Mr. HENDERSON. This subject was thoroughly discussed a few days ago. Ihad not examined the subject as thoroughly as I might have done, but I thought the Senfrom NewHampshire [Mr. CLARK] clearly disclosed to the Senate reasons sufficient to postpone the consideration of this bill, not only until the 1st Monday of December next, but forever. I do not pretend to say that there are not meritorious claims in this bill, individuals named who are entitled to something at the hands of Congress. I would be perfectly willing to grant something to some of these parties, but even in the original bill those parties are mixed up with others, as was clearly shown by the Senfrom NewHampshire, who are not entitled to one cent and ought not to be aid one cent; at least if they ought to be, I have seen no reasons for it; no reasons have been given. Why, sir. if I am not this taken, it has been shown clearly to the Senate that the only consideration for their claiming anything at the hands of Congress arises from their own willful neglect to perform the work within the time that they stipulated to do it in. If we are inclined to do anything for these men, I think we on ht to open the Court of Claims to them and; prese risome rules by which these parties can enforce this just claim which it is said they have against the Government. I am totally opposed to voting anything to these contractors upon the report of this board a board organized under a simple resolution of the Senate, passed without any notice whatever on the 9th of March, 1865. after the adjournment of Congress and during the executive session. The report of that board shows that they took no evience whatever in order to ascertain the truth of the matter now before this body, and appealing toour generosity rather than to our justice, because, if I derstand the report of that board, it was their generosity that gave us such a report, and not their sense of justice. I have heard no answer to the point made by the Senfrom NewHampshire the other day. What is the reposition now made? It is a change simplyrom the award of the commission to 12%.