The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-11
CON OR E s s.
Buffers Geneva Award Bill
ao. Passed the House.
Adoption Of the Moieties Repeal
sgd by the Senate. snios 81


FORFEITURES AND FINES.
Alta #q s4 sN Ac1k .sAsal
SENATE .eroa agasag
WASHINGTON, June 10, 1874.
: Mr.. INGALLS,. frep.> OF Kansas, introduced bill
~ abolish the Board Of Indian Commissioners. Re-
TERED 70 the Committee on Indian Anairs.
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AMERICA AND ASIA.
Mr. HOWE (rep.) OF Wis, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations reported unfavorably ON the
bin to encourage and promote telegraphic c0mmu-
nleation between America and Asia.
Also unlavorsbiy on the bill granting to W. Cor
nell Jewett and others the right TO construct line
Of telegraph between the two continents.
The committee was discharged from the further
consideration or these bills a ANo@h zoe.
&c also reported from the same committee, a.
substitute Tor the two bills above mentioned bill
relating TO Geographic Communication between
the United States and foreign countries. Placed
on the calendar. @ r
The bill reported by Mr.. Howe, from the senate
Committee on Foreign Relations, as substitute
for two bills proposing to confer special cable
telegraph privileges on Cesar Moreno and w.
Cornell Jewett ana their respective associates,
authorizes the Secretary OF State to grant per-
mission to any citizen association OF the United
States to connect this country by cable telegraph
with any foreign country; concedIng to our citi-
sens the same rights and privileges for landing and
working Geographic wires as 1t has granted or
may grant TO its own citizens; provided, how
ever, that the permission granted to foreign cti-
shall be subject to any and all rights OF prop
erty and state Jurisdiction In and over the cables
20 be landed on our shores. 1t ID further pro-
,vl0ed That all telegraphlc communication estab-
hsned or that may hereafter be established be-
tween the United states ana any foreign country
F4rst-The government Of the United States shall
have equal PRIVILEGES with regard to the control
and use Of any Of the SAID lines that may be exer-
clged by any foreign government whatever.
SecOnd-The citizens OF the United States shall
enjoy ehe same privileges as to rates, &C, rs are
enjoyed by the citizens Of the most favored ma
. Taavd-Priortty OF transmission SHAH be gwen to
State dispatches, to dispatches on telegraphic
service and to private dispatches IN the order
ssedns 5000 and imprisonmens 6 not exceeding
saees Or injunng Of interfering with the working
no. 70 late eco " for ssat
Tor from March 4, 1878, to May %, 1914 The pend
mg question being an amendment OF Mr.. Carpen-
g q re e NJ n sn
Pending the discussion the morning hour ex.
Se up Ss ~ons snS
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the unfinished business being the bill to amend
me Customs Revenue Jaws and to repeal moleties,
was called en up by the ca1 the pending question
twenty ninth section so that the bill should not
AFFECT suits or actions commenced or forIettures in.
ne . q he d a no ssat
lights Of infOrmers in suits ALREADY commenced. S-'
Mr.. SALISBURY, (dem) OF Del, denied that In
ormers nad any vested rights They mad become
Of them should be wiped out by this bill. ~. 1
Mr. WADlEIeH, trePl Of n. T.. spoke against the
these men had already disgraced the country. He
said his friend from Wisconsin was not SO icnoranr
and 30 little versed In public anatrs as not 10 have
heard OF jayne ana his coadjut0rs. sffsst
INFORNERS A NECESSITY.
BY . committee Of the other house that this man
Jayne had been Instrumental In commencing nifty
nine suits against men charged with fraud upcfl
eight ha0 been prosecuted 70 Judgment. ara In
every case the Judgment was against the party
against informers, but not word against the ras-
Gals detected by them.
thai ne Would cali ap the nc rec
port on the Currency bin to-day. He dislIked to
interiors vtn the pending bil and therefore asked
take up the conference report
Mr. EDMuNDs objected, and said the pending bill
regular order, which was the Molety bill '''
Mr. SARGENT, trep.) Of CAL. said It was absolutely
ont frauds IL the revenue ana this Bill took "a away
700 many safeguards 10 insure faithful collection
Mr. CHANDLER. rep.) Of Mich. spoke in favor Of
employing iniormers- He read from q memorial
81 the New York Chamber Of Commerce, signed by
the aetective be husned and said ii Ia burglar burg
should rob the house OF Mr.. Low he would employ
detective to arrest nam: yet that burglar would
At three O'Clock Mr.. MOTION said he was salts
Led shere would be an extended discussion ON this
elIl, and he therefore moved 1t be LAID aside and
the Senate proceed to the consideration OF the con-
ference report on the Currency bill.
After some discussion il was agreed that the
vote on Mr. Conklings amendment be taken I'M
o. mr.
Taz PENALTY OF FRAUD.
out the Twelfth section Of the bill, which ixes Inc
penalty OF $1,000 for any attempt to deiraud the
voice, and provides TOR the forfeiture OF the par
ttcuiar item Of merchandise TO which such fraud
or alleged fraud relates, instead OF the whole in
Pending the discussion, Mr.. CAMERON, trep) of
Pa, moved that the Senate proceed TO the c0nsid.
GRAFTON Of executive business. Re)ected-yeas.20,
N. HOWE, from the Committee on Foreign Re-
lotl0ng, reported 0vOr8Oy on the Dill 10 enable the
Secretary Of state pay salaries to certain the
commissioners to che Vienna Exposition ap-
pointed under the authority OF Joint resolution OF
February IA, 1874 Placed on the calendar. rf
Mr. INGALLS, nom the Committee on Indian AZ
Airs, reported favora6ly on the bill! to authorize
the Seneca nation Of New YORK Indians TO lease
lands within the Cattaraugus and Allegheny reser-
vations and to confirm existing leasee. Placed on
the calendar. H4 NM
Mr. CoNKLnG presented q .remonstrsnce OF
Messrs Hatch F00te, Harriet Moves, shepherd
Knapp IT,, and 208 firms OF bankers brokers and
dealers In coin, bills or exchange, stocks and other
securities, In New York, against the imposition OF
. tax ON the sale OF coin and securities Referred
70 the Committee on Finance. ....t