The daily gazette., 1882-08-01
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fAs bh TSe Naval Bin FASse0 - go
hHOs..usisan hOu.s FRAUD. ,ss,v4i t,alIs
1%S..sulSssost August g,Ss House H,a Yesterday ,s
ov we're referred back e sV1u. sSIa Gs'u
'nd n.bs NV viii be buried dutlI X. s hngsb,Eo
Shsfe ule1 y,ong the latter was ing ggas..oi
rss. Anous IN retirement oi General
Odd1lge le.aO ,O' thIs bin was reached there WSre
6nns When W.t,ons t from all parts OF the
Eoahcting I1tI y n Ne laid on the table or Pc
gambler tla. ~ y military committee. The
Nlared 70 .ne ,eoasnre made a hurried ean-
snaSs y the House and ai.et lIe,,nS sods do,vn tbs
~ h.m,,iuq :, An succeeded in Young ~ How 'd H. H.
panaum,ls IsiH y lsble, the yeas peing y, 49, ~ e
notion Y The proposition 70 Islss W. u
biys o. = ne military affairs cpmmlE1ee
ns'slre " w., sS and carried to an oyerwhel1 w.
w then pu' "A 4 member Of this committee
Ig majority a. the statement that the refer
b mthon!y ~ ~ death Of the bill Tor the
nse means ,,.i,I M not make favorable report
4 the subject. ,,..,,an, was creatad during
Anpp.sd AnIpIpssdings to-day by the inIeTrupupn
n PiO.h '.,,her to make privilegea FepQrt
ia,la.autIy mtart It was rumored that tne eH,
nd l1SMa. .," u the River and Harbor pill
selea Isa5 wv - Il proved, however. 70 De q
10 arlIseu, vonort on the Greeks orphan
safsrenGs e ,Sa wsS subsequently adopted, and
und lInls Whit TAX recess till evening to dis
Y ~ tSS, Senate did not think i necessary 2
~ ln' yea, ven and nay vote on tne naval olli y
w v. [ojClock. but agreed to II ~ AMENDED
ne 'sa u,O' 1y.secretary Robeson, who wins
y !, VOso, a. a. the time, hurriediy vacated
Ine .nSaa nyU, n Ma vsy TO the House, where he
= wenueS l" Oh.erved s engaged In an animated
= soon a"n TD' With General Roeecrans pf
aveISs''OIn s. nnHuo the consideration Of the
lO14tSi p,1i N day he protectionists and free
w W. ~. had a test vote on the proposition bf
~, uInp Vance to strike out the clause
,s"I,ug NJ the construction Of two steam
.I.sr l1S'vd nfdomestic steel. The Republicans,
s. s.sa Ne Messrs. Brown Of Georgia,
nlv.u'd NV 4 Alabama, and German OF Mary
\ vo,A lot home industry, while the
S sS.,OSs, dthe Democrats voted against.
0.a.,y 1.,.., y,hone was also sat down upon,
,s 49, plperease the appropriation f0r
1".ss % Of Yards and docks from S270I-
sNDOO6 being defeated, only seven |
r OtiDr for the scheme. The bill as |
n urTideB for the existing navy, with
Msuton Of the monitor clause. The
.Sry tiyl bin was taken up as soon as the |
s,vere cleared Of the naval measure,
Nd expected that final vote Will He |
rhd by Wednesday afternoon.
understood thatthe House committee |
negotiations will non-concur at onde
ksll The Senate amendments TO tile
!. suuppriatlon bill and ask, the ap-
Dtnent Of conference Immediately.
THE VENEZUELA FRAUD.
h, Committee on Foreign Affairs to-day
red to the House for adoption q joint
Vtlon providing for new mixed com
ion, In accordance with the treaty Df
HIS, 1866, with Venezuela. The corr
Ne find that the commission of 1868,
ut which SO much has been said, was
ululent and review the testimony taken
be Forty y-fourth Congress to prove ills
alalent character. It VIII be remeIh-
THAT David Talmage Of New York ,ohe
b commissioners Thomas N. Stilwell Df
snn, Indiana, the then Minister;
r Murray of st. Paul, Minnesota,
d The counsel Juan +. Machado, w.,
Cusccas, the umpire, and William III.
Aeh, q paint and lead merchant in New
!, we're very badly smirehed by the in-
ntOn Of 1875. The last named did
know Stilwell, Murray or Machado and
kbeeame attorney for the prosecution
ase claims before the commission for
En of $525, 600, upon which the com
hn allowed $352,Sl4. Machado, j l.,
umpire, was in the employ of Talmage
Murray was brother-in-lAw of Still
twill be seen that It was very close
IOniOn, and the Venezuelan commits
~ francesca Conde, was powerless TO pre-
iheiraud. In addition to the fraudulent
vance Of claims, fifty per cent. com
aOn was exacted of certain claimants,
81 wa collected through Murray as at-
ey fees, In the case OF one Seth Drigtks,
mage retained $3.50, 900 In certifleates,
award made In his name being $500, ,O(|O.
ppea1s that the claims presented 10 the
omission aggregated 81 1923 ,273, of which
commission allowed 81 ,253, $40. OF this
punt the umpire allowed S579, ,665. Fiatv
cent Of the amount allowed, II distti-
ea, Eould have given to each OF the
nae.