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"WASHINGTON NOTKN.
Miss Juua Stj:vknbon, daughter of
tho vlco president, wiib married at
Washington on the 2d to llov. Martin
Hardin, a hou of lion. P. Watt Hardin,
of Kentucky.
Tin: body of tho late James G. lllainc
will bo takon from Oak Hill cemetery,
Washington, and reintorred at Augus
ta, Mo. Mrs. Itlalnc has purchased
three acres on the front of the hill for
the purpose.
Tin: war department states that tho
drill regulations for tho cavalry unci
the marching maneuvers for the heavy
artillory aro almost ready for distribu
tion to those interested. The drill
regulations for tho infantry will not
bo ready boforo tho end of August
Hknatoh CAimcusuid on tho !id that
the republican headquarters will be
taken to St. Louis. The silverites in
sist that they will locate headquarters
nt Chicago by way of being close to
Illinois, and will tnako their tight in
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Iowa,
nnd with headquarters at Chicago they
will bo closo to tho battle. Tho repub
licans were inclined to tho bolief that
from St. Louis they will bo placed neat
their fight and tho effort will bo made
to carry Missouri ami hold tho vote
west.
Tiusiin was some talk going the
rounds at Washington that Chicago
would bo made the democratic head
quarters for tho coming campaign.
Mas. Ci.KVi'.LANi) and hor children
left Washington on tho 4th for the
president's summer homo at Gray
Gables at lluzzard's bay, Mass. Tho
president will follow soon after the
adjournment of congress.
A Washington evening paper, inde
pendent as to politics, published on the
4th this paragraph; "Tho opinion if
hold in very high quarters that oven
President Cleveland and members ol
his cabinet will not support tho demo
cratic ticket if a silver man is nomi
nated, bnt will voto with tho repub
licans if they adopt a gold btandard
platform at St. Louis."
Spkaurk Ukkd reeontly informed'
Senator Lodge that ho had glvon no
eountonauco to the use of his name foi
tho vice presidency and that under nc
circumstances would ho accept the
honor.
It was stated at Washington on the
4th that Mr. McKinlcy would make nc
unbwer to tho query sent him by tlu
Catholic clubs, asking whether he "will
in tho event of his election to the presi
dency discriminate against Catholic!
on account of their religious belief."
bKNATou Ihi,i was bald to bo an
avowed candidate for temporary chair
man of tho national democratic con
vention ut Chicago.
OKNKICAI. KtiWH.
J. 1L IliT.UKiutANT, of Johannes
burg, South Africa, on tho Sth offered
to match Peter Jackson against Cor
bett for 810,000, tho ldsor to receive
810,000, the fight to take place in Lon
don. America or South Africa. Hill
llrady accepted tho offer on Corbett's
behalf, but Jackson refused, giving no
reason for so doing. Hildebrant thon
offered to match Denver E.1 Smith
ngninst Jackson for 510,000. This
Jackson also refused.
A tiiot.lkv car of tho Milwaukee
Electric Hallway Co., was fired Into by
strikers or strike sympathizers on tho
night of the 1th and the motm-nnm
was fatally shot and tho conductor
oauiy wounneu.
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Derby race for three
won bv Porsimmon.
year-olds was
owned by the prince of Wales. St,
Frusquin was second and Earwig third.
Persimmon won by a nock and St.
Frusquin beat Earwig by two lengths.
Time, 2:42.
An explosion of gas occurred at the
Fontanes mtno near Hochobello, Franco,
and 25 miners were killed.
Tiik plant of tho Sobowaing (Mich.)
Ilrewing Co. was destroyed by lire on
tho 3d.
Gov. UitAW.r.v, of Kentucky, has
withdrawn his name as a presidential
candidate.
Hknuv MrrcHKM, Smith, colored, was
hanged at Lexington, Ky., on the 2d
for assaulting a white lady.
