Year: 1878

A BILL AGREED UPON BY A HOUSE COMMITTEE FOR


DISTRIBUTING THE BALANCE On HAND.


lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRBuSE.l


WASHINGTON, April 1.-The following IS the bill
for the disposition of the Geneva award, agreed to
bv the House Committee on the Judiciary to-day:


be il enacted etc. That all persons aud corporations
claiming TO be entitled TO any portion of the moneys now
under the control Of the United States. which were re-
ceiyed from the Government Of Great Britain on pay
nent OF the Geneva award and TO interest thereon, be
and they are hereby authorized to for the same In
tbe United States Court Of Claims at any time within one
wear from the passage OF this act I'D the same manner
in which other claims are sued in the same
court: and the said Courti shall render judgment
for each claimant who actual sufferer bV The vo-
ation Of the of neutrality by Great Britain for
such amount as their opinion he shall justly be enti
tied to recover under said treaty and award according
10 the principles justice, equity and tue law OF


ons without regard to any rule or principle OF allow
auce exclusion, Inclusion, or distribution heretofore
dopted BIZ Congress In chapter 459 OF the laws Of The
Kill Congress otherwise, OF by the tribunal created
by said law But all payments heretofore made on
claims bv the United states shall be deducted from the
judgments 10 De rendered thereon.


SIC. q That in determining the amount for which
Judgment is be rendered In favor Of any claimant in
tercst shall be allowed at the rate OF per cent per
annUm upon the amount OF such claim from The date
when the Court shall In each case decide that the
loss from which the claim arose was sustained by the
claimant but III entering the Judgment the amount of
principal and interest shall be stated separately that
persons and corporations or the Uniteds states may
respectively appeal TO the supreme Court OF the United
States from judgments Of the Court OF Claims rendered
under this act and such appeal shall be III the form
prescribed by law.


SIC 3 That all judgments in favor Of claimants under
this act not appealed from affirmed appeal, shall
be paid out OF the aforesaid moneys. Every person
CORPORATION who snail under this act SHAH, within
one year the passage thereof se with the Clerk OF
the Court Claims copy under Oath. Of his their
claim and AT the expiration OF the said year. the clerk
of sad cOuIt shall ascertain the total amount OF the
said cla and total amount OF the money and the i'll
terest thereon under the control the United States
received Great Britain In payment Of the Geneva
award and thereafter each ella nant at the expiration OF
Ten DAYS after gnen shat be perfected IN his favor
at the pratOn OF ten days after final judgment in his
fayo shall be entitled 10 be paid out OF the aforesaid
MONEYS the rateabe proportion thereon 10 which he
the entire allowed
The remainder of each judgment shall be paid at the
expiration three years from the passage OF this act
with interest at the rate Of per cent per anum from
the recovery Of such udgmens but II the sum Of the
judgments be greater than the moneys Aforesaid then
tho remainder such Judgments shall be paid rataby.


SIC 4. That II necessary for the dispatch Of hush.
ness under this act the clerk OF the Court OF Claims may
appoint ASSISTANTS; aud their salaries and
all expenses under this act shall be paid out OF the
sald moneys.


SEC. ). fhat claim which provable under the
acts organizing aud continuing the Court OF Commits
siOners OF Alabama Claims, and was there duly pre-
sened and there adjudged, shall be provabe under
this act


SEC g. That claimants under this act shall be ad-
mtted 10 testify In their avn behalf


SEC T. That appeals arising under this act shall take
precedence OF all other in the Supreme Court.


SEC b. That after tho paymeDt OF all Judgments
dered pursuance this act II there shall remain any
part of the said money the shall he and remain
special fund 10 await the further action OF Congress