The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-10

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think IL would be right II would be unjust 70 ourselves 10
have tsupposed hslwe voted for claim which did not
believe correct which feared would not stand the
test Investigation and that such impression would DO
far Injurious this claim the other house than any
thing which can be offered against upon It's merits here
meant 10 assign that my reason l. was because lhaye
had some familiarity with this claim have examined II
have discussed il; and every renewed examination has
strengthened my conviction of the equity OF this demand 1t
Is on that ground that have uniformly voted for i and
unless be satisfied to the contrary shall certainly vote for
1t again and although do not think II likely that the SEN
a,or from Delaware will convince me- yet will say, clearly
and undoubtedly, that if he does convince that this
claim is uniounded and UNJUST will join him in voting
againstit
Mr.. PEARcE. am very reluctant to say another word
this point, and should do but that think
sary. believe was the first who suggested that it
not worth while TO send request the House of Repre-
Sentaves asking for the return of this bill but believe the
objection then made TO has been considered by
atorsmy colleague, think among others-as denying TO
member the right which he has under the rules of the
Senate 20 move a reconsideration within three DAVIS Now
desire say that have looked the rule ia question: and
find there are two qualifications TO the right
consideration. The first is that The bin shall still be the
OF the Senate and the second is that the motion
shall be made the day thet the bill disposed Of
within days thereafter IL ID manifest that this night
is qualified well by the first clause of the rule by the
second II may be very well TO modify your rules
require bill to be retained until the expiration of the period
within which Reconsideration allowed 10 be moved but
as the rule stands at present. does not that this
is matter oright, but it of favor In practice
when the bill is passed. always endorsed with order
that the Secretary shall take the House. There no
mita OF time within which that shall be done But sir,
AS there has been very much earnesess about
this matter do think proper continue any OPPOSE
on TO the motion OF the senator from Indiana, and shall
vote with the rest of the Senate in favor Of it.
Mr. PETIT Mr. President shall for the
ton made by my colleague for recalling this BILL briefly for
the following being sincerely friend of the BILL
not only from one but from repeated and thorough nves
cations of its merts and being DESTROYS that the claim shall
pass, believe, with the from North Carolina that
the discussion have had here to-day will tend
tad defeat the House than the reconsideration of
will here And for the express purpose that may
move the impression that the discussion here this morning
will be likely have the members Of the House to de-
feat the bill there shall recall here and put
again on its passage do not appehend that anything
to be feared by the friends of his bill from thorough
and wider examination. believe it is due the Senate
that should he recalled under the When
any senator says he has been mistaken in whole part
in regard BILL and satisfied that he should not have
voted he did, within the time limited by the rule think
fair and proper that the bill should be recalled think
right to do 1t in this and in order to avoid the in
jury which the debate of this morning must necessarily
have upon this measure, shall recall the bill.
MIR. BAYARD. Mr. President, certainly did not in
tend in any remark of mine, asinuation
however, to express the opinion which entertain that the
action of his intellect in reference this class Of claims that
lis course of action in reference TO them in the Senate
such that should consider hopeless any for
endeavor TO convince him that claim IN favor of private
individual (reported of course by committee to the SEN
ae) was one which ought not to be passed. draw that
conclusion from my observation of his anterior the
Senate have heard that honorable frequently
the opinion that he report of a committee in favor of
claim should be concusve and think former occasions
he did not make the qualification he makes, that
the report should be unanimous but if there report
he should consider himself bound by the report and should
vote for it without investigation Sir, the experience which
have had (either committees to their modes of n-
vesgaon from reading their reports the results
which they have arrived) will Justify according
with his views and attaching to these reports the weight
which he gives them consider that of action
one which leads TO great injury and great injustice to the
public.
The whole mode of the examination of private claims is
on testimony which produced by the claimant at his
suggestion and his papers alone pas throughout
Those papers referred committee and the practice
has become such now that constantly the claim of the claim
ant is referred to the representative from his State, and
that claim is Investigated under the bias natural repre-
sentative m favor ola private claim preferred by his const
uent IN which there private interests the side and
the unprotected public the Other Yet asked take
reports made when have examined report upon report
and found when came examine the testimony, that IN
fen before any decent respectable Jury in
this country, the verdict, the plaintiffs evidence
would be unquesiionably against him The government
entirely unepresented the claimants evidence altogether
er p and from such evidence the report is made up. 1t
may suit the peculiar structure of minds take these
things for granted but certainly differ entirely from the
senator from North Carolina o. that point Therein may
be wrong, but | think not
know ihatt very agreeable thing to vote in favor Of
private claims dare say IT makes individual friends.
dare say gets individual popularity. know very well
hankess duty oppose private claims against the pub
lie, because tho public nothing about and know
nothing about did not come here for any suehpupose
Butfor myself whenever have anything upon, |
mean TO endeavor 10 do according TO my conyic-
tons Of duty Sitting here in light in which sup
pose SIT as a senator on private claim, to pass my
individual judgment upon the propnety OF making
United States pay certain Of money the party
cannot reconcile 1T to my sense Of duty to pass il,
without endouvorng to gel the facts Of the thu
principle upon which the allowance is be made en-
deavor TO DO that IN every where IL is posibe and
where II Is not possible for look into H. inquire for
statement OF the facts from senator who has taken
the trouble to examine them Usually take the trouble to
read the report itself IL anything The terms or principle
Of that report attracts my attention. requiring further
yestgaon turn to the evidence Of the order TO zee
h susains the principle upon which the processes
10 be based.
Sir, am entirely satisfied in my own mind, Of he
total incompeency Of this body for the decision Of these
matters; arm >, entirely satisfied, my mind that
system Of ooseness and sprung up here
public that think should be ssfe in the perornsncs Of
duty If to assume that would for private
claim brought before the body. Why, ar is notorious
actss assured by gentlemen of the other branch Of
the national legislature, Of which body have been
member, aud Of do not Therefore know N fact
peBonaly-thot this body, a body, is Sunk in s
character from the looseness Il the which passes
private elaine, that IN the estimation Of tho coordinate
branch OF the legislature the epor OF ts committees upon
such Claims treated amos contempt and are cor
sdsred entitled to weight ALL If that be go is
not right that we should pause in this matteri
Have not the right to say, when reports Of this kind
made the ground for the specific Of senator's a
cannot hope TO convince when he pins his faith
papers documents like thesel Sir shall never make
sgans the honorable from North Carolina or any
other man. any insnunlon, either here outside OF this
hall, which am not willing make in its broadcast and
most distinct terms used the expression that never
hoped TO convince him. in order the strongest
language ~ which could express the fact that owing to
the difference IN the structure of minds he willing
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