Fivk miners wore horribly roasted
by an explosion of gas at tho Huok
ridgo colliery at Shamokin, Pa., on tho
1st. Two of thoin were reported as
dying from their injurios, but there
was slight .hopu of tho recovery of tho
others.
A crnciAi, from Frankfort, Ky., on
tho 5th stated that Gov. Hradlcy denied
that ho had withdrawn as a presiden
tial candidate and said that his nnmo
would bo presented to tho St Louis
convention. Tho special also stated
that a movement had been started for
Gov. Hradlcy for vice president.
Two men died from tho effects of tho
heat at Chicago on tho 5th. One was
Christ Anderson, a saloonkeeper, and
tho other was a Polish dock lahoror.
Tho mercury did not go abovo 88, bnt
tho humidity was very great and made
tho heat terrible. Ernest lierkmau
was also overcome by the heat in tho
evening and will probably die
Tin: St, Louis Republic on tho fith
printed an interview with Perry Heath,
of Cincinnati, in which ho gavo what
purported to bo Maj. McKlnloy's posi
tion on the finance question, which is,
briofly Btatcd, that whatover tho re
publican national convention adopted
as its platform would bo tho MoKlnloy
platform and intimating that a conces
sion was likely to bo madu to bilvor
men. Mr. Perry Heath also stated
that tarilt would bo the groat issue of
the campaign.
Tiik United States Church army, a
body liko tho Salvation army, has boon
founded in New York. Col. Hadlcy
commands it and ox-Postmaster
Thomas M. James is treasurer.
FAit.uitKHfoutho week ended tho 5th
wore, according to Dun's Review, 231
in the United States, against 105 last
year, and 20 In Canada, against 25 last
year.
JoHKfii Windkatii was hanged at
Chicago on tho 5th for tho murder of
Carey H. Hirch, receiver of tho West
Chicago Street Car Co.
This Hoylston browery, ono of the
lnrgost in Hostou, was destroyed by
lire on tho 5th in 15 minutes. Tho loss
was fully 8500,000.
Tiik commercial travolcrs, at thoir
Bcssion at Terro Haute, Ind., on tho
fith, unanimously votod that tho mem
bers of every post in tho country bo
notified to agitato for a two-cent rate
and support no legislative candidate
not pledged to voto for tho reduction.
John A. Lee, of St Louis, was elected
president Tho next mooting will bo
held at Nashville, Tonn.
Tin: silver men had everything thoir
own way at tho democratic state con
vention at Lexington, Ky. Tho dele
gation to tho national convention was
instructed for Senator Blackburn for
president
Ar,K.VAMi)i:u H. McGukkv, author of
a series of eclectic readers and spellers,
known to tho school children of sev
eral generations, died recently at his
home in Cincinnati of old age. Ho
was 70 years old and was born near
Youngstown, O., of Scotch parents.
Tiik Now York World published a
letter on tho 4th from its special corre
spondent in Cuba describing tho cold
blooded butchery of more than 40
wounded and sick Cuban insurgents in
ji hospital and of four prisoners after
the fight at Las Lomas do Junones.
Tin: international arbitration con
ference opened a threo days' session at
Mohonk Lake, N. Y., recently. Ex
Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, pre
sided nnd about i:0 representative men
and women were present The gen
eral subject discussed was tho best
menus of securing a permanent court
of arbitration to determine questions
in dispute between nations and es
pecially between tho United States
and Great Itritain.
A hi:taciimi:nt of volunteers from
the Fifty-Fourth Ohio national guard
wore detailed to lire a salute on tho
7th over tho graves of 2,500 confeder
ate dead that are buried at Colum
bus, O.
Tiik democratic state convention mot
in Jamestown, N. I)., on the 4th. Tho
delegates wero instructed to voto for
free coinage of both gold and silver at
tho ratio of sixteen to one, and to voto
for a candidate for president who
would stand on that platform.
A ntfli'ATCii from tho island of Mada
gascar stated that Fahavalos had
burned tho town of Antirabe and hnd
blockaded a house in which some Nor
wegian missionaries wero burricaded,
but the French resident, with a do
tachment of Hovns, had raised tho
blockade and duriuir tho fight 200
Fahavnlos wero killed.
