Show J CspitalCbipa WASHINGTOW May 14The House committee on invalid pensions has reported re-ported the bill proposing to remove the restriction upon payment of the arrearages on pensions in case of claims filed before the passage of the bill The bill is a substitute for a number of bills on the same subj ct It authorizes author-izes ihe Secretary of the Interior to adjust all pension claims on account of disability from injurie incurred sines March 41861 file ion and after July LI 1880 and up to date of passage of the bill Also directing the secretary to adjudicate all such claims as have been allowed or filed as if they had been filed prior to July 1 1880 A report accompanying the bill say We place this Dill upon the ground that it is only legislation i upon a subject now practicable not that it does full justice It will be borne in mind however that it does not prohibit legislation hereafter t twIll t-will put all pensioners upon equality but on the contrary strengthens ther claim to supplementary legislation that will give them arrears We shall be able to submit estimates dearly approximating ap-proximating the cost of this legislation and for the pres nt venture the assertion it will not exceid 250000000aud suggest to the House in thg connection that it affords the very best means of disbursing disburs-ing the present surplus Nomination John W Browning of Colorado melter of the mint at Denver A Constitutional amendment was offered in the House today by Neal of Tennessee pioposing to extend the term of office of the President and VicePresident to six years and to make the President ineligible for a second term Tne Senate spent three hours iu a secret legislative session discussing Rlddlebergers resolution for the open consideration of the fisheries treaty and the Hoar resolution for a stenographic steno-graphic report of the debate to be made public at the option of the Senate Both were defeated the Democrats voting solid against them and the Republicans Republi-cans dividing according to individual i preference The consideration of the fisheries treaty was further postponed till next Monday The Commissioner of tho General Land Office todav by direction of the Secretary of the Interior transmitted to the SurveyorGeneral of Califorua for delivory to the confirmees Joseph S Emery Nllthaa W Spaulding administrator ad-ministrator of the estate of Abner Bas sett deceased and Mary Ann Bassett widow a patent for the private land claim known us Raucho san Jose Cbiquito The claim is located in Monterey County and has a front on the Pacific Ocean of about fifteen miles It embraces an area of about 8189 acres It is the first California private land claim patented during the present administration |