Mr. TRUMBULL. I should suppose they were no exception to the general rule. But I do not propose to argue the case here. I would ask Senators who are present, if I can get their attention for a moment, for what purpose we have established the Court of Claims. Can anybody tell me what we have established the Court of Claims for if it is not to try just such cases as this? I have always insists that the worst possible body to adjudicate upon claims was a committee of Congress. Now, I have very great confidence in the Senfrom NewHampshire and in the Senfrom Oregon and in their 0 ‘nions when they have investigated a case; at why they should have spent time in investigating this case and bringing it here, Icannct conceive. Here is a case growing out of a contract between Government and certain parties directly within the terms of the law, giving these parties the right to go into the Court of Claims to enforce their claim if they have one. Why did they not of there? The only reason why they do not go there must be because they think they will do better trust IniICOr.HiIJGSS. C ARK. Let me say to the Senator that the House and Senate have not always been able to agree in regard to the cases that should go to the Court of Claims. After the bill was passed amending the Court of Claims act and giving them certain jurisdiction, the Senate committee undertook to be retty strict in regard to it, but the House would) send their reports and their matters still to the ComClaims for examination. In the Congress before the last this bill was sen‘ by the Senate to the ComPubBldg for examination, instead of to the Court of Claims. At the last Congress it was sent to the ComcClaims for examination, but was not examined. At this session it was sent again by the Senate to the ComClaims to be examined. 3 times it has been sent by the Senate to committees of this body for examination; and the committee did not feel, when it had been sent in that way, after the parties had made their preparation under the irection of the Senate in that way, that they should be turned over to the Court of Claims.