The New York herald., 1876-07-06
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


wAsulSGroS, July s. 1874
Mr. STEVENSON dem of ILL.,, from tho Committee OF
Conference on tho bill for the rcpavIng o. Pennsyl-
vana avenue, made report, which read and
adopted.
on motion OF Mr. CLARKE, OF Missouri chairman OF
the Committee Post Offices and Post Roads, the
Senate amendment OF the bill providing penalty for
mailing obscene matter was concurred IN.
Mr.. SEELyE, (nd. of Mass offered resolution cali
Ing on Secretary OF the Int for Information in
regard what portion of tho Indian trust funds havc
been invested securities other than stocks Of tho
United States since 1s4l. Adopted,
THx GENEVA AWARD.
The House then proceeded to the consideration Of
the Geneva Award BILL and was addressed by Mr..
Caulaeld of IIiincis
Al the close of Mr.. CauGcd's spccch tho previous
question moved and seconded.
Mr. LORD (dcm.) of N. Y, who had charge CT the
bill, being entitled to nm hour in closing the debate.
yielded to Mr. TUCKER, of Virginia, who advocated
letting tho whole subject go to the Court OF the Ala
bama Claims Commissioners, with the right oil appeal
supreme Court decide the controversy accord
ing to law and justice.
Mr. HALE, trer) OF Me-, argued that It was not
question OF Law; that there certain things which
Congress could do better than any court such the
redress the OF czens The outcome OF tho
Geneva arbtration was in the hands o Congress- and
therefore he dismissed the lawyer point OF the ques-
tIon. lie opposed the doa OF paying the fund 10 In
tho shpowncrs, anu argued that IT shoald go to tbs
class designated war premium men--thosc who mad
not lost their vessels by tho confederate cruisers out
who had bad To pay large war premiums All other
interests oil tho country were protected by CongrcsS
except that Of American sh'pbuiidcrs, who now
Knocked at tho doors OF Congress, demanding reiset
Tor their poverty
Mr. GARFIELD (rcp., OF Ohio laudcd tho Iutcrna-
tional act winch eliminated IN the Gepcva award.
That had been made in precise and specific
language, except that II was gwen IN lump sum and
nos distributed item by tem but tho Judgment
had od fhQ Vp~ Sal In W r. ne
liable and those for which 1t was not liable.
II seemed to him on tho point Of national
honor tnat the government could not, with
out grave national disbonor, one dollar
OF mouey awarded for any other purpose
that declared purpose OF the award and that when
the money was paid out IN strict accordance
with the findings oi the tribunal, II there was 81 or
back TO Great Britain and say, .wheu cau,c get
the specific items OF loss they were not so great as va
had supposed" Hc would therefore vote for the pro.
position the gentleman from Kentucky (r Knott.
Mr. SEELyE oil Massachusetts,, argued that Congress
should dispose balance Of tho iunu just as & might
deem wise and equitable and that the United states
government responsible Tor It's action 10 Great
Britain 10 the Geneva tribunal; IL was responsible
only to the august tribunal oi history He thought
that tho award should 10 d,iucd among-nrst, those
who had sustained direct Losses; second, those who
had sustained indirect losses and ,h,rd the
companies Therefore, equity, justice and wisdom de.
manded the acceptance OF the majority report
Mr.. LORD. OF New York, closed the debate by
speech Ia advocacy oi the report OF tho majority.
Tho House tnen proceeded TO vote on tho Dill and
amendments, but this proceeding Was interrupted in
r.
conference report on
rns rosr OFFICE APPROPRIATIONS mra-
The report bong read, Mr.. HOLMAN proceeded 10 eT
p,in H. Hc sald the dincrcncc IN approirati ms y =
tween thc houses had boon little over s3oJoo
that The senate had yielded to the amount OF D. w
aud that the House had yielded 10 tho amount 4 \
$500 600 The three leading questions on which the tI
houses had ncred had been to the conpensstiond
that OF railroad companies and the postad
Of third class mail matter He explained how thesl
questions had been arranged aud gave tho general RI
rnc revenues Of tho Post once Department for thi
last bat bccu For 1873, S22UDOvoO fof
1874 $2so0o 900, and Tor 1879 $4,000 voo white thl
expenses for those three years had been s2y0 0vvvOu
$32 900 V"0 and {3 COO 600 and for The fiscal year Ius
expired, $37 500. 0oo He admitted that the rciucioH
Of appropriations IA tins D dad not reach what .he
country had right 10 expect II was his Judgment
that further reduction oi nearly s3ovovp misht os
made without lcssennS tho efficiency OF tho scrvlcs
But stl no believed tnat under all the circumstances
the report should be accepted.
Mr. Coxegw frcp.l OF Mich, inquired a. 10 the
postage on newspapers within the counties OF tbcis
publication. .
Mr. HoLsAS replied ,ha, II did affect them at all
They would still circulate free OF postage WITHIN tho
count ca He congratulated the people that the hrst
Appropriation that would become Law IN the second
century Of the government In which there had
been and effort to rctrcnch cxpend.
lures and restore purity TO the administration
Mr. CoSGrR--Docs the gentleman desire that this
nrsi bill oi the century via restrict the postal
facilities OF the American pcopo
priaous reduced nearly 80 600 600, and yet tho
service will be as cfcicnt and extensive AS now
Mr. sroSE tdcm.) OF Mo, expressed the opinion that
the Conference Committee had not carried out fhs
resolution tho platform OF the late Democratic Con-
vepton at ST. LOUIS endorsing the economical action OF
the House
The conference report agreed to and tho House
again proceeded TO the Geneva Award bal and I
amcndmentA
TnE GENEVA AWARD
Tho irst vote OF importance was on tho suostit
offered by Mr.. Lawrence OF ONO, 10 cover into
Treasury the undisiribu cd part oil the award
The substitute was rcjecscd-ycas so. nays l02
When Mr. Cox hc was dcslFrae
Speaker pro TEN. (ar. Saycr) as The gcuilq
Ohio
Mr. Cox rcpudIa,cd tho location, rc:ny
~ don't belong ihcre.'
wucn the nlsake was corrected be
the incsdcnt, tsxca In conrcosiou<
positions OF the Two gonilcmon was
and excited ripple ~ laughter ~
Without procrcdjng further e
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