Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-06-16
'FELECRAPHIC
AMERICA.
pEcIAL DISPATCHES TO THE DAILY TIMES.
UNITED STATES.
Railroad Scheme Helped-Senators to
Do Without Clerks-Japanese Indem.
nifty Bill Passed-Etc.
SENATE

DO without ClerkS-JapaneSe Indem.
nifty Bill Passed-Etc.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-Grover, of
Oregon, from the Military Commit
tee, reported favorably on the amend
ed Senate bill granting the right of
way to the San Francisco and Ocean
Shore Railroad Company.
Garland, of Arkansas, introduced
a supplement to the recent Geneva
Award act, providing for the claims
of British owners of property seized
when under the American flag.
Browns (of Georgia) resolution
supplying each Senator with a
81, 200 clerk was rejected-yeas 90,
nays %.
The Senate bill to give every Off
Ger whose name is borne on the naval
list for 80 years, and who has served
full term as chief of bureau, the
rank of commodore, which he would
have if he was retired while chief OF
a bureau, was rejected-yeas 10,
nays 35.
Plumb, Dawes and Cockrell were
constituted members of the Confer
ence Committee on the District Ap-
priation bill.
Blair, of New Hampshire, made a
speech upon the illitcracy in certain
States, and urged the need for ade-
quate appropriations in aid of the
common schools.
Allison, of Iowa, reported back
from the Finance Committee, the
House Bank Charter Extension bill
1t was ordered printed and recon-
mitted.
The Japanese Indemnity bill was
considered in committee Of the whole
and Morrill's amendment ordering
the destruction Of the bonds in which
the fund was invested prevailed-27
yeas, 23 nays.
The only notable feature of the re
mainder Of the proceedings in com
mittee Of the whole was the speecl
made by Logan, denunciatory Of til.
principle Of granting prize money
and explanatory of the inconsistency
of allowing interest upon it for the
benefit of the Wyoming crew, aftel
the payment of interest on til,
money to be returned to Japan hac
been refused. The conclusion of til,
committee not to pay Japan the ac
cumulated interest was reiterated
25 to 90.
Upon the passage of the bill sew
eral elf its original advocates statet
that their opposition to it was il
view of the changes made by the Sen
ate.
Sherman said he would vot
against it. He believed it to be
sensation bill, and thought th
money was not due Japan.
Logan said he would vote agains
the bill for the reason that it did no
suit him he deprecated hagglin,
over question from one Congress t.
another, and asserted that the return
of the interest, as we'll as the princi
pal, was to vindicate the honor an,
credit of the nation.
The bill as passed authorizes an
directs the President to pay the Gov
ernment of Japan $7S5,OOO in lega
coin, through it's United States Mir
lister to Japan; and directs that a
bonds now owned or controlled b
the State Department and designate
in the reports as the japanese Ii
demnity Fund shall be Cancelled an
destroyed.
Section 2 directs the Secretary {
the Treasury to pay from the Trea:
ury $4,000 as prize money to tn
officers and crew of the United State
ship Wyoming and steamer Takains
or their legal representatives, for SCI
vices in the Straits of Shimouski,
1863 and '64. Nopayment to be mad
to the assignee of any mariner, br
only to himself or his legal repr,
sentative.
Adjourned.
Ladies' and children's hats, the late
STYLES, at Leon Fuld's