New-York tribune., 1874-06-23
THE NIGHT SESSION.
THE WORK OF CONGRESS NEARLY CON-
PLETE.


SENATE. W WAsHISGTOS. June D. lS'i
The Senate reassembled at II o'clock.
Mr.. sCHURz Lib Rep. No. called up the House OH
granting the rignt Of way 10 the Arkansas Valley hF
way Company. Passed.
message received from the House announc'H-
the none occurrence OF body IN the various amehu
ments Of the senate TO sundry Civil Appropriation
bill, and asking a Committee OF Conference
MIR. MORRILL, tRep.. Me- moved that the Senate IN
sist upon its amendments and grant the conference
Agreed 70.
The CHAIR appointed Messrs. Morrill, Rep N,.i'
Sargent tscp. CALI and Stevenson lDem.' h5l' lne'i
Mr., DAVIS Dem. W va called up the House bili
referring the OF Joseph Wilson to ne Our ED, ~
Claims which caused some discussion. Ihe chlinan,
w. a contractor TO furnish mules the Government
during tho late and agreed to denver the'n l. -
Washington. but kept out o, The cry win me n
for a. hours Dv an order from the War Department,
during the raid OF Cen Early 30 leJi and on Acc1li ~
being 81 detained on the outahlitS Oi 'He e''5' "
mules captured Dv the enemy -. 80
Mr.. STEVENSON (D.m. XVI urged the claim IN
sueerb of some length. declaring that the claimant wa
loyal aud suffered the loss Oh account OI 1Ae "'4o "
Mr. SCOTT Gi D. PennJ opposed the claim upon the
ground nat the capture OF war Tor wheh Tue
MIR EDMUNDs Rep. va also opposed the claim
and SAID that the oil dd not speak OF vocation o' c
Tract but based upon the ground ot capture, II
moved tnat the further Of the bill De posi-,
pOncd tl the frst Monday IN December keiectou' anu
the bln Wa tnen pas-ed-Yea., -; NAYS, l6
Mr. FKELINGHUY>EN Usp., y. j. called up 'no
COnfereuc. Report on the GeuOd Award DH.
STATIONERY IN THE REPORTEgG GALLERY.
Mr. CARPENTER II ,p., WIS.,, from the Committee Oh
Contingent Expenses submitted report ana resoiu'
offered by hr. Himn, that no order or requisllon
for stationery for the OF the Reporters Gallery o'
the should be issued by the Presiding Ohcei.
The report Is about our or y9 re- columns ~ ~ nan r'
concerning the contingent expenses Of the -enae. anu
elaborate reply TO the criticisms oi the he"-paPl
press the expenditure OF the iuhd l. dooul-' ~
quotations from from all the accounts. showing nov
used For instance, IN the year l~l on the Orc1Slo ."
tine funeral o. senator ntJOne OI l.I'dr ta"t'
voucher was presented fJr seven gallons OF tAr it
MADEIRA wine S-s; four gallons Cosnac brandV > y
pounds OF almonds, 81 'o ana I'D pounds oil t''ain' "
on this account the Comm. zee would allow onH lo.
four gallons VINE aud three quarts Of brandy, -
but passed another voucher ior j. pounds o "u" c"A
amouktinG % s.. Tie report closes as i'iiows' ..,
o5cs paper gen a. H. la existed ar hut me r''' q
vAs, aas arnishei small H 'ns proper iali .
senate cH,-n-Hs o. toe representative o me n-oN. -
supply stationery or tks otes De- eiYtAe '
cap p.,er pen. al as 'aas 'a P.'d mn, nl 20 b. mo- .
80 -se ~ ,S & r,v m "a M rot b. eorHl.t ver7 genera
ne- bay r---ur been made 5y o.. Submission
report E "4lerft q" %. use co. -y oi"i -'l' .r,ir
and the pr,pney q" slrpl nf .-em " IT,. puo'I. .T-
r,2oSay,. who ,, -,,5- 1y. b- Rf G5e c roa
adoption iuin rrn{ 'he Select 'oAle ID 1e
deem erut 10 entitled sdn, ilr reporter gallery
Nj. CAKPENI TER. Irom the same Committee sNI-
zlrg the pay ment To John Raw ana WIN l. Mcmillan OF
S.nate from Louisiana in the XLIid Congress & IN OF
tue foregoing were laid tHe table without actiOH'
except Or4Cun. tAem % DE printed
TIE GENEVA AWARD CONFERENCE REPOET.
