Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-08
PnOcEEDINes OF THE nousx.
The Spanish Claims COmmtssien DllI-
Extending National Bank Charters
Tho Indian Approprfnfsov yRasr

washington, February 4.-'The HOUSE
to-day passed the Senate bill to create
a commission to adiudicate the claims
OF United States citizens against Spain
which the Government OF the United
States assumed by the treaty OF Paris.
after having amended the bill SO us TO
refer the claims to the Court or Claims.
This action conforms TO the action OF
the House at the last session. WHEN the
bill was recommitted with Instruction.
TO report back such an amsndnaeps es
was adopted to-day. A strong efrcra
was made TO vote down the amendfnsns
and pass the Senate bill, But the eISo-
Gates of this course were defeaAea ~ a
majority of thirty-fve.
A Dill was also passed to extend Ae
charters OF national banks for nnosAes
period of twenty years after fso1. v,Sr,
the present extension expires. The ntIl
occasioned no debate and was uasnsi
without division =
Mr.. Haugen, of Wisconsin, In charge
OF the Spanish Claims Commission s,ili.
asked the House to vote down enc
amendment and pass the original oili
This course led the opposition under tina
lead of Mr. Underwood. OF A,sa,a ras
last week 10 charge that the conzdera.
ton of the bill had been agreed 20
under a misrepresentation Mr.. Orosve-
nor OF Ohio, to-day argued in favor Of
the passage OF the original Senate bin.
He said that not more than ,2e. 600 coo
OF Claims were now on file ae the stats
Department.
Mr.. Underwood urged that the
amendment should be adopted. frst be-
cause the House, after full discussisn
on a previous occasion, had instructed
the committee TO bring IN such an
amendment, and secondly, because the
Government already had a well.
equipped court for the trial Of Just such
claims. Mr.. Underwood declared that
the corridors were fun OF lobbyists, urg-
ing the adoptionS of the Senate bill.
They believed their clients would fare
better before such a tribunal than be.
fore the Court OF Claims. After con.
siderable debate the committee amend.
ment was adopted-l23 TO So.
Mr.. Maddox, Of Georgia, and Mr.. Can
non, of Illinois. were among those who
opposed the bill to ratify the agree
inent with the Crow Indians of Mon.
tana- The lands which the Govern.
ment was TO purchase from the Crows.
Mr.. Cannon said, were not worth BOO
600, much less 81, 100, 600. which the Gov
eminent was to pay. The bill was de-
feated-34 to 49,
Mr.. Knox, chairman of the Commit.
tee on Territories, moved the passage
under suspension of the rules OF the bill
To redeem Hawaiian silver coins NOT
abraded below lawful value at par and
recon them into standard silver coins
OF the United States: abraded coin to
be received at its bullion value.
Mr.. Wilcox. the Hawaiian deleNats
was asked 10 explain the relative value
OF native and American silver In
Hawaii. He said that both circulated
at par. but that gold commanded . pet
cent. premium. He was Offered time
to give his views in extenso. but de-
clined to do so.
The bill was defeated-70 to 55--two-
thirds not having voted in the affirma.
tive.
The Indian Appropriation bin wsr
sent to conference. Mr.. Sherman
OF New York; Mr. Curtis. OF Kansas
and Mr.. Little. OF Arkansas. were ap.
pointed conferrees.
The House then went into committee
OF the whole and resumed consideration
OF the Postoiiice Appropriation bill.
Mr.. II. c. Smith, u Michigan. spoke
in favor of the reduction OF railway
mail pay. No action was taken.
AT 5:25 the House adjourned.