Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-05-19
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Washington, Is.
Capt. Rose telegraphs from Little Rock
that everything is very quiet, and both par
ties have siged an agreement for disband-
ing their troops. Capt. Rose had hoen 'ale-
graphed from headquarters OF u ptt...-ot "a
the Gulf, to recognize Baxter as Governor
and deliver up the State arms in the posses
sion OF the L. S. forces to him.
Gen. Sherman will not leave here to estab-
llsh army headquarters at st. Louis till Octo-
Der.
The examination of McCartey, chief of
bureau of printing and engraving, is post
poned until Saturday.
The Senate Committee on Railroads. to.
day, took up Ramsey's bill proposing Govt
guarantee of interest on the new bonds to be
issued to the Northern Pacific r. Il. Co., af-
ter the outstanding issue has been returned
and the land grant relinquished to the United
States. The committee decided as prelimi-
nary to taking action on the bill to call on
the President of the r. X. Co., for detailed
information regarding the amount of bonds
heretofore disposed of, and in other particu.
lars AZ to the present condition of the COM
panys officers. Prominent members OF the
committee express the opinion that the bill
has no prospect of receiving favorable &C.
ton.
The House Committee on Appropriations,
at the request of the Western Union Tele
graph Co., agreed to defer action on the pos
tai telegraph bill until the 9th, when the
company will be heard through Attorney Lar
very
The President has nominated Edward I.
Gates for postmaster at Thomaston, Connec-
ticut.
The bill reported from the judiciary Com
mittee by Gen. Butler, for the distribution OF
the Geneva Award, purporting to be an
amendment of the senate bill, is practically
the original bill INTRODUCED by Butler, with the
amendments made in committee. These
amendments are as follows: In the 1st sec
ton the committee strike out the provision
that the amount paid any mutual insurance
company for losses SO sustained, shall be ap-
portioned by the company proportonately
among the members thereof at the time the
losses were paid by them. Another provis-
ion to same section is an amendment to read,
that the mutual insurance companies which
have paid loss, shall be Unidentified for some
such indemnity to be divided among its mem
bers who contributed to pay such loss at the
time, but no member of any mutual insurance
company shall be indemnifed for any war
premium paid in such company. Section II
is amended to read, that in estimating the
compensation to claimants, interest shall be
allowed at the rate of five per cent. per an
mum upon amount of actual loss or damage,
witch shall be adjudicatsd in each case to
have been sustained from date of the award
Of the Arbitrators at Geneva. Section IS is
amended to read as follows: That the Presi-
dent may designate Counsellor at Law, ad,
mitted to practice in the Supreme Court OF
the [. S., to appear as counsel on behalf OF
the L. s., and represent the interests of the
Government in said suit and in all claims
filed for indemnity for losses as provided by
the act subject to the supervision and con.
duct Of the Attorney General. Such counsel
shall receive for his services ard expenses
such reasonable allowance OF each claim as
may be approved by court to be appointed in
each claim, adjudicated and paid from such
award upon the certificate of the judge.
Besides the above there are a few verbal
amendments to Buffers bill.