The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1882-06-01
XlvIIth CONGRESS.
[YIRsT SESSION.
SENATE

Mr.. Miller, Of California, introduced joint
resolution to authorize the President to declare
martial law in Alaska. Referred. The Geneva
Award bill came up - unhnished business, but
no progress was made. Mr.. Hoar addressed
the Senate on the subject Of the Geneva avard,
the question being upon the House bill on the
subject. Briefly stated, the bill makes pro-
vision for claims Of the exculpated cruisers
class and war premium to men to the exclusion
OF insurance companies. When Mr.. Hoar had
conclnded his explanation and advocacy of the
bill, Mr.. Garland moved . substitute looking to
payment of the insurance people, and exclud-
ing exculpated cruisers and war premium
classes. Mr.. Garland gave notice of further
amendment, referring the whole matter to the
Court Of Claims. The bill went over without
act1bn. The Secretary Of War asks q special
apprupriation Of $25, 900, not later than June
men and supplies, for the relief of the expedi-
ton Of Last year sent to Lady Franklin Bay.
The vote by which the 6ve-per-oent. bill was
passed was reconsidered. The bill providing
for distribution of the balance of the Geneva
Award among the war premiums Of exculpated
cruisers was passed ~ received from the
House, by vote Of thirty-eight to seventy
two.
Mr.. Logan reported favorably from the Mill
itary Committee and asked immediate consid-
Grafton Of the House joint resolution appro-
priating $16, ,000, 600 to supply the deficiency in
the appropriations for army pensions Of the
current fiscal year. Passed.
Mr.. Bayard reported from the Finance Com
mittee modification of the measure recently
reported by him as . substitute for the House
bonded spirits bill. Ordered printed as sub
stitute for the House bill on the subject. The
first section is as follows Section ALI ware
housing bonds hereafter taken shall be condi-
toned for the payment of tax ON spirits as
AL sw~AI - s.-k~ Rt,n
tax, if any has accrued under the provisions Of
this act and before removal from the distillery
warehouse, or special bonded warehouse,
and within five years from the date
Of their first entry into the warehouse,
the time within which distilled spirits
heretofore entered for deposit in distillery
warehouses or in special bonded warehouses
are required to be withdrawn therefrom, pur-
suant to the conditions Of any warehousing
bond taken within three years from the date OF
the first entry of such spirits into the ware
house, but such extension shall not be made in
any case, unless there shall be indorsed upon
or appended to the warehousing bond written
request therefor, and an acknowledgements Of
their liability under the terms Of said
bond for the period for which the extern
sion is granted, together with interest on
the tax which may accrue under the
provision of this act, as II the same were in
serted in the body Of said bond by the princi-
pal and sureties in the bond, to be duly exc
cuteO ana acknowledged Dy 0acn OF tnem Do
fore the Collector or Deputy Collector of inter-
nal Revenue, or some officer authorized by law
to take acknowledgment of deeds; provided,
that the sureties Of said bond are at the
time Of the request, satisfactory, or If the
sureties shall refuse to make the re-
quest and acknowledgment aforesaid, that
additional or new warehousing bonds
with sureties satisfactory to the Collector
shall be given. Sections 10 and IL Of the COM
mittee's original substitute are wholly omitted
/ from the new bill, being rendered superfuous
by the preceding amendment. The Senate bill
providing for the removal of distractions to
free navigation Of the navigable waters of the
United States, and requiring bridge corpora
passing without striking bridge piers, passed.
Consideration of the Japanese indemnity fund
bill Was resumed. Without action on the bill
or amendments, the Senate adjourned for the
day,