New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-03
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
PROTECTION TO OVERLAND EMIGRASfs.
The House passed the Senate bill, eppropriating
coo for military protection 10 the overland emganls
10 the Pacific States and Jorritores
The route is through the Indian country. distance
OF sY eight hundred miles, and IL infested by rcppes
SPEECH sUPPREsse
Mr.. MCCLURE Un.. No asked leave to make an hours
speech relative 10 the per sonalties OF his colleagues
Aessrs. King and Blair but objection was made
LARCENY OF PUBLIC PROPERTY.
On motion o, Mr.. JULIAN (Un. Ind the Committee
on the judiciary instructed to inquire whether
there any statute Furnishing larceny Of public property
by any Federal court when the crime IL moi committed
on the high seas or in places where the United states
any statute to punish the murder Of any officer OF the
United States unless the act is committed in places over
which the United States have exclusive jurisdiction.
| ARRESTS PoR STATE oPfENsEs.
Mr.. EIDRIDOE Dem, Wiz, asked but failed 10 Oh
tain leave 20 introduce resolution calling oa the IRE
sdent Secretary Of State and Secretary Of Wa 10 fur.
nsh the J.mes OF all persons arrested and confined IA
forts and visions who 6aye not been tried convicted
by any Civil Criminal Court and also the names Of
these who have been bGnshed TO the reoehous States
! DEVELOPMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES.
Mr.. JULIAN Of Indiana, introduced OH 10 develop
the Mineral Resources OF the public DOMAIN. Referred
| 10 tie Committee on Public Lands.
| MEXICAN AND VENEZUELAN AFFAIRS.
On motion or MI UAvTs (Un., Md, Of the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs, resolution was adopted calling
upon the President Of the United States IN comuruni'
| i've 10 Ne,ican ard Venezuelan AGairs.
4 INVESTIGATION OF THE COURT OF CLAIMS.
The House then proceeded 10 the consideration 0! tho
all ne a,en5 80 r innIude sny lain against Tho
tinted states growing opt OF the destruction OF OF
depredatiGns on property By the Army and Navy en
Mr. TpouAs lin Nd said the Court OF Claims had
decided mar under the existing law they would TAX,
the jurisdiction Of claims in al cases where officers
ont giving the owner. certificates and also where TN
lsms gr ont of The use on OF depreciation Of propert
l., a. nnrdsr ctsfes II. nronosea an Amendment a.,
,hsir tLa 6rar,e,,, eperei and tho CornmiS
= go Cscraj 90 ,aka ,as,imony and II satisfied mn
VS. des,rnyed Inv or snnlied 10 the mo-. OF lin
frI,cd Seat. to 5rect tho Third tndi,or 10 adinS
and set,c the aecounts He also proposod this
not be agreed TO substitute bill ropnrhh from I'll.
COMMITTEE 81 cIsims, PROPOSING Tie appointment o.
Commissioners ana SOLICITORS 70 lnfesugae nnu r.PVI
upon CLAIMS IN me diStIlets OF mary
DlbtIict OF CoiumDia west Virginia, phio' AAuA"ha'
LIMOS, hehsas tennessee ana hentucAy. -.
| Mr.. WILSON Gun, lows) caused 10 De read Ie.ter
from Solicitor Whiting In relation TO the large ndnber
OF cases when NAG peen rcieTred 70 MN anG sh'n ne
had declined 10 consider So1cltoi "htihB says Ahal
loyal States Tor every variety ol properly ssne oi
which bas been condemned as proper oDecB OF PRIZE
and what Is singular every claimant processes 10 he
loyal although some oi them are known 10 the war
Department as being actually engaged In the Rebellion
Were they TO regard the evidence presented as proof OF
loyalty is doubtful whether there ever was d!sloyal
eral character OF the claims they gross aud out
regeous " stamp them with fraud the idea seeming
to be entertained that 10 ttir game
to rob tho Treasury. In relation 10 the
1tent Of the claims, hundreds Of millions Of dol
lars would be required TO pay them If these were now
settled II would be impossible for the War Department
TO carry ON the war Tor three months longer As much
danger 10 be appi ebended tho cormorants the
Treasury from the armed Rebels. Solicitor Whiting
sa,s in conclusion: I" We ought not 10 allow any Court
OF tribunal to pass Oh these claims however small the
amount may be- and the Government should not now
commit itself TO acknowledge their validity" Mr. vii.
Guieced the viers above expressed by Solicitor
Waiting, and referred to the Character OF single
claim from FAIRFAX county Virginia the Noinan pre-
sen,Bg her petition 10 the COurt OF cIamf srshg at
Of the So 90 claimed sS 700 was Tor compensation fci
negroes ,uht nau run ahay. tnouiu no' no" lthe
!uiihuicoh VI euC 1se VI e'"in' '''i"b ~ hiu0"
pecaIlaIy outlay.
ar. lnoNib (ln., Mo- rephcd, characterzng the
letter OF Senator Wiling as calunnlOus report. In
relation to Maryland he Clhomas) knew from observa
ton that farms had been devastated by order of our
military onteTs ana not one claim In twenty had been
paid OF certificates given that they would be PAID Ho
Clhomes) dd not believe that the payment OF honest
claims wouid seriously enDarrnss our military opera
lions. ~ nv, - ..
Az. DouIWhLL (Ch,, massl auvocated the oI ~ u
anu lsei III inVor OIL .onsid-
erhs khuIed matters separately.
Mr.. oCHLhCh (oh Otlo) onered an amendment I'm
tnS Tue Juisueuoh VI VIC Nourt OF ,lans 10 cases
whore cerheaes nave peen given BY military officers
anu Where to csldcco ID .u .no properly taken
was used or oppned 10 the oehent OF inc Government
fuithei deoate ehsueo' curing Whch MI. HiIDER
tbofuer otate n.y. earnestly opPoseu INC p lhsstine
mat thc eis Vi the Dofucr oth'es ouHht not 10 DC
Stts hecansa b ."n,s had On nan nasas hao W.
," =. ~. 30 .no lop. I =, ~ 5 o ' sun
W! W es u. uo'h iIYsi w epo a5u oui ~ nps
former Init tbis act onest NOT 20 csnndS them rom