The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-27

From the Nationsl Intelgencer, Feb. 241
Within our rsosSsd nIi sd
sanction OF the legislative branch yesterday We refer
to the bill TO establish Court o! Claims, to which we
ventured not long since to invoke the favor OF the House
of Representatives, with which it then rested This bill
was called up Yesterday at favorable moment and the
with passed by large majority. We should not be
surprised If 1t saves 0neourh part of tbs sessions Of
Congress now spent in the examination and discussion
OF claims. 1t WILL however, operate benefcentIy in
variety of ways. 1t will not only TO just claims
an early hearing and prompt settlement but 1t will get
rid OF the ntermna Die renewal Of unfounded ones and
thus the time of Congress- from being wasted year
after year in the reexamination of rejected claims.
The bill gives jurisdiction to the hear and de-
termpe all claims founded upon any law of Congress-
upon any regulation of an Executive Department,
Or Or upon any express or implied with
claims referred by either house of Congress. The
testimony in all cases is to be reported to Congress-
be mpaned with bill or bills to carry them int
effect and with briefs from the solicitor Of the board
It viii be thus seen that the court is to perform the
work noy labcriously but imperfectly done by commit
tees and Congress to revive the whole and act upon
opinion, well matured by the court viii the
basis for action all similar cases aud there will not
perhaps be many inconsistent lies legislation at
present, when the success failure of measure de-
ponds in great degree upon the mood in which one
house or the other may happen to be found when the
vote is TAKEN At all events there Is probability of
more mature investigation than by tho present mode and
TO be hoped shall hear but little Of what Is
CetHtu worse tnan 'AWS Ceiay,' tne penu6ncy Oh
claims before Congress Of half century's duration.
The Gardiner Case In Chancery.
This case, which had bsen before the Circuit Court
since the 18th inst, was the 23d inst brought to
close in Washington Judge Morse delivered the opinion
OF the Court.
The Court satisfied that the claim set up by George
A. Gardiner for damages, allowed in the award OF the
Commissioners, was fake and unfounded; that the
award was obtained by fraud, and null and void;
and that the money paid out Of the treasury Of the
United States under such circumstances, continued its
character as the money and property of the United
States and may be followed into the hands Of Messrs
Corcoran L Riggs who not the true OF the
said fund.-
The Court then made decree TO the effect that the
awards were obane by George A. Gardiner BY OF
false swearing forgery and fraud and WERE therefore,
null and vod that his estate is indebted to the United
States in the sum OF s42S $780, with interest from the
10th OF May, 1851 that Corcoran Riggs should bring
into court, the fourth Monday of March next the
stocks and securities in their hands, amounting to $780,
0C0, being part of the funds obtained by Gardiner
under raid awards and also admitted balance in cash
Of 49, and that the be referred to Walter
s. Cox special auditor to state account said
Corcoran Riggs of dividends collected by them,