Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-09
The District In Congress.

hearing to the representatives OF the contract
ors' association of this city to-day, With refer
ence to the bill pending before the District
committee to provide for the settlement OF all
outstanding claims against the District and
comforting Jurisdiction on the Court of Claims
behalf of the District There was no essential
difference between the Views OF the Commits
sioners (as indicated by Capt. Phelps) and the
The contractors whose 1 Claims % have w BEEN ness de-.
ferred say that they ought to be allowed SIX per
qR to the time they
contractors who were paid, having lost
the interest on their money. Captain
rneps 1hsa made good point in SAYING
In 1865 bonds when they were down to u and 73
cents On the dollar; that the pending bill pro-
vided for the payment OF the deferred claims
In 1865 bonds which now ruled at s6 cents, which
would almost put all on an equal footing. The
sub committee agreed to report the bill to the
full committee with favorable recommends
the District OF Columbia shall, In the first In.
stance, be prosecuted before the Court OF
Sialms, SIN IN the same manner and subject to the
are prosecuted therein, or to such other rules
as the court shall prescribe. In any case
neeos n WHICH sa the amount in ex
by the court, there Shall be the same richf
OF appeal, either by the District OF Columbia or
py the claimant, and subject to the same rules
and regulations, as mode OF hearing adjudica-
ton, and determination OF said claims, as it now
mas In relation to the adjudication OF claims
against the United states Wien the trial OF
any claim against the District OF Columbia,
prosecuted under the provisions of this act In
VolveS the taking and stating OF long account,
or the making OF measurements or computa-
uODs involving the services OF engineers said
court shall have power to award reference to
competent referee to take and state such &C
count, or to the engineer commissioner Of the
and computations; and said referee or engineer
shall repart to the court the evidence taken by
MN ior the information OF said court, and shah
as the court may determine, to be paid On the
order OF The court, In money, as judgments are
herein required To be paid.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senators Anthony, Ferry, Burnside, Saunders
and Platt. and Representatives Hull. Neal.
lawley, Conger, Cowgirl, Frye, Dunnell, Covert
tN.f). keifer, McCook and Young tOhio).
ENTITLED TO WEAR TBE WAR CHEvRoN.-The
secretary of War having decided that enlisted
men who have served In Indian campaigns an
preaching the magnitude OF wars, are entitled
to wear The distinctive chevr9n for "servlce in
1872 from HIS ofrice, the following campaigns
against hostile Indians have been selected as
being within the scope Of the Secretary's de-
CloOu.-SdupdlSu SOUCQcrn oregon and
Idaho and northern parts OF California and
Nevada, 1865 '6s; campaign against the CheV-
ennes Arrapahoes, Kiowas ard ,omanonas In
Kansas Ce!or:s1v ana the Indian territory. isSs
ana 1869; Modoc war, 1872 and 1873; campaign
against against the the Apaches Of Arizona, 1873; campaign
iagaManst ~ tae k!owas, Comanches and Cheyennes.
~ LaDsas, Colorado, Texas. Indian territory
and New Mexico, 1874 and 1878; campaign
against the Northern Cheyennes and Sioux,
1876 and 1877; Nez Perce war, 1877; Bannock
war, 1878; campaign against the Northern Chey-
ennes, 1878 and 1879.
The CONTRACT for furnishing the rolled floor
beams, bolts, rivets, etc., for the new national
museum building was awarded to the New Jer-
sey Steel and Iron Company, the lowest bidder.
The continued case OF Detectives John Wren
and William +. Knox, charged with receiving,
harbortng, maintaining and c0ncealing Chan
ming p. Redford, said RedfOrd being Charged
with felony, was called In the police court at
Richmond, Va. Saturday. A letter was read
from Capt. George D. Wise, commonwealthS
attorney, stating that he could not be present
on account OF an important engagement with
Attorney General Field; that he had no new
testimony, and would submit the case for the
consideration OF the police justice, to be dis
posed of by him as he thought proper. The ac-
cused were the discharged.
ONE OF THE BOLDEsT ROBBRRIEs ever perpe.
trateQ In Chicago too place SATURDAY. afternoon