The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-08
SUBSIDY BILL
Is Very Likely to Be Defeated, According
to Present indications.
Mr.. COOpFRS CONFEDERATE CLAIMS BILL
Brs Bccn Fnvornb1y Reported-its
Provisions Are Important 60
Many Southern Citizens.
Especial to The post.)

Washington. Februar- THE Indications
now point to the defeat Of the ship subsidy
bill which Mark Hanna and the friends
Of the administration have been working
50 industriously to get through congress.
A strong sentiment against this measure
has been aroused in the Central North
western States and petitions without mum
Der are being received daily against the
bill The testimony taken last week be-
fore tine committee on merchant marine
and fisheries disclosed that the 50 600 600
subsidy carried in the bill would probably
be distributed among not than
dozen ship owners, one OF whom
acknowledged that his rake off
might aggregate Si5oo,oOo This is
the bill tina, the administration
and those behind it are representing
to the people will be good thing for
American shipping The bill Will come
up for consideration ny the committee on
merchant marine and fisheries tomorrow.
IT Is possible that II may. after some de-
liberation, receive favorable report from
the republican majority on tho committee
but it can never go through the house in
its present shape. The democrats are al
most solldiy opposed to H. while not a
few of the prominent republicans of that
body win assail it ana vote it down.
A favorable report mas been made by
the committee on war Claims on the bill
Of Ccngreesinan Cooper Of Texas This
bin provides Tor tho payment OF all cotton
claims hel1 In the Confederate sta es,
against which there is now in the Federal
treasury the sum Of $4,000, 900 in round
numbers. The history or these claims Will
bear repeating. When II was decided by
the government to restore To the citizens
Of The South the value OF cotton c1ptnruo
or couhscated during the civil war, o
limitation WAS placed upon the time
within which claimants could file their
claims aud obtain payment The govern
n, Mt meanwhile commended that the claim
ants must prove their Loyalty to the Union.
tho matter was taken into the courts. the
united states supreme court deciding thai
the government had TO make restitution
10 all citizens alike. whether loyal or not
Meanwhile. however, the limitations III
The act expired and as o consequence these
claims could not he adiudcated
Mr.. Coopers bill, which has now ro.
celYcd favorable COMMITTEES action, pro
vldes that the righ' OF action in the
court Of claims under the provisions of
the original act approved March IL. 1853
and arts amendatrrv thereof he revived
and extended for Two years after the pas
sage OF this act It further provides that
the court Of claims snail haye jurisdiction
OF all cases of seizure under the original
act either before on after June 30, 1866.
whether adjudicated by the secretary of
the treasury or not and without regard to
any statute of Limitation or the loyalty
Fl the claimant OF the original owner of
the property seized or taken by the United
states ct the time Of seizure. This bill
else revyes the claims ALREADY adversely
determined or dismissed BY the court of
claims for want OF jurisdiction
The bill declares that all judgments
rendered in favor OF claimants shall be
paid out of the captured and abandoned
property fund, and all claimants shall
state their Willingness to accept in full
payment OF their claims their pro rata
share Of the fund now in the treasury.
Dill somewhat similar to the Cooper
bill introduced b. Senator Davis Of Mn
nt5ota is nov on the senate calendar wait
ing to be called and passed The Sou.h-
ern senator's feel hopeful Of securing ac-
tion on 1t at this session as it has the
support OF some OF the ahlest men on
both sides Of the chamber. who recognize
that its purport is just and meritorious
Texas pensions, Original, Epamouiias
Luck Sterrett Sc Renewal Jesse p
I George, Park Springs, IS. Increase. James
w Holloway. Brnnsford, 81 to IS; An
drew J. Sammons Lawn SIC to Sl1
Texas postmasters appointed today
Freemound. Cooke county. J. z, Wilson
Haysland, Panola county. T. ]. Bedela
Snesd, Mills county. o. f, sullivan
The comptroller OF the currency has
approved the application OF ]. II. Griffith,
J ] Thomas C, C. Hooper, r. H. Eaves
and r. L. Penn for authority TO organize
the City National bank Of Taylor. Texas
with a capital OF $50 900.