The Oskaloosa herald., 1892-10-27
CONGRESSMAN WHITES WORK
Just What The Great Statesman
Did in Congress for The
Sixth District,
"A Record for Voters to Read
Carefully,

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WASHINGTON, oct. IA Special: Con,
grassman White was affected with the
Democratic mania for introducing bills
during the last congress-, for the pur-
pose of fOoling his constituents by in
ducing them to believe that he was en-
deavOring to accomplish something for
them in the legislative halls. MIR.
White did not bring his Voice with him
as Mr.. Butler did, and did not become
offensive to his fellOW-members by ex
cessiVe thinking with his lungs, but he
was very busy nearly all OF the time
writing bills for introduction in the
house, writing letters to his constitu'
ents and enclosing copies of the bills,
and in every way in still hunt fashion,
endeavortng to fool the people into be-
lief that he was a competent successor
OF the indefatigable and superior rep
IesentatlVe, Mo )r Lacey. One OF Mr..
Whites efforts was on May "a, to intro
ducs bill authorizing ana directing
the secretary of the treasury to place
| upon the pension roll, at the rate of Sl2
per month, the nams of John +. Foster,
late OF Company =, Eighth Iowa Cav.
| airy. The bill was printed and copy
or copies Of 1t sent 10 Mr.. Foster, and
then The bill went to the committee on
invalid pensions, where 1t has since
been qulescent, sleeping and dying. 1t
| will never become Law while there is
Democratic majority in the house of
representatives.
Mr.. White introduced bill to place
upon the pension roll the name of Ben
net 5. Shang late of Company K, Fiji
teenth Ohio Volunteers, in tbs Mex
nfS "A p
| In lieu OF the pension which he is now
receiving. This bill was also referred to
the cOmmitte on invalid pensions, and
has met with the same fate. MIR. Shang
| will never get pension while there is
a Democratic ms jority in the house of
representatives. he has absolutely no
show of securing legislation of that
kind. There are 1925 rebel war claims
ahead of this, and all other proposed
pension bills.
On April 30, Mr.. White introduced
d bill authorizing the secretary or the
treasury to "pay s. kirkpatrick, of
UtLumWa, WapellO county, State Of
Iowa, the sum of $532, to repay the
said kirkpatrick for the sums paid out
| by him tor medical and other expenses
| incurred by him while suffering from
| wounds received in the discharge OF
his duties in the service of the inter
nal revenue bureau in the year 1880"
This bill was referred to the committee
on claims and has met with fate SIM
liar to that of the other bills introduced
by Mr.. White. He did not follow this
bill, nor did he seem to follow any of
his bills into the committee room to
make argument in behalf of their pas.
sage or to stcure favorable reports upon
them. He simply introduced the bIlls,
had them referred to the proper COM
mittees, and then sent copies OF the
bills to his constituents to make them
believe that he was trying to accoM-
plish something iOr them. AS mat
ter of fact, Mr.. White has tried to do
almost nothing the past year, except to
secure reno minatiOn and re. election
to congress.
Nobody knows just why. on April 4,
1892, Mr.. White introduced blll 'for
the relief of settlers upon certain lands
within certain reservations in the cOun-
| ty of Tulare, in the state OF California"
This bill, coming from representative
of the state OF Iowa, tor the benefit OF
certain settlers In the state of California,
looks little queer. The first paragraph
of the bill provides that bona bde set
tiers within the line Of certain reserva-
tiOns shall be paid for all Improvements
and labor expended, ,seVeraly y or jointly,
upon such settlements" 1t is also pro-
| vIded that any such settlers may make
immediate application for indemnity,
and money is to be appropriated out Of
the treasury in order TO pay these set
tiers in California for some sort of in
demnity or claim which they think they
have against the government. If their
claim Is a just one, it is very singular
that no representative from the state OF
California would come forward and in
troduce bill for the benefit OF his own
constituents. MIR. White may have been
interested in these people in California,
bat his constituents certainly do not
send him to the national capital to leg.
islate for claimants away out upon the
Pacific coast.
On March IA, Mr.. White introduced a
bill authorizing and directing the secre-
| tary Of war to correct the military
Company +, Fifty.fourth Indiana Vol.
unteers, 80 as to remove the charge of
desertion against him and to furnish him
with an honorable discharge" This bill
was referred to the committee On mill
| tary affairs, OF which committee. Cap
tain Hull, of Des NCines, is a very I'M
portant member, and Mr.. Hull, l am sat
isfied, will be able to testify that Mr..
| WhiteneVer came before the committee
on military affairs nor made any argu-
ment to secure favorable report upon
this bill. Consequently, nothing has
been done in the matter and nothing
will be done to remove the charge of de-
sertion against the record of John Far
rell, SO far as MIR. White is concerned. (.
Moreover, even If favorable report had
already been secured, there are 1,026
rebel war claims ahead of this bill, and
all others like 1t, so that it is absolutely
impossible for the bill to ever become
q law.
On March IA, 1892, Mr.. White intro
duced bill to place upon the pension
roll the name OF Marcus ID. Box, late of
the First regiment Missouri volunteers,
at the rate of $50 per month, in lieu OF
the pension he is now receiving" This
dill was referred to the committee on
invalid peTsions, and there it has been
allowed to die.
On March 4, Mr.. White introduced a
bill authorizing and directing the sec
retary OF the treasury to pay to d. w.
Iarber, OF Keokuk county, Iowa, out of
any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, the sum Of 500, for
the value of one horse furnished the
army OF United states during the war.
This bill was referred to the committee
on war claims, and printed, but moth
ing further was ever done with 1t. The
bill has been allowed to suffer and die
in a pigeon. hole in that committee
room, and Mr.. White never, so far as
the record shows, Nent to the chair
man of that committee or any member
of the committee in order to secure q
favorable report on that bill. pre-
sumo he thought that it would be only
paying for dead horse" as the COM
mon expression goes, and IL he could
fool Mr.. T. w. CARRIER by the introduc.
tion of bill that would be all that was
necessary, anyway, because it would
secure the support of MIR. CARRIER and
his friends for the denomination and
possibly, the reelection of Mr.. White;
and that was what Mr.. White was here
for.
On February 16, Mr.. White intro
duced bill Ito correct the military
record of s. II. Davidson, late OF Com
pany b, Twenty eighth Iowa Infantry,
and furnish him an honorable dis
charge" This bill went 70 the COM
mittee on military affairs. and Otptain
Hull can testify, undoubtedly, that Mr.
White has made no energetic effort "a
secure the passage of the bill by getting
favorable report from the committee
Mr.. White also introduced similar
bill ito correct the military record OF
Percival s. Pardue, late OF Company ID
Eighteenth Iowa Volunteers. and to give
him an honorable discharge This bill
was also referred to the committee on
military affairs and ordered 20 be print
ed. A copy of ltwas, undoubtedly, sent
TO MF. Perdue. but nothing was done tE
J secure q favor le report on the btl
from the conn tee and. like the Others
mentioned above, 1t is absolutely im-
possible that it can ever become 3 law
On February 8, Mr. White introduced
, bill to place upon the pension roll thl
name of Jesse R. X. Lamb, alias Fres
T.. MeCadden, late Of Company d, SeV
anth Regiment United States infantry
Tnia Dill was referred 70 the com mite
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