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Appropriations cut down $4,000 from. Mr..
Porter's estimate Of what he thought would be
necessary to tide the bureau over to the end OF
the fiscal year,

Appropriations cut down $4,000 from. Mr..
q s to ss oSsl sna
the fiscal year.
FIGHTING A TINY APPROPRIATION.
Ten minutes a;terward another bill that In
bs tn.d Fsm
mittes Sn War Claims reported the 5 81 i iaySSa.
| by; Thcre was no lo9It Of the Justice OF the
Court OF Claims. but it could not be paid with
SssS to ss fG n Hyi s last Hou.s a%s aa Il
been cen reported q iayo5ably three times.
Whole. But its confederation gave rise to a
ss Hs ;IsSS SS
II that was SO. tho fair and honorable thing
would b. to repeal the statute.
NJ 'Hs sssisa seseSsn tse 0a Ss
ad he who l. aoyen and XII
man in his section. i trust this House, viii NOT
ment that is discrcditabIe to individuals. This
mans prorepty wHS % taken r., Tor tn. benefit b oi
gentleman. from Indiana insists that there is
Il @ on the r OF the 5n
sicns the men en- who Voluntarily exposed them.
selves to the dangers Of the war.
on Mr. En9e dened t. that I h9 statute ,h o. ts vita
Duck Kiis"re OF Texas. who had opposed the
bin il ,as previous Congress was not disposed
been 50 amended, as to meet the views 81 the
r. @ is!;SH%fs q iSs ss%s%%s
ad the ta eSs En- %ss BUCK
SsGy 's S FGss R1ssrs sseIss' ought to n.,.
sss ysssS % HS vii tss' Be- tsss s"' thsn h
,, ,,TGsn ,. the .s lawyers took @ their sI turn The
jurisdiction Of the Court OF Claims. and other
ei; s axe n's rss f M yAEn Rs
good General. finally cut the matter short by
hut had nc relevancy to the bill under consid.
haWn " laid asdY BY the Of
favorable recommendation.
AourLrA JONES AT THE TREASURY VAULT.
The next bill considered was ono aut thorizing
The P1stm4 M n nster..ieneral to ;, credit Aqui{a
nr At Sy ms as
thrGnGh ra9nher The biz has
ment favored It. Things were moving along
Mosnt Mon t T. G, % called haIt He sG charman al as 81
! the Committee on Claims. which reported tho
| impression on the part Of some q tn. mem.
bers Of that committee that the bill ought not
was considered. There we're circumstances
vent Ghow that the fns
minority should be heard.
THIS brought up Gen Charles II. Mansur. one
| OF the leading members from Missouri. He is
9 als99a 4; memL%r .. Of the COMMITTEES on Claims
an, and the ono who made the report He said that
that the minority wanted to make report. The
minority took the ground that no relief ought
| Post Office. from the Pos; nastcrdown. in such
q case, because the Postmaster could protect
robbery took place from the division of tho
superintendent Hs Of Money Orders Orders ..o.
! Bill giving samuel Howard his $3.50 and left
Mr.. Aauila Jones still knocking at the Treas
- IKE WORLDS FAIR BUSINESS
| Three days afterward the House took up the
haa b"a Of the
memDer OF tho Committee on Apnropliations.
The practice has becn to refer resolutions ESQ Of
committee of investigation or that il shall be
Hous" In this ease; 'H however Isentcn McMil. NJ e
lin. vino was acting Speaker. referred Hender-
priations Tho rules while specifying the
Of oon. Earif%s f%s+ stapG5nE somt
on on; the Colum ian Exposition; it is a select
committee. and was appointed for the first
a M Of
Chicago its Chairman. Durborrow is driving
pefenes ea a This
| Whether this had anything to do with the nc
tho s is ' he se'Seans
stat esman evidently did not hear the reference
have oi made Oh his ght f"r iurisdiction then and
there; It was not tn the COMMITTEES COMMITTEES on AR-
nf fsSfa n' st fo!Sa "afk
substitute referring the matter to the Worlds
The debate over the substitute was long and
spirit Of the rules. jurisdiction ny, would 60 to
argument made in favor Of the substitute was
| that the proposition Of the Watchd?Gs com
upon the Worlds Fair. Committee. In other
| words. the members of the select committee
| those Of the Committee on Appropriations.
| The economists of the House apparently re-
fs m
Fa r0B nS nSSss ',shfqrz 1877 fss os
an sppropI@lation, @ voted ioT ,, !hs RSsrborrox Pr
se s h ,ss the matter
Ia vain did ,Durborrow protest, although
ably seconded q 3D. by that bat exp;crisnced legislator.
| could have made the fight with better chances
| Of success on Jan. 5. when the original resolu-
| ton was introduced. Aside from this. there
appeared X be a weakness in tho Illinois con
proposition Of Mr. Reilly to amend the propo-
sition Of the watchdog,s comm;ttee by sub; u,
| the words "Columbian Exposition This
was lost.yeas. ~; nays. ~ Eight OF the
Dem1crats fr9m ILLINOIS , voted against against II; and
one Illinois Kepublica voted against 1t, and
| four voted for 1t. NJ Meantme middle ground
| had been discovered. 1t was ar amendment
providing for the appointment 0. a select COM
| mittee of seven to investigate the matter
| Five Illinois. Democrats voted against this
| proposition Some members observed that the
1Ilinoia Democrats voting against Mr.. Durbor.