Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-07-23
PIUTE WAR CLAIMS.
Mr.. NewIands Attempted to obtain
she Consideration Of Them, but
was Refused Recognition.


On the day before the adjournment
OF Congress a bill was presented
which enabled Mr.. Newlands to
bring up the Nevada war claims, and
we publish herewith the proceedings.
Mr.. Newlands also attempted to OBJ
tain consideration of the Piute wal
claims, but the Speaker refused recog.
milton unless the Chairman Of the
Committee on Appropriations would
consent, which was denied. AS both
these claims are on the Omnibus
Claims bill it is hoped that they will
be adopted at the next session.
WAR ACCOUNTS OF STATES.
Mr.. HULL again ask unanimous
consent for the consideration OF the
bill which was temporarily withdrawn
this morning. II has been modified
since it was brought up before.
The bill was read as follows:
"a bill to indemnify the Governors
of States for expenses incurred by
them in aiding the United States to
raise and organize and supply and
equip the Volunteer Army OF the
United States in the existing war with
SPAIN"
Mr.. Handy-I reserve the right to
object.
Mr.. Hull - The gentleman from
Ohio (Mr. Grosvenorl after this bill
was presented here this morning
sent for an expert 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 furnished by the
States. The last proviso has been
added to cover that point. The
Treasury officials and the gentleman
from Ohio say that now the bill is
properly guarded.
| will say to the gentleman from
Delaware (Mr. Handy that the Fed
eral Government only asks the adop-
ton OF this measure because the Gov
ernors of the States are urging the
Government to settle the accounts oi
the States.
Mr.. Handy-I wish to understand
the effect OF that last proviso. Take
the case. for instance, OF a State like
my own, where the soldiers, before
they we're mustered into the service oi
the United States, were paid by the
State sl.50 day. think that wss
the amount. Money has thus actually
been paid to the soldiers by some oi
the States. Would this last proyisc
preclude the reimbursement of such
amounts2
Mr.. Newlands- / wish to ask the
gentleman whether he will permit ar
amendment to be put upon this bill
authorizing the Secretary of the Treas.
ury to reimburse the States OF Califor-
MIA, Oregon and Nevada for expendi-
lures made over thirty years ago in the
late civil war-expen ditures amount.
ing in the State OF California to So ,000,.
900 and over, in the State Of Oregon tc
over $500, 200, and in the State OF Ne.
vada to over s400, 900, expenditures oi
this very class, made for the purpose
of equipping troops that were accepted
by the Government. and who took the
place in that vast domain OF the regu-
lars who were retired from the entire
intermontanec country and the Pacific
coast region to take their places in the
civil war?
Mr.. Hull-Mr. Speaker, l would
not, because that is an entirely differ
ent question. This law was passed in
1861 substantially as now. It is lit
tie better law now, because it is in.
tended to obviate some OF the difficult
ties that were encountered then, but
this proposition OF the gentleman from
Nevada is to 20 back, and now, In the
closing days of this session, take up a
batch of claims that are not yet ad-
iusted under the laws Of 1861.
Mr.. Newlands-I wish to state to
the gentleman in that connection that
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 committee in the
House, and we never yet have been
athletic obtain consideration for these
bills.
Mr.. Loud-They have been audited
by the War Department.
Mr.. Newlands-I claim that the