The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-09
WESrYA., MATTERS.
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WASHINGTON, November s-While n
pubiic are iiscussi,, s,,ct ,o,,,ss n to,!,.,,o
t,or n, ha,. e .., 'a,n 'op'es =. es's'a
wa ~ ""'e' 'na''ons' oearine' " Shouts
not DC forgotten that there are other mat
ters In which particular communities mr.
interested aemanj att.,,,.. fu..s' .t ~
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.ouuAs eesalo'' o' congress. Your CORES
lohdeat tas bceti to some little trouble 20
ing through the records OF CONGRESS 10 fin,
out what matters NJ ,ocs, ;rt,.,st }, w..
vir,;,;, ..I 'e''' " "eN
"s'"'"' "ao consequently TO the feaderso
tue lNTELiidESceH, are ia fair position io
action at the coming session of Convrcss
One OF the pr;ncInsi t,,;nps u,,,;e,, sno.sass
,ha o,,on.;a. ~ - "s.'r e'oa'e
.ae :. Al.'n',on u " memoer Of Congress j
that OF public buildings. lteyen takes pre-
cedcnce OF rivcrand harbor improvements
The tirst bin wb;cl 10 of ;..,no,,n".,, -
w., VIII, ' - " i'hro''"aee L
"s'' .s''''a !" 'ti's regard IS that NJ
propIiaiing forty thousand dollars for
public building ut CIarkshuw which Ia r.
be "a substantial an d commo,lious hmilJ
ing, with fire proofvauIts, for ,he l,si, uuI , ~
commodation OF the United S,ntrs rnnr,,
and post Office and for othcr 't;oynru",..' ,UM,a
uses" This bill has IL favorable recon-
mcndation FROM the Committee OH Publi,
and Grounds in cacli branch ii
Congress. The committees press il unon
the consi,lera,ion ~ Con,ra,.s ISL, u,o"
arguments. 'fThe United S,ates n;s,y;ri n
Court for the Western District OF Vir";n;s'
now West Virginia, was orranizaI ~
Clarksbnrg in the year 1919, md its scss;on m
nt that point has continued from tl,a, ,;n,e
TO the present. 1t is one of the ,nosi in.
portant points ut which court ia helj IN
the State. 1T no time since tlle or,,nnix !.
ton Of the courths the Government, nwno,l
q building Mt ,hat pojnt for tj,o urcon, ~ nv. ~.
dation Of court, the county or citizens
having provided buildings free OF rent dnr.
ing all that time. Ciarksbury is also wLn,
is known as Il distributing post Office
uinety.six Offices being supplied from ,Lis
point. These ARE some Of thp strong noinis
made In pressing the matter unon il,n
attention Of Congress. '"
These is one other place in West Vir,;,;,
where Il public building is desired. i 1cfrr
10 Martinsburg. The Senate Comn,;,, az
on Public Buildings has bill before thcn,
introduced BY Senator Davis author;y; NJ,
The construction of Il b0ili;n. viii i;ts .
proof vaults sto$ cost So coo TIM Tx, Iii III
however, is not yet out OF ronmi,tee nj,
though occupyin: u forward nosition M F, I hr
docket. '' az
An other bill Of interest IN the Stat. 10
pending III the Committee on War C,a;,,s @ g
Ito recognize and nav certain rlaimu I"a
by the State of West Virginia 10 r;t;yous
thereof for services rendered The Ur;t%l
Stau Il in the l,ie war. and wI;,.L ara ,.rnn
erly charecablo to the UniteJ StuteS u s"'ppri y
Under the act OF the West Virginia i m,;.. .
lature passed Marcli3, lS70.Sa board wos
created Rier. the, examination Of na,,s;,, S'
military claims, and The board au;liied ~ ~
found !justlysdde b. The State To ~ ";if "a
zens thereof for the enroIIinc:1 eun;nbira
subsistin; and payinsof forces oi,tilc S,n,e
called into service Tor tho. .suppreys;ou nj
the rebellion. the sum Of SlS,97.l Ks In
lS7 the Legislature passed an act IN MO.
vide tor tho payment Of these claims III, p,o a
proviso was attached to tho effect H., ~ nn,~
such claims rs are rccoyn;yrd h" '%y ,%y
United States government shall K. u.,;,l M
out OF the money appropri,irl bv ,bo oet
II is now desired to get ttcsc claims hoinrc
the arconnt;nv oJS.eIp ~ ~! i'T,nh Msa pelolc
that whatever nav I've due!,o thn s.;y .;, ;,oSe o.
Of the State of West Virginia, shall .sa. hn sot.
lied by Tie government. -" '' W os.,'
, There is aisoa bill providsnl.- nay, bouinr. "a
", and ISoS torth, for the inilitiN NJ !. ,le
State Of west tVirginia WHO % actnslv W. ner. sn.
formed service for, The United States {; ;ov.
ernments during tho late war; II. J;,ects
the Secretary, OF War, to pay, ,hc oairers
non.commissioncd officers und nr;%ntes
who liRyo bren actually cmployed IN thc
military scryice Of The United States and
mud who. were Commissioned or enrolleI
into tho service Of The -S,ule o, VS., ".
gina during tho lale, war. the nav NV and
bounty an in ease OF regular cnlis,ncmt'
the same. has not already, hGcn
paid that the officers and men 50 en-
ployed who: have been wounded, or have
disease in the limo Of duty, shnll
be entitled 10 aud receive the pension nj.
owed !ar such, disability as in cases .of re,,-
i!ar ,enlljistnent<inttheE nited. States se1. ST.:
fiCc. The came provision ia ,artanHn5Ito