New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-03
FRENCH SPOLIATION CLAIMS.
CONGRESS LIKELY TO HAVE AN INTEREST
ING STRUGGLE
WILL THE HOUSE ADOPT THE SENATE AMEND
NEyr REFERRING TO THE INSURANCE
CL,IMs:-A CONTROVERSY BLTwEEN
TIE TWO HOUSES OVER LARGE
AMOUNTS or MONEY.

CLAIMS "A CONTkON ElNSl Dill" 'I@-'
TIE TWO HOUSES OVER LARGE
AMOUNTS or MONEY.
rRY TELEGRAPH TO THE TKlBuNE.l
vo.bipcton March within the next day and
nt-ht most interesting struggle viii take pace be-
tvrccn the friends and the enemies OF the french
- lin, The friend, OF the claimants
r. repeating ttr tactics OF last session. anu express
rho hone that they will be able TO squeeze through
1 ,Inr.a the senate Appropriation Committees
.ncrdmcnt 10 the General Deficiency blll' which VIII
,rrvc a., the entering wedge to commit Congress to
tbc policy OF appropating for inc payment Oh thcse
lonr.standnc claims. Inc amount %H'lcu w INC
.,pate committees amendment reporter 'o-uN Is
-, On, on1 ~ which includes the amount provided
['g' t,, senate, amendment to tho General De
-. hiI NJ last session, $1,239,Gss 96. and also
,c few additional cases reported since then from
the Court o! Claims.
senator Hale said this afternoon mat inc main
,r,ule would be encountered in the House. and that
nc senate would in all probability adopt the
amendment without serious opposition as 1t has done
Lctore lie added. dubiou,ly: The friends of the
cloims in the House say they can pass it there. but
tbov have said this before, you know. and have
been beaten
AZ tbe last session the House refused to concur in
the senate amendment by the decisive majority OF
~ but some OF the advocates OF the claims think
that at least that number OF Republicans voted against
,ho amendment at that particular time, through
f,,r that 4 camor might lie raised that would prejudice
the party in the pending campaign 50 that now tho
more s,ngine friend, Of the claim anticipate reverse
result By about the same majority.
The situation Of the claims is unquestonably critl-
cal As it is not to be expected that the incoming Dem
ocratlc House will be willing - commit Itself and It's
successors TO system OF appropriations which VIII
ultimately call for an aggregate of $30,OOo.ooO or
more. The total amount Of claims fled under the
act If January 20. Is75 directing the Court OF Claims
to examine and report with accommodation u Con
rrcss the petons Of French spoiation claimants, Is
abont 81 GOO and at the pace set by the court up
70 the present time about vesiXhs Of all The o'4l4
nctition, before the court adudiCated ana awaiting
adjudication will be acted upon iavorably. Out OF
2g3 cases hrst heard by the COURT ohY MY ono were
rejected and thi, facility in passing the 'li'i' mas
rudcy startled those Representatives in congress VINO
are excessively sensitive rs e. how ana "he" inc pun
lie money goc, Ii was partly for this reason ihas
The House Appropriations Committee At inc ld'i So
sion adopted the position OF the Government '"u'ei
bctore the court that these Claims were h''
valid: but the opposition Of the committee
was also founded on the opinion iHal
certain clas, of these claims, known a. hh'ur-
arcc Claims, were wholly without merit because mo
claimant, derived the full advantage Oh ihe'r rrAs
bv cXacting cNorbltaut premiums, and were ahead
II their lo-.c- notwithstanding tho capture OF YES
.eI, insured by them. The committee held ana sim
holds that the cuisines, OF a. Insurance company OF
an rdr,riicr i To take risks and 10 charge therefor
in accordance with the hazards and that IN TINS IN
stance they knew that safe Of war existed
The position Of the House Committee with icl'iehce
10 this special Glass 81 claims WAS made known |" te
