The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-09
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SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 8,
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WASHINGTON, May 8.
}. suNDRY Hills.
Mr.. Ingalls,, from the Committee o
Indian Affairs, reported faYorably ON
Dll explanatory Of the resolution Tor th
A tellei Of settlers upon absentee Shawne
lands IN Kansas, which was placed o
the calendar. ~ v
The Senate then proceeeed TO the con
nderation Of the bills on the calendar an,
the following were passed:
douse bill to relieve certain persons
members Of the 9th Regiment OF Illinoi
volunteers, from the charge Of mutiny.
House bill for the relief of Jas. @. tiy
lngston, late private In the 3D. Regimen
OF Iowa Volenteers,
House bill for the relief Of VIM, A
Snodgrass, Lieut.. seth Regiment Ohio
House bill granting a pension to Jullett
aa!l, daughter Of VIM. Hall, late Colone
OF me l1th Regiment Of Iowa Infantry.
Mr.. Wright moved that when the Sen.
tate adjourn to-day that Il be to meet on
Monday next Agreed 10.
The morning hour having expired Mr.
Edmunds moved that the Senate proceed
70 the consideration Of the Geneva Award
bill. Agreed to.
MIR. Sherman gave notice that as soon
as the Geneva Award bill and the SUP.
Elementary Civil Rights bill were dis.
posed oil that he would ask the Senate TO
take up the new Finance bill reported by
the Committee on Wednesday last.
On motion Of Mr.. Washburne the reso.
iuuon offered early In the session by the
iate senator Sumner for the settlement Of
uinerences between nations by interna.
tlonal arbitration, was taken from the IA.
pc ana referred to the Committe on For
eign Relations.
THE aRNRyA BILL.
The Geneva award bill was then read
and the amendments proposed BY the
committee agreed to.
In explaining the provisions of the bill
Mr. Edmunds said the money received by
the Geneva award was the property Of
tne nation and would be distributed as
tne government thought proper TO REIN.
Durse those who had suffered loss by
the depredations Of the rebel cruisers
named. He contended that the Govern
ment had no right to distribute any OF the
money 70 insurance companies, as these
companies received large premiums for
taking the risks and II was therefore in
the nature Of a speculation by them.
MIR. Thurman moved TO strike out the
PROVISION that no claim shall be admis.
siaole or allowed by the court for or in
DenalI OF any insurance company or in.
sprer, either in its or his own right
or as assignee or otherwise in The
right OF person or party insured as afore.
SAID unless such claimant shall show TO
the satisfaction Of the said Court that dur.
ing the late rebellion the sum of its or his
losses In respect to It's or his war risks ex.
ceed the sum OF It's or his premiums, or
other gains upon or In respect to such
war risks, and in case Of any such allow
ance the same shall not be greater than
such excess OF loss. He said he was In no
condition to speak to-day on account of
physical fndisposition, but this was a bill
involving tho National honor and the
government was bound 10 do Justice.
there We're more than one.half of the
seats In the Chamber vacant to-day and
such would be the case until the time
came 10 vote on the bill. Therefore there
was but little encouragement for man
ospeak. n :
:, MIR. Morton said that as his friend Mr..
thurman was indisposed to-day and
would probably prefer to speak on Mon.
Gay, he would request him TO yield tor a
motion for Executive Session: I'Tgi'7 Il
Mr: Thurman agreed to the proposition |
and the Senate went into Executive Ses. |
sion and soon alter adjourned till Monday. |
s.ra. HOUSE.
Mr. Durham, from the Committee on
Banking and Currency, reported q bill |
amending the charter Of the Freedmen's |
Savings and Trust %. Ordered printed |
and recommitted with leave to report ct
any time. g5 ~ tE7r'i7pT
Mr.. Hale, Of Maine, said after the de. |
cided vote Of yesterday against ordering
the Centennial bill to third reading, he
would withdraw his motion to lay Il on |
the table and let 1t berecommitted to the
special Centennial Committee. Itwas so
ordered. "A' ~
Mr.. Hale, Of Maine, from the Commit,
zee on Appropriations, reported back the
senate amendments to the bill for the re.
Llet OF sufferers by the Mississippi over.
nov, ch angling the amount from $4,000 |
% $4,000, and moved concurrence in |
them. 49, -
Mr.. Coburn intimated that there was
no immediate necessity for passing the |
bill, as the President was already author. |
ized TO issue supplies Of food and clothing.
De also intimated that the effect would |
be TO induce the laboring classes to disre. |
gard their work, After some discussion
the amendments were concurred in. :.
Ihe House then proceeded to the con.
slderation Of the bill reported by Mr., |
Frye, from the Judiciary Committee, di.
rectlng the Secretary oI War, under the !
advice OF the Attorney General, to com.
promise, adjust and settle all demands,
legal and equitable, between the United
states and Tennessee in reference To rail.
roads and railroad property purchased by |
ne various railroad companies from the |
United States, and to charge for the actual |
market valueiof the property purchased
at the date otthe purchase, with legal in.,I
terest; Alter discussion the bill was
J Tho House then considered bills Of
prlVate nature. .,,ls5l. . ,Ea.'s 3 sas igr'si-
a number Of bills were passed, and the |
House took'a receas, till 7;S0, the evening |
session to be lor q general debate. nm
IN The evening session, McDougalr in,I
the chair speeches were made on "a
variety Aot subjects BY Coming, Low,
I,lnomas, Robbins, Lampart and MeIlish.
there were yery few others present. .,y,.
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