Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-20
WANT PAY FOR THEIR SLAVES
Curious Claim Against the Federal Govern
ment from Maryland.
OMITTED FROM THE ROLL OF STATES.
Not Included in President Lincoln's
Proclamation Naming Those in
Rebellion-The Census and
Statistics.
WASHINGTON BUREAU THE BEE, !
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET,
,GutNarpN n C a pril 10

Tho fact that on last Thursday the colored
people of Washington celebrated the ami
vcrsarv of the emancipation proclamation by
parades of civic and military bodies during |
the day and by some very creditabe literary |
exercises in the evening brings to mind the
curious fact that the state of Maryland,
which joins the District of Columbia on all
sides, has really very strong equitable claim
against the government for the repayment OF |
the thousands of slaves who were freed by |
the proclamation.
The claim is based on the fact that in the |
proclamation issued by President Lincoln |
emancipating the slaves owned in the states |
then in rebellion all the states were named |
which were considered in rebellion, and the
name of the state of Maryland does not occur
in that proclamation, for as matter of facS
Maryland never was classed among the rebel
states. Nevertheless her slaves were freed
just the same. The larger part of the
slaves owned in Maryland were in
the southern part of the state. on the western
shore. That portion of the state now conf
prses the Fifth congressional district, and 1t
is interesting to mention that in the last con-
,ress Hon. Sidney E. Mudd, republican
from that district, introduced a petition set
ting forth the facts and asking that the ques-
tion be referred to the treasury department
for investigation, with view to eventual
adjustment. That this is not mere idle
scheme, but is the settled conviction Of many
people in Maryland that they have been un-
lawfully deprived of their slaves without be-
ing comnensoted for them is shown in the
s.. .I'a. -. 49,, IN, 80 It, - +ho ,.oto
iaoO 'n.O III o' I'm VI ,,s" Va ~ '
adopted IN con1unction win the new consul
tuition, made necessary by the results of the
war this claim of the people of MARYLAND
oo,inst the limited states is distinctly held
"s a'noV ., .no oDo .,.a.
su a % w 10y; S,s 5 boz
nIiS i"nu :. 4; oOrai,,, oorto,S tbat tho
Ifn,tna States will never recompense the
state of Maryland for those slaves.
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nv 'iiS 80 M.oio?iI .ss uGpo ~ 1y;;; ~ y; tI;
ers OF Cailiorhia, Onlo anu trEinia IN euls
city, IL Is stated that the eilect OF lne Nlcnih Mn
icy law upon tne VINE !raue Is ,haeiGal. Sl9 ne
consumption OF aomestic VINE mas increased
SO rapiuiy tnaV the prices nave oeeh au' nhceu
because tne s'HPiy VIII no. las. h as 1', ions as
the demand. rms auVahce mas ueen con. o
| strued oy many 10 mean at auVautaBe ior
monopoly, out thls Is not true: When tue
| Mchinley OIL pecaihe d Jaw Lue uoliies.ic
VINE crop was nNed only certain annoulo
| could DO maze. Inc imported wines are
not SO popular, OWING 10 lhcreaseo
| prices, and the domestlc artlcle
is 6elng called ior. Preparattions
are penn maze 70 nanunacthie tt,i @ inanS ',eS th
1 more VINE IN tnis country thlS season tnan
ever oeiore, ana IL Is SAFE 10 say ina. Ina Deiope
next Chrlstias uoilesVc WINE WI, ue oileapur p,,
| ona,i oVei ooioio, auu 'nS I'm M iol WI WI
| within WV years iiole ol!is uo"h PiiooS
mnch more anu eleVate lne quallty
| , Iue saiiie Is true VI ooiheegio oisu5s' 1nMcepu
that tne prices nave hoo auValceo; 1nere
was pieh.y Vi sooacco on . manu-, anu VIC ~
creased demand couio oe lheU DS SIMPLY ~
| creaslhR tne WORKING iorces. Inc quauIy IS
ana oetter the quanIy. very rapiuly one
| new tarlu Jaw Is vlhuica'ihs i'seli ironi e'ery
cnarge ihaue asainsu IT,
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS.
Secretary Noble of the interior depart
| ment was directed by the last congress to in
| ouire into and report upon to the next con-
gress as to the desirability of making the
| census bureau q permanent department. Mr..
Noble has given the matter considerable
thought, although he has not been able to
reach maj conclusion.
Inc sugsesoioLi nas peeh niaue .naC a such
q permahehC oureau Is estaoiisneu mere,
Wnose 9uey ~ wiz oe W iurGisn saa'lsscs 80 "
the INDUSTRIES anu iiahuiacIures oi Iiis
country lro,i iliontm W llonth anu year W
year IL WouLo pe Wen 70 consGliaaee INTO one
bureau an tnG bureaus VI sVaels.lcs noW Pro-
Vlueu ior' lhe 'reasuly uepiLt"leno now
nlalnualhs us SUN a pureau wnicn VI COURSE rs
cohnhes i'seil enoirey W rne SporUs anu IN :
ports OF this country; Inc oepar1iheno Oh
LABOR cohnheS Nseii 10 the status
tlcs OF WORK anu wages !nougn IL
mas maze seVeral very SUCCESSFUL sue 9, ISSUES
INTO soclal anu railr0au questions. Tue ae-
partmeht OF agrlculIure Puollsees hohInly
reports OF tne movements Oh gram ana hVe
stock; ana Tue new bureau OF lminlgration
VIII oeVole huch altenIioh 10 inc statistics
OF ltS WORK. .,s :.
III nus oeen luereiorS suseesIeu that IL
w0uiu oe WISE anu luuicious move 10 con
sonuate an these bureaus lnto one depart
Inent, lor ~ Is now ulncult 10 see now the
WORK OF eacn OF Ghese inuepenoent bureaus
can pe reauiis mace 10 ~ into lhe WORK on az
the oIher bureaus, IKE tne cogs OF series o.
Wheels a.! the same .liiie .lere Is tne wei Wl
known lnuispositioh 10 yleiu up even the
shghtest JoG OF title OF bureau aulhorlty, ahC
secretary Noole Is thereiore unable 10 say AZ
present lust WhaC ne VIII recomhenu IN thal
line; ~ Is the geheral opinion Inat ther'
ougnt 10 pe PerIhahehI cehsus bureau u
iurhlsu al s'a'stics'
GENERAL vEAZEY TALKS
General Veazey of the Interstate commerce
! commission is Just back from Chicago
talked with him this afternoon concerning
= | western railroads in general and the offend.
, | ing railroads which his commission are afte
in particular He was of course reticent con
cerning the prosecutions which District At
/ torney Milchrist is conducting. He had
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