Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-10
FORTY.THIRD CONGRESS,
WEDNESDAY, June 10

WEDNESDAY, June 10.
SENATE.-Mr. Howe, from Committee on
Foreign Relations, reported adversely on the
Colorado Jswett bill for establishment of tele-
graphic Communication between the United
poned.
Mr.. Howe, from the same committee, report
ed a Dill In reference TO telegraphic commuui
cttion between the United States and foreign
Mr.. Ingalls, introduced bill to abolish the Board
OF Indian Commissioners. Referret 10 Commit
MIR. Sherman, from Committee on the judo
iary, reported bill to change the time OF holding
the United States circuit and district courts for
the eastern district OF Wisconsin. Passed.
Mr.. Hitchcock, from the Committee on the
District OF Columbia, reported, with amend
ments, the Washington city and Point Lookout
Mr.. Hamilton (Md.) called MP the resolution
to pay Francis W. Sykes, the late contestant
from Alabama, the salary of q Senator from
S ms.fh T. ISL, to May %, iSi the pending
penter TO place the gross amount at 80 900.
MIR. Hamilton moved TO amend by making the
amount 81 800. Discussion on the resolution con
tinued until the expiration of the morning hour,
when ii went over.
The unfinished business, being the moiety
bill, was then proceeded with.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, BIZ
unanimous consent Mr.. Sener (Vs) called up
and the House passed the bill to amend the act
dividing the state of Virginia into two judicial
districts.
THE bill provides for the holding of two term.
at Fredericksburg on the first Mondays of
March and September in each year.l
An hour after the reading of the journal
having been assigned to the Ways and Means
Committee and the regular order being de-
manded.
Mr.. Beck (Ky.) reported q bill for the rel,e.
OF owners and purchasers OF land Ia insurrec
ti0nary states sold for direct taxes. Referred
to Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Roberts IN. " reported bill to admit
Tree OF duty merchandise sunk for over two
years, and afterwards recovered. Passed.
Dir. Foster (Ohio) reported q bill to admit
photographic and lithogtaphic prints and views,
&c, imported for scientific purposes and not
tor sale. Referred to Committee of the Whole
Mr.. Dawes (Mass.) then reported adversely
upon very large number of bills with the
recommendation that they be laid upon the
objection was made to the tabrng of some of
them and these were referred TO the Committee
of the Whole as follows:
Bill declarstory of the meaning Of the 39th
section of the act of June 6. 1872, TO reduce in
ternal taxes and for other purposes.
Bill to authorize the issue of 3-65 convertible
bonds and to reduce the interest on the public
debt.
Bill to tax incomes over g 200.
Bill TO repeal the duty on salt.
Bill to tax Buffalo hides.
MIR. Dawes reported favorsbly bill to amend
section Of the act of May q 1872. in relation
20 the abatement and repayment of taxes on
distilled spirits in bond destroyed by casualty.
Passed.
Mr.. Dawes also reported bill TO remit duties
on certain goods destroyed by fire at the late
great conflsgTation in Boston Referred To the
Committee of the Whole on point OF order.
Dir. Wheeler, IN. Y.,) from the conference
committee, reported on the army appropriation
bill, which was c0ncuTred in.
The Geneva award bill then came up az the
unfinished business of Yesterday.
MIR. Bass (N.Y.) argued that the award should
be made to those who were declared by the tri-
Y \ q "a hn q a
MIR. Wilson (Ind.) said the United States did
not go TO Geneva as the attorney for the claim
ants, but IN its sovereign capacity, and had the
light TO use just such means 1t saw ut to
establish a claim upon Great Britain for an
award for the damages and wrongs she had com
mitted. The money belonged TO the United
States, secured III the manner named according
70 her sovereign will. He then argued that the
insurance companies had been remunerated
from tie war premiums, aud that those who
paid these premiums were in equity aud justice
the ones to be awarded the amount of their
lcss e.
Mr.. Eldredge (wis) argued that the money
awarded at Geneva and paid by Great Britain
should be covered into the Treasury OF the
United States as the money of the nation. III.
said up to the time that Great Britain violated
her neutrality the confederates we're pursuing
the rights OF war, ard the government was In
no way bound for losses by rebel cruisers. The
vessels fitted out in Great Britain were in the
hands of the confederates, and the same rela
ton still remained as to captor and captured.
Great Britain, and the claim was not made that
British vessels destroyed our vessels and com
merce; but the complaint WAS that she had
violated her neutrality, and the award was
made, not for damage done by Great Britain to
our vessels, but because of her wrong as q ma
ton to us as h nation, and hence the fund was
a national one.
Mr.. Kellogg Comm said he looked upon this
subject as a question of common honor, de-
cency, and justice. Whether the government
would pay the money to these for whom it was
collected. He cared not whether losers were
insurance companies or individuals it was a
violation OF the arbitration to distribute it
otherwise.
Mr.. Frye (Me.) said this question had resolved
itself into fight between the insurance CON-
paDies mostly located in New York and the PEG
pie OF the country. He commented in strong
terms upon the power of the insurance cOmpa-
nies with their agents In every city and to wn,
with lawyers in every county, and power to
send their lawyers to the Geneva tribunal and
afterwards as their lobbyists on the floor of the
House.
MIR. Tremaine asked what authority he had
for stating that Mr.. Evarts was the attor ley of
the under writers a. Geneva.
Mr.. Butler (Mass)-His own statement before
the judiciary Committee.
MIR. Tremaine said he had sent letter here
yesterday denying it.
MIR. Butler.-If he was here and made that
statement would throw il back to him.
Mr.. Kellog Conn. He could not make
the statement here. You could refuse to allow
him.
Mr.. Butler.-I would not refuse him. lido
not come from Connecticut. Laughter
Mr.. Frye continued his remards in favor of
the distribution Of the award to the payers of
the war risks.
The ACT authorizing and directing the Sec
rotary of War 10 give to George A. Armes, late
captain in the 10th cavalry, an honorable dis
charge to date It'll June, 1870; has become a
law without executive signature, IL having bsen