, 1874-06-23
alt!oraton Of tho report Of tho Post Oilce Appro-
Mr.: WEST prosecuted tho conference roport On

aud aslting o committee OF oonfesonce.'. +. go.
,nsa Mr: snEhMAN salt moved to it'B4t upon th
md tho OHA11l appointed lru,sra Bhorman' ma ~ Mor n
ru lVt:), and Bayaru tho 0ommittoo on thoa pal
Mr.. sHERatAN resumed bis ronnrky: on. II,
form ratio Of = 3cents por pound would yicld goot
rcyonuo. This report fixed the rats Of, postag
on public documontB aens by q mombor Of Obi,
grcsa at 10 cents pound, a lnrger sum thai
charged ,on newapaperu.' Ho did not ECO wh..
'Mr. WEST said tllRe tho postage on bound vol
unlea was fixed ut 10 ooutu j. pound, but uu
l b9nnd documents went ut tho same ratio az perl
Aflor further lobato, tho roport'waa rejected
yoas, 10; nays, 2i-nnd q new committee ordered
A1r. FRMLfNdHU UYHEN presented tho report
Of tho Conference Coinmittoo on tho 'tIoneys
Award bill, which was read and, pondiug til
to tho dihouaeion Of tho Hano, the ;OHAIls up
pointed Rs the now Conforonoo Committee On tlis
Poss-oAice Appropriation bill Mossrs. Window
Aison, and Davis. ir:.s...s J..
Tho Senate took rocoss till halt.past T.. .
=, EVENING SESSION.. ~: S'::.' !: :
Mr. soHuRz na5ha91p ea'ja IN p1sT 1na uo,ss III
ing tho right of way to tho Arkansas Valley Rail:
way Company. Passed. s.., /, IT,,
THE suNDaY OWL BILL. ~;
A.messago waa received from tho House, an.
tho various amendments Of the sonate 10 tue
suidry Civil Appropriation bill. aud asking for a
committee Of conference. - =
M. MonllILL (Me.) moyoa That tic Sonata
iuulst upon Its . amendments and graht. contar-
Tho 0aAlR appointed 1lona1rsa. a1prrili {N1c.
Sargent, and stoYanson naomhors Of suoh com
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49, "A MULE o14arar.
: Mr. DAVIS called nn tho House bill referring
tha caae Of Iosoph Wflspn to tia Court Of Cihin,a
The claimant Was contraGtor to furnish inulea
to- the Government during the .lnto Wnr,. and
agread1to deliver thom III Washington, but wa,
kopt out Of tho CITY with the mules for
hours by an ordoy from the War Department.,
during the raid of aen. EARLY In 1861, and on
account Of being 10 detained on tho outuLirta OF;
tho city y had his mules o.ptured BY tho onouay.
Mr. STEVENSON urged tho claim 10 q speech
loyal, apd suffered loss on account orthe action
Of the aovernment.
Mr.. SCOTT opposed tho clnim on tho ground
tat tho capture was ~ act Of war, for which tho
II. EDMuNDS opposed tho eolala, and aaid
that tho bill did not speak Of violation Of con-
treot, but Taa basoa upon the ground of capture;
bo postnonod ] Cd until tie arst Siooav IL noean, faS
Der. 1Iojoctoa, and tho bill passed-yeag, 80;
GENEVA AWAnD D1Lr.. >. ,"' :
Mr. TnELINahgYsGN ta es ssisd m tho confer
:1lr. CARPENTER, from tho Committee on
Contingent Exponsea, reported adversely on tue
resolution dirsottng tho Committee to Inquire
into the expcateney of excluding from the Hta-
tiouory room OF tho Senate ali articles exoopt
paper, envelopes, ink, aud pons. mud tile Cohl-
lnittoe wan discharged from its further consider
alton. .~. - =
lie a1so reported from tho judiciary Com;
o1-kt,
Committee to Inquire II tho Polico Court 1t
Washington ia Q constitutional court, aud was
dis charged from It's further consideration.
The conferonco report on the Geneva Award
biz wa4 e5P}|qi2ea 3YS 1y als r1ELMINGnUYsEN II
charged that its language was ambiguous
Another objection he hnd to 1t wns tbat Tho
clause submitted BY his colleague, Mr.. Sherman;
providing that nil claims should be adjusted
and paid on tho basis Of United Stc.os gold coin
at tho time Of the loss, rns stricken ont by tho
Conference Committee. Tho Government OF
the United StatoB had received tho amount In
gold. and should pay 1t to losers in tho aamo
medium: Failure to do that would not only be
Mr. FRELINGMUYsFN said that court OF
ayo competent judGeg. na provided for In the
bill, would DO just as likoly to 1nako the award
on fair and just basis MS the senato.
when tho claimant applied for his money tho
Secretary Of the Troasury would tako out his
greonbacka aud say to him: "Thia uoto IL
!egA tender at It's face value for all debts, public
tra1t sna Rflys t., o1csRt ano duos a on imports an In
No court would fool at liberty to mako tho
award on gold basis, aftor that very provision
Aad been stricken out by Congress-. Talk about
Communism or Red Republoantsm. There
noy0r was any %oEsp sp4oiiSs i', Of oomuns
latlng to insurance oompantes, which provided
III substance that D man should not rcooyer on
tho validity Of his claim, but only recover aa to
whether lo had boon successful In business or
not. -
Alr. ANTHONY moved that Tho senntc con-
cur In tho resolution Of the House to print 1000
copies Of tho reports Of tho United States Com
mlsslonera to tho Vienna Exposition. Agreed
to.
Mr. WRIGHT said It would DO disgrace to
tho American nation tor Congress- to adjourn
nov without providing for tho payment Of tho
claimants OF tho GonoYa award, who had already
Mr. MORTON said tho bill settled nothing,
and tho claims OF insurance companies would al
bo back hero next winter. Tho payment Of
claims authorized ID thobiil would tako not moro
than one-half Of tho award roceiyod from Great
Britain, and he predicted that tho insurance
companies would got the balance Of tho mouoy.
After further dianussion tho report OF tho
Committee VAS agreed to-yeaa SO, nays 18.
YEAa,
Allison, Hamln. Pratt,
Anthony, Harvey, Rnfusey
Doromnn. Hitchcock, Robertaou,
Boutwell,, uoWp 6ureeut
1ngallB, Scott,
0arpenter, Jolea Hrrague, "
Chandler, Kelly, Blcwart, /
Ulayou, Lo3au, WRdetghp
uonoyer, h1ittAal1, Washbur1,
Ferry th1!ch.), Morrill, {hIc.), Wcst, !
Flanagan. Morton, Window, |
FreinBhuYaen, Patterson, Wrighk-38,
Hamilton tre1.}, peaae,
NAYH. |
0ayard, do!ltllwaltc, nansom, 4
9oHy, Gordon, Salisbury i
JooyeF, Hagcr, 6churz, |
Davis, bIsvrisuon, Bteyensou, 4
0enn!B, Moyrlll {vt.l, Stockton,
ECutou, Norwood Tlptou-tH.,
. TAlllFF HILL.
Mr. SHERMAN, from, tho Conference Com
ntttoo on tho TarIT bill, mEae report, which
Yas agreed to.
I:xTEH6toN OF THE SESSION.
. A resolution or tic House extending tho sos-
'lon of the present Oongross until ! O'Clock p.
Il. TuoeuaYt tho 23a inst. was nGraod 10.
N1VEn AND MAAnoH DILL. ii
hlr. CHANDLER, from tho Conference Com
nittoo on the River aud uarbor Appropriation
u1f rnni7a n rnr,o,b !