Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-26
Tributes to the Memory of the Late
Vice President.
REMARKS IN The HOUSE
Claims for Dewey's Cutting the
Manila Gable.
NO ACTION is TAKEN

In the House of Representatives today
the time after 2 o'clock was devoted to
eulogtes upon the life and public services
of the late Vice President Hobart The
conference report upon the census bill was
adopted without division.
The Indian appropriation bill was re-
ported.
A resolution was adopted calling upon
the Secretary of the Interior for informa-
ton to the number OF Indians on the
Sac and Fox reservation, who were not
paid their tribal allowances from 1855 to
1866; what such allowances would amount
to and what portion OF the salaries of the
chiefs due under treaty stipulations from
1855 to 1899 have not been paid.
Sent to Conference.
The urgent deficiency bill was sent to
conference, and Messrs. Cannon Qll.), Bar
ney (Wis) and Livingston (Ga) We're ap-
pointed conferees
The House then proceeded to the con-
sideration of bills upon the private calen-
dar.
Pay for Cut Manila Cable.
Mr.. Mahon Pa.) called up the bill to au-
thorize the Secretary of State to pay the
Australasia and China Telegraph Company
the amount of the expenses incurred in re-
pairing the Manila-Hong Kong cable, cut
by Admiral Dewey during the war with
Spain. This was the first bill carrying an
appropriation to indemnify a company for
property destroyed during the Spanish war.
Mr.. Mahon explained that the government
took the position that II was not liable for
loss due to the interruption of business.
but only for the actual expense of repair
ing the cable.
Mr. Ray IN. W said the Attorney Gen.
eral had reported that the company had no
claim for indemnity. There were thousands
of claims pending, and he thought IL would
establish dangerous nrpCedent
which the Attorney General had reported
against.
Mr.. Hit Qll), chairman of the foreign
affairs committee, thought the bill should
be amended so as to state specifically that
the claim was paid as an act of grace.
Mr.. Ray pointed out that since the Amer
ican occupation of the Philippines the cable
company hal done more business In a sim
gle year than 1t would have done in twenty
had the war not occurred. He thought
there was no equity in the claim.
Mr.. Ray said the cable company had re-
ceived enormous sums Of money from the
government for the transmission of it's
business. and enormous tolls from press
dispatches and private messages.
Mr.. Moody CMass.) argued that the law OF
nations was well settled that property OF
neutrals within the theater of war opera
tons haG to take its chances. He cited the
case of some American fishermen whose
claims had been disputed and held up by
Great Britain. and declared that before We
paid citizens Of Great Britain indemnity as
an act OF grace England should be COM
PEELED to pay what was due our own peo-
pie.
No action was taken upon the bill. and at
o'clock the House suspended public busi-
ness to listen to tributes to the memory OF
the late Vice President Hobart.
EuIogy of the Late Vice President.
Mr.. Gardiner IN. j., who served for sew
eral years in the state senate with Mr. Ho-
bart, presented the resolutions of regret,
and was the first speaker.
we pause in our labors today" said Mr..
Gardiner, Ito do homage to the memory Of
one who was not member of this House.
but who in his high office represented the
suffrage and majesty of the greatest repub-
lie.
The following is a list Of others who paid
tribute to the memory of Vice President
Hobart in the House today: Mr.. Stewart
On. j.. Mr.. Payne IN. W. Mr.. Dalzell
Pa-), Mr.. Brosius Pa), Mr. Richardson
(Tenn.), Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio), AIR. Parker
IN. j., Mr.. Doliver Qowa), Mr.. Fowler
IN. j., Mr.. Cousins Qowa), Mr.. DAILY CN
Jo, Mr.. Loudenslager On. j.. Mr.. Griggs
(Ga.), Mr.. Salmon IN. J), and Mr.. Swan
son (Va-).