Mr. POLAND. I move that Senate bill No. 217 be taken up. The motion was agreed to; and the bill (S.No.217) to provide for the payment for quar termasters stores and subsistence supplies furnished to the Army of the U.S., was read the 2nd time, and considered as in ComWhole. It proposes that all claims of loyal persons, not exceeding $500, for quartermasters stores actually furnished to the Army of the U.S and receipted for by the properOfficer receiving them, or which may have been taken by such Officer without giving such receipt, may be submitted to the QuarterMGen of the U.S., accompanied with such roofs as the claimant can present of the facts in his case; and the QuarterMGen is to cause such claim to be examined, and if convinced that it is just, and that the claimant, at the time the claim accrued, was loyal to the Government of the U.S., and has ever since so remained, and has never in any way voluntarily aided the rebellion, and that the stores were actually received or taken for the use of and used by the Army, he is to report each case to the 3rd Auditor of the Treasury, with a recommendation for settlement. A similar provision is madein regard to allclaims of loyarpersons, not exceeding $500, for subsistence actually furnished to the Army. It is further provided that all loyal persons having claims exceeding $500 for quartermasters stores, or for subsistence, actually furnished to the Army of the U.S., and recei ted for by the properofficer, or which may rave been taken y such officers without giving a receipt, for the use of and actually used by the Army, may prosecute their claims nst the U.S. in the Court of Claims, in the manner and to the extent now provided bylaw for the prosecution ofclaims against the U.S. in that court; and if teclaimant shall establish by evidence that at the time his claim accrued he was loyal to the U.S and has ever since so remained, and that he has never in any way voluntarily aided the rebel. lion, the court shall render judgment in his favor for so much of his claim as is found to be justly due.