Mr. whenTWORTH.R. Chairman, I was not here at the last session of Congress when the ComAppropriat was created. I do not understand how far the jurisdiction of this committee extends as contrasted with the ComClaims. There have been presented by me, and I suppose by a great many other members of Congress, claims for this same kind of service, and they have generally been referred to the Committee ofClaims. But the ComAppropriat is rather a privileged committec to carry on the Government, and yet, I believe, it is confined to those appropriations only that have hereto fore been provided for by existing laws. That is the case, I understand, with this appropriation. But in regard to the amendment, understand it has not been provided for by any existin law. The chairman, however, has decide that the amendment is in order. Now, sir, if this amendment is in order, why may we not go on and amend this bill indefinitely? If the Committee ofClaims had written Out what bills were pending before them for military damages, I suppose it would be in order under this ruling. to a pend them to this bill as amendments. Herea ter, then, nsthisainendment is decided to be in order, I shall take good care to have some of these claims provided for by existing law referred to the ComAppropriat; and having done that, I have made one point. I start with legality, and I am in order. Then it is only necessary to have enough of these private claims, and have them decided in order, and we can vote away millions. Now, the Gentfrom Maine [Mr. BLAINE] has embodied in his amendment claims of all the loyal States, and my own State, of course, among the rest. But really I do not know what the claims of the people of Illinois are upon this Government. As I walk about the streets of the city of Chicago I frequently see a man who has lost an arm or a leg, and some times both arms or both legs. Then, again, I meet a mother who has lost a son, or a widow who has lost a husband in the war. Now, I do not know how to make good a broken heart by bringing here a claim in dollars and cents in such a case. I remember, upon this subject of damages, 9. letter written by a distinguished statesman whose name we honored the other day by votin that his portrait be placed within this Ca ito I refer to Hon. Joshua