New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-24
TALK AT THE CAPITAL.
THE SUFFERINGs OF CLAIMANTS.
SENATOR PAYNE's Observation-Disclosures COL
LEGEs AND THEIR BENEFITS.

Governmentenough to convince anybody OF the need OF
some method for the judicial ascertanment OF suen
matters Tho Jurisdiction OF the Court OF Cims extends
only to arising from contracts expressed or i'm
Piled such matters referred to 1t By Congress-
This brings here for special legislation thousands OF
claims some OF which are meritorious and many OF
which the work OF claim agents 1t IL III fortunate
that worthy persons, having honest claims nave 10
suffer because OF the dishonest ones. Some Oh these
claims have been pending for half century, and some Oh
the claimants have grown waiting for Congress 10
act One OF the most celebrated OF these old claims Is
that Of MoGarraban who has been for twenty-five
years trying to get Congress to pass It, He turns up this
year apparently hopeful usual and the claim has
been again introduced by Mr. Murphy, of Iowa. There
Is small chance OF 1t getting through Congress,
though favorable reports have several times been made
upon It.
Ono OF these claims IS that brought by Albert H.
Emery, OF Now York. which favoraby reported by
Mr.. Hoar to the Senate Wednesday. Mr. Emery is
civil engineer who was employed twelve years ago 10
construct machine for testing iron and steel FOR the
Government The proI ration insufficient to carry
the contract and he borrowed money to complete IT,
Tho machine a complete success and was pro-
nounced by the Government Board, consisting OF Cen
erals Gilmore Fad Smith, Colonel Laidley and several
engineers the best machine OF the kind in the world 1t
Mr Emerys inventions but Congress passed an act
authorizing the OF the machine to tost iron and steel
for oil persons payment OF the cost OF such work.
This virtually deprived Mr.. Emery OF the proper use OF
his invention, the machine Is very costly one auu
persons prefer the Government machine 10
one for themselves appears from the papers In this
case that 200 railroad bridges have fallen ten years.
sngle ono OF these tho Ashtabua bridge. causing
loss OF 600 OOO-oyer $7500O0 having cen aid Tor
loss OF life and mb-and these facts made proper
testing machine absolutely necessary BY this machine
has been shown that large bars break under much
less strain than before accepted Us their strength
nnn of lat
through with his contract The President Secretary OF
War Chief OF Ordnance aud members OF the Testing
Board all united In "a recommendation to Congress Tor
speedy payment OF this sum- IL LAS bsen tavoraDV
reported each branch and in each Congress since tue
XLvIth. One time 1t got through one House. and the
Con the other House. AMI 50 on but always
failed to be reached in both Houses before adjournment
In the meantime. loaded down with this debt, MI
Emery became bankrupt and went TO work at u small
salary In his profession. No ono ever disputed TUG
justice the claim This Is by no means an Isolated
case AMI OILY To prove the injustice OF comp ehK
such to depend the whim OF Congress; and
the honest claimants suffer because of the thousands
OF bogus claims.
don't want lemonade; want water" said three
yoar-o ohild at hotel table this morning on being
offered a glass OF the dirty which tue people OF
this city have drink. Captain symOns. tho District
Engineer says that the Potomac River from which the
SUBJ Is drawn becomes turbtd each year, owing
10 the increasing population in the river valley and the
greater Impurities which are gathered by the feeding
streams IL takes two or three weeks he SAID Tor
bottle OF water the reservoir to settle and even
thon there IA floating gelatinous substance lfe the
outside Of egg. which does not settle think that IL
probable that the providence OF malaria heo Is due to
ths impure water" It Is certainly disgusting stun TO
drink aud II II does not promote intemperance 1t would
be strange Al EFFORT is being made by Senator Butler
to get Congress to take some action In tho matter
REPRESENTATIVE "Tlm" Campbelrs disregard of con-
yentionales Is a source OF Amusement to those mem
ber. who now for thu rst time have been favored WITH
hi, acquaintance At an informal gathering at Week
er's tue other night at which were Jddge ueherat
and several other Democratic dignitares, Tim was
pre-ent Perry Belmont came In late. He was par
alyzed ON the room by this cordial greeting
from Tim -: Hello: here's Perry. How Is tho Com
mtteo on Foreign Relations You do ~nod the old man,
didn't you an Ferry. what groat thing II would 30
for oui ireland If oouli only get you Interested IL Its
liberation"
Mr. Taft the c!ork OF the Senate Committee on Priv
ileecs and TONS has mads compilation Of all the
contested election and charges OF bribery IN snch
cases that before the Senate Sm told mat
one OF the copies OF tho book was Iurnshei 10
senator Payne OF Ohio who w,hei to ascertain all the
recedents In his lie held that even should
Tie lover House OF the Ohio Legislature report that Mr.
ponayin's charges concerning tho use OF money In
securing Mr.. Payuo's election, were well founded,
the United states Senate ought not to take them up
unless both Houses Of the Legislature made such
renuest. There no comfort for Mr.. iayne In hr'
Tait's book because 1t showed that tho Senate had
made investigations repeatedly tho request OF QUO
branch of a Legislature. aud that the Democratic
had taken the ground that Il the duty OF
the Senate TO investigate all such eases even when the
allegations only from private citizens Mr. Cad
wells case In Kansas was precisely similar to that OF
Mr. Payncs. far tho charges were concerned only
Mr. Caldwell promptly demanded an investigation. Mr..
PAYNE has shown signs o. unelsIsss recently, and
there is growing bsel that the Senate will soon order
An ms rstsaon OF the grave charges made by Colonel
Donayr and others Speaking OF Senator Payne brings
10 mind "a funny incident In tao Committee on Foreign
Relations the other day. coll WAS made on Secretary
Bayard for tho papers In tho case OF an OHIO oLt
mont He wanted every member OF the committee 10
,ign tho rcqcost and then he would let his private
secretary bring the papers down for short time. 10
turnod ont that IL was Payne who wanted the
papers and the Secretary was very sorry, you know
No change las ye. been made In the Federal offices
Roohoser though good de ii OF political pressure has
been brought to pear President by tho Democratic
tactiona there H. H. Warner, who was hero on private
this week. says that the delay is probably due
70 tho failure OF Democrats to agree on candidates
Tim pureoll faction want set OF appointed and
tho Ranos faction another and tho President Is under
stood to have said that ho would not consider rocoui
mendatlons until an agreement is reached This ed to
the formation OF tho Troquos Club with the purpose Of
dividing up tho Offices. 80 far the moEcmcnt has not
proycd successful Mr.. Warner thinks that 1t 10 tho
pocy OF tho men about tho President to try and make
him strong with people FOR the first two OF lis
term then please the politicians for the last year aud
thus secure his reconciliation.
District Attorney Dorshemer spent some time here
this week. apparently public business. but really to
fnd out FOR himself tho why he has not been
confirmed lie did not like tho course Of the Senate In
confirming General MoMhhoh rs Marshal and delaying
action Oh The platform OF the last New
York state Republican Convention which denounced tho
violation Of Civil Service Reform principles in the sp-
polntment of Mr. Dorshemer. will not DO altogether
Ignored by the Senate. The extreme partisan course Of
tho newspaper OF which he is editor VIII not help him