The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-05-19

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insurance companies. sIf
Mr.. schurz said that the dealings of this gov
neva tribunal should be marked by strict fair |
ness, and every effort should be made
tTibuns rS os' s,.uafon spd policy Of the
United states was such that IL might be ex-
raj on the great conflict of The world, and 1t !
would be to our interest TO carry out the !
guard against sny vague notions of national
losses or national indemnity IL such precedent |
should be establishments the bill proposed. II
might be r'- rf
VERY TRoUBLEsoME FOR Us
If we should ever as neutral power become
involved in a similar difficulty.
Mr.. Conkling, OF New York.: said he would
support the amendment OF the gentleman from
Ohio (Thurman). He announced his opposition
to the feature OF the bill establishing a
special court, and said that some regular
court should be selected for the adjudication of
claims and that the right OF appeal should be
given. He favored the plan Of the House bill
and said he would probably offer an amend
ment similar thereto. Certainly underwriters
MI. Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey said that on
the distribution of this relief fund the money
war. III insurance companies lost by the war,
let them be UNIDENTIFIED. Why should they
have more than an indemnity
he would offer an amendmentto the 18th section
forbidding the allowance Of claims where the
claim shall be allowed in behalf Of any claimant
unless such claimant shall show to the salisfac-
| ton of the court that during the late rebellion
the sum Of his losses exceeded the sum Of his
MT. Edmunds ofvermont, made a legal argu-
ment in reply to the objections against the bill
and maintained that the principles OF the bill
| had been settled by judicial decisions In the
United states for many years. He quoted from
Judge sIorey's and Others, decisions in
cases OF American vessels destroyed in
| the war of 1872, and contended that
| the wrong committed by Great Britain was not
against the individual citizen, but against the
| nation, and that was the-principle which gov
erened the presentation Of our case at Geneva,
and he said that no nation would or could, with
respect, submit the questions OF Its relations or
obligations TO its own citizens to foreign tri-
bunai.
The question was then taken on the amend
ment OF Mr.. Tn urman to strike out that clause
| excluding the claims OF insurance companies,
and it was agreed 10. Yeas. 81; nays, q; as fol-
/ Yeas Alcorn, Allison, Bayard, Bogy, Bout
/ we'll, Buckingham, Conkling, Conoyer. Cooper,
| Cragin, Davis, Dennis, Fenton, Goldthwait, Cor
dom Howe, ingalls,, Johnston, Jones, Merriman,
MOTH, OF Vi NorE6od, HANSON, R0oeT T59r
man, Upton and Washburn-5l.
Nays: Anthony, Foreman. Carpenter. Chandler
Edmqnds, Fsrry.of Mich, Frelinghuysen, OIL
cock, Kelly, McUreery, Mitchell, Morrill,, OF Me-,
Oglesby, Pratt Ramsey, Sargent, Scott, Sprague,
Stewart, Wadleigh, West. Window and Wright
Mr.. Sherman offered an amendment that all
claims provable or TO be allowed under the acl
shall be estimated and adjudged upon the basis
OF
UNITED STATES GOLD COIN
at the time of the loss. At the request Of several
. senators 1t was agreed that this amendment
should be debated, and that the agreement
made yesterday should be laid aside for the
J amendment, said that these vessels were de
stroyed upon the high seas, and all their com
mercial relations were with foreign ports of the
1 W n0ard. claim
ants might file their claims at a currency value
and they might amount to twenty or thirt.
3 Mr. Howe OF Wisconsin, said that the amend
ment had better be adopted, though he did no
think 1t would be possible for any court to awar
the value of a piece of property now at the cur
+, rency value of two years ago However tn
amendment would do no harm.
said the bill provided that interest should be al
: lowed to the claimants.
Mr.. Sherman's amendment was agreed to, yea
81, nays2.
Mr. Sherman offered an amendment author
i1dgment Of the eo1r, created by the bin il
, coin and directing him TO issue and sell bond
I OF similar character to the new five per cent
? Mr. ConkIing said that the first ten section
OF the bill related entirely to the organization
machinery for its management. He therefor
, moved TO strike out those sections and fnser
in lieu thereof, the provisions of the House bill
comforting the jurisdiction upon q regula
Circuit Court Of the United States to be selecte
. by the president within sixty days after tn
jected, yeas, %; nays, 81, as follows:
i Yeas: Alcorn, Bogy, Boutwell,, Conklins
Cooper, Dennis, Fenton, Gilbert, Goldthwaitt
r Jones, Logan, Merrimon, Norwood, Pease, Ran
, som, Sargent, ScUtt, Sprague and Stockton-S.
j Nays: Allison, anthony, Bayard, Foreman
Conover, Crtgin, Davis, Edmunds, Ferry. O
!. Michigan, Frelinghuysen, Gordon, Hamlin
Q Hitchcock. ingalls,, Kelly, McCreery, Mitchell
D Morrill,, OF Maine, Morrill,, of Vermont, Oglesby
n Pratt, Ramsey, Robertson, salisbury. sherman
Stewart, Wadleigh, Washburn, West and Wrigh
;, MIR. Sargent, of California, moved to strike on
the word fve" in the first section OF the bill il
t the clause authorizing the appointment of nv
suitable persons to constitute court and TO in
sert three" in lieu thereof. Rejected-yeas
: nays %.
Q Mr.. Sargent offered another amendment. Pre-
] viding that all claims now on file in the stat
. department. proved and verified in accord
= the department, except such items wer
Z declared inadmissible by the Geneva Tribunal
Q shall be deemed conclusive without turtle
: proof. Rejected without a division.
a Mr.. Stewart, of Nevada offered an amendmen
; that all expenses incurred by the United State
:; in negotiating the award In the case and in tn
I: distribution of the same, shall be reimburse
:. before any private claim is paid. Agreed u
4 Mr.. Sargent offered an amendment providin
that wages found 10 be due
II OFFICERS AND sEAMEN
I of all vessels shall be added to the claims fc
# each vessel, and the owner thereof shall file
@ bond that he will pay over to such officers an
: seamen the same as If the voyage had been con
pleted without Interruption. Rejected.
Mr.. Morrill,, OF Maine, submitted an amend
ment to section IL so as 20 provide that the coui
shall examine all claims, including war pre-
miums. Rejected, yeas q, nays q.
The bill was then reported TO the Senate, an
the amendments made in the committee of th
@ to o. Re 'e ou fse oI
u Guiding the claims of insurance companies froI
70 being considered, which was rejected by yeas ?
O nays ~.
). Mr.. Thurman moved that the Senate adjourn
a rejected; yeas ~ nays 40.
Mr.. Clayton, of Arkansas, by unanimous cor
W sent, offered the following resolution:
Is WHEREAS. There is condition of affairs 4
the State OF Arkansas that may invoke feeders
interference, and
WHEREAS, Joseph Brooks and Elisha Baxte
are each assuming 10 exercise the Office of govel
" nor Of that state, each having called on tn
president OF the United States for aid to suppres
m domestic violence, and have called the legisis
Of tate %. nnf In