n., of n. r..
s.eray pres nt.s petitions q etssns q Now YorL fox
tAe extension Of tbs Bounty Land Act Of September o.
1854 10 hundred sixty nszes also ~ extend the
Pressns United states sws to the soldiers Of ths
nRRrvuAL BUs1Nsss.
ssa On n 1sca M o. MT ", s:Dscs (de. Of H. Ne ar:t
ness relatiIs 10 organized TERRITORIAL scssrnmsnts.
1iH szcaErxsS OF WAR
Mr. BAss', tdem) of Mss, ssked lea-s' to offer the
whereas, k.s been declared y .hi. bos
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have been 90 Ssmmssd S democ:.Hc ssorsty q War.
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y' s :nSs and somfS.'s. position. e vori.ss uni
whereas Is due oEeer .sans, whom char ses Of
such gravity Las been MADE Welt tn adsns
dsn:,ion between evil and the mill 1y brsnshs q
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widss, seePe and whether the Secretary has trans
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and
that the comntee have power send persons and
from the published remarks Of the gentleman from Ken
tucly, Ar, stanton) and his object to have a
mittee of investigation.
Objections were made.
Mr.. CANrInnL, (rce soil) of Ohio inquired whether
there was not already select committee appointed to
Mr. BARHy presumed not ese the gentleman from Ken
tucly would not have made the speech he did in antc
Mr.. STANTON, {dem.) of Ky, remarked, before the
House adopted the resolution it would be well
tain whether he had made the charges He had made
charge against the Secretary War but did say the
War Department has engrossed and had insidously
nopolised appointments to certain positions began
twenty and has been n ,reasing until the evil
has become formidable He by means intended to
charge the Secretary Of War with having introduced
thDt,fYt ho 1.s sx, frxrc Of -.s..--
Mr. CRAiGE, (deml of N. c. saw no necessity for the
passage of the resolution special committee being
engaged in examination Of the subject.
Mr.. BARKY moved suspension of the rules to enable
him to offer the resolution.
Mr.. Hlns1E, (whig) Of Pa, moved it bc laid on the
The SpEAKn reminded the last named gentleman that
the resolution bad not yet been received.
Mr.. BARRY said whether not they specific
charges against the Secretary of War considered they
made by the gentleman from Kentucky and there
fore, wanted them investigated.
The House refused suspend the rules thirds not
voting in favor thereof.
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Mr.. EWING, (dem) of KY, moved that the Pacific Rail.
road BILL reported from select COMMITTEES be made the
special order for the second Wednesday in May.
Mr. LErcHER (deml Of va said he would vote for the
special order the gentleman would the S0th Of
October next.
agreed to, yeas 10l nays 76-not two thirds.
FRAUDS ON THE TREASURY.
Mr. CAMPBELL, (free soil Of Ohio offered the follow
Resolved That the COMMITTEES on the Judiciary, now
Treasury The claims oi Gardner Hssns
;Sy Z A. :sss Y: &: q.
npot ntary charge de sare secretaries Of legation
i.
Of the oce e. which they were appointed and also to
vent future such frauds upon tho treasury power
Mr.. CAMBElL said lie understood from report which
had been laid the tables that gentlemen had received
appointments drawn money from the Treasury but had
ad IN fho rhar nf hair Auffo tlo
thought that bold gross fraud, and called for
the prompt action of the House He therefore proposed
investigation while they in the land of the living In
order to enable them to make their Defence they have
any.
the proper to know whether such things have
occurred.
MIR. CAMPBELL repeated the information was already
bsfore them, communicated in reply to resolutions
Mr. BAYIr--If 70 have no point to make.
Mr. CynrrML said he would single out no individual
case make mention Of any mans name
Mr. RICHARDSON suggested committee with the
gentleman at the head of It.
Mr. CANRHxL thanked the gentleman. but had no such
ambition. He preferred that the friends of the admins
traticn should take charge of the matter.
Mr.. STANTON, (dem Of Penn thought that the Com
mttce on Foreign Affairs would be the proper reference
of the subject.
regarded absolutely robbng the Treasury for
to receive his salary outfit, and then not enter
the duties Of his Office and not second to the much
talked Of Gardner fraud He had heard relative
to Others and for this he wanted the Judiciary
Committee to have power to examine into the frauds
adopt the resolation It being based on Information
already before the House. Among the sums paid
nine thousand dollars outfit to Samuel Medary,
Minister to Chile, who has not gone abroad yet. He,
however did not wish to prejudice the matter gross
frauds exist they ought to be exposed
Mr.. CAMPBEIL said there were other cases. He hoped
Mr. Modsrys friends would be able to show there
impfopriety on his part.
Mr.. CUTTING, (dem) Of N. Y, remarked, before the
House sends to the Judiciary Committee sort Of rowing
commission to inquire into all things pertaining abuses
Of Office, 1t seemed to him something Of should
ha voadA puf-ao fnw unnr fhQU aha rrum0r
Mr. CAMPBELL repeated he did not base his resolution
idle rumor and said the gentleman had posted
himself little, he would have found authentic informa
ton on his desk long ago.
Mr. CuTNa-Then that is the only subject to be sent
Mr. CAMrHEL said if it should appear there other
pecuations he desired to afford the committee an op
Mr. DISNEY (dem.) Of Ohio, inquired how far back the
Mr. cAxrBnI replied as far as the committee choose to
go. II his colleague supposed that he stood here to
throw obstacles the way Of investigation affecting his
CampbelPs party friends he had mistaken his man.
ess jes there was necessity for examining into this sub
Mr. DISNEY desired to do justice, not to throw obsruc-
tons in the Of investigation On the contrary, he
knew his colleague felt anxious to probe into Of
this kind under the late administration which was
mon talk.
Mr.. CAMPBELL said he wished to expose all cases of
guilt.
Under the operation of the previous question: the re-
INVALID PENSION FRAUDS.
Mr.. DENT, (dem.) of Ca, from the Committee on In
valid Pensions reported bill regulating and defining
the duties Of the Commissioner of Pensions, and having
in view the prevention Of frauds il provides that when
the Commissioner of Pensions and the Secretary OF the
Interior shall derive information causing them to
suspect persons practising O fraud the office,
they shall suspend the payment of the pension until the
applicant shall have been examined by two respectable
physicians and the result Of the examination certified
before magistrate that the disability Of the pensoncr
continues.
Mr.. BIsEI, (dem.) Of H., preferred the pensioner
should undergo examination by two army surgeons.
uyv.~ A.. h.rIt
whether the old soldiers could be stricken
on the roll and whether they could not be made to get
|. along by selling peanuts begging He intended to
introduce bill TO give pensions to soldiers, whether
they happened to be wounded or not
Mr.. DENT explained the bin, when II referred to
the Committee Of the Whole the State Of the Union.
oCzAN POSTAGE
Mr.. BENSON (whig) Of Me-, made an Intellectual at
tempt to reduce postage TO the uniform ratio Of two
cents.
The Senate resolution accepting from Queen Victoria
volumes and medals Of the Worlds London Exhibition,