, 1877-12-04

tI.orlty ar power in ,hts Department to tass up
Oh claims tllat do nut acerlo within brief
period hpfuru they arp presented ns,l which Qrp
nut steadily prosecuted BY tho claimants,
llE TAKEN AWAY; .....
Il,ut no claln, o'cr l;1s.cI ujn,n by ihc Depart
nteHt siall hu reopet,ed, aiA ttat tue lec1siu1ss
heretofore rendered. shall ke ililA!.
1t Ii possible that. III uctluE upon the tnnltI-
tittc uf csatltl. Zruwln1 out ot great war, III
Justice las tn soInu cascA uecn dnlsc, aud that
lmllest clAIuls laye not been lMlA, Wl,tlu spulu
iajultiee would be aune by reopun!ag claln.s
Eruwlftg out VI tho Wur. 1t Ia the t,v,t policy
10 consider I'll slscti clans not heretofore paid
as closed, unlcss Congress, by suecia! ncia IN
Thcru el,ulI be . llsuitAtol vi tmAu within
which claill. should be presented, utl u like
limitation within which suis III tu,lalf Df tic
UntrI 6tates should bu yu1ncneul. sutll u
Limitation fs specially needed as tO suits brought
by tho United stntcs a.sainst suretfcs Un ufrlul
Lonus. III kolu CAses, rlulN.s against I 10 rrfn-
cla! DEBTOR lung delayed by tic lcglect IT thu
tiuyern,lrnt, aru ul,lustly pressed ava.nst tho
| alcl clAitns TINT t!aye oecn presented tu this
| Department aro n1leEsli tu lasu accrued louK
snce, unti the uyticAc. Vi tAs facts that would
bs cp.npetu aeiGnao y !ost A. by W thug. Such
il. solne cuses, by forgery amt rcr}ury. A slat-
ute Ut lMitatio,,s iu atl saaea Wuutl ha proper
Hlcasurc, not uuty rs to ela!lus bttWeo citlxent,
but u to clai.ns ior Or ogainat the Gugurtulsnt.
i
| attention Ut Congress.
BuREAu or RRHaAvIN0 AND PRINTING.
OF the appropriation Ut 45lQ, ,Op for tho pay
| meut VI labor aud expenses in this Bureau for
the prcacnt fiscal year, $G0u, ,0U will renaIn uu-
exlEnle<l at tho cluxo Oi tho yeur. Tho ILL.,
.rraul rcyrnuc STAMPS Tor vt4ars, liquors, smiit1,
and tu1araI,, printed under cuAtrart W tllu New
| York bunk nute GsIs1ll,anlea last rear, will 10
| printed iu tAr BurtAu tue current year, ut re-
lurtuu III cost to tic Government u S., ,s4i 80.
| The psiutn. u the backs Ut legai-seI.der no:ra
and 1T lf,u nyt-dullaf nattouat.eurrellry notes.
lastfycar lIont by the Co1u ubial bauk SNtc Eull-
| many u this city, will Rlsu 10 executed III ths
bureau. uyl ut reduction IN c.st. " compared
with tho rutex paid last rear, Vi $t0 34ji.Jt Tho
MT making appropriations for the legislative,
rxrcutiye, u,I judicial expenses Vt thu Goyerli.
/ mrnt fur tho pIesrnt axeal yGar 10 Statutes ut
I.ar.p, d, l5H opportunities lot dies, paper, and
stump. 9or tic luscrual kcyenut, J4isiNx t1u
| engraving aud printing. u ba duae in thu BUREAU
Vi Engraving and Printing vi the Treasury Du-
uarl1ueut provided tue Gust dues nut exceed tue
trlvcs pald uttler existing cuntsActs. Tue cou-
tTax;y referred 1o were male tu 1914 with The
AMvrltpn, NalioAal, anl Continental fsank
Nets compauc., And were tetnina1ls
On ninety lays' uolies. Tn lAs
auh day vi juno Lust, the Secretary
rcnurksel thu ChisI u thu bureau 10 usu1e suet
uLsrfyu.luls u he uu.irr4 upon the coMilAsa
tiyv l.,,t u p5iutux internal reyeuue stamps b,
| rty4te cunlpahi.@ utA by tho Bureau, aud It
srl,ly received, ou The :1d Ut Juur. statement
| That the ska,uis referred to could he dune bi
paIl IL thu bank-uote eoiupau!cs Last SeaS. VI