, 1880-05-20

Nsh9Suts
III speak in lcFnl icrn,s, tho Government
II not legally resjtpuslhle for tho torts Of lta
oi'cers ."fhc inv allows It. md tho Court
awards It. !" as Mr. Smith, IT l'eniisyIva,,tat
n sxcsSy soa axGi Se hss sts r osS ssie
pursued tho Consul of tl,e United States.
pcrlihps he dill. ud there IL ITO telling how
fur tile pursuit lns gone. for bOth rru dead
long ng0..hut tint Is anticipating another
chnptet. tl0weysr' iGr good a'nt sufficient
rGasnlis, MT. l,eef did not, legally. pursue
AIT. Tyler, The Cnnslll. but npplteti, with tlue
GaF is s e s apss 5 'Gt Il tic Gress s1asr is ri i Is
called. hr, III Hther words, to tho Honor, OF
the Government.
II.
W. will noxt sec how this appeal WIS met,
il +, i,arlfrminrir intartsttnr chnntrr III lid
ilnrratiyc. '' f' '~'
Nh fanIt cou,1 t,e or Ia ff,unt1 with "t1,c
,,Iii@e,,"" usri i,y Wr' VI raf" % fiIs iirst m.
phil to Congress- was o., tic III, ii Jn!y, ISIS,
reports, ti,o claim "lns been reasonably
pursued user since." Tho reader ,nay coi,l-
eide IN sue!, yic,Sy, when tod tint ilo less
nludo .,y committees to different Congresses,
rs follows: Jun. Is, 1S4D, from Committed
OF Commerce, recommending payment for.
fill amount claimed; Fell. VI, 1870, tiie sallle
I'll I In ' isss M fi,ir, f ''t md f""rti faynr.
nljo report iron, tic SINUS Committee; In
jS;4 Il bill reported from tle Committee on
Claims, Recommending the sumo payment;
Of the settlement nf tiio elain ",srut, nrInci-
plcs nf jnstirc and equity,'' from tic Conl-
in1ttee On Commerce. Tlie seventh of tho
serlrs Of favorable reports was made by Nfr.
nitt" ,nrn a.e. ~, erISc .e ySc'' seSs'o i'o LUG 'o
Strnncn ~ ii m,uy scc,n. ,erl,aps. tl,o bttl
onrc cniIlr renliy lienr pass1nr,
own1 Is wiSTs rs nfnsotl9l ss 9 iSy Sayf; Eortvh on
rrcss this fili rcnnrfej 1,v Mr. Rt;bnrfs frntl,
fhe tomInitt,.,, ri, i,nt,,,nGrce ws. after lila
iisi,ai rtntflnr. nit IN its l,assage. Int mret-
Ing, unfortunately, viii objections froin i
ii,irrtnI simnjv l'rcni,st. llr Iitl not nntnr-
sta,,l thn ers, II Sns m lint nccasinu ,niss,.l
oycr. md, as t'o proper opportunity offered
assl Tns tt Gons5es 5 to ay fES oyo lty Is pss p
i,t,unonn, ssv"r,,i t},n"s If, mat v,.nrs tn NM
ntj,nr t:onaressS ''' i'~'' 'S0' ~ ~"
o''o' 00"s@ IT,
Unfortunately, iq 1870 Henry Leet slie,l.
R.'.n vi ais !.w .uASG ~ : hlA,t y ia,,., Mn3,
M., H. Mus "! uSetn t hsut n,a,"rts ~ Hns i,,.
,ahat n E nm us ~ ~ siatini n ns M,sf,so ~
s q asy tlxs'' to sos!pe's ii!SliStty. g lay
fartiIer rm,,sitjarntimI II, vnti. III tivsion, hv
tcilers, By ye,.s md i,ys, to r,isr the utes-
tio,I Ut n quorum yoting, to recousi.icr uiul
10 iuy tllat motion oil tlu table. NJ, DEATH Is
int II nparliuuac11tArlaIL Dcuth tlues something:
ilu tlot not swing tic scyti, lily; willis It Il
tie essential part Of your accomplished
partIntilentaria1i TINT lie grlcnfnlly lid with
iiianity docs NOTHING, 3ir. Leef. ti,o claiIl,.
mt, hight hope or fe1r to l1Yu forever bit
Mr Lcsf, tic i,lan, when l,is days wcre num-
Ncretl, hid 10 Iie. Alas[ 10 must, too, tho
nccol1Ipiishetl portIauaetltarion. Outte 10 lis
sururisI. very jIkuiy. hc viii fliiti TINT l,iY
until then iii potent III Ui}iect" viii not
wire, Oif tho stroke or law tic i1luttcr over lii
the nuxt Congress.
Mr. Leaf. tI,nu. died: hit whOoyer heard
Of n :laim .iying5 5 Wo,,.tl III w"rn "Ns elutni I
sio,ld thel, t,osscss lie seeret of the piIiioso-
pInr's sto,,r: tilo trnu elixir yit;n. Mr.. Itpef
| tlisf. hit l,e left n wiiow md tnn chfiiren !:
nievt'.n NJ 1.fnim",ts instant of onr. @s'
srhe slin's nwncr tIiri. Mr. TYLER. tho
Cons,,i nj iiaiiin. .lic,i: Joii, Mciise. tilo
| 9,rv ~ tha '1irnns,,rv hiai. t.yY,rv ma WIN
ltnI direct or Oilic{ill cu1ll1cctifil with tft,
ttrfwinnt rrfnvniIrc fy flnntt. f}it 14lfll tNuy