Show CONGRESS vj W U meph Mr ph to th HOUSE jan 18 the acne va award bill was taken up as tho regular order of baines bu ines after some discussion discus xion the previous question WAS seconded nud tho niami question ordered tho understanding being eliat butler should be allowed minutes and knott as much as ho desires before the vote should be taken these gentlemen spoke the former aga the claim of companies alio latter against class legis tation od advocating the speediest ediest possible distribution of alio remainder of the fund among those legally entitled to it ilou e moved to lay alio bill and amendments on tho table rejected 42 in tho negative nega tivo not counted eryca amendment to tho majority bill was then agreed to on a standing vote ayes nays 50 it provides that no claim by or in behalf of any insurance company shall be admitted or allowed by the court of claims such claimant shall show that tho sum of its losses in respect to war risks exceeded the premiums of gains and then the allowance allo shall not lo 10 greater than such excess no claim is to bo admissible in favor of any insurance company that was not lawfully existing at the time of the loss under alio law of alio united states cannon moved to lay the bill on lie table defeated yeas 96 nays the question was then taken on the substitute reported by the minority of alio judiciary committee and it wai adopted on a rt andine vote to 73 the bill u amended was then paa eil yeas nays 03 smith ic ported roin the appropriation pria tion committee alio senate to alie appropriation pria tion bill and they were concurred in Ayour ned |