Mil Austin Cokiiin, tho multi-millionaire,
of Now York, died on tho 4th
from injuries received by tho running
away of the horses attached to his car
riage. Tho driver was injured inter
nally and died. Austin Corbiu was
often eallod tho king of Long Island.
Tiik outcome of a secret meeting of
corn and hominy millers held at In
dianapolis, lnd., rocently, was the in
corporation of tho American Hominy
Co., a combination of a largo number
of tho millers grinding hominy. It $3
not a trust In tho usual form, that is
to saj', it docs not acqulro ownership
of tho plants, but It will control tho
entire output of all tho mills in tho
combination. It will control tho sell
ing prlco and do tho selling.
A dispatch from Pittsburgh, Pa.,
stated that the board of control of tho
Westinghouso and General Electric
combination hud settled all the patent
suits tho two great electrical concerns
had lodged against each other. Tho
suits numbered over :100, and It was
estimated the two companies would
save by tho move 83,000,000 in eounsol
fees nlone.bcsldos S7.OO0.CO0 that might
havo been obtained in damages.
A man was found In a box car at East
St. Louis on tho 31st with his throat
cut from ear to ear. There was no
knife near and It was bolioved ho was
murderod. Tho dead man was not
identified.
Tiik steamer Vigilant collided with
tho schooner Mary A. McGregor whilo
tho former was on hor way from Mil
waukee to Chicago with 200 passengers
on board. A panic on board tho Vir
ginia followed, but tho quick decision
of the captain in altering tho course
of the steamer just as tho two vessels
came together prevented a horrible
lake dlsastor. A thick fog prevailed
at tho time on tho lake. Tho Virginia
had a largo hole mndo in her side.
Tin: American lino steamer St. Paul
recently broke all records from South
ampton, Eng., to New York, making
tho voyage in (1 days and 5 hours.
An enrthquako shock was experi
enced at Colon, Colombia, on tho 1st
Tho damage done was not reported.
Tin: American Fruit Growers' union
was organized in Chicago on tho 4th.
Its object is tho bettering of tho con
dition of every man in the United
States who raises fruit for a living. All
tho big fruit states of tho nation wero
represented at the meeting.
Hut WAin:it won tho llrooklyn
handicap on the 4th, 20,000 people wit
nessing tho race. Cllfl'ord was only a
nose behind.
Hupbia has warned tho Turkish gov
ernment that a Christian massacre in
Croto would unite tho whole of Europo
against Turkey.
Tiik Indiana stato board of health
havo commenced a war against tho
habit of spitting and have addressed a
circular letter to railroad olllcials ask
ing them to eject from thoir trains ev
ery man who spits after one warning.
Tin: national commercial tariff con
vention adjourned at. Detroit, Mich.,
on the 3d, after having effected a pro
visional organization to continuo until
tho next convention, which it was de
cided to call on tho first Monday In De
cember. Tho affairs of tho association
aro loft in tho meanwhile in tho hands
of an executive committee.
In a recent interview at Springfield,
O., D. J. Thomas, secretary of tho ex
ecutive committee of the now national
party organized at Pittsburgh, Pa.,
said that tho party represented 170,000
of tho 270,000 prohibition votes of tho
country and that tho members will
push their organization in every stato
with promptness and vigor. ' Head
quarters for tho present will bo located
at Alliance, tho homo of L. B. Logan,
chairman of the now movement
Later they will bo moved to Chicago.
Two young men, George Herpo and
Frank Samuelson, will row across tho
Atlantic from New York to Havre in a
boat 18 feet 4 inches long and 5 feet
wide. Tho distance is 3,250 miles.
Tho oarsmen will use no salL They
will carry provisions for 00 days.
Herpo and Samuelson are fishermen
from Urnnchport, N. J. They say they
aro confident of accomplishing tho
trip, and thus earning tho fame of be
ing tho first to cross tho Atlantic with
oars.
