The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-12
The Benefciaries are the Children Of
Robert {. Lee.
THISACC0UNT IT IS RESISTED
This Item is 10 BE Discussed Separate
Iy. Thirty Minutes Being Allowed
for That Purpose-Swanson Is
Confident IL VIII BE Re
tained--Other Virgin
in Claims.

WASHINGTON. March li.-special-
The committee Of the whole House spent
five hours and more to-day in Debating
House bill 1926, reported from the Com
mittee on War Claims This bin will be
distressed again on Friday March 25th
and probably also two weeks from that
day. 1t is understood that it will pass
with a few amendments. The measure
includes about fifty Virginia claims. The
whole bill carries over 500 claims.
THE LEE CLAIM.
Ono of the largest items in the bill is
that known as the Lee claim for over
s2l1oOo.
Mrs. Fitzhugh. aunt OF Robert L. Lees
wife. was a native Of Maryland, but OWN
ine at her home in Fairfax county, Va,
valuable woods The Federal govern
ment cut over 10000 cords of her wood,
according TO contract mace with the
auartermaster general Of the United
states. This cord wood was never paid
for but the Court Of Claims allowed the
amount as just claim.
WILL IT NEVER DIE OUT?
Mrs Fitzhugh was known as a person
LOYAL 90 the government during the war
and the item is being opposed by some
Of the Northern Republicans, simply be-
cause the benehciares are children of
Robert T.. Lee
on motion of Mr.. Dingley this item IS
10 be discussed separately. thirty minutes
being allowed for the debate. Mr. Swan
son. who is to urge the retention of the
Lee claim IN the bill is very confident that
IL will Doe retained
BILL 1896.
The following are the Virginia items in
the bill.
Loftin j. Allen, Of Henrica county 81
| Col
william II. Anderson, Of Frederick
county, $40.
Sarah W.. Brown, Of Allegheny county
| S6eo
Susan Brown. Of Cupcper. s64.40.
William Bushby. of Alexandria, S7SS5.
Martha s Clark, Of Amelia county
four hundred and hfty-nine dollars.
Alexander Donnan. administration or
/ Thomas Farrell deceased, late of Prince
George county. three thousand two hum
dred and seven dollars.
Elkanah Fawcctt of Winchester ono
! thousand five hundred ana seyenty-onc
! dollars.
John T. Febrey. Of Fairfax county
two thousand six hundred and th.rty-siN
dollars.
Samuel W. George, senior, Of Loudoun
county, six hundred and forty-two dol
| lars.
George W. Gunncu. administrator or
| Elizabeth Gunnell, deceased, late OF Fair
| fax county, five thousand one hundred
| and tWenty-four dollars.
/ nrrrfufra Of Ann H. fflT-
per. of Alexandria county, one th0usan,
/ six hundred and eignty-eight dollars.
Saint Clair D. Kirtley and Francis W.
| Klrtlcy, OF Rockingham county, nine hun
| dred and ninety-six dollars.
Mary T.. Lewis. Of Clarke county one
! thousand and two dollars.
| John Mulholland Peter AGulholland. and
| Patrick Mulholland. of Fairfax county,
six hundred and thirty dollars.
Emily Taylor. eXecutrix of william II.
| Taylor. deceased. late of Fairfax county
one thousand nine hundred and thirty
five dollars.
James b. Russell. executor OF Sampson
| Touchstone. deceased late or Frederick
! county. ore thousand one hundred ana
! twenty-five dollars.
! Rowena T.. Vaughn, Administrative of
| Walker Vaughn, deceased. late OF cul-
peper county, five hundred and ten doll
! lars.
Y. Dallas white administrators or
BENJAMIN X White late OF Dinwddie
county two thousand two hundred and
three dollars.
William II. Woodard. Of Shenandoah
county, seven hundred and seyenty-two
| dollars.
Matthew woodward, Of Prince Will
liam county. four rundred and ninety
dollars.
Mary Caroline Allan. Administrative OF
| Patterson Allan, deceased, late Of Gooeh-
land county three thousand three hun
dred and fifty dollars.
Thomas NJ. GraysOn. Of Fauquier coun-
| ty four hundred and fourteen dollars.
Thomas y. Stewart. Of Fauquier coun-
! ty. four thousand live hundred and nine
dollars.
Elias Cooper Of Loudoun county, three
| hundred and twenty-four dollars.
X. u. Hardesty administrator Of Nor
| gan Coxen, deceased late OF Clarke coun-
| ". eight hundred and siXty-tiye dollars.
Adeline T. Bhck, OF Dinwiddie county,
nine hundred and eight dollars
| Thomas w Russell, OF Clarke county,
seven hundred and seventy-two dollars.
Samuel Fitzhugh. administrator Of Hen
| ry Fitzhugh. deceased. late OF Spotsyl-
vania county, nineteen thousand nine
| hundred and seventy-fiye dollars
James II. Shumate. OF Fauquier county
three hundred and eighteen dollars.
Jesse Piggott, Of LOudoun county. five
hundred and forty-eght dollars.
Ada r. Shumate and William c.. Shu-
mate. OF Fauquier county, one thousand
one hundred and ninety dollars.
Lucy a. VI Jones. OF Rappahannock
county, one thousand three hundred and
fifty one dollars and fifty cents.
Daniel II Wood. OF Frederick county
nine hundred and twenty-one dollars.
John r. Hornbaker. of Prince william
county. three hundred ond thirty dollars
William B Lynch. administrator OF ia
red Chamblin. deceased. late of Loudoun
county, four hundred and forty-iiye dol
| lars.
Wiley J. wyatt. administrator OF Jo-
seph Sharp deceased. late OF Prince
George county. one thousand eight hun
dred and forty dOllOrs.
Robert II. Davis, administrator or
Thomas X. Davis. deceased, late OF
Prince William county, two thousand
seven hundred and thirty-five dollars.
William Taylor administrator OF Polly
/ plackwelI deceased late OF RQcklngl hum