The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-13
WASHINGTON.
Old War Claims DisaIIowed-That
DiscOurtesy Business-Other Notes.


DiscOurtesy Business-Other Notes.
WASHINGTON. April 12.-Second-
Comptroller Maynard, has disallowed
the claims OF the Globe Mutual Insura
ance Company, of st. Louis. and
twenty-four other insurance companies,
amounting in the aggregate to S9i.s7I,
for losses under policies taken by them
upon steamboats, employed in the
government service in Transporting
troops and supplies for the use Of the
army during the civil war in 1861 and
1853.
The Second Comptroller has also dis
allowed the claim OF the Powhattan
Steamship Company for the services Of
the steamer George Peabody. and of the
owners of twenty-three other steam
boats for their earnings while in the
government service during the civil
war in 1852 and 1868, amounting TO S73 :
600. The claims were for compensation
for certain days when the vessels were
Land up for repairs, and were being re
paired by their owners.
Acting Secretary Fairchild has re-
fceiyed n telegram, signed by Collector
Hager, Surveyor Tinnin and Superin-
tendent Lawton, of San Francisco.
dated the 10th inst. of which the fol-
lowing Is copy: I'VE called last even
ing on the Chinese Embassy, and as
sured the minister that IL was n misap-
preheasion If he thought that discount
esy or disrespect was intended 10 be
shown either mis- govern rent or himself
on his arrival at this pol - The Minister
was invited TO visit the nited States
mint, which invitation he accepted"
The House committee on Territories.
to day, by a vote of 8 to 5, agreed TO
report fayorably the bill to provide for
the organization of Indian Territory
and the public land strip into the Terri
tory of Oklahoma. The bill provides
that nothing in it shall be so construed
as TO disturb the existing property or
the treaty rights of the Indians. The
bill also provi6 es that the public land
strip shall be opened to settlement
under the provisions of the homestead
laws only. and that as soon as the Creek
and Seminole tribes and Cherokee tribe
shall give their assent, the unoccupied
lands ceded by these Indians to the
United States shall be opened to settle
ment under the five years settlement.
laws.
Senator Sherman submitted, in the
Senate, to-day, an amendment TO the
House labor arbitration bill. The
amendment was ordered to lie over and
be printed. II is as follows: To strike
out all after the enacting clause of the
bill and insert as follows:
Section That a commission is here
by created, called the arbitration COM
mission, 10 consist of twelve members.
composed as follows: Two members of
the Senate, TO be appointed BY the Pre-
sicent Of the Senate, three members OF
the House of Representatives, to be ap-
pointed by the Speaker of the House,
and seven members from civil life. to
be appointed by the President of the
United States, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate. not more
than four of whom shall belong to one
political party, who shall be selected for
their superior intelligence as to the in
dustrial aud laboring interests OF the
country. The civil commissioners shall
receive as compensation for their service
each at the rate of $40 per day, when en-
gagged in their duty. and each member
OF the commission shall receive actual
travelling and other necessary expenses.
SEC. 2,-That il shall be the duty of
the said commission TO take into con
sideration, and thoroughly investigate,
all the various controversies that have
arisen, or are likely to arise, between
employers and employees. whether they
be corporations or associations or pri-
vate individuals, and whether engaged
in the transportation, manufacturing,
mining or other industrial interests OF
the United States, so far as they relate
to such controversies between rival and
competing companies or between trans
portation, manufacturing and mining
companies and their employees, and for
the purpose of fully examining the
matters which may come before 1t, the
said commission. in the prosecution OF
its inquiries. is empowered to visit such
different portions and sections OF the
country as II may deem advisable.
SEC. 3.-That the commission shall
make to Congress a final report OF its
investigation and the testimony taken
in the course Of the same. not later
than the first Monday in December,
1886. and especially of such measure or
measures as in its judgment may be
expedient and within the Constitutional
power of Congress to adopt for the de-
cision and the settlement Of such con
troversies and the proper means TO
avoid or prevent the same.