Mr. CLARK. It is very apparent that by the force of one given to the other, the thin is to be carried through by joint weight and joint influence. Some of those men may be, as the Senator says, poor; and some of these men may be rich, and if they are not misre ported. are rich; but whether they be poor, or whether they be rich, makes no difference in the justice of the Government. If a man is rich and has earned well of the Government he should be aid. If he is poor, and has not earned well of the Government, then he should not be paid. It is not by any such standard that I wish to try these men. Nor do I wish to have this matter lie over that I may examine it; for [have said nothing about examining it. I wish it could be lai over, or I wish some different scheme could be devised by which we might do justice, as I said, individually in these cases, each case by itself and for itself, and not lump them in this way, and by a general bill give them 12%. on the contract price. As I said before, in that way a man may get more than he is entitled to or he may get less than he is entitled to. The should not be leveled down in that manner, at each should have according to what he deserves. “Now, ” says the Senfrom Nevada, “why does not the Senfrom NewHampshire move to strike out a case?” Because I have not had time to examine the cases through. I have not had time to examine anyone of these cases sufficiently to enable me to say that the man may not be deserving of something. though on the showing he makes he is not entitled to it. I might strike out some that were deserving. If were to move to strike out so that the bill should pass as I think it ought to ass, I would move to strike out 41 and cave only one, whoever he might be, and try that, an then take the others up afterward. That is the way we ought to legislate, one by one, as we do in other cases, and not in this collective method. Now, Mr. President, one word in regard to what was 1st said by the Senator, that this board had examined the weight of these engines. Where is the evidence of it? This board was not established for any such purpose. It was not established to report upon the weight.