Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-24
SETTLING WAR CLAIMS.
The House Discusses the Bill Referring
Private Claims to the Court of Claims
Numerous Amendments Rejected-EvI-
dent Desire to Pass the BILLS Chincona
CuIfure Pracfi cahIa In tina limited Slater .

Numerous Amendments Rejected-Evf-
dent Desire to Pass the Bills Chincona
Culture Practicable In the United States?
WASHINGTON, April pa bill passed au-
thorizing the erection of light on the tower
OF the Chicago water works crib.
A resolution was adopted requesting the
commissioner of agriculture to inform the
house whether any portion of the United
States is adapted to the growth of chincona.
The house resumed consideration of the
bill providing for the judicial ascertainment
of private claims.
Springer ridiculed the statement recently
made by Camp to the effect that there were
rebel war claims to the amount of millions,
ready to be dumped into congress if the Demo.
Gratis should gain control, and declared if
there was any party waiting the advent of the
Democratic party into power with the expec-
tation that any rebel claim would be paid,
that party would wait in vain. lie as serted
that while the Democrats were in power no
rebel claim had ever been passed. he advo-
Gated the adoption of a constitutional amend
ment on the subject of the ascertainment of
private claims as the only means by which
congress could escape that enormous evil.
Briggs opposed both of the pending bills,
| but expressed himself as favorable to bill
sending proper cases to proper court for
proper trial and for proper judgment. He
| fund and the fund from cotton captured 10 the
LIST Of June, 1865, amounting to millions of
dollars would 20 in consideration. He de-
nounced the Bowman bill and the house sub
stitute aud was for opening the door 10 every
man, high or low. to haR his rights, deter
mir ed by the law of the country. He was for
maintaining the public credit in every respect
the honest claim OF any person. The previous
question was than in order. HOl-
ding that the Jurisdiction of the
court shall not extend to or include any claim
against the United States, growing out
of the destruction of property, by
the army and navy during the rebellion, or for
the use and occupation OF real estate by any
of the forces OF the United States at the seat
of war, nor to any claim against the United
States which is now barred by virtue of the
provisions of any law of the United States.
It further provides that in any case of claims
for supplies or stores taken by or furnished
to any part of the military or naval forces of
the United States for their use during the re-
belliop, the petition shall aver that the person
who furnishes such supplies or stores or from
whom they were taken did not give any aid or
comfort to the rebellion, but was throughout
that war loyal to the government of the
United States, aud unless the court shall, on
preliminary inquiry, find that the person was
loyal, the court shall not have jurisdiction
Of such cause and the same shall, without
previous proceedings. be dismissed.
Thomasson (KX) offered an amendment to
the amendment providing that no claimant
shall be found disloyal who resided at the
time the claim arose or accrued, or
whose property was taken or furnished in
state not in rebellion to the United States,
nor shall the claim be rejected on that account
unless the claimant has been guilty of an
overt act of treason, which shall be proven
by the testimony Of two creditable witnesses. |
Rejected.
Dunn offered an amendment TO the amend
ments substituting for the court OF claims as
the tribunal to which claims should be re-
ferred, the various district courts throughout
the country. Dunn in advocating the amend
ment asserted the advisability of removing
all these claims from the atmosphere or
Washington, and in this view he was sus.
tanned by Bland, who declared that Hallet |
Kilbourn would not have received verdict |
for 100000 anywhere else than in Washing
ton. Dunn's amendment was rejected.
ButterwoIth moved to strike out from Hoi- |
mans amendment the words 'snor shall said |
court have jurisdiction OF any claim against |
the United STATES winch is now barred by viz |
tue of any provision of any law Of the United |
States" Rejected.
A division of Holman's amendment having |
been decided, a vote was first taken on that |
portion providing that the Jurisdiction of the |
court shall not extend to any claim against |
the United States growing out of the destruc- |
ton of property by the Unien forces during |
the rebellion, nor to the use of property by |
such forces at the seat of war, nor to any |
claim which is now barred by virtue OF any |
provision of any law of the United States. The |
amendment was adopted, yeas 103, nays 81.
Updegraf moved to lay the bill, the |
substitute and the amendments on the table, |
Rejected.
SThe remainder of Holman's amendments |
were agreed to without division. The question
then occurred upon the substitute offered by |
House, and which is the bill reported by |
him from the committe on civil service re- |
form It was rejected. Yeas 81, nays 90.
Then Bragg moved that the original Boy
man bill as amended by Holman, be COM
mitted to the judiciary committee. The vote |
resulted 81 to 81, but Bowman raised the point |
that no quorum was present, ard the matter |
went over until Monday. Adjourned.