New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-02
BY TELEGRAP H,
CONGRESS.
Senate,

Se03lSs
WASHINGTON, December l.-Mr. Sumner
introduced civil rights bill, which he en-
deavored d to put on passage without refer
er ce to the committee.
Objected to. +Ne
Mr.. Sumner desired to read telegram he
had received from the republican mem Ders
of the Spanish Cortes.
Objections raised thereto. =
Dr-Newman has resigned as chaplain.
Many bills were introduced, one of them
making alien padrOnes felons.
The bill introduced by Mr. Edmonds, to
provide for the distribution of the sum
awarded by the Geneva tribunal of arbitra-
ton, is the same bill which was reported
favorably by the Senate Judiciary Commit
tee last January.
1t provides for the appointment by the
President of five commissioners to adjust
and determine the amount of compensation
due to the several claimants for damages
arising from the depredatiOns OF rebel
cruisers, to be discharged out of the in
demnity funds awarded by the Geneva tri-
bunal.
Allowances of compensation are to be
made only for claims directly resulting
from damage caused by the Alabama and
Florida, and their tenders, and by the Shen-
andoah after her departure from Melbourne,
February Is, 1865. No claim shall be adj
AiSSiuaC 1OG duy lOsS luz WHICH COmYouo6-
ton has been received from insurance, but
allowance may be made for the difference
between losses sustained and insurance re-
ceived. Therefore, no claim is admissible
for unearned or prospective freights, or for
seamen's wages for more than one year
after the breaking up of q voyage.
No claim shall be allowed in behalf Of
any insurance company or insurer, except
for the excess of losses over premiums or
satr <mfaspS
shall be allowed in favor of any insur snce
company not lawfully exlsting, at the time
of the loss, under the hws Of some one Of
| the United States, and no claim shall be
| allowed in favor Of any person not entitled,
at the time of his loss, to the protection OF
| the United States, or who did not ct all
times during the late rebellion, bear true
| allegiance to the United States.
Allowances Of interest on losses may be
| made at the rate of four per cent per an,
mum. In case the fund shall not hold out
+! for the payment Of all Of the awards, It is
| to be distributed pro rata, in accordance
with them, and, in any event, the United
| States government is to retain five per cent
of the amount of each award, in order to
defray the expense of adjudication.
House. AS 49,. =
Darrall and Morey alone, of the Louisi
ana delegation called; the other members
| go to the Elections COMMITTEES az contest
| ants only here. Ford, from West Virginia,
was enrolled. Two hundred and ninety
| two answered the roll on the election o1
| Speaker. A. 81. Stephens received one.
Stephens occupies the front seat; has his
crutches with him, and wears his hat. He
| looks quite frail and attracts much atten-
| ton. ,as gsf3r La 81
Wood and Maynard conducted Blaine tc
| the chair.
+, General Butler made several efforts to
inaugurate measures to seat Messrs. Shell
| don, Sypher and others from Louisiana, but
failed to attract Speaker Blaines attention
The vote for Speaker was as follows
Blaine 100, Wood II, Cox 2, Clymer l, A
H. Stephens /.
| About fifty members from the South tool
the antibellum oath; the others took al
oath as long as your arm.
1 In drawing for seats, exceptions were
made in favor Of Messrs. Stephens and
| Dawes. Mr.. Stephens seat is directly il
| front Of the Speaker on the Democratic sidt
| of the aisle. The courtesy to Mr.. Stephen!
| was upon the motion Of Mr.. Platt, of Vir
| ginia.
Mr. Butler, of Massachusetts, offered I
resolution to admit to their seats Messrs
Sypher, Sheldon and Pinchback, of Louisi
ana. Without action on it, the House a
| half-past four adjourned. as.4