Show L Capital Chips j Washington 31 The House committee on claims agreed to recommend re-commend to the House tbat 40000 be allowed to Charles Murphy Val i i ornia as full satisfacton for his claim against the government for 190000 The caim grew out of a contract subsequently annulled but under which Murphy hd already made excavat ons for a dry dock at Mare island navy yard The Senate confirmed David J Bremer of Kansas to be United States ju ge of the Eighth judicial olrcut In the Danville invrstigation Green Williams chief of police of Danville was examined He saw the riot from a short distance and saw ahooting from Doth directions Witness described the threats which had been made by Colonel Ord against those fellows who should vote the Democratic ticket James Woods city editor of the Danville Republican was satisfied satis-fied the rt was a sudden ebullition and not premeditated On cross examination ex-amination he said it would not have been safe to call out the colored militia he thought would preve violence to put the Democratic part in control |