Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-10-25

fo tbat ~ reported favoraOly ~
bills, involving s5,7+,924, excIud
Ing the bills making appropriation
Tor cases reported by the Commi:
sioners Of Claims in their third an
fourth annual reports, which bin:
as passed, appropriated sums a
follows: in the first session, tn
sum Of sG63,76s; in the secon.
session, the sum of 1921, G26; az
gregating, in the 43d Congress, tn,
sum Of sl,3s5,394.
y few Of these claims are xortl
considering. Take II. r., 2l7, fol
the relief Of contractors for build.
ing iron-clad vessels Of war. That
bill proposed that all the contrac-
tors for building iron-clad vessels
OF war, and for construction of
steam machinery, should be au-
thorizcd to bring suit in the Court
OF Claims, Notwithstanding they
lad received s5,O00,000,-more
than the contract price-and extra
compensation growing out of
changes of plan. This bill propos-
cd to open wide the door and allow
them TO bring suit ia the Court of
Claims, on account of increased
cost OF material and labor, and in
volved sj,0oO,0O0.
Then there is II. T., 2,6ss. for
the relief Of Albert F. VERIFY. /
which is for stores and supplies 1
taken by L. S. troops in Va; the
committee recommend the allow
ance Of $4,000. Then there is the
case Of Randall Brown, of Tenn.
whose claim Of 1900 il for mu,es.
wagons, etc, taken by rebels while
in L. S. employ. Then there is the I
case Of Thomas Day, for nursery {
stock destroyed by L. S. soldiers q
this loss was clearly depreciation ]
and spolation, but the committee i
allowed ii, nevertheless. There is |
llso the bill for Louisa Eldis, whose j
building was damaged while occu- ]
pied by L. s. troops. The commit
zee allowed her s69l, and the bill i
became law by the approval of !
President Grant. Then there is b
Il. K. 1867, for the relief of Dan a
el F. Dulaney, of Virginia, whose C
property was destroyed by u. S. l.
.roops. The report shows that the o
was destroyed and stolen, [
md was mere lawlessness and rob-
perry, which the Government was Il
rot accountable for; yet the COM L
nittee recommend sj55, aud the n
III passed the House, but failed in e
he Senate. The Committee on :
Var Claims Of the present House L
eject this claim, not because d. %
.uey was a onion man, for the X
lse was reported adversely by that Ia
rdent Republican, Mr. Hoskins, of
lew York. Then II. r., 1892, for IN
ie relief Of George CowIes, ap- 81
'opriated ss,G25 for property de- CO
royed by rebels, which bill passed Ia'
e House. Next appear II. r., no
9, for the relief of Norman re
lard, the particular friend of
.cretary Robson. The bill APP mi
opriated the sum of $4,000, 1t
d purports to be for damages foI
der contract with the United u.s.
ates. The report shows, among for
ler things, that the claim was Gu
st reported favorably by the Hon. 10
'bert c. Schenck, late Minister to ag'
lgland, whose intimacy with sin
lard in the Machado claim is no. POI
-ious. Then there is claim of mi
ichael Mulholland, for property car
stroyed by United States troops oa'
Tennessee. tro
1t appears from the report accom- Nc
nying the bill that Mr.. Mullhol- goo
I'd was keeping boarding house all'
Memphis, Tenn; that u. S. init
ops invaded and took possession lec
the same ; that they confiscated son
household goods, of the value D.
90, 400; and the committee rec Is
mcnded the payment of the 20.
n, and the bill, as reported, cou
,sed the House. Ala
Then comes the very remarkable tur
e Of John L. T. Jones, of Mary tro'
d, whose property was destroyed so
L. 5. troops-not used for the am'
lelt Of the soldiers, but destroy Sl3
and the bill was reported ing
lnimously by Mr.. Hazleton, of cert
'consin, a strong partisan Re- IN s
'lican. Then comes the case of so 8