National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-09
DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS.
Provisions OF u,o BiII Which was Re
ported TO the House on Saturday.

Provisions OF thO Bill Which was Re
ported TO the House on Saturday.
The general deficiency appropriation bill,
which was reported to the house Saturday,
appropriates $6,72959l. of this amount
Sli3,6l4 is to enable the secretary of the navy
to pay to the officers and crews of the United
States naval vessels under command Of Flag
Officer ID. G. Farragut the difference between
the amount of bounty heretofore distributed
aud that to which they are respectively on
titled under the decree of the supreme court
of the District of Columbia for destruction Of
tho enomy's vessels ncar New Orleans in
| April, 1862. The bill provides that fourth
class postmasters shall be paid the compensa-
ton that they received prior to March of
last year. OF the money appropriated for
| tho department of Justice the bill pro-
| vidcs that no part Of the money
shall be used to pay special counsel
fees. 1t is further provided that the
several accounting officers OF the
treasury department shall not receive, ex-
anime. and consider any claim against the
| United States unless it shall have been filed
| within one year from the passage of this act,
or within five years after it shall have oc-
cured nor unless it shall have arisen und cr
an obligation or liability Of tho United States
incurred by authority of law or under some
| appropriation originally applicable to tho
payment thereof, and the balance Of which
appropriation shall have been carried to the
surplus fund. Any claim not filed within one
| of the periods above named shall be forever
barred, except us herenaftorward provided
If person entitled to make q claim against
the United States is at the time when it
accrues or is matured, an infant, or non COM
pos mentis, or a married woman, or impri5-
Oned on criminal charge, or in execution
upon conviction Of criminal otiense for u
term of less than life the time of such
disability is not part of the
ton herein limited for tho filing of such
claims, except that the time so limited can
not be extended more than five yearSby any
such disability, except infancy or in any
case more than one year after the disability
ceases. Nothing herein contained shall be
held or construed TO apply to claim arising
under tho public debt OF the United States,
nor shall anything herein contained authorize
the accounting officer or the secretary of the
treasury to allow or reopen any claim which
has already been disposed of by rejection or
otherwise, or which is already barred by any
statute And the secretary Of the treasury
shall, at the commencement of each session
Of congress, report the amount duo each
claimant whose claim has been allowed, in
whole or in part, to the speaker Of the house
of representatives. who shall lay tho same
before the house for consideration. And
hereafter all estimates Of appropriations and
estimates of deficiencies in appropriations
intended for the consideration and seeking
the action Of any Of tho committees of CON
gress shall DO transmitted to congress through
tho secretary Of the treasury and in no othel
manner.