The New York herald., 1878-12-15

and Mr.. James are to furnish the committee with
written opinions upon the questions involved.
AN INJUNCTION ASKED AGAINST THE TEXAS
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
A bill Of complaint against the Texas Pacific Rail
road Company has been filed in the District of colum
bia Supreme Court by Pierre Foyoe and thirty nine
others, all citizens of France. except Mr. Hyde, Of
Vermont in which, in behalf Of themselves and OF
other owners of land grant bonds of the Memphis.
III Paso and Pacific Railway Company. they pray that
the Texas Pacific Railway Company be restrained
from the transfer sale of it's stock other prop
crty, and say they interested to the amount OF
about $500 OOO but have not received any dividend
payment thereon and they pray for such further
lief the nature Of the requires and shall be
agreeable to equity.
ARREST OF NOTED CoUNTERFEITER.
The Secret Service division of the Treasury is in
formed Of the arrest at Washington. Ind. of John
Mccarthy for passing counterfeit half dollars.
Mccarthy is noted counterfeiter and has been
successful in passing spurious coin. He released
on 5000 bail.
CHOLERA AND STARVATION IN MoIocco.
Dispatches received at the Department of State
from the American Consul at Tangier give deplorabe
accounts of the condition of affairs in Morocco The
cholera still ravages the country and unless the out
side world comes to the relief of the people
fearful defamation Of the population by starva.
ton threatens the land. At Casa Blanca 1860
deaths by cholera. smallpox and typhoid fever
Cured in thirty-seven days. The misery at Tangier
caused by the cessation of business well by the
epidemic is on the increase, the only communication
with the outside world being with Gibraltar semi
monthly for -four and other food supplies. Cholera
and famine carrying off hundreds in the City of
Morocco. At safi and Mogador the epidemic still
and fever swept of thrtysix out of thrty-seven of
it's inhabitants.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE.
PASSAGE OF THE BILL DUPLICATING THE MAN
HAITIAN SAVINGS BANK BoNDs--wHAT SHALL
DE DONE WITH THE GENEVA AWARD BAL
ANcE ?-MR. FRYE's ARGUMENT.
WASHINGTON. Dec. IA, 1873
Mr.. woop (dem) of y. Y, chairman of the Com
tee Ways and Means, reported back the Senate
bill authorizing tho issue of certain duplicate regis
tered bonds for the benefit of the Manhattan Savings
Institution Of New York.
Mr.. CoNaER trep.l Of Mich, inquired if all the
bonds referred to registered bonds.
Mr.. WooD replied that they were. 1t important
that the bill should pass Immediately; otherwise the
institution might have to go into bankruptcy.
Mr.. KELLEY, (rep,) Of Pa, said that if the bill
either have to close up the savings bank else
goae for the purchase Of the stolen bonds and thus
reward the most iagrant burglary perpetrated,
even in New York.
The bill was then passed.
Mr. PHILLIPS, rep9 OF Kan submitted resolu-
ton rcciting the late Indian raids in Kansas and
Nebraska and the capture Of the marauders and
calling the Secretary of the Interior for informa-
tion to why he had not surrendered the guilty
and responsible parties Of such Indian bands to the
authorities of Kansas and Nebraska. Adopted.
Mr.. BLISS dem of n. ". presented communica-
ton from the Mayor Of the city of Brooklyn and
resolution Of the Common Council Of that city in
favor Of the passage of bill granting pension to
Mrs. Ann NJ. Paulding. widow of the late Rear Ad-
mira Paulding Of the United States Navy. Referred
THE GENEVA AWARD BALANCE.
The House then resumed the consideration of the
Geneva Award bill and addressed by Mr.. FRYE.
lrep.) of Me-. in favor of the minority report. He
not afraid of attacks made npon him again and
again by every insurance lobbyist and he could
dure the assaults of the hired press because he OPP
posed the claims of the insurance companies. The
majority of the Judiciary Committee had been pre-
vailed upon to bring in bin which should have been
entitled "a bilfor the relief Of copsnies
because it bill which would give relief to no
one but insurance companies. He gave history Of
the attempts of tho insurance companies to get the
| Congresses, when they had always failed. In the
course OF his remarks he mentioned the name of Mr..
Mr. WILLIS. tdem:) Of n. Y, vehemently denied that
Mr. Lathers lobbyist.
remark. To which Mr. WILLIS replied that Mr.. Laers
was the peer Of the gentleman from New York !AIr.
whore he had no chance of replying.
Mr.. FRYE said that it little remarkable that
tine gentleman from New York tSr. Willis should fly
into such passion because insurance attorney
had simply been named.
Mr.. WII.LIs-lt was gentleman that named.
Mr.. FRYE-May not an insurance attorney be gen.
tleman
Mr.. wuIIs-Undoubtcdly. I'm speaking the facts
Mr.. FRYE-Did lie not write an argument?
Mr.. WrLiIs-yes: one which you will find it i'm
possible to
INSURANCE LOBBYISTS At WORK.
Mr.. FRrE-we will see as to that. He proceeded
to argue against the majority report. Had the United
surance Company to from Great Britain
money to pnt into Golfers which had ground ont
$GOOD.00O from the poor siipowncrsg He insanced
the Of the Columbian Insurance Company, which
had claim here for 81 0O0.Oo0. One OF his clients
had had ship insured by that company. which ship
company had litigated the claim and within q week
Of the final judgment against it had gone
into bankruptcy. turning over into the hands
Of the receiver only S400.O00. ont of that his
client got only five per cent Of his claim
while si5O.0oo of it paid fees to New York
lawyers. including David Dudley Field. He also crit
icised the Atlantic Mutual Company which had
in its Golfers s6OOoo0o aud which was now pressing
this claim. Of all the mutual insurance companies
that had done business on war premiums twenty-five
had failed and gone out Of business He also in
a claim of &150OOO against this fund. That company
also bankrupt and this claim had been sold at pub
lie auction i'm the streets of Boston and had been
bought In for $4,000 by agent of the Atlantic Mutual
Ifhesc companies were to get this claim of $6OOOO0
where would the money gos Would 1t not rst have
to go to the payment Of tre debts of these bankrupt
concerns?
SCHEMES OF BaSknurr COMPANIES
The unpaid liabilities of only seventeen of these
bankrupt companies $l3.s00UD. The war pre-
MUM men did not want any bankrupt concerns TO
take their nioh$y. They did not want any receiver
of the Atlantic Mutual TO take IL and to have bring
suit ut law to compel him to disgorge II. The New
Bedford mutual insurance companies that had not
failed were strictly mutual insurance companies and
did not claim any of this fund but said II be paid
to the war premium men. The amendment which
the minority recommended. and which he a,lvocatc
was 10 exclude the insurance companies unless they
could show net losses. That an amendment
which had been carried in the House three
times at least, while the opponents of IL had
counted thrty-fvc. II was an amend
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