Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-12

was on tho retired list Of the army. drawing
$1,000 annually, and 1t was sought to over
ride the statute Of limitations In his favor
Why should ne be made special beneficiary
when hundreds OF volunteer soldiers seCur n
a mere pttanco from the government, were
barred by tho statute Of limitations. lie
declared that this government was swift Ia
do Justice. and insisted that the government
In pleading the statute Of limitations only
held TO a line OF action always insisted upon
between individuals.
when the committee rose and the bills
were reported the Cook and Burditt bills
were passed
| Mr.. Dalzell, republican OF Pennsylvania
! then made sensational attack on the bill
| 10 pay Flora Darling S5,GS3 In full satisfac.
| tion Of all claims for her arrest, imprson.
ment and the seizure OF property at New
Orleans In 1861 lie pointed out a fact not
brought out during the debate In the COM
mittec that Mrs. Darling was the wife OF
a confederate general and in sympathy
with the southern cause. The property for
which this bill sought to reimburse her. he
said. consisted Of Tennessee and Louisiana
bank notes. which were assumed to be
worth their par value In gold. MIR. Boatner
democrat OF Louisiana, and MIR. Richard
son, democrat OF Tennessee, both declared
that some Of the bank notes OF their states
were worth par in gold throughout the war.
Mr. Cox, democrat OF Tennessee, however,
declared tnat IN lNbd tnerC was not len
nessee or Louisiana bank note which would
bring over 80 cents on the dollar. He
should he said, decline to vote for Mrs.
Darlings reimbursement upon the basis OF
such a valuation for those notes.
MIR. Cooper, democrat of Texas, who
made the report on the bill said in his
opinion 1t was as meritorious claim az
ever came before congress. This woman,
under the safe conduct of a flag of truce,
had been arrested and imprisoned, her
trunks seized and broken open and their
contents, consisting Of jewelry, gold and
the state bank notes, distracted. He de-
cared that this was the first time the value
OF the notes had ever been questioned.
Mr.. Dalzell replied that this bill furnished
another illustration of the hurried and un-
satisfactory examinations sometimes made
of claims, and he moved to lay the bill
on the table.
A division resulted-ayes. 55: nays. 45-
but the point of no quorum was made by
Mr. Cooper and the matter went over The
house then, at o'clock, took a recess
until s.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 11.-This was pri-
vate bill day in the house and seven
war claims, carrying an aggregate of $lS-
4O7. were fayorably acted upon by the COM
mittee of the whole, as follows To pay
Peter Cook of Arkansas 1904 for stores
and supplies used by the federal troops; to
pay Augustus p. Burditt $3.50 for the use
OF the steamer uuTlnB tne war, 10
pay Flora A. Darling s.. 6S3 in satisfaction
of her claims for arrest and Imprisonment
and the seizure Of her property at New Or
leans in 1864; to correct the muster of
Francis A. Benton as a captain of the
Fourth United States Colored cavalry and
pay him accordingly; to pay John A. Lynch
So ,490 for services as assistant quartermas-
ter at Cincinnati in 1862, and to refer the
claims of Major James Stewart, U. S. A.,
retired, for longevity pay, to the court of
claims. Only the first two, however, were
passed by the house as Mr.. DalZell of Penn
sylvania made an attack on the bill for the
relief of Mrs. Flora A. Darling and devel-
oped the fact that she was the wife of a
confederate general. n fact not brought out
in the original debate on the measure. The
result was that a point of no quorum was
made on his motion to lay the bill on the
table and It went over until next Friday.
Al the night session $50 bills were favor
ably acted upon. There we're no features
OF the session. Among the bills were: To
increase the pension OF Adelaide Morris
widow of the late Arthur Morris formerly
captain of the Fourth United States artillery.
at $50 per month; to pension the widow OF
Joseph Kofe. late captain of the Fourth
United States infantry, at $50 per month
to increase the pension Of the widow OF Col
onel David b. McKibben of the Fifteenth
PENNSYLVANIA to $40 per month; to pension
Ira Harris late lieutenant commander OF the
navy, at $50 per month; to increase the pen
sion OF Adam Dennis, a one-legged soldier
of Mann's Choice, Bedford county, Pa, to
$50 per month; to pension the widow of the
late Brevet Major General Horatio p. Van
Cleve. at $50 per month. and to grant an hon
orable discharge to Captain Elisha B. Bate
OF the Nineteenth Michigan infantry, who
was dismissed for cowardice by General
Rosecrans at Murfreesboro.