Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-04-14
WASHINGTON CLAIM AGENTS.
The San Francisco "Examina.n -.
fishes a Claim Age,c,,t ~,

ne San Francisco Examiner, Fs..,.
iishes a Claim Agency in washington,
All parties who have claims against
ene government will hail the establish.
nlelit OF the Examiner'sn Claim
asency with delight Editorial from
o. NJ r. E95amaner, March Is, 1891.
me san Francisco E9am,ner is fire.
quehtly III receipt Of complaints from ito
81 81 bscribers in all parts Of the Coast
otates and Territories that legitimate
cialihs against the government for H.
otd" depreddtlons and land. postnI oad
pension claims lntrusted to the care az
various attorneys and claim agents have
not been properly prosecuted. or If "a
mat the charges of the agents or attor'
neys Tor fees or alleged expenses have
oeen SO great as to leave little or nothing
Tor the claimants. We have been fro
quently urged to make war upon these
rapaclous attorneys, but for MANY rea-
sons IL Is almost impossible to do 60 in
such manner as to benefit our subscrih-
ers. we might possibly succeed in driv-
iilg dlshonest or over-greedy attorney
out OF the field, but his place would he
lihliealately taken by another, and the
nelt would be endless and its results
practlcally useless. We have, therefore.
uecided as the best means OF curing the
eVll 70 establish in Washington a Bureau
OF claims, which will take charge of all
such matters and push them to speedy
ana, IN all cases where it is possible. suc-
/ cesslul issue. Mr. John Wedderburu
our Washington correspondent. and nm
70 the time OF his death secretary TO the
tate senator Hearst, in which position he
! mas had much experience in presenting
and pushing such claims, will have charge
OF this bureau, and will employ all nee
essary legal and clerical assistance of the
ilrst grade, making only such charge for
thelr services as will cover the actual
cost ana pay him a reasonable price for
the Time devoted to the work. Mr.. We'd
uei Dufn Is known to every member of
the Pacific Coast Congressional delega-
non, TO whom inquiries as to his stand
ing and reliability can be addressed. The
necessity for the establishment of such
bureau is well shown by the following
petition, which has been extensively cir
culated in Northern California
TO the Hon. tie Senate Of the United States il,
/ osoagfess Assem6isd-GESTLEMEN: The under
signed petitioners would most respectfully rem
I resent that we are claimants against the govern
lheht 1of losses sustained by Indian depredations
/ committed III Humboldt county, Cal ar differ
/ ent times since 1850; that we were induced IN
/ employ an attorney here to properly prepare said
\ Gains, and another At Washington by mower nj
attorney to prosecute them there; that we have
PAID our attorney here for making out all ma
IN said claims, besides being at considerable ax-
/ nense IN attending with witnesses the govern
! meht commission here that examined our claims.
that now our attorneys at Washington fMessrs
/ -----) are asking US to sign contract giving
! mem one-tnird OF whatever may be recovered
/ from the government q thsirfee, besides reouir,
/ ing US TO pay all accruing costs for prosecuting
said claims. This we consider an extraysgant
! ana unreasonable charge. Therefore. we pray
/ four honorable body TO so amend the bill now
pending before you for settling these claims that
! 1t VIII emoody clause allowing ATTORNEYS sucl,
fees aud commissions for attending to said claims
as shall be deemed just ana equitable and yDur
petitioners will ever be most thankful.
Parties having claims OF any kind
against the government will address all
letters to The Examiner Bureau Of
Claims, 70 Corcoran building, Washing
ton, D. c., where Mr.. Wedderburn NAV
also be consulted in person.
The establishment OF an honest Bu-
reau Of Claims comes at a very oppor-
tune time, as the late act of Congress
nullified all contracts between claimants
and their attorneys, which gives every
claimant a chance to transfer their claims
to the Examiner Bureau.