Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-07-23

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Congress thus successfully for a period
OF thirty-fve years because the people
OF the Pacific coast are not represented
In sufficient numbers here to secure
recognition Of a just claim. II the
gentleman will allow the amendment
to be made l shall have no objection
to the consideration of the bill, but
otherwise shall object.
MIR. Grosvenor-I want to ask the
gentleman from Nevada If there is not
now provision of law by which these
claims can be paid?
MIR. Newlands-None except by ap-
preparation by Congress.
Mr.. Grosvenor - The other States
have been paid, or at least many
OF them have.
Mr.. Newlands-The State of New
York has been paid in part. The State
OF Texas has been paid, l believe, in
whole, because the State OF Texas was
fortunately represented upon the APP
propriations Committee of the House.
The State of Kansas has been paid.
Mr.. Norton Of 0hio-And Ohio.
Mr.. Hull-Iowa has been paid.
Mr.. Newlands - And yet the con.
sideration OF these claims by the War
Department in the case of Texas and
of Kansas was authorized by the same
bill which authorized the adjustment
Of the claims relating to California,
Oregon and Nevada.
Mr.. .Henderson-I wish to correct the
gentleman in one statement he made.
The Committee on Appropriations did
not report the Texas claim. IL was put
on as an amendment in the House.
Mr.. Newlands-Very we'll. At all
events, it went through on an appro-
priation bill.
Mr.. Cannon-Mr. Speaker. let me
say, il the gentleman will Weld.
Mr.. Hull will yield to the gentle
man from Illinois.
Mr.. Cannon-The claims that the
gentleman refers to do not come under
the general act of 1861. There is no
time here to discuss it. This is not
the proper time nor the proper place,
They were referred by Senate reso
luton, not concurrent resolution, tC
certain accounting officers of th,
Treasury and reported back. There
has never been joint action of The
House and Senate touching that mat
ter.
Mr.. Newlands-I take issue will
the gentleman.
Mr.. Cannon-Well, / am somewhat
familiar with the matter, and theJ
have not been passed upon by the join
action OF the two Houses. Now, then
what merit they have is proper fol
consideration but whether they hav'
merit or not, that was generation
ago, and they can afford to stand up.
on their own merits.
Mr.. Newlands-I wish to say, Mr.
Speaker, in reply to the gentleman
from Illinois, that the claims of Cali
fornia. Nevada and Oregon were sub
mitted by an act of Congress-no
simply by resolution of the Senate o
the United States, but submitted b.
an act of Congress to examination b!
board Of war examiners appointed
by the War Department, and thatWa
Department board has reported in de
tail. Their report covered volumes
going into the minutest details in ref
erence to the expenditures made b!
these States during the late war, an(
yet these claims are still unsatisfied
Now, what does the gentleman's bill
propose to do? To submit these
claims to q board of war examiner
appointed by the War Department
these examiners to make a report tC
Congress, and Congress to be the fina
judge of the justice OF each claim, al
was done with California, Oregon and
Nevada? No; the proposition is tc
submit these claims directly to the
Treasury Department and let that De-
partment make such payment as il
sees fit in reference to them.
The Speaker pro tempore-The gen.
tleman from Iowa asks unanimous
consent fox the consideration of the
bill.
Mr.. HILL call for the regular or
der.
Mr.. HULL ask unanimous consent
and do not believe any member will
object.
Mr.. Ne wlands-I object.
The Speaker pro tempore-Tne gen.
tleman from Iowa asks unanimous
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