The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-09-02
Senator Faulkner.

Senator Faulkner has again shown
his ability and desire to take care OF
his constituents by early in the session
introducing a large number Of bills Of
local interest through West Va and
particularly in the second Congress
sional district. Among the number we
note the following:
Besides a number Of pensions and
war claim bills was one providing for
the payment ofsl3, 1873. % to the Coun-
ty Court of Berkeley county w. Va,
as compensation for the use and occu-
patton of the court house and county
jail in Berkeley by the United States
Army from October !, 1861. to April,
1868. Mr.. Faulkner also introduced n
bill to pay the trustees of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church at Harper's Fer
ry SO, geo for the occupation and final
destruction of the church building by
United States troops during the late
war. Another bill provided for the
payment of 81. 500 to the trustees of
the Presbyterian church at Springfield,
Hampshire county. w. Va. for nse OF
the church building by United States
troops during the war. Similar bills
for rent were introduced to pay trus-
tees of Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church at Martinsburg 81, 500; trus-
tees of Methodist Episcopal church
at Flat Woods, Braxton county, W.
Va. 81, 200 for rent and destruction OF
their church by United State troops;
to pay trustees of German Evangelical
Lutheran church at Martinsburg 81,
500 for rent and destruction OF their
church building during the war; to
pay the trustees of the Methodist Prot
estant church at Middleway, Jeffer-
son county, w. Va, 81, 2S0 rent fol
use United States troops, and to pay
Bishop Kahn, trustee OF st. Joseph's
Catholic Church, Martinsburg, 81, $50
for rent and damage to said church
building by United States troops dur
ing the war.
He also has reintroduced the bill he
brought forward in 1891 for the con-
struction of a public building in Hunt
ington, w. Va. for the accommoda-
ton of the postof1ice and other gov
eminent offices at Huntington. The
total cost is not to exceed $40, 900.
Besides these he has introduced bills
for the erection of suitable building
States patent Office to cost $3.50, 600,
forbidding the carrying OF concealed
weapons in the District Of Columbia
and prohibiting the sale thereof. He
also reintroduced his bill to prevent
the manufacture and sale of adultera-
ted food and drugs in the district.
Senator Faulkner does not believe in
the present law under which fiduciary
agents-collector of internal revenue,
customs collectors and other govern
ment officials having large sums OF
public money constantly in theil
keeping-should be required to give
bond of individuals only. The govern
ment is not empowered to accept any
other. He favors plan adopted by
all large railroad companies Of requir-
ing its officials handling its cash to
furnish as bond one of the many
reputable guarantee companies. or
ganized for this purpose. He intro
duced in the Senate, a bill con-
veying to the government the neces-
sary authority to accept guarantee
companies as bond for the holder of
government money. Mr.. Faulkner
points out in support of his bill the
large losses sustained by the govern
ment because of its failure to receive
full indemnity in cases of defalcation
because of its unwillingness in many
cases to proceed against individuals as
bondsmen This unwillingness to
prosecute, however, he believes will
not be entertained when guarantee
companies are involved. Mdrtinsburg
Statesman