The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-19
WASHING ON.
The Senate Currency Bill Before
the House Committee.
THE GENEVA AWARD.
The Arkansas Question in the Republi-
can Senatorial Caucus.
DAY or ADJOURNMENT AGREED UPON.

DAY OF Adjournment AGREED UPON.
| WASHINGTON. May 10, 1874.
The Senate Currency Ball In the House
No Prospect OF It's Becoming n Law.
! The Senate Currency BILL having been referred
to the House Banking AMI Currency Committee.
will be considered Wednesday and members or the
| committee say 1t will be amended so as to put 1t
In the same form as reported to the Senate by the
Finance Committee. The sentiment OF the House
is against its passage, and whether amended to
suit the views OF the innationists or not has now
no prospect OF becoming law. Mr.. kasson will
press vote on the bill now before the House to
redstrtbute the currency and II that falls 1t is
likely any further attempt will be made this ses-
sion to tinker the finances OF the country.
General Buffers Bill for tho Distribu-
ton OF tho Geneva Award-The
Claims OF the Insurance Companies.
The bill reported from the Judiciary Committee
by General Butler for the distribution of the
Geneva award, purporting to be an amendment to
Senate till, Is practically the original bin intro
duced by Butler, with amendments made in COM
mittee, These amendments are as follows I'm the
first section the committee strike out the provso
that the amount paid to any mutual insurance
company for losses so sustained shall be app0r-
toned by the company among the members
thereof at the time OF the losses paid by them
spectivey In proportion to the interest then owned
same section is an amendment to read that the
mutual insurance companies who have paid q loss
shall be Unidentified for the same, such indem-
nifty to be divided among Its members
who contributed to pay such loss at the
time, but no member OF any mutual insurance
company shall be Unidentified for any war prem
| ium paid in such company. Section IL Is amended
so as to read that in estimating the compensation
to claimants interest shall be allowed at the rate
OF five per centum per annum upon the amount of
the actual loss Of damage which shall be adjudi-
Gated In each case to have been sustained from
the date OF the award of the arbitrator at Geneva
Section Is Is amended to read as follows :-"That
the President may designate q counsellor ataw
admitted TO practice in the Supreme Court OF the
United States TO appear as counsel on behalf Of
the United States and represent the interests Of
the government In said suit and In all
claims filed for indemnity for losses. as
provided by this act, subject to the supervision
and control OF the Attorney General. Such coun.
sci shall receive for his services and expenses such
reasonable allowance on each claim as may be ap-
proved by the Court, to be appointed in each claim
adjudicated, and paid from said award upon the
certificate OF the judge" Besides the above there
are q few verbal amendments to Mr.. Buffers bill.
Tho Proposed Change I'm the Head
quarters OF tho Army-Tho Reasons
Stated by General Sherman.
| The announcement that the order transferring
the headquarters OF the army to st. Louis has
! been issued to take effect on the LIST of June, is
incorrect. as General Sherman stated to-day that
he had no intention OF removing until next Octo-
Der. He says that the statement was misinter-
oH
since, he rave the occupant OF his house
IN St. Louis to vacate by October, the agreement
requiring six months notice to be given. In 1867
| the second section OF the act approprating funds
| for the support OF the army required the head.
quarters OF the General OF the Army to
be at Washington. The same act for
| 1870 repealed this provision. Immediately
after General Sherman asked the President to per-
NIT him to transfer his headquarters from WASH
| ington to st. Louis. The President wished the
General to remain here, which OF course ended the
matter for the present. The reduction OF the
| army and other considerations OF q military
and family nature revived the question q
short time ago, and the President finally
| agreed to accede to the request. The
| General Is anxious to be nearer the army. II
wanted here, ne says they can let him know in
fifteen minutes and he can come on and II needed
on the frontiers he Is few days nearer. The Gen.
eral says that the future men OF the army are on
the plains and for ofncer TO live in washington
Is equivalent to very soon losing all sympathy with
the army. SO far from any misunderstanding be-
tween himself and the secretary Of War Is con-
cerned says that he will leave here with ILL
feeling anywhere, that he goes purely to get away
from Washington and to be nearer the army.
A Caucus of Republican Senators-The
Arkansas Trouble Not To BE Investi-
gated.
The Republican Senators held caucus after the
adjournment OF the Senate to-day, for the purpose
OF considering what action should be taken upon
the resolution introduced last week by Senator
Clayton asking the appointment OF q committee
to investigate the troubles in Arkansas and also
in reference to the order Of business The
Clayton resolution was first taken up, and gave
rise to q lengthy discussion A few ultra repubIi-
cans countenanced the proposition OF the Senator
from Arkansas and endeavored to show reasons
to establish the propriety OF the resolution.
large majority, however, opposed the measure in
every particular. 1t was maintained that Con-
gress has no power to investigate the regularity
OF the election Of Governor Of any State and
in the case of Arkansas the constitution especially
| provides q remedy for the controversy which had
grown out OF this very question. 1t was replied by
| Clayton's supporters that Congress has already
| established the precedent OF investigating
the affairs OF the late insurrechonary
| States. This was admitted, but 1t was
further supplemented with the explanation that
Senator scotts committee OF 1871, to which allu-
sion made, had not for It's object the internal
administration OF State and the Legality OF elcc-
tions, but had specifically before 1t an examination
OF the Ku Klux outrages and generally the condi-
tion OF all the Southern States. In the case OF Ar
kansas it was admitted that committee OF
Congress would have the power to investigate
within certain bounds, but that for this purpose it
| would not be worth the expense for II Is fully
known that there Is disorder there, though OF an
| entirely local nature. 1t was stated that the
President had already taken the steps permitted
BY the constitution, which was to respond to the
call OF the legal authorities, SO declared BY the