Show WASHINGTON Washington Confirmations Biobard Eambert California consul at San Bias Reuben A Allen Ohio Indian agent at Blackfoot agency Mont commodores Robert W Shufeldt Alexander C Bhind and Thomas Pattison chief engineer Charles H Loring cnief of the bureau bur-eau of steam engineering Navy Department De-partment Benton McMillen chairman of the House committee on claims today dIstributEd 300 bills to the sub committee These bills are from 1 to 100 years old and Involve claims from 100 to nearly 1000 000 The claim of the captain of the vessel Meteor for 2500 was adversely acted upon In 1853 the Independence vessel owned by Cornelius Vanderbilt was wrecked in the Bay of Magdalene and several sev-eral hundred passengers were cast adrift on the island of Margarita off the coast of California The Meteor took the passengers to San FranciEco and the claim is made against government for the care of the passengers |