Mr. NESMITH. It was thoroughly examined in all those respects. I will state that the item of $6, 950 85 was the only point that I discovered in all the investigation about which there could be any possible doubt, and I think that that is a matter which will up eal to the humanit of every member of this ody. 6,950 dollars and 85 cents was apreprinted and paid by the Legislature of WestVirginia to the families of a company of militia who were captured by the enemy and confined in southern prisons. The report says: “ The companyof militiawere organizin and drill in:, when it wii.sattacked by a superior orceof the enemy and 68 of the companywerecaptured apd carried to sout ern prisons. 45 of whom died while in prison. The surviving membersof the company and tbstamilicsof thosew odied in prison, werepiiid 13 dollars permonth only from the dparitseoonf.ncapturcto the dateof death or recase from Mr. HENDERSON. I believe this is an exact copy of the bill as Originally prepared by me in the Missouricase, with the exception of the number of commissioners. It was orinall prepared with 3, but I preferred to have but one. The HoRep, however, when that bill passed inserted 3 commissioners and also added another amendment, of which I do not recollect the precise language, but I know they required the report to be submitted to the accounting officers of the Treasury. Inasmuch as the bill would probably be amended in the House so as to make it correspond with the Missouribill, and inasmuch as the Missouribill passed in that way, and it will be nothing more than just to submit these claims to the same scrutiny, I will offer an amendment to insert after line 5 of section 5 these words: Who shall causethe same to be examined by the proper accounting officersof the Treasury and said offioers shall audit the accounts as in ordinary cases. So that the section will read: That so soon as said commissionershall have made up said necountand ascertained the balance, asharem directed he shall mako written report thereof, showing the ifferentitems of expenditure as hereinbe fore stated, to the SecyTreasury. who shall cause the sameto be examined by the proper accounting officersof the Treasury and said officers shall audit the accountsas in ordinary cases, and if from said reportit shall appearthat any sumremains due to the said State.he shall draw hiswarrant for the same, pay able to the Governor of said State and deliver it to im.