The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-11

~ changing hands, and as a general THING tho
part!es VINO PAID the losses would not be the
par Partles VINO would now receive this allowance.
Lose a owner mas no legal claim because his
i ioss was occaSioned by an act of war nv a nnh
Tic enemy. The man who had Joint cia;n,
was the merchant, whose goods were destroI,ad
and who was not insured Every inteI;cant
cltizen knows that the injury done us by Great
Britain was national injury, and it was ner.
fectly absurd to make any arguments on a noint
SO plain.
MIR. Buckingham argued for plan of dstri.
button by which each case would stand on its
own merits.
Mr.. Stewart argued in favor of the pending
bill and its provisions in reference to insurance
companies. He also held that they had no
claim whatever.
Mr.. Corbett also took the view that there
was no just claim on the part of the insurance
companies
MI Bayard said he would 90 so far as to in
sist that the stockholders of the insurance
companies should have an equal standing be-
lore the law with other citizens. Many of the
stockholders of these corporations were of that
clas Gas which always challenge our sympathy,
WIDOWS and orphans. They were no more re-
citizens Tor the war than any other class of
durinn H. IL the insurance rates were higher
Tba;rS ns sne war, they were lawfully higher
its of paonts Were just as Legitimate as the prof
ventures tdH ,,a:s who made extra hazardous
of the fTn Galng ane war Many shipping firms
~. troI do
that they insure themselves. Wo~iS T. = si ;ue
70 say TO one OF this class of selfnSu; ue iISn'
chants when he present his claims for aler
destroyed Dy one OF the confederate cruisersa
would IL DE right to say to him. Won nna5
many other ventures which were raft tahte
You sold goods at an immense advance. wbicb,
was paid for by the people. Now before Won
get anything for the vessel which you did lose
you must render an account of your profits
from fifty or more voyages which were success
ful. This world hq apnlviuO ba
pies exactly as is now sought to be applied to
insurance companies.
The Vice President announced that he had
appointed Mr.. Sherman teller on the part of
the Senate to count the electoral vote.
The motion of Mr. Sherman to strike from
the 18th section the clause discriminating
against insurance companies was lost-17 to
Nh. Bayard then moved an amendment, that
in hearing the claims of insurance companies
each loss shall be considered separately, and
the premium received on that particular loss
shall only be deducted. Rejected-1S to 25
Several other amendments were offered aud
rejected and the bill was passed-ayes 80, nays
10. Adjourned.
A large number of bills were introduced and
referred.
Many of the bills introduced were read in full
on demand of Democratic members in order to
prevent any bill or resolution from being pass
ed under the previous question by simple ma
jority vote, as could be done during portion of
the morning hour, that would be left after the
call of States.
Mr.. Dawes, of Massachusetts,, presented n ne
tltlon OF seventy officers who have received
wounds or disabilities in the service, asking
that In the increase of pensions granted by re-
cent laws, the pensions of officers may be in
creased IN the same proportion as those of en-
listed men. "a
MI Wilson of Ohio, chairman Of the Com
mittee on Private Land Claims, moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass bill for the appoint
private land claims in Kansas, Nebraska and
the territories. Rejected, yeas 121, NAYS 67-
not two-thirds in the affirmative
Mr.. Pearce moved to suspend the rules and
pass substitute for the Senate bill, extending
the provisions of the Agricultural College act
thirds in the affirmative.
MI. Butler Of Massachusetts,, moved to sus-
pend the rules and adopt a resolution instruct
ing the Committee on Appropriations to include
IN the miscellaneous appropriation bill the bill
the salaries of the executive, judicial and ad-
mlnlstrative departments of the government
Mr.. Dawes of Massachusetts, and Mr.. Beatty
OF Ohio, called for the yeas and nays.
MI. Butler desired to make some remarks in
support of the proposition.
Messrs. Dawes, Cox and Farnswortb desired
to submit the remarks on the ether side.
An objection being made to the debate a vote
was taken on Buffers proposition and it was
rejected, yeas 81, nays 120.
The Maine delegation voted as follows: Yea,
Peters; nay, Hale, Lynch; not voting, FRYE and
the Speaker (Blaine).
A message having been received from the
Senate announcing the appointment of Mr..
Sherman as teller to count the Presidential cleo
toral votes on Wednesday, the Speaker appoint
ed as tellers on the part of the House, Messrs
Dawes of Massachusetts,, and Beck Of Ken
lucky.
Mr.. Garfield of Ohio, asked leave to offer
resolution to change the hour of meeting to II
a. M, but objection was made. Adjourned.