Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-04-28
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THE GENEVA AWARD,
pelng participated 10 oy snch leaders as Edmunds,
thurman niaine ana carpenter The debate was
openeo ny very SPIRITED tilt between senators
carpenter ana Blame, which served to whet the
interest OF tne pubic and secure large audiences
IN the galleres during the greater portion OF the
WEN ine man question discussed was whether
the large sum OF money remaining OF the amount
AWARDED ny the GENEVA tribunal should remain
where u now H. IN the United States treasury, or
DC pofuoneu out TO the insurance companies Tor
war rISRs war premiums, etc MIR. Carpenter
openeu .ne ueoa'e ny arguing In favor OF the
c"''uis VI 'ne insurance companies lie believed
'""' '"e on''eu ou'tes WINE not forced, yet was
'por"'y oounu W pay tne Claims OF the insurance
companies upon which claims the award was
n'aue' ihe"c'oi ioif had oeen quoted rs barring
out .neSe Chains Az the time congress passed
.na' Ia" !" was wei known that there was a. great
u'netenee among senators as TO the proper dispo-
passed. was designed " leave the question now
oeiore tne SENATE entirely undecided lie referred
10 'ne previous ueoates MADE on TINS question IN
the senate ana ridiculed the speech Of MT Blaine,
IN winch 'he ia'ter hsd remarked That 1t was de-
grazing ior tne united states to appear before
.n's ','u"n"' NV an attorney Mr. carpenter be-
iie'eu' no"eVer' there was hothing degrading IN
soNe'nnop. projecting Its ciuzehs' we had
P'eScn'e" wv" ha''ohal anu pt'ate ciaiins 10 the
.riouha'' ou' only tue atter class was admitted
we u'u no' ehpect 10 get anything ior national
c'a'ns' nor uiu we expect 10 soothe our wounded
honor WIN sn'iiings Inc government REIN
q"'S"eu '"'S oiai"'' 'he tribunal hao excluded II,
anu '"e ""a'u WAS secured on tne Claims OF pf-
V",e 'nu'V'uuais' but IN order 10 oring IN these
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nau e,nanc'F,'eu ninseit rom tne records and
-o",e" through the oiue etner OF craftsmanship
ne naa re''u ie''er written by oaleo Cushing IN
"n'eh ne says Una. .he claiu's Oh insurance COM
p'"'es were M goou as oohds' ana maintained
Una. 'ne ie'ter alleged 10 nave peen written by
OusninR' "nicn was read ny Mr' Blame, was
wholy spurious. In proof oil TINS he read an ALL
aa'" ny D. L'neuon ""fd, ne" iork attorney
~'e 0o"'o's"''o'' "e'u WIZ" Nus"'"s s"o'us
"''', 'ue "ppe'''a".e Vi 'ne 'e.'e'' III WHICH he
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"'' D'"'"' 'ou'' "o' 81" q"'e' any 'o"se'' anu
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This seemed n be esneciallv exasnera,;r, 10 H.
Blaine. and he renlied with great b;,,erness
Some Of bis criticisms NJ Mr. Carnenter ware mo,
leries The letter of the Hon CaIeb Cushing be
said was such tonph mt for the senator IN cracl
that there was nothing for him but tn po ont into
the lobby and get the affidavit of the attorney of
the insurance compapies that Cushing never wrote
this letter The document had been known for
wears. and there was no doubt of its authenticity
He would inform the honorable senator that one
of the first reonisites of n good LAWYER ia facts
and on that question. said he "as Daniel Webster
once said / am tn he manfred of nor informed
nm " Mr. Rlaine tho, trr,ed his I.nco touo,d
Sana,or Th,r,.r 90 o,o -, ,hosa ,,ho had ,.;,,od
hin, of mn, ha,n, a lawvar NJ Thrrma, doniod
,ha, ha hoa o,or donos .vo. 80, h,uo ;, -
,or,.d p,aino ..,ho coed. ,,;,l H., ;, {,
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with laughter. The war Of words was continued
for some time between Blaine, Carpenter and
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SENATOR rpursos, ,por,rxr
AGAINST tho claims referred N Ue co,,d No,
,groo with o,,hor Tho sono,or from, M,,no ~ ,ha
.ena,or t,o,, wisoons,, a. q, ,ho ;,,,,or,a,,o q,
tho r,,rro ~ ,ho o,in,or Tho ,,n,,a r,;,h, an,or
tain in regard to our distribution OF the money
It was a matter of our own domestic concern.
The real question at issue was whether the United
States owes legal or moral right to the insurance
companies first, the war premium men second, or
ANYBODY else. Reading from the treaty. he said
it was plain that it was a claim of the United
States, as a government against Great Britain. a.
"A government. for the action of certain rebel
cruisers The claim. in the first place. was n ma
tiopal claim; not a claim REPRESENTING private
LOSSES for which the owners had a claim to in
demnity; not claim of a government The in
Jury that one government commits against another