The New York herald., 1871-02-21

represented the the encmty OF that
the retention 0 such man the present Postnss
the Cabinet pad been received with profound
Try chairman o. the Committee Appropriations
would look into and put stop - the eorrp.lons enls,ng
.Ir.s:hoSs the sousy he would be aoc to make more
Mr. DIVES. rep Of Mas stated that within the last nf
teen years there had been expended Ia unnin this Same
M1s Ss
made discovered that tas Whole ,hns m.ar.
The Work should have been completed would have been
u one year had not been for the private ne
control wdth OF eshy miles Of ,ha. territory lie De.
sysa Ne. y. @ before hs S would
coneqence lie therefore, suggested the propety Of post
sS" 's ss es the p ana the
necessary TO 90 on with the appropriation could bo
: NJ SWAMI inquired of Mr. Dawes whether hs thought
sns. one o. me sess o The u the High Com
Mr. DAWES replied that the gentleman had much know.
mr. SWAMI remarked that the gsntcman's argument was
Mr. DAWES suggested that pending the deliberations Of The
nish C9mmislsn the appropriation might 30 postponed
Mr. swANs IN aired WHETHER II the gentleman dil no.
sttes would not be necessary tas government undsr
any crcumsiaa cos to 5un the boundary line,
neeessay 4 notning was gained ~ the ha cossion,
Sna wss ba Ss ceeyoa the whoe matter would come up
a eSd not ps wa x s a e 81 s asa
by the Asbass would bs compensated by the count
l..,aei his willingness that should DO posipo ed il Mr.
aeout TO acquire tue whoc of the ponioa OF Can
MT BAsKs rep Of Mas, advocated the passage OF this
bill ana expressed great douot whctner the uish Comma
the question did no within ne In OF matters
70 come under It's cone aton He dscamea the idea OF
TIE Comnee ON Foreign AN having personal pr
vale motives in urging the bin.
Iae Oil "as ..sn pm p@,sesasss es , ~, nays ~
4 despatch from ,ne Associated Press announcing the
Speaker It's reatlng aiorded senslal salts action.
Mr. DAwIs, from the Gomlnrtee on Appropriations re-
ported the Sunday Civil Service b. II special
ncadns SiT5Vco Tor reusiaas a"aer NE recen, law
granting pensions surviving sotiiers OF
House then proceeded the report OF the Judiciary
THE a'GAanAuAS CLAIM.
Mr. Cook trcp) of ~, nodlcr tue resolution offered by
him last saturday, soas to n,sAc Il read
dSa u that s s HSn as or
ea % l mR: vs%tsny a ; es, sI + ,os or Sa s.aY a. 81.
lorni and that such saa be a instituted
as viii recover OF tho and assert the te OF
Mr sAEaEss, !.srJ 8 Cal, made an argument .eaIns:
lre,err ton rsh's uader the mnins law o. ino
Mr. GAR iELn ,relo oaio arsuei against the claim o.
asserted 70 nave oesn mats to ,onex m man wno
grant eaed o. ns sH that way
the Court lie character zei the claim az an m arous
en: o. the gGvsramsn AID ina: Game :; last last
me n bs Of 70 Tiai r & rs hsr s
J. hna never had any was an appea from t.e supreme
United States. was appeal ihe OF the
government, AMI Cong that
cian add breathe upon ami give ody and soul Az
70 the argument OF his colleague mt Bingham IN regard to
the multi lon OF tho recor decafea that he held IN his
hama tc parcgnent copy o. toe patent ana that IT had
been signed nooody pretended that hai
been signed u0t ago, when rascal from New
York, WHO had authorized 10 land patents Tor the
Presaeot came forward al tnt he had signed i
d Pc LRs who mad maze the majority report, Closed the
discussion, ap1 the House to by decision vi
the Supreme Cour iastes Of undertaking 10 overrne it,
hc esouIion offered BY Mr. Cook. Rejected 100
lG4. =. ''sr-a
Nj CULLoa, (rep.) OF l, moved that the whole subject
be laid the table he:st5ed oy yeas ~, nays l-o.
nory Of the conmee the resolution reported by The ma
jollty OF the committee.
the record the patent the faoee 0rande to bs trans
scrioed into the stood record
book OF the genera Land oce at the time exanined
without mititi0a that the legal
effect OF the record transcribed shall the
original record bad never been terered with mutatcd
anu authorizes and the President OF the United
States to do In the whatever may his Judgments
be just ana equitable, without regard action pro-
eeedns had subsequent to the l4h OF March, 1868 the date
OF the patent recorded.
The snastitu,e adopted by yeas llo, nays9l.
Mr. DcHEY, trep) OF Pa, tn moved TO lay the whole
Mr. BssuAM, trep OF Onio moved to reconsider tue
by which hs substitute VS. agreed to- ami also moved tnat
Tie latter motion which s the parliamentary form OF
max ng agreed
Tue JOINT iesoluonMr lin nshams Substitute was then
passed ~, g. motioa to reconsider was laid
the table the House order either teerS the
yeas and nays on the voe ss ceianded by Mr. Sargent
Mr. SARGENT remarked that he lad fought the fraud
long he could. Loud cries to orter.)
Mr. BINGHAM reosd that toe fraud was on the Side repre-
sented by the gentleman California.
r SARss said that in his position In the matter he had
Mr. EiNalAM that he bat represented is country
The House then, st twenty minutes to siA ad9ucned