Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-05
AND DANGEROUS PRocLIWTIEs
Particulars Of Dreadful Affair at Audubon,
Peaceful Western
Town.
GATHERING DOWN CELL WALLS.
Speeiol % as Register.


was no precedent for the Department to act
upon. 1t seems that 7. ]. Berry, of Lee
Valley, Tenn, was a private in Company
Al" Eighth Regiment Tenn, volunteers.
He was granted a furlough to 90
to his wife, who was at
the point of death. The wife
died but the husbands furlough
having expired he started back to his regi-
ment before she hsa'been buried. On the
way back Barry was taken by the Rebel
troops and vas imprisoned at Anderson
vile. He died there September Is, 1884.
4 claim for a pension was made by Martha
Barry, q minor child of the deceased sol.
der, but was disallowed because he stood
on the books of the War Department as a
deserter. He had been given furlough
and had failed to come back.
The claimants attorney went to
work and searched for traces Of the where
sbOuts of Berry at the time of his death. 1t
was at last discovered that he had died in
Andersonville, out the Pension Department
quibbled over the question whether he was
or was not deserteI This was the prob,
lem referred to Joslyn, and the latter de.
cides that Berry was killed while in the line
Of military duty, and that pension may be
properly granted
A Plan for Raids.
For DELAYS of this kind bad management
in the department itself is partially account
able. 1t is not claimed by any one that the
Government or any of its agents is inclined
to disallow any Just claims. But this vii
Of procraStination would have worthy claim
ants to starTe before their claims were acted
upon if they had no other resources. The
fact is that the department has been the OBJ
iective point of so many gross and shame
les, efforts to plunder the treasury of Uncle
Sam that the officials in charge have come
to distrust every one who makes claim be-
fore them. The pension attorneys are
crooked, not exceptionally, but as q rule.
Honest attorneys would be ableto do )
great deal to he p the department to rapid
decision by Tending of bad claims before
they came to Washington, But it is so late
in the day now that the hope o. reforming
the diabolical propensities Of pension agents
is little Utopial.
wasted.
The House wasted another day yesterday.
The only bill Of any importance gotten nd
of was the one to raise the limit for the
Federal building at Pittsburg to 81 500, 900.
PittSburg is q lively little place. but the
proposed expenditure will probably be cut
down in the Senate. Holman, Of Indiana,
fought like a major to secure such o cutting
down. but the Pennsylvania delegation was
solid and Randall came out on top.
saw Congressman Snyder to day. de
saws that there is no prospect for anything
but appropriation bills at this session.
Col Geo. W. Thompson and W. n. Chan.
eellor, of Parkersburg, are at the National
hotek F. Faulkner and g. A. Newlsn, OF
Buckhaunon, are stopping at the same
place.
The House of Representatives has
evinced at the present session most mar
vellous facility at doing nothing. Hardly
a bill of any general importance to the IN
terests of the country at large has been put
through. II looks now like an sbsurdlty to
expecS ANYTHING to be disposed OF IN the
way oflegislaton except the appropriation
b;Iis A GRAND rush will be made toward
the close Of the session to dispose OF al the
most important measures OF this Description
in order to avoid an extra session. Inen
the calander viii be wiped out and nothing
will become Of all the matters OF vast lmpor-
lance which are waiting their time. 1t Is
| OUTRAGEOUS that the servants OF the Nation
skould waste time as they have done tor the
rast two months. The rules Of the House
| should be amended in some way so as 10
make il impossible for 3 minority to prevent
| The massage of an important bill By hhbust-
er;ng mill three o clock in the morning
No less than a half dozen roll calls were
comneIled by one fight of the
members present, on MONDAY
sfsrpoon and evening. Each rolEcall taxes
| AZ least three-uuarters Of an hour. so io1r
| borrs and q half were wasted without diih-
cnItv A couple of years ago sc electrician
| bod devised a plan, simple and prschcaL
- avoid this delay in taking yea ana nay
So,o Two buttons on the desk OF eacn
Congressman would have registered hls woe
Affirmative or negative on row OF tags oe-
fore the Speakers desk. But this was 700
nnch of an innovation for the conservatism !
- tbe lower House to stand. twss eonsd-
o-oJ in committee and the value OF the
UIsn was acknowledged, but it was not al
EnTa5 10 be perfected. The fact Is tnat
,Se-s were too many men IN the House VINO
Jorad not vote independently OF other men,
The Delay.
The DELAY, however, which has character,
tHe ~ | ..sssnt session of Congress Is
largely due to desire on the Par1 OF tne
Sannocra,ic ISs members who form majority
- that body. to refrain from dong any
tL;nT ~ % that In sny way could be held to nave
ons5-oroised .s or hampsred the acnon
A. new administration. Nc
capt;ous incidence Is likely
n,sr;t nonuIar curses for the next blouse
Rrs;nsSs p viii be hurried through Wte sum
t;ont s~nsdition then, unless the kepuohean
minority take to hibustering' sos,
The interest in Cleyelsnds CABINET 9eeP
ana At washington as time goes on. II :
"a 10 be certain that Garland Will De tne
H, ssII " Attorney General Your eorresPon,
~ IeHt bowsyer' Is inclined to the oenet ina
Gsn'' ,oS;tion named is booked IL Iol
GaSSmSn. Ine @ Hammond, Of Georgia. Inc
cSaycss of VIM C. Whitney are growlns
enA eAS.o. yor a cabinet place. The imPres
olls ~ Sssrsns that West Virginia Wln no
secure her cherished smoluohS u !" 6.v;s
, csbinet position for Henry IT, ps SW N
r H. Brown Of ClArksOurg, any N.,;ora =
TrsSor Of Psrkersburg, are 81 'ne HAN>
Hotel