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Show CO.Xti R ES!SH A L, . SENATE. Ramsey, from the committee on post offices, reported back the House joint resolution repealing the joint resolution reso-lution approved January 5ih, 1S7U, authorizing the Postmaster General to adjust the claim of George Chorpen-inu, Chorpen-inu, accompanied with a written report which recites tb,e fraudulent character of the claim. After a lengihy discussion, the joint resolution passed without objection. HolSE. . Cessna made aersonal explanation in reference to his connection with the Chorpenning cae. He believed, and -till believes, there was money due Chorpenning, but did not know the claim was so large as tne award made j by the Postmnster General. He had no doubt, however, that the Postmaster Postmas-ter General believed the amount awarded award-ed to be honestly and ju-tly due. Ce:-siia spoke at considerable length 1 in vindication of himself; and the reg-j ular business of the Hou.-e was then j proceeded with. Colburn, from the corn mi tUui on j public expenditures, reported a bill providing that no. accounts or claims, which have been adjusted by the accounting ac-counting officers of government, sbail be reopened "without the authority specially given by law. and tori ids accounting ac-counting officers to act upon any account ac-count or claim which shall not have been pre.-cntei within six years from the date at which it originated, unle-v the person having the claim wa an infant, in-fant, aemme cnvirt. or a lunatic, The second section lorhid any p-Ton who is, or has been, an officer, clerk or employee in the public servioe, to act as attorney io the prasjcutiun of claims before the'departiucnt, or any branch thereof in which he had served, or to rive information or impart kn wlefce ao-fuired by bim otEr.iJ'y while in the service of the I "aired r-rate-. After considerable discu-.-ion the bill was amended, so as to provide that it shall not apply to any c.a'.m of loyal men, ari.-inc in Mates fnuer'y in insurrection, in-surrection, which, by the or-ra:ion of law. could not be fina.ly settled an i a 1 justed, and all otner canns sl,..i . n pndiated within si from thi fi-s-age uf the a Tie wni u.m amended so as toppy (.'..I, to persons tin r:tve rcn tp, u! government wfb.o thrt.- )!, T.e biii as thus aiiier. ie3 was jwf i Asr. iruin the v7n.ittec n military mili-tary af -ers. n.a ;e a P" p -rt on ihe in-vest'gatrn in-vest'gatrn in'j ibe lt u'-i -n of three caicts a. We-t 1 r.t A -a-i err.y. T.'.c 11.1 I ' r-.1 '' ir" nje ts was rrp-rt' d from tt.c c. n. ii.i:-e c ways and Bit nil ' " rxtxiHf (f to-' to-' j whole. |