Enoch Baldwin and John Musgrovo
wore drowned near Pine Bluff, Ark.
They were bathing in tho river.
Tiik next general assembly of tho
United Presbyterians will be held at
Hook Island, 111.
ADfHTIOXAE, DISPATCHER.
Tin: democratic primaries in Georgia
on the 0th resulted overwhelmingly in
favor of silver.
PniMAitiKH wero hold by tho demo
crats of Indiana on tho Otli. In most
places tho silver men swept everything.
Gov. Matthews was indorsed for presi
dent Skvkp.k storms prevailed throughout
Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Ne
braska, South Dakota and Michigan
on the 7th, with heavy rain, and in
several sections with cyclonic mani
festations. Three hailstorms passed
over Chicago and in ono suburb n
downpour of small fish and turtles oc
curred. PniCHiDKNT Cr.KVKi.AND sent a mes
sage to the house on tho 0th vetoing
the general deficiency bill.his principal
objection being to tho French spolia
tion claims and to the item appropriat
ing 8174,115.75 extra to Charles P.
Chouteau for constructing tho iron
clad steam battery Etlah.
Whitklaw Hkid, editor of tho lead
ing republican newspaper of the
country, after three hours of elose con
sultation with cx-Gov. McKinlcy, at
Canton, 0., announced that the repub
lican campaign would be fought on tho
tariff issue. IIo said that the money
question was subordinate.
Tin: statue of Benjamin Franklin
was unveiled in Lincoln park, Chicago,
on tho (1th in tho presence of a largo
crowd. It is said to be tho finest in the
United States.
Skcuktauv Oi.nhy has written a
lottor to tho Spanish government
about tho unsatisfactory condition of
affairs in Cuba, and suggesting that it
cannot be expected, in view of tho in
terest and public sentiment hore, that
this country will refrain from inter
ference if tho war is not brought to a
speedy close. Tho letter was friendly
in tone.
In tho country parishes of Louisiana
not a hound mnnoy delegate to tho
stato democratic convention was elect
ed. A preference was oxpressed for
Boies for president.
It was said at Washington on tho
7th that a plank in tho St Louis plat
form will denouueo the voto power
and pledgo tho candidate for president
not to uso tho veto.
IIowaiii) fc McDkumott'r leathor
factory at Now York was burned re
cently. Loss, 8150,000.
Tin: president has signed the filled
cheese bill, tlo fortification bill and
the bill granting right of wny through
the Grand cannon forest reservation.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Condenied Keport of tho Pnst Week'i 1'ro
rnndlncii. Tin: senate on tho 8(1 after further debating
tho antI-boii(U)lll all day reuphed a vote at seven
o'clock nndft passed bySJycis toitt nays. It
provides that "tho lssuunco of lntorcst-bcarlnif
bonds of tho United St.itos for any purpose
whatever without further authority of con
atotn, Is horoby prohibited " Ten republican)
17 democrats and llvo populists voted for and
10 republicans und nine dotnocrats voted
ngnlnst tho bill Aftor further dobato of tho
illlcd-cheosc bill tho scnato adjourned. ...Tho
house unseated John J. Walsh (dom.), from
tho Klnhth New Yorlc district, and seated his
republican opponent, John M. Mitchell. Tho
rivers and harbors bill was passed over tho
president's voto b tho decided voto of S.'O yeas
to 00 nays. Thlrty-nlno democrats voted to
override tho voto and Ufl republicans sustained
tho president. Tho ronferenco report on tho
naval bill was made, an agreement having been
reached upon all Items except tho number of
battlo ships.
Arrr.it a debate of three hours on tho 3d tho
so nil to passed tho rivers and harbors bill over
tho president's veto by a voto of M yoas to 5
nays. Thoso who voted to sustain tho voto
wero Senators Unto, Chilton, Hill, Smith nnd
Vilas, nil democrats. A partial conference re
port on tho naval appropriation bill was mauc.
