Telegram-herald., 1890-09-01

Gears 81 CI4ia&
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WAsHlssroS. Alg. s-Lr you wantto
haFs ycEE GaiEl ia Uaele San sAazen
e1ms down % tie capital sa1 E0le -
manner Ia which hs pas rs debts.
say = II sorrow a8d h11l1Aclon tAas
l.ueis sam is s 1sai beat Veal Know
hs Is riea aa.i 81 Instantly growing rieher.
That be AS iILlLlons 0f dollars locked up
IA h-s ssrong oox, and yeE he nsEer pays
q te1t Z b. can sel out q Il By hook or
eroak, and K n0thing else VIII Felsass
h-lu frgm his OBI gzEiana hs stands ready
f9 Plead the slatuse ~ tfnli l-ic1s. one
ol7 last week tie c0aalrY Vas told u
tae press rsports II ths passage ia 80
hous8 of representative ~ the famous
.--lF clall No 1o1bs that was :
llis- claim og II coald nsveF have run fhs
gtntleg ~ lse8lasiTe scrutiny. Eut
t1aus-nts upsa Thousands ~ claims
e41s-Y iast are reading before c0a yress.
naus ai -lem haVe heea paadinz FOR
twertv-Ave. Gftv even h0nlred years.
haI lew ol then s-ll ba pending haif
CcAtarF Or a ceatuFv heace.
tel la@Y see ih tAs cerE. iors ot ths
Capitol .lers, Aana1ias tae roezss ~ ths
V,.r.lls committees cn claims. rae grand
sonsof men wao flel claims in .hs.-
Iiue. aal who aicd poor aal disap-
pl-n-.l l.aFias - hertage to their
sons alt their SOB sons and graE4sous
a. r1honeeei o5tgtcl1n u the great
c3e g3Teraneat und@s ths sln.' Tiers
arc "a the 81 seen holes oI TIE clgims
committees. dust covered and spider
waosed. bushels ~ claims growing out
"a tae se7ciuI9nary WgT, tae Wax 0f
isls. tae Mexican War. Wagon lcets Of
claims arising cat of ths war cL tie
rebellion ara here. tll ths claims com
D1--tee, are years bealni m their work
sometlrl-s tseY worS pretcT har3. too,
DESPITE me alscourae ,ns outlooz. Ieey
know vely well that not one N hun
aret 81 t1s AIMS which tney examine
and Gnd good and vah3 WI ever be
paid II s loves labor lost, bat still
ther e. GA grin1inE out the bills.
WhAn a claimant succeeds in coaxing
member % introduce his bin be thinks
the baltlo half won, AMI ia his dreams
SEES piles of government gold and green
hacks spread OFT before him. When the
b.M Is reported favOrcb,y by the com
rcitsee, and placed upcn the calendar Of
the house, The claimants hope natures
into coCf3snce. ''lt Is a just bill-dOes
not tho committee unanimously say so.-
an3 OF course Uncle sam pays his honest
debts. doesn't be-. In q week, or a
month a. ths latest. the claimant thinks.
hrs bill win become law and the treas
ury doors wiz Cpea 20 him.
The experienced cons nsreEsman tells MS
claimant 20 20 home that nothing is 10
~ gained by remai cirg here. LucAy
t1e claimant who accepts this good a0-
vice. and goes home before hotel bills
have eaten Up the little substance he has
and LETT MIN stranded. Many poor fel-
lows-aud poor women, too, for many
women come 60 congress pressing claims
STAY he-s till they can't get home. and
remaia O. hgunt the corridors Is living.
pinaols Witnesses Of ths rel taDe and
imponetro bio barriers q great govern
raent hedges its treasury with. The
calendar IS full 70 overflowing with such
bills. Thero a-e now more than I 500
private bills on the calendar. and not
two dozen of them VIII succeed in run
ning the gantlet to the stature book
Many Of these bills on the calendar have
been pat there b. successive congresses
N 2 dozen OF tli-ty years.
Just claims that ought TO be paid2
n. .s..-. 80.