New-York tribune., 1875-02-04
APPROPRIATIONS FOR NAvY-YARDs.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHING ION, Wednesday, Feb g. 1875.
The bill introduced by Senator Edmunds to-day,
amendatory OF the act creating the Court OF Alabama
Claims Commissioners provides for extension of tho
time allowed fling claims, so as to allow any and Gil
claims admissible under said act not already filed lex
cent the claims for OF officers and seamen to be
filed with the of said court within sixty days from
and after the date OF this bs enactment IL ls also
proposed that claims for and shares OF vessels
earnings may be filed at any time during year from
the same date. Claims filed In behalf OF absent parties
shall be considered legally filed, the same as all par
es In interest any vessel had joined IN tue ming
The bill also provides for appeals TO the United states
Supreme Court In ,any case where the sum lhVOivsd
exceeds - thousand dollars extends me
tune Of the Commissioners u months from July
a. 1885, and authorizes tue President OF the
United States in hs discretion, to extend year fur
and finally directs me secretary OF inc ~
on the warrants OF the Commlssionerr 10 pay the
claimants 81 per cent OF the amount Of every JUDGMENT
pronounced the other nan 20 remain III tne
ury until final disposition oil the business OF the saiu
court
The President has transmitted to Congress q commu-
ueation from Secretary OF War relative to tue ss
ing of certain supplies to the suffering people Of Kansas
ard Nebraska in consequence OF the drouth and the
rrasshopper plague The distribution by the Quarter
masters Department OF wooen blankets, great coats.
sack coats, trOwsers, ana peGged DoOer', was nade
az an act OF charity and the object OF COMMUNICATING
these facts to Congress Is that the distribution may De
legaizcd
sneaker Blaine has not yet hled the vacancies In the
Committee on Rules caused by the designations yester
daV % MPfsTE.
three Repubncaus and these two Democrats Other
Democrats privately say they would uHder the present
refuse TO be placed on the Committee In
Mace of Mfssrs. Cox and Randall as suCn acceptance
might be construed into reflection upon these gentle
The Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections to-
day had under consideration the bill recently intro.
duced by Mr Edmunds regulate the counting Of the
electoral vote for President and VcePrcsdent, by
ydug special sworn committee OF both Houses OF Con
ercSs whose decision contested puuts shall stand IN
case Of "A disag grcemCnt between them. The Committee
came to no c,lhclusIon ON the subject.
The official report of the debate in the House yester
day snow that an uuntentions injustice done the
SNEAKER in THs TRIBuNE's dispatches. Mr. Blaine did
not tell Mr. Cox that he speaking for dramatic ef
feet bu that while lac might announce bis resignation
from the Committee Rues at that particular Juncture
for dramatic effect IL was not then In order.
In the Court OF Commissioners of Alabama Claims the
following claims were considered to-day
No l-RobinoB bst GypseYl ss the United States masters
,im for personal eGcoye By the Shenandoah continued
No. 293-JOhu Allen oaer Of the Gypsey submitted
III, evidence by Prank W. Packet for complainant Shi the
Hon John A. J.C Crrsswell nor the United States
4 The House Committee on the Judiciary to-day agreed
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