Tho motion by Mr. Quay that tho sonato re
cede from Its amendment reducing the number
of battleships brought on a spirited debate.
No llnal result was reached.... Tho houso
worked all day clearing up business for flnil
adjournment. A partial conforencu report on
tho general doflcloncy bill was agreed to and
the report on tho Murray-Illllott contost caso
from South Carolina mailo. It favors the seat
ing of Mlllott (colore!,)
Tim senate held r. busy session on tho 4th.
Tho llllcd cheeso bill passed as It came from
the houso by "7 to 13. It taxes manufacturers
of llllcd cheeso t400 annually, wholosalo deal
ers 4250 and retailers 8 1 A A long debate took
placo on tho conference) report on tho naval
appropriation bill Mr. Quay's motion to re
cede on tho battlo ship disagreement was de
feated. Tho bill was sent buck to conference.
....Tho houso, by a voto of 1S3 to 33. decided
iigulnsttho.elalm of William Elliott, from tho
First South Carolina district, nnd save tho
scat to Goorgo W. Murray. Murray Is a col
ored man, and In the Fifty-First congress was
seated In place of Mr. Klllott Contested cases
occupied tho remainder of tho session.
Mil Mokoan gavo tho senate a spirited re
vival of tho Cuban question on tho fth, after
which most of tho day was spont in waiting for
conference agreements on appropriation bills.
Mr. Morgan urged tho adoption of his resolu
tion calling on tho president for Information
of tho Americans takon on tho Competitor nnd
now under scntenco of death nt Havana. Mr.
Morgan declared tint congress should not ad
journ without authorizing tho president to
send warships to Cuba to demand tho release
of tho American prisoners. On tho suggestion
of Mr. Sherman tho scnato wont Into secret
session, where, after a further argument by
Mr. Morgan, his resolution was placed on the
calendar ...Tho houso considered election con
tests, and decided tho Klnaker-Downing con
test from Illinois nnd Mnrtln-Lockhartcasu
from South Carolina against tho sitting demo
crats. Klunker Is a republican and Martin a
republican populist.
THE INDIAN DILL.
rrovlHlons of the Aiiiondmnut Finally
Adopted Its KlTecr.
Wasiiinoton, June 5. The adoption
of the conferonco report on tho Indian
appropriation bill by tho senute yes
terday has the effect of disposing of
the amendment oxtonding the prerog
atives of the Dawes Indian commission
in the Indian territory, tho report hav
ing already been agreed to in tho
house. The advocates of a change in
tho land and government systems of
the territory feel that they havo made
an important step toward the attain
ment of this purpose. Tho amend
ment contains among other provisions
the following declaration: "It is here
by declared to bo tho duty of tho
United States to establish a govern
ment in the Indian territory which
will rectify the many inequalities and
discriminations now oxlstinrr in said
territoiy, and afford needful protec
tion to tho lives and property of all
citizens and residents thereof." Tho
commission is required under tho
amendment to make within six months
after tho passage of the act a completo
roll of tho citizens of tho live tribes,
they to accept tho rolls of tho tribes
already mado and to determine the ap
plications of all other persons claiming
citizenship. An appeal from thoir de
cision to the United States district court
is allowed. Included in this list there
is to bo a roll of frccdmen entitled to
citizenship. The commission is also
required to make a report to congress
of all losses, tribal and individual, giv
ing all the facts as to area and amount,
together with tho names of the lessors
and lessees. This report is to include
a detailed report as to tho excessive
holdings of members of the tribes.
TOOK THE OATH.
Seven Hundred l'orolcn Horn Children
Kwi-iir Altcglnnco to America.
