New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-20

any money 10 use on journey he toS1 , 10
the witness was directed by the chairman tsenator
Norton to the question and he did so by salhg
that Senator Spencer furnished OF the party $500 for
expenses. The they went there TO defeat
man named stanwood, who was an enemy OF spencer =
Moore, the cOlorod who elected in his place, was
also intrused go into other counties and induce per-
to Independent candidates, the expenses OF
tee he forgot Which Mi spencer witness that he
should have the marshalsip. lwitne:s produced Inc
have tried" said witness, ito forget oil about his
matte and a here aSa9s, my T One 9t ts ie
saying Heaey 5 time expires aud you shall have
the place and that the office would be worth $1,000
The letter adds that the United states Gov
ernncnt has war with Spain Alabama VIII Come III Tor
on e9 fS pfe OF as tn ne lie
further stated that in tGe presence OF Spencer lie
once proposed that It woul be well to offer member
ng hut Spencer did not consent TO any snc proposition
II was agreed to send TO Lo~ndes County Tor eef I'm
friends influence hcpt Jones quiet Many Of me cues
iected 10 by counsel for Mr. Spencer the Committee
have agreed 10 admit any and all evidence Of the bribery
with without the knowledge OF Spencer, but WILL OF
reserve the question whether Spencer u aneceu
BY any particular net of this kind that may be proven
DISTRIBUTION OF THE GENEVA AWARD.
The following is an abstract of the conclusion
of the report majority OF the House Committee on
the Judiciary made by Representative Lord IN favor OF
the bin reported from that Committee for the dStribu
ton of the remainder OF the Geneva awnrd-aoOut
Sl05OO000 In the view Of your Committee, the most
direct loss Is that sustained by the persons who bad
vessels destroyed the high The claims OF TINS
class will not, IN the opinion OF the Com
mittcc, exceed under the mles and practice
adopted by the Court Of Alabama Claims In
GLIDING interest the Of Sl,jO0.OoO Your
Committee recommend tnat the claims OF this class DC
frat paid from the unappropria;ed moneys paiu hber
the Geneva award. Tine ,himants who paid war ln'hi
ance premiums compelled to them because suc
cruisers were on the ga, ana the Soinluec AZ. u. ",
opinion that I'm order to obtain credit in hr purchase OF
foreign goods they required 10 procure such IN
creased Insurance II exporting, thty hau 10 pay SUN
increased insurance account OF the war risks aud that
these claimants are actual losers to me amount .. ~, pre-
miums paid by them less such amount az they may nave
received FROM dividends otherwise. The amount OF
judgments recoverable on the claims .! THIS GAS wl
exceed the sim oG SJ.OOOoOO leaving sim hsuue
Of $iOOOOO0 The claims Of insurance companies nave
entered largely into all the discl.sons ana ne a"aru
and legislation Hereunder aud their Ilgui 20 ~ IN
equitable subrugHtion has been earnestly advocated
The Committee think there Wll ne ,s ehe'di ~
acquiescence in the view taken By them. when leads
TO recommend that the residue Of such unapproprated
sum, wlich shall remain after paving aclua loss, I'VE
paid pro rata Ia their claims 10 the insurance companies
DESTROYED b. such cruisers the high II is sub
United that disposition Of the residue /, more Just
than the covering OF IL INTO INC leSui! Vi 'ne o"'o
States or returning IL TO Great Britain
MALICIOUS ATTACK ON SENATOR RANSOM.
An attack upon Senator Ransom OF North
Carolina by Ths Wilmington Post is deprecated here 10y
men OF both parics The chlrp" II that Senator Ranso
bribed exGov Vance Of North Carolina to resign his seat
in the Senate 10 make way for the former II Is wen
known here, however that, though properly elected
Senator by the North Carolina Legislature, eXoy Vance
could not be admitted account of disabilities He
Withdrew from the contest for seat by the advice OF
friends Senator Ransom afterward elected ana
admitted aud paid the salary OF Senator from TIE
beginning Of the term To which he was elected. ne
openly stated his intention ~ paying the salary Tor hat
part Of the term which had oap5oi before his adnlS
sion tn ~ Gov Vance he considered him legally emf
tied H. AMI after the Adjournment OF Congress nc az
pay him $500. The act was approved ny men OF III
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