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Show IIOLSK. Atkin, chairman of the committee on appropriations, reported the civil ncdry appropriation bill. Referred to committee of the whole. The hnuae then went into commit tee of the whole on the general deficiency de-ficiency bill. Willis offered an amendment for the payment of further claims against the ourau of steam engineering, as recommended by the comm.ttce on naval expenditures, but for wnich no appropriation had been made, which increases the appropriation for the payment of claims against that bureau from M77.0O0 to $1,424,000 Adopted. The next paragraph appropriates cooS.OOO for the payment of claims against the bureau of repairs. Willis offered an amendment increasing in-creasing the amount to $931,000; al.-o for timber, $416,000, or eo much thereof as is necessary. Amendments adopted. Willis moved to increrse the amount for tbe payment of claims against the bureau of provisions and clothing from $73,0i O to $130,00. Agreed to. Amidst great confusion some email claims were presented and gotteu through despite tbe efforts of Eden, At bins aud Blount to the contrary. The commitree then rose. Corlett off-red a resolution directing direct-ing the committee on military aiUirs to inquire into the conduct of lroop.i in tne bailie of Little Big Horn. Referred. Re-ferred. Recess. |