, 1874-06-11

tnRs A0 !iohtea ovorY rH4' OF
anil insists on thruBting himsolf upon mo againet
my viii md Tho will of tlo House after wa havo
latonoa lor fotr mortal hours to the olatms Of
thoso INSURANCE compantoss presented horo for
monoy o9t Of tlle people, when they havo NJ
roasly Ind two ollars for ono, mud divided among
thnmarlyoa .
Ar. Dlitler horo presented atatisttcH showing
a1ico conp0ntde, and sntd lliia Insurance oo,pany
comes liore and aaks for tho nuu Of 81, ,033, ,0O0
mud insorcst, over 92.G00000. 10 bo added to
tint Of which It Ind alroady robbed tho
I ani 20 oen y ssS s e o II tnss e
Is tho entertainment to which tho country was
invited when we woro asknd' to 80 to war with
England to mako good otr claim for losses auf-
loroh through tho rcbnt cr,tiBors. Is 1t nl,y won
ter. TINT thono Insurance compnnies could sand
ttair counsel to aonoya a. ono Of tho coHnBel Of
tho United 5tatos3 Is It at,y wonder that TINT
samo counsel appearod last year and tliis yonr
casise? Do You understand little, now, gont!c-
men Of tho House Of Representatives, how tho
milk got into this cucoannt ?
In tho further coureo Of 3tr. Dutfor'a a-c,,mont
Mr. ThENlAlN asked him II ho would ALLOW
Mr.. DurLEll-Ycs, II you will koop quiet
afr. T!EMAlN-That depends upon waoth-
or you tell ME tho truth or not.
Afr. DUrLEn--If TINT 10 good roason, you
will keep qutot oil your lite and die with your
tongue dumb but tho difficulty is tllnt Tweed
was convicted and tho lawyer WHO convicted
him cannot keep quiet eyor allice.
Mr.. T1s12AlAlN-Ana 'you sympathizo with
him
MIR. DUTLEH-1 do with such counsc ns
wae against him. [1.aughtorl
Mr.. TlsNhlAlN-un.lonbtedly thoro is bond
MIR. BUTLEn--I think TINT such man
ILa,'ghsee.l Now you uuv thv aisalydntsgo Of
llr. TRESfAIN-Nono Whatever.
THO Speaker pro tcnt., {1tANDA1I, in tho
chair)-;rho gentleman from Massachusetts will
MIR. BUrLEn-1 will ondoavor to do 40 If I am
h1r. MYERS aaked A1r. Dntor whotlor, untlor
tho treaty with dreas Britain in 1894, nntt uuuor
tlie Florida troaty with Spain in 1919. a,d Under
woro not Hubrogntod, md paid pro rata with
other loaers?
Mr.. DuTLEn-YcB alr.: Now nro you satis-
fed?
Mr. MYEns-1 am. ....
h1r. BUTLEN~-Now will tell you why, which
YOU mover would have found out. Now listen;
It wns bocanso In jays treaty, md In The treaty
with Spain, priVate oltizoa Voro included in tho
gatod TO theso private claimants. Tho ditroronco
is that thcre aro no private oaima in the trcaty
Of Washington. II YOU flt,l tho words "prlyato
claisns' in 1t will BIT down aud give to tho in
bATAuC6 COtuTA11lGh, anu kl1nE WOnlu 10 tl8 worst
punishment tint could bo put upon mo.
At the oloao Of Mr.. Dutlors speech, l,o yielded
five minutes to Nlr. Starlwcnthor, who, argued III
support Of 11r. Butlor's substitute.
Tho HouHe tlon proceeded to vote on tho bill
md amentlments with tho following result,
Atr. Flyo's amendment, striking out Of tho But
lor substitute the proviso in favor OF mutual ill
s,rance companies, was agreed to-ycas, 1877;
nays, not counted.
Tile various amendments otrorcd by Mr. Tro-
mnin to the Butler substitute wero rejected
Mr. BEand's substitute was rejectcd-ycas, o.;
nays. Ill.
III. EI.DREDaE then moved that tho whole
subject bo laid OH The tabe, rcuarking that that
was tliB amendment 10 the bill.
e3Thc motion was reicotod-53 to 107.
Mr. Buffers Bubytituta for tho Senate bill was
then agreod to--yeas. 13e ; nays, Jul.
T!.o titlo was tlen changed no III to make 1t
read: ITO provide for a just mad equitable
datribution OF the noueyB paid in purauauco Of
the Geneva awaru."
Adjourned