Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-06-22
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her soldiers from her State treasury,
partially, il not quite rs much as they
received during the Civil War from
the United States treasury. Nevada
has not been paid, nor has California,
nor has Massachusetts,, nor has Him
OILS. nor any other State. Ny sympa
thies with this small State-small as
to number OF population-are such
that perhaps il l could segregate this
claim and then pass ove all the SINH
lar claims to arise from every other
State, amounting II speak conserva.
lively to one Thousand million dol
lars. think | might vote for this half
Il million
Mr.. Newlands-I ask the gentle.
man not to RAISE speclers and hob
COLLINS to arouse the apprchensions
of the House.
Mr.. Cannon-I am not raising
specters."
MIR. Newlands-You said IA tbous-
and m%illions!!- That simply shows
the power OF your imagination.
Mr.. Cannon-Not at all. Let us
see. The gentleman says, Don't
raise specters." 1t is my duty, il
can, to plant my feet as d legislator.
proceeding with care, guided by truth
and by wisdom, because | act here
not only for Nevada, but for every
other State and It's inhabitants. |
said Il thousand million dollars OF
claims similar IN principles; and now |
want the gentleman's attention. This
was an extra allowance--call it pay,
call it bounty; call it relief: call it
what you please--that was paid by
Nevada. Now let us take Massa-
chusetts; let us take Illinois. Mas
sachusetts paid the same extra pay
and called it pay. Mary OF the States
paid bounties and called them bonn
ties. Many OF the States gave relief
in many different ways--cniling il
this, that and the other-all upon the
same foundation i'll principle.
Now, | say you may add the bcun.
ties You may add the extra pay, you
may add the relief that these varioua
States OF the North contributed; you
may count the interest On those ex.
penditurea as it is counted upon this
claim; and | say again, speaking con-
servatively. that the amount would
would be I'VE rather than under one
thousand million dollars. Therefore,
without raising specters. / want to
tell the truth; and ! want to say that
IL We owed this mOney-ii VIC had
ever made similar payments to any
State or o a~nybody-if there we're a
legal obligation-then We ought 10
pay 1t, whether the amount be half n
million or two thousand millions.
But II We do not W it, il every
State i'll the North las been paid
under the law every ccIt that il is ell
titled to, rs it has been, then | do not
see that we ought to make a prece.
dent which will bring trooping here
not only California and Oregon. but
New York, and Illinois. and Massa-
chusetts, and every other State, along
the line OF this precedent. knocking
at the doors OF the Treasury.
Mr.. Newlaud's motion to concur
WIS lost upon final vote. After the
debate, many congressman came to
Mr.. Newlands and said that the only
reason OF their opposition to the
measure was their belief that it would
open great inroads upon the Treas.
ury; that they fearcdt the claims would
come from all tho different States
like nh avalanche. II il to be hoped
that Congress will yet see the distinc.
ton pointed out by Mr.. Newlands
between the Gases Of extra pay in the
East and the West.
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