Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1894-11-02

and on to the senate calendar
where it now, with hundreds @
like important bills, awaits aeiio
by that slowly moving body at tn
remaining session of this congres
next winter. The steady pursui
and courage of his purpose in thi
regard has been one of the notabI
features of recent congressionH
history and has been the subject Q
frequent comment al the nationa
capitol. As often as be was dc
feated by Republicans in one con
gress, "dauntless be rose and to tn
fight returned" in the next.
A notable case OF the sticl-to "A
tiyeness which is the secret of hi
success, as we'll as his influence ir
congress, is to be found in the ap
preparation made for payment o.
Indian depreciation claims thai
reached judgement in the court oI
claims. Ninety per cent of the
millions of 1ollors of these claims
on file in Washington belong to
citizens ct New Mexico. The en-
tire work OF passing the law provi-
ding a method for their adjudlca-
tons fell on Mr.. Joseph. and now
the entire work of securing appro
priations to pay the claims as they
are proven and allowed, falls oa
him. At the voting of this con-
gress last December the .Democra.
tic administration was confronted
with az empty treasury, which the
late Harrison administration left it
as a precious memento OF Its ex-
travagance, AID threatened deficit
was soon a reality, requiring the
borrowing of $50,000,000 to meet
the expenses of the government
enormously y increased by extrava-
giant appropriations of the billion
dollar Republican congress. I'm.
der this condition, retrenchment
and economy were the enforced
order of the Democratic congress
and Mr.. Joseph was informed
when he applied to the committee
On appropriations for an allowance
to pay adJudicated claims, that he
would have to wait until another
congress when the treasury would
have recovered, under Democratic
economy, from its stringent copdi-
lion. Nevertheless, Mr.. Joseph
to urge the Justice OF
illS ChuSe pciolG tiac tOluhiitttC
with such force and presistency
hat it finally sanctioned an appro.
priatiop of $250,000, n larger sum
han bad ever before been appro
priated for that purpose; and that,
100, in the face of a S50,000,000
leticit.
Another very important Law Sc
,ured by Mr.. Joseph during the
session Of congress just closed was
or the relief of applicants for
and patents, measure affecting
,ver 1000 claimants FOR patents TO
and.
Another impor tant and charac-
eristic piece of his work was the
ecuring of an appropriation of
10000 for the survey OF private
an1 claims on ths title to which
hs court of private land claims has
,assed, confirming the title. b
ause OF the empty treasury aud
he growing deficit, requiring the
borrowing OF money to meet the
expenses of the govern
nent, The committee decided against
Incorporating any sum for that
,urpose, saying that this matter
must wnit. like the Indian depse-
lation claims, until the treasury
under Democratic econ
my from the Republican extIava-
,ance which had bankrupted il.
ftis would have delayed the com
,lelion OF the excellent work OF the
aud court by leaving the bUundar-
ss of these numerous grants still
nsettlcd for want OF survey. mr.
cseph went at it, just like be goes
/ everything else he undertakes in