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1884, for the protection of submarine
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SITE FOR THE SIGNAL OFFICE.
The Senate amendments were con-
CURED in to the House bill for the pur-
chase of site including building) and
the erection of the necessary warehouses
for the office of the Chief Signal Officer
in Washington.
SHIP ISLAND QUARANTINE REMOVED.
On motion of Mr.. Stockdale, of Miss
issippi, the Senate bill was passed au-
thorizing the removal of the quarantine
station from Ship Island, Miss.
THE PRIVATE CALENDAR.
A number of reports ON private bills
were presented and the House went into
committee of the whole on the private
calendar. Speaker, pro tenn, Cox, called
the gentleman from Illinois (Springer),
to the chair, which action caused some
laughter and applause.
Mr.. Stone, of Kentucky, called up the
bill for the allowance of certain claims
for stores and supplies taken and used
by the United States army, and reported
by the Court of Claims under the provis-
ions of the Bowman act THE bill in
cludes the claims of thirty-four persons,
and involves about 800, 600.
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, pointed out
that the claim of one of the beneficiar-
les of the bill had been rejected by the
Southern Claims Commission on the
ground of the claimants disloyalty.
Mr.. Houk, of Tennessee, while dis
claiming any personal knowledge as to
the dislOyalty of the claimant, suggested
that that was one of the questions upon
which, under the provisions of the Bow
man act, the Court of Claims was called
upon to pass. He contended that the
loyal people of the South had not OBJ
tanned justice at the hands of the South
ern Claims Commission, when its term
of office had expired by limitation there
remained pending hundreds and thou
sands of cases which lad never been
opened. These cases had been dumped
into the department with adverse reports,
and now, when they came up in Con-
gress the cry was raised that they had
been rejected 10y the commission. The
Union men of the South should he paid
for whatever property was taken from
them by the army. 1t had been mighty
easy to remain loyal in Ohio. 1t had
not been so easy in the South, but in
Eastern Tennessee the loyal sentiment
had burned brightly during the entire
war.
On motion of Mr.. Burrows, the claim
against which he raised his objections
appropriating 81 ,046 for the relief of j.
Nj. Campbell, of Tennessee, was stricken
from the BILL
After having passed upon thirteen OF
the remaining thirty-three claims con
tanned in the bill, the committee arose
IN FAVOR OF DAVIDSON.
The Committee on Elections pre-
| sented report of the committee in the
| contested election case of McDuffie VS.
| Davidson, of Alabama, favorable Il
Davidson, the sitting member.
Mr.. Marsh gave notice that the cas-,
would be called up for consideration &
| woek from next Monday.
Mr.. Lodge, of Massachusetts, pre-
| sented the minority report in favor o
seating McDuffie.
Mr.. Cowles, of North Carolina, intro
| duced bill to repeal the tax on frui
| brandy. Referred to the Ways an,
| Means Committee.
| ADJOURNED.
| The House then adjourned.