§ MR. KEIR HARDIEI beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether he has received an application for financial aid from the widow and six children of the late James Allan, a first-class Customs examining officer, who died as the result of an illness contracted in the performance of his duty; and whether he has been able to grant the prayer of the petition.
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINYes, Sir; the case is under consideration.