Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-07-17
TIE NEVADA WAR CLAIMS
Congressman NewIands Makes a
Fight for Them in the House

'A' 'N'iN " y Nh''a W - tE
the Nevada War Claims and we publish
herewith the proceedings.
Mr.. Newlands also attempted to obtain
consideration of the Plate War Claims,
but the Speaker refused unless the
Chairman of the Committee on Appro-
prlatiOns would consent which was de-
died. AS both these claims are now ON
the Omnibus Claims Bill it is hoped they
will be adopted at the next session.
VAR ACCOUNTS OF STATES.
Mr.. Hull. l again ask unanimous con
sent for the consideration of the bill
which was temporarily withdrawn this
morning. 1t las been modified since
it was brought up before.
The bill was read as follows:
A bill to idemnifv the governor of
States for expenses incur ed by them in
aiding the United States to raise n or
ganize add supply and equip the Nolun-
teer Army of the United States in the ex-
listing war with Spain.
Mr.. Handy. reserve the right to OBJ
ject.
Mr.. Hull. The gentleman from Ohio
(Mr. GrosvenorD after this bill was pre-
scented here this morning, sent for an ex-
pert of the Treasury Department and
submitted the bill to him in order to
guard against what the gentleman had
called attention to, the liability that the
Government might be called upon to pay
more than it should for supplies furn-
lshed by the States. The last provisu
has been added to cover that point. The
Treasury officials and the gentleman
from Ohio says that now the bill is
properly guarded.
L will say to the gentleman from Della
ware Mr.. Handy that the Federal Gov
only asks the adoption of this
measure because the governors of the
States are urging the Government co set
tie the accounts of the States.
Mr.. Hull. Mr.. Speaker. | would not
because that is an entirely different ques-
ton. This law was passed in 1861 sub
~stantially as now. It is a little better law
now, because it is intended to Obviate
some of the difficulties that were en-
countered then, but this proposition of
the gentleman from Nevada is to 90 back
and now, in the closing days of this SEES
S'O'' VAN "P a odtNb VI CldIillS lIldI are
not yet adjusted under the laws of 1861.
Mr.. NeWlandS. | wish to state to the
gentleman in that connection tn It these
claims have been approved by the Senate
Committee five or six times. have passed
the Senate half a dozen times at least.
have been reported favOrably by the COM
mittee in the House, and we never vet
nx-n boon nl1n - -1t,s, .--
for those bills
Mr.. Newlands. | wish to ask the gen
tleman whether he will permit an amend
ment to be be put upon this bill author
lZlng the Secretary of the Treasury to re-
lmburse the States of California, Oregon
and Nevada for expenditure s made over
thirty years ago in the late civil war-ex-
penditures amounting in California to
$3,00O,000 and over. III the State of Oregon
to over 100000 and in the State of Nevada
to over 100000, expenditures OF this very
class, made for the purpose of equipping
troops that We're accepted by the Govern
ment and who took the place in that vast
domain of regulars who were retired
from the entire intermOntane country
@iIu L dtlllC todSI region 10 lnelf places IN
the civil war?
Mr.. Loud They have been audited by
the War Department.
Mr.. Newlands. | claim that the Gov
ernment should pay expenditures of
thirty years g rather than the expen-
dItures Of today, and than an old claim of
hat kind, founded upon equity and JUS
tice, should be settled at least contein-
poraneously with these claims. | also
insist that these claims shall 90 through
the same process of sitting that the claims
OF Oregon, Nevada and California have
through, adjustment by examiners
appointed under law by the War De-
partment, and yet claims which have
been resisted by Congress thus success
fully for a period of thirty-five years be-
cause the people of the Pacific coast are
not represented in sufficient numbers
mere to secure recognition of a Just claim.
Ii the gentlemen viii ALLOW the amend-
ment to be made Ishall have no objection
to the consideration of the bill. but other
wise [ shall object.
Mr.. Grosvenor. l want to ask the
gentleman from Nevada if there is not a
provision of law by which these claims
can be paid?
Mr.. Newlands. None except by appro-
piation by Congress.
MIR. 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 | believe, in whole, because
the State of Texas was fortunately rem
resented upon the Appropriations Com
mlttee OF the House. The State of Kan
sas has been paid.
Mr.. Norton, of Ohio. And Ohio.
Mr.. Hull. Iowa has been paid.
Mr.. Newlands. And yet the consider
alton of these claims by the War De-
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