The Republican journal., 1881-12-22
The Geneva Award.

| otLldlOl TIttJ WIN Has Ill Tue pdSI Ut
| voted his great energies, while a memb Der
| of the H0use of REPRESENTATIVES. for q
| ,.:t: 3 ~ ,.1 : -. !
iooo6hi'ioii " tAo ~ diP''ou - uiooi oiu
| war premium claimants from the Geneva
| Award Fund, has introduced into the
| Spnata two hills for raviviur tho A1ohaua
| r,n. II ~ Sona+o noeL. WI
Souit' - Uiio ,ooIolo' bcoolhool =, MI
| RYE asked anu, Oy unanimous consent,
| obtained leave to bring in the following
| hill. which WAS read twice and refarrad
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| W tue Nolhhlittoo oll tuo ouulcldly.
| SEC l. That an act approved June wenty-third
eighteen hundred and seventy four, entitled IAN
act for the creation Of court for the adiu udcation
and disposition OF certain moneys received into
the Treasury under an award by tribunal Of arbi-
ration constituted by virtue of the first article Of
the treaty concluded at Washington the eighth OF
May, ammo Domini eighteen hundred seventy -une
between the United States Of America aud the
Queen Of Great Britain" be and the same hereby
is revived and re-enacted and continued al! the
provisions thereof to take effect from and after
the approval OF this act except changed modi-
fled by this act
SEC =, That section eleven of said act be and
the same is hereby, amended so to read as fol
lows.
SEC. 4 That it shall be the duty of said court
70 @ rteeiHe ana t examine 81 claims admssoe un
resotin from darago "aseJ Nv tho snooiad ~
surgent cruisers and their tenders which operated
on the bigh seas during the late rebellion, and to
decide upon me amount and validity OF such
e''4S Ia WIN 'ue prov ''sioLS lefelhai
1el contained, ana according 10 the principles OF
ia" anu lhe Leits oi tne se'etai cases All eiatnS
sI'uil ~ Fellieu ps we ohth VI 'he cialhanN' ahu
l!ea "'lhih said court "ltnln Sl& months next a.
yer 'ne Iatloh tneIeol, aS proVlqeo III Stcnoh
e'Snt vi 'ns ac' anu 10 ciaiil SnaI De received
ol elat sa4 no' nave oeeh
>" nleu "nil ttio tInle dloIesald' put every sucn
"hIePiesen'eu eiai snail oe ueeihea ana heil 70
oe hu"l5a anu n cohc'uslEely "aiFeu ana barred
SEO ina' ~ clfiul Shall Do received oi con
s!ueIeu py sau court tuat was "lthin lhe Juf'auie
~ ~ y tne 1puit ~ 40 " Isllnii' cons s''tu'eu
HS0 4nat ms ae' sna'4 ny oe construct aS
III "ut wa! t"S' tA'eHp'nst vi S"nt! IL
di! oi 'he cou of appointments OF Judges
% Vicela VI tpe s"lu No"it o ooihiliiSSlouefS OF
Alaoalla ci"lns' lssueu anu 1ade pv virtue oI
say ~ ~ 's'unt n ae'
DhN ~ ina, al! uoue! necessary 'oI 'ne pay
r1 ~ ~ " tt L iies vi Si'r Juuseo anu oIioeiS gu
M y en.s A.. aN lol " laH "l expenses
- 'e ealu eoit he.epy ie es'apilsHel, are neFepN
Appropriated out ol any moneys III we treasury
uVt p'hel "4'e apPiopi 4oteu an oI "Aicu snal4 oe
tettnoulneu out vi We sa'u uIeS PeAueu ilioney
oeIole %Hy Vi tGe Juagihen's leHuere0 under 'h''
g. eHai' po pay"
MI. RYE also ASKED, ana, Dy unanl-
NOUS consent obtained leave to bring in
the following bin which was read twice
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ulclaTN
SIC. l. Ina: the Court OF Commissioners OF
Alabama Claims, created by chapter four hundred
and nifty nine OF the laws Of the Forty third Con-
gress, ls hereby re established, IL manner and
with tbe Obligations. duties and pow erS imposed
and conferred by said chapter, except as changed
or modified by this act.
SEC mat the number OF Judges tor sald court
shaH pe thTee ana Tie agreement OF two OF the
Judges shall be necessary to decide any question
ARISING before SAID court
SEE 3 That the judges Of the court hereby re
established shall convene and organize in the city
of Washington as soon as practicable after their
appointment; and the court SO organized shall eX
Isl eighteen months; and all claims provable un
der TINS act shall be verified and flied with the
clerk OF said court within SIX months from its or
gauIzatlon, Or they shall be held to be waived and
barred And should It be found impracucable to
complete the work OF the sand court before the eX
PIauon OF the SAID eighteen months, the Presi
dent may, by proclamation, extend the time OF
duration thereof 10 period rot more than twelve
months beyond the expiration OF the sald eighteen
months and IN such case all the provisions OF the
act sLall be taken and held to be the same az
| though the continuance Of the said court had been
originally hxed by TINS act at the limit to which It
may be thus extended
SEC. Ih&t such court snail consider and al
low al c!alms properly proved, ana not heretofore
adJudlcated, directly resulting from damage done
on the high seas BY Confederate cruisers during
the late rebellion including vessels and cargoes at
tackled and taken on the high seas, or pursued BY
them theretrom, although the loss or damage oc
CURED WITHIN three miles CT the shore, winch
claims shall ne considered as claims Of the first
class; and shaIl also consider and allow as see
onu class claims foI the pay ment OF premiums tor
Wal flshS "hether lalu TO corporations, agents, Or
lAulFldualS, after the salllng OF any Confederate
cruiser IN determining which 1t shall be The duty
! OF the court TO deduct any sum IN any way re
ceVed by or paid to the claimant in dimlnuuon OF
ne amount PAID tor any such premium so thai
the actual loss only SHAH be allowed
SEC D. mat the Judgments rendered BY said
court under this act shall be paid by the Secretary
OF the Treasury out of the United States pursuant
TO article seven Of the treaty Of Washington, and
ne interest accrulng therefrom, not expended IN
payment Of claims heretofore proved and allowed
under the provisions Of said original act, and the
act extending the time for the fling OF claims
hereunder, and Of expenses under this act
SEC. That judgments rendered in the first
class shall be paid If the sum OF money remain
ing after provision for eXDpnSps and the iudU-