Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-19
WASHINGTON CITY.
..vos.eLs REPORT ON TWO HUN
h'N osep VIRGINIA WAR CLAIMS.
..,.s.,. Amount OF sies.sss.s4--A
=, minority RspOr'--rhs coPsr'Sh' mn
rassed the senate, SO.
IAN Our Regular cOrrcspOnsentl


.,xa7oS. February ls.--A favorable
w.. as made 20 the House to-day on
rel'l '.I lees bill 10 pay to about two
1enss. - citizens OF Loudoun county, Va,
iD'u ,. amounts for property of theirs
W vs. 20 have been destroyed IN 1864 by
1l' ,-,,,n army. The claimants assert in
the .V'.,,',iop that they were loyal citizens
Dl' T;rk they ought 20 be paid.
So - the CLAIMS are for small
-.,,s-less than SSO--and Others
tm'Sf- 90 several thousand dollars Inc
., Ste amount Is Sl3s.zSS.2t' Inc COM
rlteg ~ "A 10 reimbursed for Their losses.
gems .',st yoluminous report mas been
81 a..,c5 II covers many pages, giving
% 'I.,S history of the claims, what has
5 u'Ay and done in Congress before on
trD ..,T,cct together with official army
rego.,s. ,,,,,o,,,r1, RrpoRT.
-...c,s,ive Thomas, of Wisconsin,
hst' 49,, ms colleagues on the commit
oiad1 a. las therefore submitted a mi
tee' ~. nj in opposition TO the bill. He
rN..' 80 these citizens of Ioudoun
fn,h.s 80 their property through the
{ any ~, ~ war" and that therefore the
TA's'--.,crt should not be held re-
O.l'.II, From the evidence sub
F.I>; ~ does not question the loyalty
Ilt.'' ,-,spts and he sympathizes with
z. ~ ,be,r losses. but inasmuch as the
70 -, ,rs. NOT in 1854 or at any other time
etA ,rs military authority of the United
t. 49, government cannot be held re-
49,. The losses were incurred when
\. were made, and the destruction
II .s ,.,.s.sary in the style OF warfare car
Pen o., ,l,,ms have been pending for twen-
II -, They are liable TO hang IRE
II ans session. Boss Reed Will not let
z hi come up N the House Tor con-
(11-I..s,.au. Hcis shutting down on every
r.rz that carries an appropriation, ana 70
- measure that would carry nearly
law5uld shock him greatly, especially
Sile money goes to Virginia.
rHr RIGHT OF WAY.
n, Daniel introduced in the Senate to-
I"sf,'I % authorize the right OF way to
:. Esuutou and Old-Folnt railway
,r.---g ihs military reservation at Fort
fe,, Monroe, Va.
IFS FATR DOUBTFUL.
4-t. ,.nrr,rnt bill passed the Senate to-
t~, Nth the FRYE, Sherman, and other
l,arts. Ii Will 90 10 conference,
.-4,tsr,ks.up Of the conference CON-
-. vii be- favorable for the mea-
-. ana 10 Is expected, therefore,
80 :, Conference the amendments
gI b. dropped, and then three
~, hs another BIC fight in both the Sen
go V1use over the adoption of the re-
- There Is strong lobby here IN the
,,,,.-..r lf the measure, but al this writing
g.. d no telling what the fate Of the bill
VI Del.
TFTE-C1NAGE SENTIMENT.
n, C-ayeland's silver letter continues to
s.rrae o, talk IN Washington. and the
isr..-.',g members from the West and
\ -.f have received great many letters
- 81 .uhIscf. aud after going over their
--s.p51lence carefully they are more
f-riy rtsu ever Of the opinion that the
s.r-,r.nt 10 favor of the free coinage
a. .fypris stronger now than II was be-
g. NJ C',yyland's celebrated letter was
-f-rtlt h- public. IL will be remember
sitf.ttl. d8v the letter was printed most
n me Democrats from the South and
W, came out frankly in opposition to
~ Caye'ari's views, and none were
T-.rs ~ .ruurcad than the Virginia and
Nr,t Csraliua. and the Missourians
We a... specially emphatic in the claim
tl;thr Democratic party could not afford
g abandon the free-colnege issue for
Cleveland or any other man.
MISSOURI cRITIcIsS.
Ttt-lai some Of the Missouri papers TO
t.-usl. severely on the members from
,... State. and il was insisted in one Of the
t.u4-. uf prominence out that way that If
3 ,-ras,uaa renamed twelve months in
Washington he did not know the sentiment
a ,t- u,0p.e Of his district. This
.#t OF criticism has stirred up a
lively rumpus. and one Of the
H.. uyi members viii in day or two put
80 ..ue remarks 20 be made IN the House
r,., tLer,solutiOns Of the Missouri Legis-
l--rs 10 favor Uf free coinage and adopt
O. ..rl-t unanimously after the Cleveland
l',-r was printed. He claims that Mis-
san could not be carried fer any Demo
ctoqp1sed 10 the free coinage OF silver.
cIEyELAND's CHANCES NOW.
Arr-u.uent Democrat, an eI-member of
Z. X Use trom o southern State, said to-
lv. II have always admired Mr.. Cleve--
Lad ..r bis b0ldness on the tariff and
other subjects. and until be wrote his let
'- against silver / believed be would
b. 1r nominee in 1892. Now he
C.-1, pos- bly be. Why, if he had written
-, letter six weeks ago the force bill
~ .l have passed beyond a doubt. The
silver advocates among the Republl-
ca senators who Joined the Demo
C4;s uLI-- the lead of Mr. Cor
ull would have deserted as instantly.
TIE south would have had terrible or
deal, AID al progress weuld have been re-
I-l-i Cleveland did not lift his voice
t-.l,t the force bill. but he struck at the
Yes men who helped the Democrats to
bars ,Le infamous force bill. The Farmers
Alliance holds silver up ahead of every
Ting. and f the Democratic party aban-
On, ,.e trse-cOinage issue il will certainly
b. routed il 1892. BY advocating this
: .y .Ae party viii surely win IN 1892 IN