The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-13
CONGRESS ON WAR CLAIMS.
4 NM TO REIMBURSE THE COLLEGE
or UILLIIM IND MiRY.
Hot Discussion Over Claims FOR Property De.
s;royed IN t,c War Mr.. Goodc In Favor OF
| FratcrnaI .tction-Mr Townsend Opposed.


Hot Discussion Over Claims for Property de-
s.royed In ttc War Mr.. Goodc In Favor or
Fratcrnai Action Mr.. Townsend Opposed.
WAsnrNGToN, April 10. Tho pending bust
ness in the House WIS the bill to restore George
A. Armcs TO his rank in the army.
Mr.. Bragg Dem, Wis., said that II was not
proper for q committee of the House to review
tn" proceedings Of court martial held nine
years ago.
Mr.. Haskell cRcp. KanJ said that Capt. Armcs
had been dismissed on n set Of utterly false
charges.
After further discussion. tho bill was passed
Tho House then wont into Committee Of tho
Whole on the private calendar the first hill b.
ing that to reimburse the College Of William
and Mary in Virginia for property destroyed in
the Into war.
Mr.. Goodc Dem. vn) said that tho college
buildings wrr" in the ancient town Of Williams
burg. which had been recognized by President
Lincoln and Congress IA Union territory, and
which had n Representative in tho Federal Con.
gross at the time. There had been no military
necessity for the destruction Of tho buildings
The Governor Of Virginia and all the members
Of tn" Virginia Legislature prayed for the nas-
sage " the bill. which established no precedent.
No cnsc like it could over again como before
'fuEI'rN. llN iflfNetl tlff II iNN Nuirf or
,i"orsr Washington could rcvisii these soon.
he would shy that In no way could Con, ross ti,
ms memory greater honor than 10y restoring
" rs former usefulness the old college whirh
p" had served SO faithfully and loved 80 vol.
y" smoke Tor tho college and for tho pcoplo If
virginia when he affirmed that they would for
ever remember with gratitude the friendly aid
aud tho words nf sympathy and rho"r which
they had received from tho Stntr II Mnssnchu.
SOUS. Thcycould not forgot that il WAS son II
MASSACHUSETTS, Mr. Butlcrl who had first intro
uneoI Ne memorial OF th1, ,rollrsei AMI another
mo report which accompanied tho hill II WIS
an ausplcious omen 10 find the two great Com
,mnohwr2tns ot MaSsarhus"ts aud, virginia.
TIE land 81 OTIS. and of Adams. the land Of Jcf-
icrsOn and Of homecoming together in tho
fratornal spirit OF oldcn times.
, Mr. l.,ring Rep. MH~..l spoke in favor ~ tho
fallen beforc the storm of war he would have
appealed 10 this Government Tor her rrstorn-
non. In tho same spirit h" appealed for the
College Of William aud Mary. ready to forget
her errors and grateful for her gifts Co the
Mr.; Reed rep. Me- said that h" was saiis-
nedi Mr; LorlnG would regret he support of q
NOR. lruns'cnd.nt Importance e. III" Govern
mont than any bill before tn House this -c~-
SION; Tho bill came in peaceful form, hnl u
would stand as pre"d"nt Ter all the southern
claims. II was a knife hidden in garand-.
bunker HI and Yorktown might unite AMI
fact that no nition had been So idioiir rs IL
establish principle which would bankrupt IL
sooner after q victory than. after. defeat.
There were bills now before tho House
amounting To s3OO.O00 for the destruction ~
properly Of colleges, g.. IN the war. and this
was only III the green trce. One-tcnth Of all Ia"
bills INTRODUCED this session were for Southern
claims. Three hundred and eiehty-nine Of
amounting to II 500 00O' 81 the MI re-"
funding the cotton tax. Aftor tho magnificent
contest which shook the entire continent after
millions had fought cn'h other lace % iacr. 10
would have boon a miserable close ~ hHyc had
u mar dozen poor Wret ehcs kicking their heel,
against the blue sky and swinging from gal
lie
lean side OF IN" House was constantly bringing
W the question Of Confederate claims. Tho
docket of the House wis crowded with southern
claims and bills how could they be- a ~cusscd
without reference 10 the war; II the southern
Representatives brought up such bills Ms the
present th'y must expect 10 near about the war.
Hoappealcd 10 them To let bygones DO bygoncs.
ana let the country rest in peace.
Mr.. Eden tDrm.. H. said that in thn Forty
third Congress. when the Republicans had con
trol Of tn House. there were a large number
Of war claims pending than IN either the Forty
fourth or Forty fifth Congress.
Mr.. Townsend rep. y. " said that Virginia.
country. and no man could take away his inter-
est IN them, He would do for Virginia all that
de- de- W o Si 30 l95 New 19rk all that ne would
College of William and Mary had produced
great men; she had great and honorable tradi-
her great mem DID William and Mary : Col.
"g". when she sent thirty-iwo ont of her thirty
i've teachers nto the rebel army. follow the doc
ttihv7 ot Nashingions farewell address? nil
she u"so IN tca'hiug -,cess ION and rebellion for
tnlrly NehfS lmitiH inc war IL was because
TINS college hud forgotten her great men that
shr came th"r". suppilaut. bringing. begging
Tor money az The hands OF those whose sons she
had caused Ia Lee down IN bloody graves by the
side OF her own sons whom she bounded IN Ia
death. Why should she not take the ,'on-.-
quences, He warned the Massachusetts Web
siers. the MASSACHUSETTS, Lorlugs, the Massa-
chusetts Hoar family. that when Virginia had
used them she would cas-, thcm OF as an un-
worthy tang. !" was against the bill
On motion Of Mr. Foster lkrp. Ohio the
senate amendments to tho General Dcf 'iency
Appropriation bll were cOnourred in.
. On motion of Mr. Singleton tkep., Miss the
Senate amendments 10 the Diplomatic Appro-
priation bin were non-concurred in. and the
speaker appointed Mvssrs. Singleton sparks
tD'nl.. ILL., anu Hal, (krp Me- AS conicret-
ON the part ol Tue House.
Mr. Luurrll Dem. Cal. asked leave - oiIer a
resolution, thnt, inasmueh rs tomorrow MIL
be the anniversary OF Thomas jefferson birth
day. the House set aside the day for considern-
ton Ii IN" hil for the erection OF u monument
over MS grave.
Mr. nnnnrll Rep. Mimi objected
Inc House adjourned until to-flJrrow.
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