The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-24

HarbOT pleasure to be reported.
There are two features of legislation, it
Is said. which VIII come up for. considera-
ttiOn before Congress during the approach
ing session which VIII, if passed. call for
large expenditure OF public money. These
are an Omnibus Claims bill and a River
and Harbor bill With the increased ap-
preparations for the Army and Navy, and
increased estimates in all other branches Of
the Government service. with the vast
number Of private pension and public build
ing bills pending. with the Nicaragua Canal
and Ship Subsidy bills and with the Claims
and River and Harbor bills, it is thought
quite likely that the sum Of appropriations
may reach $1,000. 0O0O0G
Representative Burton. has called a
meeting Of the Committee on Rivers and
Harbors for Monday next and at this meet
ing the work Of preparing d bill for pre-
sentation to the House in the early days Of
the session, viii be undertaken The mem
beTs of the committee are Massrs- Burton,
Reeves. Dovener, Bishop, AcnesOn, Norris
Alexander, Tongue, Lawrence, Davidson,
Catchings. Lester, Bankhead, McCulloCh.
Berry, Sparkman, and Ball
George W Frye and Harry Stricken.
Clerk and Assistant Clerk respectively OF
the Committee on War Claims. have well in
hand the data for the Omnibus Claims bill.
which 1t is said viii be one of the first
measures to be presented to the House
This bill viii provide for the payment OF
judgments of the Court of Claims which
have been piling up for two or three years.
The House Committee on War Claims con-
sIsts Of Messrs. MahOn. Gibson. OJen, Mes
lex Weaver. Haugen, Spalding, Pearce,
Henry of Mississippi, Bradley. Bremen,
Sims. and Caldwell.
The Committee CT Claims, which is dis
ttnct from that on War Claims, makes the
premise that it viii be heard from in this
session. thought it is said that in view
of the short session, the work Of this com
mittee is not likely to be productive CT
positive results, but that claims will fig
ure conspIcuousiy IN the legislation Of the
Fifty-seFenth Congress
The first session of the Fifty-SiXJh Con
gress was not marked by a liberal treat
ment of claims this character Of IegisIa-
ton. together with public buildings and
river and harbOT Improvements. being kept
in the shade Of committee rooms, that the
aggregate of appropriations on the eve OF
a Presidential campaign might be kept
as low as a Republican policy would per-
NIT. There are On the files OF the House
Committees On Claims and War Claims
MAN. hundreds of civil war claims which
have run all the gautIets provided by law
for those claimants who are 50 uRfortU-
nate as 10 be unable 20 command legisla-
tiOa IN their especial interests, and for
which awards have been E2ade BY the
Court of Claims. Not dollar was ap-
prOpriated fo- the payment Of these judg-
ments.
During the last session of Congress
Senator Teller presented a favorable re-
port On large number Of leftover claims
inherited from the Fifty nth Congress.
All the claims in the bill On which his
report was based were . N2rf % the E:lI
known as The Omnibus Claims bsLI II the
Fifty first Congress. That biz vas in
EToduesd il the Senate during the F-ity-.
NTH Congress in accordance s.1-l a pro-
vision Incorporated II The Gg2araI Ist-
cheney Appropriation bii o. The Isl se5-
sion Of the Fttv-uffh Cougr IS, and vas
2zTGr5 porte ESQ n
c-oducad IN the House k93wu IS t-e
Bowman Claims act which us1sszd .haz
body during the second sess on Of tL1
same Congress. and was reTc-r5d 70 7tc
Committee On Claims OF the Stuat-- Tn
Senate committee amended the House
bill by striking out all after ne eraotine
clause. and inserting Ehe Senate Til.
which was passed by the branch of Con
gTess in which it originated A confer
ence was ordered and the report Ct the
conferees adopted
The bill upon which Mr.. Teller reported
during the late session contained claims
that were omitted from the Omnibus bill
by the conference committee in order to
reduce the amount OF that bill, which
carried an appropriation Of nearly So
900 600.
OF the claims contained il the bill re-
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one has passed either the House or the
Senate at a previous session, and that
some Of them have passed many tines.
Among the State claims pending in
Congress are those Of California, So
951, 915-42; Oregon, $685., 1925, and Ne
Yada. S404, O40.T0.
The CLAIMS Of these three Pacific Coast
States have come to be regarded as in
eparable because all are of the same
.haracter and arose out Of similar condi-
ions. They are for the reimbursement to
he States of the money by them actually
in defTayiRg the costs, charges.
and expenses" incurred in placing at the
disposal OF the United States Is, 7I5 VOL |
unteer troops, under calls and requisitions
made upon them therefor, by the |
proper civil and military authorities of |
the United States during the rebellion, |
between 1861 and 1865. The claims are |
founded upon the act of Congress of July /
q, 1851 AN act to indemnify the States /
for expenses incurred by them in defence |
Of the United States:" the resolution of /
Congress Of March s, 1862, ''declaratory of /
the intent aud meaning Of said act of july /
q. 1861" the resolution OF Congress of /
March Is. 1852, to authorize the Secretary |
Of War to accept money appropriated By /
any State for the payment of its voIun- |
and to apply the same as directed |
Z" and also under other acts /
-iaims pending, and one /
on Claims hone TO +