The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-19
IN THE HOUSE.
Darling Claim, Laid on the Table
Other Claims Acted On.

WASHINGTON. Dec. ls--This was pri-
vste bHl day In the house, but most OF the
session was devoted to the passage OF
the thirty-seven pension and relief bills
favorably acted upon by me committee
OF the whole on last Friday.
The bill 10 pay Flora A. Darling. the
wife OF a Confederate general. 5,es3 for
Tennessee ard Louisiana bank notes
taken from her in ISL while under a flag
OF truce. which was attacked by Dalzeil
last Friday. vas laid on the table.
Only five bills were acted on today.
One OF them, a Dill 10 report TO the court
OF claims a clsin. Of Thomas n. Reed. "A
Pennsylvania soldier during the war. for
a balance of unpaid salary. created some
rucrriment. owing 10 the fact that his
name was ideBtscal with that of the
speaker OF the house
The other bills were to pay the officers
ard crew OF tas United States gunb0ats
Kinso and Chocuras s9.474 prize money; 20
pay William r. Isaacs & Co. sis.eS7. the
finding Of thc court OF claims. 20 pay
George McAlpine. sutler OF the Eleventh
Pennsylvania cavalry. $s.se Illegally col
leeted from hias, and To repay Matthias
Peterson, OF Spring Valley. Wis. $500
paid BY him for a substitute durib< the
war. Peterson not at that time being a
citizen 81 the United States.
At the opening OF The session of the
house there was a pretty piece OF byplay
growing out OF the presentation % a res
o,ution for some additional employees for
the house The house was in a state of
confusion. and DIngisy. the leader OF the
ms siorsty. wss cltech!sing ODel as 20
tha necessity for the increase. When they
finished their dialogue, Richardson. OF
Tennessee. complained be had NOT oeen
able to hear whsf had been said and he
Inquired suggestlvely i the distinguish
- -. Ns4rsS.afe had af441tH "a n
neunced that the Increase was necessary
because OF the approaching extra session.
Tanrley rsrried th@ thrust ard replied
hlanely that he was sorry The confusion
had rendered Il impossible for the gen
gersan from Tennessee 10 understand
what ha rad said. The resolution sas de-
faAted
IN TIE course ~ debate on the claims
hgH Tssnxfey made a few remarks. pro-
testing asafest opening the door 10 old
claims. This drew from Mahon, chair
rnan % -. var claims committee, an ar
Seat defense % claims unpaid BY the gov
ernneut. tae speaker dsyosing most OF
RS attention 20 t8e Justice OK the French
snalsatlon ard Pennsylvania parcsr war
e5sauax. RE insisted thai The claims
Saouaa he uaet and deotsea on thetT msr-
ffs. and that Dc vas 1lznoaest 70 plead
the statute q limitations against tneu-
A. Eae even enG SESSION fougEssa prlvata
pension bis we're fAvorah.y passed apon-
or these ore grants a pens on 81 sos per
rsanxA 70 ehe widow . me late Gen Joan
g9kbssou. ard another 81 per month 20 the
e8az7N - yhe late Gen. ". a %-caols-
A lsrxe part 81 me sveu.ng session Eas
devoted - an eTo-t q defeat tae cons d
s~zsf1a ~ a clG y.ng peas 5'lsassle
Ssaezsz 20 the survivors ~ Grzy's battalion
% Arkansas volunteers a. Eae AfSfezn
war- The bsN Vas DpDossa ey C'aa-TE1s q q
Yssrkter. of re Eserssun coEn-1-tIee. ard
essa-s. 81 rae grauud thar e was gen
e-al ~ssse- thsn private oilA Il Sas.
hsyxew@r. voted up1n ARD - . az.2~ 5T tne
committee nsaa szwovass4e FecoEnE Easrts.-
sser.