Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-16
THE ISAACS CLAIM.
COL. ELLETTs GOOD WoRk IN
CONNECTION THEREwITH.
MONUMENT TO GEN. F. H. SMITH.
stcps Toward One Taken by Alumni
of Virginia Military Institute
walter sharp Recommended ior
the Norfolk PoStmastership.

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WASHINGTON, y. c., January b.
! Especial Representative Elicit to-day
introduced bill which is mertorions
and possesses considerable interest TO
the people of Virginia. 1t provides for
the payment of $4,000 to General Dabney
! II. Maury for his cavalry tactics, the
principles of which have been adopted,
not only by the United States army, but
also by the armies OF many other ma
lions. The bill was appropriately re-
! ferrod, and it is hoped that it will be
favorably reported and passed, the pres
ent session.
Representative Elicit also succeeded In
securing the final passage of the bill 10
pay William T. 1saacs & Co. or their
heirs. the sum Of s169S7SS. for gold taken
out of the Richmond banks. carried to
Washington, Ga, and and there seized
by United States troops on or about
the 23d day of August 1865. This bill
passed the Senate last session. and 1t
now goes TO the President for his sigma
ture. When that is affixed. the money,
so long in the hands Of the government.
vii be paid 10 its rightful owners. Fol-
| lowing is the report of the Committee
on War Claims which gives history OF
the claim:
The Committee on War Claims, to
whom was referred the bin entitled, a
bin to execute the findings Of the Court
Of Claims respectfully report the same,
and recommend that ii do pass.
1.-The Hll provides that the Secretary
of the TrsasJry shall pay to William Is.
lsaacs &NCo. the sum of Sl6.9S7.SS. the
same being the amount found by the
Court of Claims TO be due 10 the said
William Il. Isaacs e. Co. in their suit
against the United States No. 1851.
THE FACTS IN THE CASE.
THE principal facts are these: Certain
banks of Virginia sent their coin 10 the
town Of Washington. In the state of
Georgia, for safe-keep!ng; ana. after the
war--to wit on the 23d of August lS55--the
sum of about $4,000 was taken possession
of by the troops sent TO Georgia after the
war The Union generals commanding
i'm the South ana in Virginia had given
to the claimants protection and safe
conduct of their money from Washington
to the city of Richmond, and Ell route
about the sum above named was taken
which was covered into the Treasury.
"A controversy having arisen as u the
ownership of this specie. Congress passed
Joint resolution directing the Court of
Claims to ascertain and report who were
the owners Of the coin in question. They
reported that the Bank OF Virginia
whose assignee the claimants are
Twas the equitable owner of a part
of the fund of the Treasury. proper
tionate to the amount which it contri-
buted thereto. such proportionate part
being the sum OF $lG.9S7SS The claim
therefor and the right of property there
in passed to, and is now owned by the
claimants i'm this suit, who are equitably
entitled TO the same.
"'The remainder OF the fund, being
the sum of SIS $3.50. is the property of
the United States. the title never having
passed to said banks. and the claimants
not having derived any claim or title in
and through said judicial proceedings.
BY THE COURT
June %. 1893.
Thus it appears that neither the
United States nor any other party has
the slightest claim TO said sum Of
SIG 9S7 So and that ii is the rightful
property of the claimants. Therefore,
we feel that the government is in duty
owners thereof as ascertained by the
Court of Claims. Therefore. your com
mittee recommend that the bill do pass
without amendments"
Mr. Elicit introduced this bill in De-
cember, 1895, and has closely watched
its course IN committee and i'm the
House BY great effort he secured for
it favorable position on the calendar,
and to-day. by dnt of perseverance, Sc
cured its passage.
MONUMENT TO GENERAL SMITH.
A committee of the Alumni of the Vir-
ginia Military Institute, of which the
Hon r. w Sylvester. president of the
Maryland Agricultural College, is the
chairman, and Rev. Giles +. Cook, of
MARYLAND: General w. II. Payne, of Viz
ginia; Representative Peter j. Otey. OF
Virginia. and Mr. Wheatley, of Washing
ton. d. c.. are members. met to-day at
the residence of Mr.. Wheatley. Sl1l
street northwest, to take the intiatory
steps for the erection of a memorial TO
the late General Francis II. Smith, for
merly superintendent of the Virginia Mill
tary Institute.
PERSONAL ITEMS.
Among the visitors at the Capitol to-day
was DR.. j. j. NJ. Curry who. as an ex-
member has the privilege of the floor,
where he was warmly greeted by many OF
the older members, and introduced 10
many of the younger ones. There are
three members of the present Congress
who served with DR.. Curry-namely: SEN
ator Sherman. Of Ohio; Senator Pugh, of
Alabama and Representative Galusha
Grow, of Pennsylvania. Representative
| Pearson of North Carolina, who is
brother-in-law Of DIR. Currys, had a long
| conversation with him.
John w. Carter, Of Martlnsville, Va;
w. Corbett. Of Wilson, y c.; j. d. Muir
ply. Of Asheville. n. c.; NJ NJ. Albright.
of Richmond. Va. and c. r. Williams. OF
Portsmouth. Va. are at the Metropolitan.
POSTAL NOTES.
Ernest r. Lewis has been commissioned
a fourth-class postmaster at Roper. ~
| c.; Joseph =. Martin. at Alumne, Va;
Henry T. Wells. at Fields, Va; Rufus
w. Gardner at Beams Mills. n. c.; Laura
A. Lloyd. at Crystal Hill Va, and Luther
| w. Jett. at Dogue Va.
Star mail service has been discontinued
from Ashevile to Beech, n c.
Railroad mail service changes have
been made I'm North Carolina. as follows:
Aberdeen to Candor-Aberdeen and
| West-End railroad, 25.2l miles From
February l. 1897. extend service on this
route from Candor, by Flo. Star Cover
ing Route 1ls05@. Ether, Ashbury, and
| Utah. 10 Asheboro', y. c.. increasing dis
miles