senate Committee az the last session before the 'ehae
amendment 10 the Deficiency ill was reported ana
about 600 900 OF such case, which lad been brought
ian from the Court Of Claims were held back but upon
A critical examination Of the amendment repo'ueu -
the senate committee IL Wa, discovered INA, '"7
amendment provided for lot oi INSURANCE cd~''' 'P'
making th, discovery, when 1t came 10 report 10 'n'
House Oh the senate Amendment ''e i'0"''
said:
..Your committee arc advr I'd that 1t was the DC
uberae purpose Of tie senate, recognizing the force o
The objections herein stated the payment oi the IN
,urance cases TO omit all provision therefor !" '''
amendment which it inserted; but Notwithstanding
such avowcd purpose. upon a careful examination 10
appears that OF the -t3 claims covered " tc Si"0
or,crdmcnt I-5 OF them are Insurance cases
,rj, discovery caused good deal Of irritation III
tho Hans. a, the senate committees action Wa' looked
mon a, not exactly fair play. and 10 rcahF - All
attempt Ia deceive the House The explanation Wa
made however that all the insurance 't'e' proper
,rbich had been reported by the court Il Claims hah
ieen omitted by the senate committee In %'''f'ah'e
,th the .andinr That such Of the cltm' PROVIDED
o., o.. ,,ore classified by the House committee - Ia
.ur,pca ca were underwriters eases, which - FORM
of personal or syndicate Insurance 10 "H'h an III
suiAucs company b, not necessarily party lhc'c
49, ,i,. ,,,,sar thu, 10 havo been construed by tie
,st. committee a., personal in their character, and
,,er.. accordingly included with thc direct spoHa"h
case, In the amendment
q.,. ,,,J.rvrit.rs' cases arc hrgyly from Boston.
A. du,inr the period covered rs the ho,thtIc, at sea
Lc;vecn France and the United aaic'-l'0'' l''o ANA
15OO-thcre Wa no insurance company DONG business
at thai mort or AT least that Ia, appeared a. "A
claimant ,odcr the ACT Of January 20. 1-7J. The >ys
,o, M underwriting obtained universally in Boston.
ou arcouut If a sentiment of the times that 1t was
r.r,or IA corporatc Insurance, that companies were
! no. r,nu,rcd nor couuteuauccd The only insurance
cOmpauica now IN c>i-'eno1 "i' G,,J' ,L a.,
under tlh- and which "a bh,lhe-s during ,hS pe
| rind m,ui oucd are the NOrth American ana inc rem
syiyaaa, OF Philadelphia, bo'h Di W'hcn ny H.ro
| claims. other companies t|lIh'll' H'Iullue ti"
Marine Of Baltimore and the luicd states ana 'olutl
biau Of NcW- York. represented by receivers or 10y
! ths successor. Of receivers.
'' T. considered most likely that the presence Of the
,rdcry ritcr,' cases ia the senate amendment Of lNi
session the Immediate cause OF inc adverse d'l1
! senate committees amendment reporter To-Day IL j.
NOT lear that the same objection VIII not no" Apply
in the House with equal loice lhcaS l." 'a'c' Twp
I resent more than 5-OOOJN .,,. -,
| II is understood that the House committee VIII
| present strong opposition TO the senate amendment
NOT only on the spcciOu- ground al ohlecuOh To Inc
claim, presented in it, report Oi la-t session, but upon
| The general ground that the appropriations Of the
rrent session have reached sach an cnOlmOu, figure
mar uullc policy demands the cutting OF OF every
| thing that can be spared. The opponents Of TIC
| claims in the House will say that th, amendment
means that $50 100000 shall he appropriated 10y Con
gic-s for this purpose, and that the Fl,3OoOOO no"
called for Is rot the real Issue. There WIN DC q
struggle, however and IL VIII be an interesting one
A VETO BY TIE PRESIDENT
Washington. March 2.Thc President has sent 10 il'
| senate a veto message the senate bill coHfcrrnl
jurisdiction on the Court Of Claims to inquire into anc
| J.4.r,.ir. how much hull, Cf tie United