Is'r.w Yoitic, June .I. Seven hundred
children, ranging in ago from six to
twelve, assembled yesterday in tho
great auditorium of the Educational
Alliance building in East Hroadway,
to honor tho memory of the Into Duron
Hirseh. Tho little ones wero drawn
from the Russian, Roumanian and Pol
ish colonies, and they wero marshaled
in tho school established by Harou
Illrsch to take tho oath of allegiance
to tho United States. After tho sing
ing of patriotic songs tho children
stood up, with tiny American Hags
waving in their hands, and declared in
chorus: "I pledge allegiance to my
flag and tho republic for which it
stands; ono nation indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all. Wo give
our heads and our hearts to our coun
try. Ono God, ono country, ono lan
guage, one flag.-"
Tho Jnll Huh No Terror for Hor.
St. .Joskpii, Mo., Juno 0. Mrs. Loy
Tdnrlo Hooper, who was sent to jail a
few weeks ago for contempt of court,
has defied .ludgo Woodson again and
refused to turn over to tho receiver for
the coal company in which sho was in
terested tho money collected by her.
Sho was told that sho would bo sent
to juil again if tho money was not
paid l3' June 21
ANOTHER VETO.
Tito Trepidant Dlnupprovon tlio General Do
flclcncy Hill llliitory of mi Old Clnlm.
Washington, Juno. 8. Tho gcuernT
deficiency appropriation bill reached
tho president Sal .-day morning and
soon after noon ho sent to tho house of
representatives tho following message,
accompanying a veto of tho bill:
TO THE HOUSE Ol' HKPItKSKNTATIVE?: J
hereby return without my approval house bill
No. 8,293, entitled "An act malting appropria
tions to supply deficiencies in tho appropria
tions for tho fiscal year ending Juno 3), Ib'Jd,
nnd for prior years and for other purposes,"
I rogrot that I am constrained to disapprove
nn Important appropriation bill so near tho
close of tho sosslon of congress. I have, how
ever, by hnmcdlato action after the receipt of
tho bill, endeavored to dolay as little as possl
bio a reconstruction of this proposed legisla
tion, though I am thus obliged U content my
self with a lusa complete explanation of my
objections than would otherwise be submit
ted This bill Is In many of Its features far re
moved from a legitimate dcllclcncy bill and it
contains a number of approprlatloas which
seem to bo exceedingly questionable With
out noticing In detail many of those items, 1
shall refor to tho two of them which. In my
Judgment, justify my action la tho premises.
Tho blll'approprlatcs $I,027,3U.IA) fora partial
payment upon claims which originated in tho
dcprodatioUM upon our commerce by Fiencli
cruisers and vessels during tho closing
years of tho last century. They havu
been qulto familiar to those hav
ing congressional experience, as they have
been pressed for recognition and payment
with occasional Intervals of roposo for
nearly 100 years. Those claims uro based
upon tho allegations that France, being nt
war with England, seized and condemned
many American vessels and cargoos in viola
tions of the rules of international law and
treaty provisions and contrary to tho duty
sho owed to our country as a neutral power
and to our citizens. Hy reason of theso acts
claims nriso in favor of our citizens as wero
damnillcd ngalnst tho French nation, which
claims our government attempted o enforco
but. when concluding a treaty with France in
tho year 187i), theso claims wcto'abandoucd or
relinquished in consideration of certain claims
which Franco charged against us.
I do not understand It to bo as set tied that
there oxlsts any legal liability against tho gov
ernment'jon account of Its rtflatiou to these
claims. At tho term of.tho supremo court just
llnlshcd tho chief justice in unopitnonconccrn
ing them and tho action of congress In appro
priating for their payment, said: "We
think that tho payments thus pre
scribed to bo mndo woro purposely
brought within tho category of payments by
way of gratuity paymont of grace and not of
right. From tho time tho plan wns conceived
to chnrgo the government with tho payment of
these clnlms they havo abided in tho atmos
phnro of controversy every proroiTtlon pre
sented in thoir support has been stoutly dis
puted and every inference suggested In their
fuvor has promptly bcon challenged. Inasmuch
us it must be concoded If a stato of war existed
between our country and Franco at the
tlrao theso depredations woro committed,
that it was Justlllcd In claiming indemnity for
our oitizens, it Is assorted that wo woro at tho
time cngiigcd in war with tho French nation.
