The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-15
claims of preferred creditors amount to sl14.
THE FORTY-sIxTH CONGRESS-.
The Geneva Award Bill Under Consideration
in the Senate.

WASHINGTON. April 14-Senote.-Bills were
By Mr.. Wallace--To defne the amount and |
made BY the Secretary Of the Treasury.
BY Mr.: Maxey-For the relief OF certain off,
GERS ard privates OF the Unlted sia'es army. army:
ing the Committee on Pensions to report Il Dill
aui uihorizlng pensi, ms to surviving soldiers and |
Nr. M cPhersoD, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs. reported favor ably on the bill for ths
r. lief OF the Albemarle and Chesapeake CANAL
Company. Placed on the calendar.
The morning hour expired, and the Senate
resumed consideration Of the Geneva award
Mr.. Call, of Florida. addressed The Senate. In
opposition TO the committee bill. He took
dlffer erent view from the supporters If the bill
CATION L. this case the underwriter. la taking
the ritk, ezacted sufficiently large premium
to cover the r!sk OF ,otai & &loss apd made no a nj
tration and IN award Of damaR s that pos
0y 10 sgT was too he AND or to p
subr osation. He quoted legal authorities to
That the dem Tor payment @ ~ or total loss
was. not a final aud absolute abandonment OF
the Insured property. transfe ring IN right OF
equity may exist. on whien the courts are to
pass. and may reverse the 'ethnical abandon
msn II gse Wh9 40 & per o cent ha ndar
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writer now to rec ,vsr the other 60 per cent.
thus being paid twice; that might be- his ao-
straet light In law. but 1t was not an equitable
Mr.. Thurman as ked to whom It would be un,
just, Tie owners were satisfied and asked
nothing more.
Mr. Gall ga I'd he was not arguing for any class
OF persons; h5 did not know VINO would oe ln-
jnred and who benefited by his PROPOSITIONS.
Hs uud srstood the authorities to be against
the idea that such vague intangible posstbii-
ity of recovery constitute the spes reCtD. randi
| or was assignable as, right OF property; DE
| denied that the award was "a any sense subject
| to legal claims. Municipal law could not cover
the distribution of a fund awarded by one gov
ernment to another even where ,oe aware nhsrs was
could be no right VI property Ia me alsposltion
and Willingness Of Great Britain to make an
hs pont afi The aneson s e Is s@p
OF equity as to who sustained the create ct loss.
He believed the loss q by the excul pated COM
miums. should be paid: that double payment to
On motion of Mr.. Eaton. the pending bill
and Diplomatic appropriation bill was taken
up. The amount appropriated 10 81 74e 1876
ba was an to a ths
recently appointed commi sstoners to CHINA
After other slight amendments the bill was
passed, The Senate then adjourned.
House.-The morning hour was dispensed
with. and at 12:4o the II 1use went into Commit
tee of the whole Mr.. Whithorne Of Tenness ee g,
After some remarks by Mr.. Baker. OF Indiana
the bill was read by eections for amendments
Six or eight were offered, but most OF them
were rel -cted, and none were OF great import
ance. Every amendment. however. served as
an excuse for q speech on the Indian question
80 that much tin was consumed.
Mr.. Hooker. o. Mississippi. gave notice tina
he intended to offsr an amendmenttransferrint
the Indian Bureau from the Interior to theWaI
Department. SO
The committee finally rose without acting OF
Mr.. Hutchinson. of New York. introduced I
bill to establish uniform system OF bank
ruptcy. Referred. ;,
evening session to be for the consideration oil
bills reported from the Committee on Nava
At 1856 o'clock the House went into commit
took up the bill providing for permanen
construction fund for the navy.
| Mr. WhitthOrDe, OF Tennessee, chairman o.
the Naval Committee, explained the features
the bill. which. he said. came before the House
as the unanimous report Of that committee II
3 was intended to increase the efficiency Of ou
navy. AS q naval power, he said. the United
3 States now ranks ninth or tenth, end could no
! meet at sea one of the great maritime natton
l of the world.
Mr. Harris of Massachusetts. a member o
; the Naval Committee. then spoke at length II
J regard to the provisions of the bill In connec
tion with the existing state OF our naval rce
t After some debate and q few amendments tn
3 bill was laid aside for favorable report to tn
House. ~
The next bill on the calendar was the bill t.
au, horize and equip the Howgate Arctic expe
dition. and it was also laid aside with a favora
BILE recommendation.
= The committee then rose and reported tn
, bills to the House. and the main question haN
Ing been ordered on them'the House adlournee
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