The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-16
THE RORTY.sIxTH CONGRESS-.
Blaine Makes a Speech on the Geneva
Award Bill Against the Claims of
sthe Insurance Companies.

WASHINGTON, April 16.--Seadte. - The Vice
Mr.. Mcmillan; from the Committee. on Com
n1srce. reported with auendmsnts, the Senate
consider and report. what legislation Is needed
thtates % and its present
Mr.. Davis, OF West Virginia. objected. He
thought either the Commerce Committee or the
slider such subiec g. IL any inquiry was neees-
came ag. Placed on sSe eslendsr: ~
Mr.. Maxay, from the Commtttee on POST
offices and Po-troa is. reported back the bill to
designate. classify. aud tx the salaries. of per-
sons In the rsiwag h mail service and asked hat
consideration. a bill! on the. subject having
already been reported; 90 ordered:
Committee on Pensions. the pending aud all
prior orders were postponed. and the sena'e
proceeded 20 consider the pension bills on the
following ' persons fhonas W. Msafrse s '1S Of
Tennessee. Mrs. Mary Allison of Tennessee,
bill. In the absence Of Mr.. Thurman. was In
Of Florida. the bill for the erection of public
building at a. cost not to exceed 100000. at
Jacksonville, Fla. was taken up and passed as
was ayso tne Dill Tor the relief OF George Law, of
The consideration OF the Geneva award bill
was Ilen resumed. ana mFs Blaine epOk6 there
on at some length. arguing that Insurance com
Geneva award. for the reason that all their
losses were uch more than covered by the en-
hanced premiums received on account of war
rick. The men who paid these enhanced pre-
minms are entitled to reimbursement rather
further that this bill had Jagged In tue most ex.
traordinary m inner: ten weeks had elapsed
since the Introduction. He thought this Oon-
the lazy Congress
After 9 long and animated debate. in which
, Blaine, Thprmsn and Bayard participated, the
eHo,.se.-Mr. Cox, Of New York. asked for an
evening session next Thursday evening for the
that the Bill was Of urgent Importance. "a as the the
present immigration was uaexam pled - one
thousand ,sa F. day Il typhps followed the Irish
Iamine. as IN lSA1 and was brought hither. there
would be double necessity for providing Castle
larien. Harris Island Hospital. etc., against
disease at this gateway. Federal action was
MT. 0onger obieeted. as Port Huron received
migration at New York went West. He hon-d
Mr.. Conger would amend the blu if it did not
provide Tor his own port also. wnicn, however,
Ing fixed as requested.
, The regular order being demanded the
sse ne b
construction fund for the navy. Without de-
equip an expedition to the Arctic sea. "
The morning hour wes then dispensed with
and the House ct 1890 went into committee of
toe whole tMr. Nhittbnnae In the chair. on the
Indian appropriation bill.
a number of amendments were proposed and
Snere was great deal of desultory debate. but no
Important change was made In the bill. At 80
tne committee rose without finishing Its con.
sioeration and the House took recess until
s:se. tne evening session to bs devoted to the
mittee on Naval Affairs.
Inc house resssemhzsd at Z = 80 for the consii.
SIas99n n9 o. oiils reported from the Committee on
number OF bills were favorably considered
and passed. Including the bill appropriatiue
West FIa va tne erection Of naval wharf at Key
At $3.50 the House adjourned.