The Conference report on the Geneva Award biIl was
explained by Mr FRELINGHUYsEN
Mr. THURMAN Dem, OhlOl opposed the report am
charged hat 10, laug guaEe ambiguous Another OBJ
lection he had to was, that the clause submitted by
bis colleague (c SArrmiH) providing that al claims
should be adjusted and pad on the bIsis OF United
state, gold coin. the time Of the loss, was stricken
ont bv tne Conference Committee. Tue Government OF
the United states had receive tne dmoIu lu god ahd
snou.d paw II 70 tine losers IN the Medium. TIE
failure to thaf would ue not only an act Oi injustice
Mr. FRELINGHUYsEy said that a court Of five com
peent Judges. provided Tor m the bill would be- Jlsi
~ ikely make tue award on far ami just Dasls as
Mr. THURMAN said he much feared that when
the claimant Ior MS money the Secretary Of the
Treasury would take out MS srtehp.ehs ana 'll - ] %
This note leGal-ieIdcr al is lace Ealuo'
for all debts. puhnc and pri'at. eAcrfo AUX. Gn,,'
imports ana tue interest on 'Ae pu"'.., -
No court would feel at liberty to maze tir d"iII on
god bas, after that very provision nld Deeh 5'iich ~
out by Congress. lax about 'onmiAI7m 'I - -.
pubcIuisu; there never Was any worse species "l OH"
uuu~m tAan wds contained IA the "l. iI @ .n.it ~
relating % the Insurance comp .Iios "l''I " 49, " ~
substance. mat a man snOdId not recover upon ne
validity his claim. out OnIY recover 80 10 "Ae'hcI ne
had Deeu successful la business or not
Mr.. EDMUNDs rep. VI said tnAt the bill as per
fected Dy Conference Committee let lt IoTl rec
10 make the award ana that Court couid uele@lIhIo @
whether the claimants should DE p4d a sum Ih EI'
bAcks equal loss, or whether ho should DE pa IL
COIN. Inc jurisdiction Of the Court 7h"9 or Ley ii''
ana not lOaded VITA provisions a. u JURISDICTION
r. a VI
cnn.nr In the resolution the House, 10 print 900
copies oil the reports Ui the United states COMMISSIONER
10 ne Vienna Exposition. Agreed 20.
MT WRIGHT az .p., Iowa. s4id 1t would be disgrace
To fue American nauou FOR Congress 90 aulouIu nov
without providing Tor the payment OF ihe cdlnhnt, IoI
the Geneva Award VINO nad already been kept "a'iN-
too long -,>- D. Tn, s,,d tho biu satrled nothing
ana the claims insurance companies Wouli Az "c
back here next Winter. The payment OF the c claims
authorized IN bi would take not more than oneIli
of te award received from Great Bntdln ana ue prr
ict.d tnat the insurance companies "odId teI tnc
remainder o the money lie WJuu nld,t % Oi ~ t
whole question atltIeh .! tl4S ~ @ ,ry
have the claims Of Insurance companies mere e'ei'
NT BAYARD Dem. DslJ dissented from the report,
and especially the acton oi the Io1nIl ~
striking out the provision 10. lht set'rens hId ''' ng
claims gold. He agreed Iha thS HOue9 "as uciI ~. U
the Government In trust ana CONGRESS sIo't -, -, 90 -.
equity upon the case Ii was proposed 10 pay d po[, [
OF tue claims nrw, IN full hereafter, WITH 'Io
claims should allowed, there WOud not De ehOuEn ol
the fund left to pay them III in ana was Ior
nav one class Of claims now III iuI 10 the
others He believed tAe claim oI me insurance to
panles 10 Just far ana soma a. that oI the
or -hip-Owners. Senator'S Wen AnO" tHit uO os
of tnis money would ever nave reached the ,
Treasury If the United States had ever said 20 uIea'
Britain 10 should be pad IOt lHe U.s. Vi 'i' d
Al national claims Withdrawn before the award
was made II the country was now To make prom pionit
out OF tins fund, II would De al Tue cOst ol
Gouor and he wOulG never vote for such measure. .
Mr. FRELINGHUYsEN Rep. y j. -aid INA. 9 the ie
Conference Committee had power to prOvde lor lne
naVment 81 the. insurance companies aier the oeHa'e
mad voted that they should not be PAID. ", o.. .
Tne report OF the Committee was agreed to-1eas Do
Tpe following l. the in detail Republicans IN ro
man Democrats IL Italics and Liberal Republicans IL
small cdpItalsI'
Au,oa g.a7as,a. ggs1-... Lg5a1. Ie1.r Sllssa' sl5
oie BoreBia ilAal-ios Tex MeIal Ciel' s sor,so'
B0ssa.l.a. M.TIel P@a,,.r'Oa @ W..sss5s W.af55
Ss.1alsS' csl2sl:S' Hose r.H Vim vi
caT9s 5o:s,' 5o:s. k.s.i..on. k.asS. %h.a.-5s
fsIfy (lichl. Kea1
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