This proposition seems to bo sustained by tho
attorney-general of the United States written
in 170S and by a number of decisions of the su
preme oourt deltvorcd at that 'time. We havo
certainly abrogated treaties with Francoaud
our cruisers and armed ships were roam
ing tho seas capturing her vessels nnd
property. So, also, when it Is asserted,
that tho validity of those claims was
acknowledged by treaty negotiations
by the representatives of Franco their decla
rations to tho contrary purport aro exhibited,
und when It Is alleged that tho abandonment
of theso claims against Franco wns In consid
eration of great bonollts to tho government,
confidentially alleged that they were, In point
of fact, abandoned boc.iuse tho conference was
hopeless, nnd even if uny bcncllt really ac
crued to this government by insistence upon
their settlement in tho course of diplomatio
negotiations, such result gavo no pretext for
taxing tho government with liability to tho
claimants."
Without noticing tho other considerations
nnd contentions arising from tho alleged origin
of theso claims, n brief rofcrenco to tho past
and development of ihclr present action may
bo useful and pertinent. It Is, I believe, some
what tho fashion in Interested quarters to speak
of tho failure of tho government to pay theso
claims as such neglect as umounts to repudia
tion nnd a denial of justlco to citizens ho
have suffered. Of cour-o the original claimants
have for years been beyond tho reach of re
lief: but as thoir descendants In each gener
ation becomo more numerous, tho 'volume of
advocacy. Importunity and nccusatlon corre
spondingly Increases, I llnd justice has been
dono In those claims. It began early la
tho present contury nnd mny bo charged
ngalnst men then in public life, moro con
versant than it can bo with tho facts
involved und whoso honesty and sense of
righteousness to bo secure from suspicion. As
early as I80i a committco of tho houso of rep
resentatives reported the facts In these claims,
but apparently without recommondatlon. No
nctlon was taken on tho roport. In 180.1 a reso
lution declailng that indemnity ought to bo
paid was negatived bv a oto in tho same body.
A favorable committco report was mado in
1S-07, but It seems that no legislative ac
tion resulted. In 1618 an adverse report
wns mado to tho sonato, followed by tho pas
sago of a resolution declaring that the relief
asked by tho moralists- and petltlonfsts ought
to bo granted. In IH.M and again in 18,M, ad
verse committco rerorts on tho subject wero
mado to tho houso, concluding with
similar resolutions. Until ISIt) theso
claims wcio from tlmo to time
pressed upon tho attontlon of concrcss
vlthurvlng fortunes, but never with favor
nblo nctlon. In that year, however, a bill was
passed for their ascertainment and satisfaction
nnd $5,u)O,0OJ woro appropriated for their pay
ment. This bill wns vetoed by President 1'olk,
who declared that ho could -p'rcolvo no legal
or equltablo ground upon which this appro
priation can rest." This veto wns sustained
by tho houso of reproontatlvcs. Nino years
afterwards, in l8i. t.nothcr bill was pished
similar to tho ono last mentioned, and appro
priating for tho settlement of theso clalmn.
This was also vetoed by Pioslileut Fierce.
This veto was sustained by tho houso of repre
sentatives. Tho president then concludes:
In tho light of all tho facts and circum
stances surrounding theso spoliation claims,
ns they ar-) claimed, nono of them in my
opinion, should bo paid by tho government.
The president then states his objec
tion to tho appropriation in favor of
Charles P. Chouteau, survivor, etc.,
and thinks it is not justified on any
ground.
I'm ii I1 1 u'a htutiMi Unveiled.
Ciiiuaoo, Juno 8. Saturday after
noon tho statuo of Den jam in Frank
lin, given by Joseph Moddl to tho Old
Tlmo Printers' association, and by
that body to the commissioners of Lin
coln park, was unveiled in tho prosenco
of a largo crowd. This statuo of Hen
jamUi Franklin is said to be the finest
in the Uuitcd States.
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