New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-03
KLIYM NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SESSION.

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
A STATUTE or LIMITATIONS FOR CLAIMS AdAiNSi
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. oF COUNTER
FEIlERs-A PERSONAL CONTROVERSY IN ThE
HoUsE-DEHoCRAIC ECONOMY.
SENATE WASHINGTON. Feb. 2. 1877.
The Senate, having ordered recess yester-
day afternoon until 10 o'clock this morning. reasseoed
Mt that hour with half Senators present. ana ni'
msdIately took recess until IL O'Clock. Upon rsas-
sembling tho CHAIR laid bcforoihetsenate joint res
onon OF tho Colorado Legisature asking tho PASSAGE
of an net granting 1900 OF land to the Colorado
Agricultural College. Referred to the Committee on
Public Lands.
Numerous petitions asking the passage of n law to
repeal the tax Imposed bank deposits snd captal.
were preseDtr,, and refsrfed to the Coihilttee OIL
Mr. sTERMAN Qse Ohio, called up the Sena;e bin for
the punishment of persons making or having IN ls,e
don dies moids, &C.. for manufacturing cun,efiet
coin and passed Mr. sherman Also called up 'ie
senate bill relating 10 pubic accounts ana clalIs; ~
provides that all claims against the United States "pc
the accounting officers OF the Treasury or the ht'ss o
any ,eDs rtlpent bureau authorized 10 examine
and decide shall be barred unless presenter Within NIX
years the time the isane accrued Cins EXISTING
which yold DO barred by the act, or Within TWO years
after goes into effect may be presented Wth M ao MI ~
from the passage OF the act 1t also forns tne n' "
any depaIUme 10 consider claim Wh'ie u'e sap. =,
pending before Congress- and provides that inc snstes
on any official bonds may AFTER The s1pfnon -, , a
aud settlement OF the accounts OF such Pinnia,, %
the principal shall 6e found to be ii oeI'it .nas sun
In explanation OF tho bill Mr.. sherman saul tAe chlrt
ojnct OF it to statute or IintaOhS 80 ta
claims against the Govenne'u gould not be presenter
alter six years The bill was not lht"nGed 10 apply 40
cjsus before The southern Claims Coinus ion, tho Court
f Claims. or Congress-. 49,, - ,,,o,.
Mr. WRIGHT tl.cp.. Iowa. submitted an slhahumeht
nroylding that nothing in the aCt shall Do coN-trhd 10
revive any demand claim which Is already phrred ny
an e xistng statute. Agreed To.
:. Tho iii was read n third time and passed.
Lfr SAK,iENr Ussp, Ca1, from tue Committee on
Naval Affrs, reported adyerscy On the application OF
AIidsuipman Beale To be rolLStated AT Tie Nh'Si
Acn,gIlv lie having been dismissed for hazin2 Ordered
~ bs printed. ,, , - 80. .,,,o
i 547 Of tho Revised StattesO o! tAe United STATES
relating to conntereiting Referred To the Committee
on Finance. Ii provides tnat any person inakg otshs
90 ne made aiding and assisting In MAKING forging OF
counicrfitng any coin, or bars IN fenehbduc or si
fud, OF fnp gold silver bars when nave p'e
OF hereafter may coined ttamped al the mats ana
assay Offices OF the United Slales or ~ any bDauec oI
slutude OF any foreign gold or silver con- "Lich u!
aw IS hcrcaftrr may be made current 10 tne ontcu
states shall be pdnlsai by = line OF not more uhat
IS 900 and Imprisonment at hard labor Tor term not
exceeding ten years. ..,--..
The Senate at 3:lO p. H. TOOK recess uhth ~ cOeh
Tomorrow morning.