, 1876-01-10
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"SQuTHERM HEL1EE.n

toa3i.S!N W1-lss THEllEFbH fSfAoDEfEb IN con.
tsnESs UEvonE THE HOLIDAY 1sEGEhR
Washington Correspondence i.stou .tdrtytj4tr
During the brief session OF Cnusrres before
the holiday recaEs. there wnre introduced forty-
ss bills which may properly bo class.i under
tho general head VI Sou:uern relief. T*enty-
soyen OF these rbInt to miscellaneous inl.y,daa.
claims, nnt Including thosc for cotton aeizcd or
for cotton tax?s alleged to iaro been illegally
levied. First In order Of consideration III ti1i
introduced in tbs Senate by Nj. 1IeEsimot, of
North Carolina. 'to repeal 30 mitch OF Soc.
O. $50 OF the Eevisoj Statutes Ill fo7llld the pay
nlent ct the ACCOUNTS, c'ninls, and demands
thoro!tt natncd, mud all Laws nud clauses oS laws
forbdiing tho payment thereof, attl up
pfoEs1atinE mouey t54o1.D03] to pay tho
aauo when duly cstahIialsol." Iho "aceouuts,
claims. aud demands" referred to aro any
agaiust the Un,teI S!asea which accrsol or OK
isted prior to Aprit IL. 1861, in favor Of anr
parBon who promoted, encouraged. or in ay
manner sustained, tho late rebellion, or IN favor
Of my person WHO. during such rebellion, WAN
not known to bo opposed thereto and distinctly
III favor Of itA 6,ip2reastun.' Tho ta:.iotl pro-
rides further tand hero is wncro the Ahoo pineheB
particularly l,aril llAt "uo 1as1on heretofore
granted Or hereafter to ba granted #tnl Aut!.u.-
l:e tho payment of such nccnuIlt. c!aiu. or do
mAisd until this sectsoa III niodsei Of repealed"
Aud al anci accounts. Claims, aud dotu .udH
shall bs Hettlol aud paii according to lnws aud
reguEastnlsa in that henaff' Thu clause appears
10 10 quito aimpls until atr tres to nd out inst
Aa!f." II tho bill becomes law, the war claims
Vt lia1oyal persons viii bo placed Oh precisely
tha Bsme footlug ~ thcH" of loyal ncraan4. Tile
iatter hAvo bocn rsttcd by tho Sontflarn Claims
C0ulM!ssl3l1 but the titnH TOR filing clnlm4
buforo the tribunal e1pirod in 1913. Tic
new claims might 70 10 Congtohs, Or posainly
to thu Departments. Tut t,eso In li,t!o
doubt that 1t would be fnnnd nocesHa,y tu
psos'do sl'scal menus for d1Hpoaing Of the cHor-
nous r,ass of claims Which would bo presented.
The number Of caHes brought baturo lie South
orn Claims COMMISSION wAa ~ ono, all OF LOYAL
lkts. mud 1t Is estimatsl tiat Tia cnsn4 at tho
nther B;tt srs tnn times as nutnernHf,-2030 001 1t
leaat-rcQnlrlns mot one hit several ,ow trinu-
nals fur their pru,er consideration. Il bill sab-
ttssltlay t!ls Ban1e rs Eeuator tyEIimo1.'a has
boon miro iucaa In tho uunps t.y a1r. DAys, VI
North Csroua.. differing only III appsopria.tug
Gi1tl. .Un0 instead of Es}nD. 400.
Ihese two ara tho onIy general hills ret pro-
sol,tea. Tho twenty-five otheih aIo for relIoi IN
individual caaos. npprop,ihtsng st,ms varying
in aiut,unt ftom s:lu 70 nearly 7211.100, aud ag*
gregatiig sI72..5d.4l. One nf them. Introduced
in tlo Sollato by atr. Johuson. Ut Virginia. np-
propr'atcb +l9A,e2i:2t 10 pay certain" 3" loyal"
citizens uf London County, Va, a0j In number,
" in consideration OF tllelr property destroyed BY
fire by tho military authority II tho United states
III va" va o'AoA - ~ 's-~>'
dan, dated Nov. ~, l1di." Th'a II the famous
a,dtr IN wtle!, sheridan, aftoe directing Gon.
Merritt to operate with Ills dlvlht9n of raynry
aggust thogua.rllaa tu acertui,l dstric. o[ conu-
ny. seJa:
Thla rtcion Las bean tho hpt.boi Of hTl'sa banaa
who hare frou, limo to time erFr!as"R upon HlH4la
partlt8 ahp Ina bf army communication on sAf0-
Huarts loft vt hoscs. and tsoss Their EuA! object
il riunivr and highway robbery. 70 clear tho coun.
Try Of t,,ess artp4 thst einH destruction A1a
t1p iIuDcen& wrl ~ IN IT gully supporters by
their cowarAly acts. you vii c"tno and dearay all
IoFa9e sud sub tstuutu. aiFa Gll bafne And mills hn1
tt1pfr contents snt drive nj all stock. This order
must bs 1tFly uYHsuled. bcaEtnK III nliul. however,
that 10 dwelIttxs tU ss ure1, and that no ret-
s,us violence Ds offered the cllizens. Ths ultimate
lratFuctio 1t all lz1y4te rights III the country
chiaI by such Iarllut. Thls destruction may "A we'll
rpulrene At one, sud tho responsibility Of 1t must
r.tt uppu ths authorities 1t NtcAtnoud. who AsYo
acknowledged tho legitimacy Ut guerrilla nands,
According to tile laslet bill introduced by Mr..
John,ton. tho AeavloBs individual tuser Was Isaac
IIREott. vino IL down for IL, ISL, aud tha suAll-
est WIlfs1a Letnon, Mhoae Claim IL $lH. bomo
Ut tho claimants ura exceedingly niea in their
esttnates que setting hid tosa At e32.5a ant au-
other At 81 ,o6o7a. Tho ayetaxe amount Of tho
cla!su4 III tn!B bill tB 4uta small beius \ little
less than St,oU1. but tho average Of the othor
hills IL S8,G5l. At lhe Bmatat 1vefARe the
amount OF clalHla of t4la character IL iikoly 10
seach *20U. .0oo. .uo0. Following a1s spaoinaunB of
the bills slresdy introduced.
II Mt. FaultubE, of Wsst vir8inia-A btu to pay
Abraham u. Herr $2 ,0i7al for tha uas Of land and
buildings On tho 1slant ot YtF0dlus In The 9lsuau'