Salt Lake Herald | 1908-05-24 | Page 1 | House Agrees to the Resolution Remitting the Chinese Indemnity

HOUSE AGREES TO THE RESOLUTION I REMITTING THE CHINESE CHI ESE INDEMNITY Washington May Ia 23 The joint re resolution resolution solution providing for tor the remission of oC ofa oCa ofa a portion of oC the Chinese Indemnity arising ansing out of or the Boxer troubles in 1900 came up in the house today toda un under under der her suspension of the rules Mr Denby of or Michigan briefly rehearsed the incidents in connection with the outbreak and said aId that the proposed remission would be an act of supreme I Justice and generosity China he lie said already had paid on account count a of the in indemnity indemnity of ot sum um of or of at which had hind gone gono go no toward the liquidation of private claims Mr Ir I Denby Denb assured as the house that even wen with tho the remission of tho the there would still remain ample funds ironi irom which to pay all claimants af f The diction of oC the committee on for foreign foreign foreign I eign affairs in amending the resolution so as to increase by the amount of oC the indemnity to be paid as well ell as providing for the review by ny bythe bythe the court of or claims of claims disallowed disallowed disallowed lowed in whole or In part was severe evero severely ly Iy condemned by Mr Stafford Wis Th question is said he whether Secretary Root Hoot shall be upheld uphold or whether some claimant shall the opportunity of looting the treasury The blU bill as amended by the com committee committee was supported by b Per Por Perkin kin N Y Howard Howatt Ga OIL and Wil Wll Williams llama liams Miss CM IaH So go imbued wag wal wa Mr Williams with the JU of or the meas measure ure that he lie dill did not Insist InsI t upon u onu a roll call and it was as passed