New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-14
xLv1th CoNGREss-IId SESSION.


REGULAR REPORT Oh PROCEEDINGS.
THE SENATE DEBATES THE GENEVA AWARD hILzs
AND TIE HOUSE PASSES TIE ABMr BfEA AT
LAST. y
SENATE. WASHINGTON. April Is. 1880.
In the Senate to-day. Messrs, Voorhees, and
Kerpan were appointed members Of the Joint Committee
o. the two houses consider seged losses OF
from evasion Of the stamptax on cigars and anufac-
tured tobacco.
The PRESIDENT pro tempore laid before the Senate
communication from the Secretary Of War in regard to
sawyer's improved csnister The Secretary SAYS the
canister is beat knoWn and the only used by the
Department. but there ts no way 20 compensate Mr.
Sawyer Tor his invention except by direct appropr
The FOL owing bills we're reported from committee and
placed on she calendar:
TO cEeate aTanR Commission with aeend9ents)
reminding certain tobacco taxes TO citizens Oh ASnoh
To aushor,so the willow springs Diery Company to use
certain building In Omaha.
The Garland farif Commission bill was reported aud
NJ PEiTT rep. Ccnn-l, from The Committee on Pen,
SONS h tS ias ~ uapp a. sSoye
Pennsy vana: Passed. ,-, -. A..
peason Soa now ask for the Immediate
Consideration 0. ell these Peasion BILLS
the morning business should be disposed or
Mr. MAxEY tDem., Texss) gave notice that be TUnId
object Insist proceeding with the calendar IN
In sIIIER (pem Oregon introduced biz forfeit
to the Oregon Central Railroad Company. Referred.
ing rghI OF way to the North River Rao DAD Company
On motion OF Mr. BUTLER Dem. s. ca the joint res.
olutoB egazng the health ordinances OF tue District
Of Columia was taken up. -, ,
ton il was passed-yeas 40 nays g. TIC ordinances
lgazed ar those OF the lac DISTRICT Board Of Heath
as revised amended and adopted November IL. 1870.
with c.rain exceptions.
The moTuns hour having expired tHe Senate resumed
Toe fieor was yielded to MIR. DAVIS Dem III who
sne MT who recognised
the rgts subrogation SHOULD deny that underwriters
owners OF vessels destroyed BY the nculpated cruisers.
Mr. DAVIS contended that all CLAIMS except those FOR
direct iDculpated cruisers rejected,
therefore have right 10 divert the award 70 the
paymeht Of other claims; ane AWARD WAS t mace 1na
nents Of the committee elil 1t IL unfortunate that the
claim II coni not 10 that event srsued that
the award was 10 the Government as National fund,
Mr.: HOAX iRep, Msssl after few remarks, moved
the of 1s74 excludes claims for Losses by nsur
In debate on the motion Mr. BLAINE (Rep.. Mel said
that some DAYS ago the Senator from Ohio Mr Thur;
maui SAID that the American commercial marine had
,ss 's nsS By SseE e oHssssta M II
correct the Impression produced by the assertion
Of S%sS 81 s SaRS
ssehaG, marine Richard GS6dSSS to ocs s6s
aSainst this bin than Mr. Blaine could hope to make
sYo '' have BEEN Csrryns on hostes from these
shores against tho people Of tine United States said
damage on country greater than would be produced
by MANY ordinary 1t is estimated that the loss
s Sas been es Sa small mall
part Of the injury which has been inflicted on Inc
S @ s Ss he
Of the world lie largely carried If you the
rate Of on the flag OF any maritime power you
canse it ia NO longer profitable for merchants
faeturers to employ ships to carry freight when those
so winch
gentleman in order 90 show tho way IN which this has
stand what eros satire Il is to say u,s our
sT' ac se ess sa Of Os the
quarter ending June 30. 1860. was S92,00O,0O0.
and s5000OO00 In foreign bottoms THIS state of :hngs
rapidly changed the war continued tor it appears
sss for the gss o sosS t 29ss 81 S s tT
ss0oooo0 Of which only ESQ 600 900 was carried in
You zee, therefore, that complete revolution must
&ss Wsc Of RsSs fen rec on the
masters and owners Mr. Blaine said further that he
Thought the doctrine OF subrogaton had been strained
Mr. TMURMAS tDsm.. Ohio, said TO strike out the
pras i " the Bill nopea nsSeSTs tSa
on bin had ended. Ho expected TO close the debate
In support q tee e 6ill. ,n ns,, ,r,ror.oa tho
hi in a long speeah He said that he conid
not sec any reason for discrimination aSainSt just
incompatible with our dignity as o Nation TO pay the
money any Dut tnOSe 10 WnOm IL WAS ana
Ssh0uid do the insurers would still have valid
lklsim te reimbursement hereafter.
Mr.. BLAINE rep, Mel asked what construction Mr.
ard placed the letter OF the Secretary Of State to
the American counsel at Geneva, instructDG them TO
secure award without restriction 10 Its disrlDu
ton.
Mr.. BAYARD answered that Congress was not bound
by the letters OF the Secretary 0f State but by the action
OF the tribunal.
Mr.. BLAINE said there not q word In the pro
ceejnRs show that Individual clsims recognized
A colloQuy then ensled between Mr. BLAINE rep,
Mel, AIR. fAURaAN (Deni., Oh0) and Mr. CAkPEN-
TER lRep Wis.f
Pending debate, at AS p. m on motion Of Mr. WAL
LACE Dem. PENN the Senate went into executive
session. and when the doors reopened the Senate
adjourned until Tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
In the House Of Representatives to-day MIR.
SHALLEHBERGER (Rep, Penn.l called attention TO