Mr. Joslin is a citizen of the town whereI reside. He had in a box $5, 250 in U.S. bonds, but did not have the numbers of them. If he had had the numbers they would have been duplicated by the Treasurer of the U.S. A fire occurred during a very windy night. He rushed to the place where the box was depos ited in which these bonds were placed, and took it with. him. He then went to another room with the box, for the purpose of obtaining some valuable papers there. But he was driven from the room by the flames, and was obliged to leave the box and papers there, and they were destroyed with everything that he ha. The box and the apers were of course consumed. But a watch that was in the box with these bonds was found in the ruins as soon as they could be examined. There is no doubt about the loss of these bonds. Now, every member here knows that if the papers had consisted of notes against persons,0. recover could be had upon them. If bank bills had been destroyed, and the proof of the ir destruction had been as full as is the roof of the destruction of these bonds, then this banks at a suib of law would be obliged to refund the money which had been destroyed. Now, this is a case eminently just. The Government can suffer no loss'. These are notes which the government has issued; the are evidences of in debtedness which, beyon all controversy have been destroyed by fire. And is it fair and honorable for us to say that when by an act of Providence property of that kind is destroyed, the Government of the U.S. will absolutely chcat the owners outright? Sir, the cases should be met as they come up, one after the other. They should be subjected to the closest scrutiny; and when it is determined that the property is absolutely destrayed, and that the Government can lose nothing, there should be no hesitation on the part of the Government in meeting its just debts, or renewing the evidence of its indebt edness. If we refuse to do this, we are not acting in the manner in which we deal with one another as neighbors and business men. If there should be presented to any gentleman of this House proo that the evidence of a debt for which he was justly bound had been destroyed, he would at once come forward and renew the evidence of indebtedness. This bill simply proposes that the Government shall do what every one acknowledges ought always to be done as between man and man.