Show Indian Supply Claims Washington 31 Senator Booths bill to authorize the auditory of unpaid accounts of a number of California merchants for supplies furnished the Indian service during tho years 1873 1874 and 1875 was today reported back from the Senate committee on claims favorably favor-ably but with amendments making its provisions general The bill as amended directs the accounting officer of the treasury to examine and audit all unpaid accounts heretofore filed in the departments depart-ments for service rendered and supplies furnished under directions of the Indian bureau and in cases where said service and supplies are found to have actually been applied to the benefit of Indians to report to Congress the balances equitably due on said account respectively notwithstanding not-withstanding no sufficient appropriation existed to pay them at the time they were presented The bill was placed on the Senate calendar for further action |