Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-08
UNDERWRITERS.
IN THE COMMITTEES.
Confederation of Claim.

Confederation of Claims.
The subcommittee of the Senate commit
tee on claims appointed at the extra ses-
sion to prepare an omnibus claims bill held a
preliminary meeting yesterday. and decided
upon basis for bill for presentation to
the full committee. The plan adopted in
cludes bills which have passed either house
or Congress or which have been favorably
passed upon by the Court of Claims under
the Bowman act. The claims of this char
acter before the committee amount to about
SIC, OO0,OOO.
Mr.. COrbett's Claim to Senntorship.
Senator Chandler, chairman of the Sem
ate committee on privileges and elections.
said yesterday that he would call meeting
of the committee for some day either this
week or next for the consideration of the
claim Of H. w. Corbett to a seat in the
Senate from the state of Oregon, by virtue
of the appointment of the governor of that
state. He expressed the opinion that a
majority of the committee would be found
favorable to Mr.. Corbetts claim.
Looking After Indian Affairs.
A delegation from the Choctaw and
Chickasaw Indian nations In Indian terri
tory is in Washington to look after legts-
lation in the interests Of those tribes. The
delegation has asked for a hearing on the
law extending the jurisdiction of the United
States courts over all matters in the ter
ritory. The measure is to take effect jan
uary 1. and it is probable that the delega-
ton will appear at the first meeting of the
House committee on Indian affairs tomor-
row and ask the House to enact legislation
in line with the Senate resolution.
House Military Affairs Committee.
The House committee on military affairs
held a brief meeting yesterday. at which the
first drafts of the army and Military Acad-
envy appropriation bills were distributed.
These follow in every item the estimates
submitted by the Secretary of War. The
bill for the army carries an appropriation
of $23, $780, Oh, a net increase of $1,U50, 80
over the last appropriation. For the acad-
envy the estimates are 1897 1913. an increase
of $45,256. The committee will meet again
Tuesday, and Chairman Hull will meantime
appoint two subcommittee for the corsid-
Grafton Of the bills.
Ways and Means subcommittee.
Chairman Dingley has named the sub
committees of the ways and means COM
mfttee, which will consider the important
measures referred by this committee, as
follows:
Customs-Dingley. Payne. Dalzell, Hop
kins, Grosyenor, Bailey and McA1illIn.
Customs Observation-Disclosures, Russell,
Dingley, johnson, Steele, Swanson and Rob-
ertson.
Internal IeNcHuG-ESdHS bOillRST, OtcClc
Russell, Dingley, McMillin and Mcclellan.
Public debt-Dalzell, Johnson, Dingley.
Bailey and Wheeler.
Reciprocity and commercial treaties
Hopkins, Deliver, Tawney, Payne, Dingley,
McMillin and Mcclellan.
Revenue, from other sources than Gus
toms and on miscellaneous subjects-Gros-
venor, Russell and Tawney, Steele, Evans,
Swanson and Wheeler.
Payment of Old War Claims.
A favorable report has been made by the
House committee war claims on the bill
to authorize the Secretary OF War to in
vestigate and provide for the payment of
ali claims for the usa and occupation OF
church and school buildings and grounds
for government purposes by the United
States military authorities during the re-
hellion and for damages accruing thereby to
furnishings or material in such buildings.
Claims of this character before the COM
mittee aggregate s295. 126. The committee
reported that s4O0,UO0 would pay all mer-
itorious claims of this nature. AS there are
many such claims pending before Congress,
the committee indorses the provision for
tribunal for their investigation and deter
mination.