Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-28
SPOLIATI0N CLAIMS.
Senate Appropriation 10 Pay Them En-
dOrSed by the House.
ADDITIONAL TAX on BEER, ETC.
The Proposition Voted Down-Fi1-
ca-Checsc Bill Goes Over-I'utier
Anti-BonG Biil-onuici Speaks on
silver.
silver.

nous consent for the CONSIDERATION Vi
private bills withered and died
under the objection OF Mr.. KEN Popu-
lisO. OF Nebraska, and Mr.. Lacey re
publlcan), of Iowa, called up the con-
ference report on the bill to relieve set
tiers on the Northern Pacific railroad
indemnity lands and it was agreed 10.
Mr.. Cannon Republican,, OF Illinois
called up the general deficiency appro-
priation bill, and addressed the House
in opposition TO the motion made yes
terday by Mr.. Mahon Oepublican). OF
Pennsylvania. TO concur in the Senate
amendment appropriating money to pay
French spoliation and war claims. lie
said that early in the session there was
passed a deficiency bill carrying about
100000. The pending bill as It passed
the House carried total of &1@'Wo. To
this the Senate added $4,000. This, Mr.
Cannon asserted, was altogether the
most extraordinary act he had ever
known In all his experience in Congress
lie argued that the placing Of these
French spoiatlon and war claims upon
the bill was in violation OF the rules OF
the Senate and the House alike, ana
ought 10 be rejected.
While speaking Of the spoliation
claims Mr. Cannon spoke Of some OF
them being due 20 collateral heirs OF
the original claimants. Whereupon Ar.
Grosvonor Republicanl. of Ohio, asked
III the government keeps on refusing to
pay IT'S debts. won't all of them be pald
finally to collateral heirs?'
Mr.. Mahon Rcpublican). OF Pennsyl-
vania. advocated the amendment, as
sertinc that it was only by such methods
as this that the claims could De paid'
They were just. equitable, and legal.
and should be paid There was plenty
of money to pay all the claims the gov
eminent owed. That they were not paid
was not due to lack Of money, but be
cause of the laundering OF statesmen in
this House, in the Senate, and at the
other end Of the avenue.
Mr.. Sayers DemocraO, Of Texas. OPP
posed the payment especially OF the
| French spoliation claims, on the ground
that they were not legal claim against
the government.
Mr.. Richardson Democrat, Of Tonnes
see, advocated the payment Of the claims
| as did also Mr.. Grosvenor. The latter
ridiculed the contention that the spolia-
| ton claims were not a legal debt against
the government, because war existed at
that time between the United States and
France He said he would as soon vote
not to pay a government bond as TO vote
against the payment Of these claims IN
time ability to pay them.
THE TRUST FUND.
Mr.. Adams Republican,. Of Pennsylya-
MIA, said that by the treaty Of lSS the
United States had received 100000 TO
meet these claims. which it still held as
trust fund. OF that money only mil
lion and a quarter had been paid on ac-
count of them.
After a stirring appeal by Mr.. Cannon
TO turn down" this method Of legislation
the vote was taken on Mr.. MahOns mo-
ton to concur in the Senate amendment
resulting-yeas. III; nays, ~. The an
uouncement was received with applause
ON motion OF Mr.. Cannon the House
asked conference with the Senate on
the remaining amendments to the bhl.
Mr. Cannon then called up the supple
mental conference report upon the sundry
civil bill Agreement was reported upon
all matters but the items appropriating
for sundry public buildings The state
ment accompanying the report showed
that the Senste added TO the bill amend
ments aggTegating S6.5TI25I; the House
had concurred I'm amendments aggregat-
ing g. 4S7. G2S and the Senate receded from
50. 003. $50. leaving S.OS6,179 still in dispute.
Without completing the consideration Of
the report, at $3.50 the House adjourned
until tomorrow. MI KEN NopulisO, OF
Nebraska, having made the point OF no
quorum.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS
The conference report On the naval APP
preparation bill was taken up. read. and
agreed to As II left some dozen matters
still unadjusted in conference, including
the question Of battleships. a further con-
ference was ordered. Then, on motion Of
Mr.. Harris the Senate proceeded to the
consideration of executive business. At
! :C5 the doors were opened, and legislative
business was resumed-the "hlled-checse"
bill being taken up. on which the pend
ing question was the amendment offered
by Mr. Dubois Republican,, of Idaho.
imposing an additional tax of 70 cents
barrel on lager beer, ale, and porter.
The vote was taken and the amend
ment was defeoted-yeas. q; nays, 81.
The vote in detail Is as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Bate, Berry. Brown,
Butler Caffery. Cannon. Carter, Chiffon.
Dubois. George, Gray, Harris, Jones OF
Arkansas. Lindsay, Martin. Mills Nor
gan. PETER. Pettlgrew. Pugh Roach.
Stewart. Teller, Tiliman, Vest, and Wal
thall-27.
Nays-AIessrs. Aldrich. Allison, Baker.
Burrows Chandler, Cockrell. Cullom,
Davis. Faulkner Gallinger Hansbrough.
Haw,ey. HILL Lodge. Mcbride, Mitchell
OF oregon. Mitchell OF Wisconsin Morrill,.
Nelson. Palmer. Pasco, Perkins Patt,
Pritchard. Quay Sewell. Sherman. Shoup,
Smith Turpie. Villas, Warren, White ana
Wilson-3i
Notices Of amendment Of the FLEA
l.. s.fxr 49,.
Senators Morgan. Stewart Populisp, OF
Nevada: and Mitchell Ropublican). Of
Oreyo... Tic FIRST proposes a tax of
cent a pound on all American cheese Of
fered in the market for sale. and the
other two proposes an import duty on all
woods.
BUTLER BILL.
The "hlled-cheese" bill went over with
out further action. and at . 7. NJ. the pro-
hibitory bond bill was taken up as the
unfinished business. a speech IN favor OF
The bill was made by Mr.. Hansbrough
Republican,. Of South Dakota, who claim
ed that IL was necessary 10 limit the over
shadowing power Of the Executive. which
,,,as .sbordcring ON Imperialism" lie
favored action ut the present session 10
Increase the revenue By duty on tea
and coffee. and by an additional tax on
beer. and declared his belief that II Con
gress adjourned without such action
there would be a new issue OF bonds
within n month after adjournment ana
another issue before next session, ana
that Congress would be open TO the sla-
plcion of being in league with the bond
syndicate.
The bond bill was opposed by Mr.. FL
Kins (Rcpublican). of West Virginia, as
a measure that might bring the govern