The Osceola times., 1882-07-15

further unimportant action the bill laid over
as unfinished business, Mr. sherman intmating
that either the bonded spirits bill or the bank
charter extenson bill would Oust the present bill
from It's position. II pending debate were resumed
......O on motion OF Mr. Logan, the senate insisted
upon the amendments 10 the army appropriation
bill. and nessrs Logan, Plumb and Ransom were
appointed conferees. The clause relative to
compulsory retirement of army officers will not
go 10 the committee, the House having concurred
In Senate amendment designating Ga as the age,
instead Of g.. ~ originally proposed in the House
bill. The proposition Of the Senate TO make re-
tirement optional instead of compulsory afier 40
years service Will receive con,idefation OF the
conference committee, as will also the Senate
amendment exempiDg from the retirement pro
vision professors of the military academy, and
providing that the general of the army shall be
retired without reduction in his current pay and
allowances
June l3.-Mr Grover from the Military Commit
tee, reported favorably as amended, the Senate
bill granting certain rights of way TO the san Fran
cisco and oceun shore Rolroad Company Mr..
Garland introduced a supplement TO the recent
Geneva award act, providing for the claims of
British owners ofproperty seized when under the
American nag......Mr, Browns resolution supply
ing eacn Senator with 81 ,9O1 clerk, was rejected
Ayes, 20; nays, 2s..;....The hill to Inappropriate
money for the benefit OF Southern mail contract
ors was laid over until tomorrow at the request
of several senators, who desired TO examine it..
gee. Senate bill TO give every officer whose name
l. borne on the naval list - years, and who has
served full term chief OF Bureau the rank that
Of Commodorel which he would have if he was
retired while Chief OF Bureau was rejccted-l0 TO
&..... Messrs Plumb Dawes and Coz krell were con
stituted conireres on the district appropriation
bill MIR. Blair made aspeech upon iitcracy in
the states and the urgent need for adequate ap-
preparation in aid of common schools......Senate
bill referring the cotton claim OF the estate Of
Stirling + Austin TO the Court of Claims passed
Mr. Allison reported back from the Finance
Committee. with amendments, House sank char
ter extension bill. Ordered printed and recon-
mitted. THE Japanese indemnity bill was con
sidered in committee, and Mr. Morrills amend
ment, ordering the destruction OF bonds in which
the fund was invested, prevailed. Yeas 26 nays,
23.....The only other notable feature of the pro.
ceedings in committee of the whole was the
speech 10y Mr.. Logan denunciatory OF the princi-
pies of prize money, and explanatory OF the in
consistency Of allowing interest upon IL for the
benefit of the wyoming aiter the payment of in
tercst on the money 10 be returned to Japan had
been refused. The prize money claim was reduc.
ed more than sl(aCo0 by deducting accumulated
interest. The conclusion of the committee not to
pay Japan accumulate interest which the indeIn-
nifty had earned wss reiterated in the Senate-25
TO ~ Upon the passage of the bill several of its
original advocates, Messrs Conger, Butler and
charges made by the Senate. MI sherman said
he would vote against it, because he believed il
to be a sensational bill, and thought the meney
was not due Japan. Mr.. Logan said he would
vote against the bill for the reason that il did
not suit him. lI.aughterl He deprecated higgling
over the question from one Congress to another
and asserted that the return of interest MS well
principal was essential TO vindicate the honor
and credit of the nation. The bill passed-yeas
35; nays, 10. The bill, as passed, authorizes and
directs the President to pay to the Government of
Japan s7s5,ooo in legal coin, through the United
States Minister to Japan, and directs that all
bonds now owned or controlled by the State de-
partment, and designated in department reports
as THE japanese indemnity fund.- shall be can
ceed and destroyed. Section directs the Secre-
tary of the Treasury TO pay from the treasury
go as prize money to the officers and crews
of the United States ship Wyoming and the steam
cr Tokiana, or their legal representatives, for
services in the straits of shmonoseh in 1868 and
| 1854. no paymenr to be made 10 the assignee of
any mariner, but TO the mariner himself his legal
representatives, or his or their duly authorized
attorney Adjourned.