Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-04-17
xLvI CONGRESS - FIRST SESSION,
Senate.
WASHINGTON, April Ii

senate
WASHINGTON, April 10.
The Senate voted when it adjourned
that it be to Monday.
Bill granting a pension to Jesse H. Phares,
scout, was taken up.
Pending the debate, the morning hour ex-
pired and the Senate resumed the Geneva
award bill.
Mr.. KirkwOod gave notice of an amend
ment to section 5, that the Judgment rem
dered under this act shall be paid out of
money paid to the United States under the
present treaty of Washington, and not expend-
ed in payment of claims heretofore allowed,
etc.
Mr. Jones (Florida) spoke against the bill
Mr.. Carpenter agreed that the award was
paid for on account of individual claims, and
for nothing else. In the course Of his re-
marks Mr.. Carpenter said that if the state
msnts of Blaine were true,-that the amount
awarded was arrived at by a sort of splitting
of differences, or chalking on n barn door, -
the arbitrator ought to be impeached, if they
were Improbable. The charge was
too grave to be made fippantly but the best
opinion that could be formed, he thought,
from their statement, would be that they al
LEVIED per cent. interest and the difference
between and 6 per cent, which would re-
duce the surplus probably to a hundred thous-
and, showing with what wonderful accuracy
those arbiters made their calculations and Sc
cured the exact truth and justice of the claims
presented.
Mr. Carpenter also read from speech OF
Mr.. Pierce of Boston, in the House, in 1876,
as follows: 81 have the word of one of the
arbitratOrs at Geneva that the claims of un-
derwriters formed the basis Of the award paid
this government by Great Britain, and that
the records of the court clearly show that
fact"
Without completing his remarks, Mr.. Car
penter yielded for an executive session, after
which the Senate adjourned till Monday.
House.
In the House, bill was passed removing
the political disabilities of Roger A. Pryor.
Resolution requesting the President to take
steps to abrogate the Clayton-Bulwer treaty,
was ordered printed and recommended.
The joint resolution for the disbursement OF
the Chinese idemnity fund, was referred to
the Committee of the Whole.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Indian appropriation bill
An amendment by Mr.. Hooker, to strike
out 1900 appropriated for expenses Of the
Indian commissioner and to repeal the statute
piO'fuiuS iOi thS "Pl'Oi"sNShs VI I" Soh"'"io-
sioner, was adopted,
An amendment was adopted providing that
before purchases Of supplies for the Indians
are made at least six weeks notice be given.
An amendment was adopted prohibiting
officers or agents of the army or Indian bu.
reau giving permission to any Indian on any
reservation to go into Texas.
Mr.. Hooker submitted an amendment
transmitting the Indian bureau from the in.
terror to the war department.
Messrs. Haskell and Conger rose to points
of order against the amendment.
Pending discussion the committee rose.
joint resolution appointing managers fol
National soldiers homes. was referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
Next Tuesday evening was set apart fol
consideration of pension bills on the private
calendar.
Adjourned.