Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1876-02-10


York, who is a prominent aspirant
for Presidential honors, and gentle
man of wide national reputation, is
Chairman of the Senate Committee
upon Commerce.
f. B. Washburn was Chairman of
the House Committee upon Com
MERGE in the Seth. 37th, 3Sth, 39th
and 10th Congresses. Shellabarger,
of Ohio, in the 4lst and 42nd Con-
crosses, and Wheeler, of New York,
in the last Congress, all of whom are
gentlemen OF acknowledged ability,
and mentioned, prominently, for the
Presidential nomination, and we may
be assured, from the labor and study
which Mr.. Hereford brings to his
position, and the faithful and efficient
manner in which he discharges his
duties, that he will deserve and re-
c,ive ali the honor, which these other
gentlemen gained in their administra.
ton of the affairs, coming to this
Committee.
Mr.. Hereford has introduced a I'LL
providing for an appropriation of ST.
900, 900, to the continuation of the
Improvement of the Great kanawha,
river, for which he has received the
recommendation of the Secretary OF
War, and, from all indications, we feel
confident that the amount, or very
large proportion of it, will be appro-
priated. independently of the vast
benefits which mu>t enure to our peo-
pie, by a thorough Improvement of
this river, so rs to render it navlgable.
ut all seasons, from its heal to its
mouth, the expenditure of this large
amount If money, in our District,
will serve greatly to relieve our peo-
pie from the financial embarrassments
now prevailing.
Last year, Mr.. Hereford and his
coadiutor>, secured for this improvr-
ment, $500, 900, which was the largest
appropriation made to any river in
the United States, save the Fox and
Wisconsin river. which received,
jointly, 100000; the Mississippi,
Missouri and Arkansas rivers, which,
iointly, received 1913, 900, Des Moines
Rapid. of the Mississippi river, which
received $50, 900, and the tennessee
river, upper and lower, $40, 900.
This year, the Secretary of war
recommends for this improve ment 4
greater amount than for any other
Improvement, save for the Mi@sissip
nj river, between the mouth of the
Illinois and Ohio rivers, for which he
asks an appropriation Of $1,000 900.
In addition to this Improvement,
Mr.. Hereford has introduced bills for
the improvement of various other
rivers in his District, and has joined
hands with Gen. Terry, Of Virginia,
in urging the Improvement of New
river, with fair prospects OF success,
so that the running Of steamboats,
from the Va. and Tenn. II. K. to
New Orleans bids fair to be more than
an idle dream.
To-day, Mr.. Hereford introduced
two important bills, one to repeal the
law which prohibits the payment of
claims for mail service performed pri-
or to the war, except to those who can
prove their loyalty; heretofore, per
sons to whom such claims are pay
able, who engaged in the rebellion,
could receive no pay, and this bill
proposes to remedy this inequality.
The other bill Is to put on the pension
rolls those persons whose name were
striker therofrom in consequence of
Chsloyaltv; this applies to the sailors
andsoldiers of the war oflSl2, and
the change proposed in this bill is
one of justice.
Senc tor Davis has raised quite a stir
in the Senate. bv reasons OF his disclosures
II irregularities in the Treasury Depart
mcnt, while Boutwell,, now Senator. was
Secretary. Boutwell, called, Justify, to
the spirits to he "down,' but they ~d
not, and i; is pretty well conceded that there
was either bad management or wretched
bookkeeping in the Department while
Boutwell, reigned.
By the way, understand that both
Senator Davis and Representative Eau X
ner are whetting sabres and storing am
munition for a thorough canvass Of our
State for the SenatorShip, and, from all
learn, the canvass will be most bitter and
will embrace every county. Exposures
in private and political records Of each
party will hc in order, and, from the hlnts
gathered, bitterness and invective will
reign. You can look out Tor scalps, when
the battle opens, and while am not
prophet it is entirely probable and OF
frequent occurrence, in these days, for a
lucky third person, perhaps certain j
may enter the list, when the Scalps Of the
Others are torn and bleeding. and secure
the priz,. Stranger things have happened
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