Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-04

BILLS MOSTIy
But IN. THE AGGREGA4
CALL FOR MUCH CASH
Many War Claims Embraced ia the
List--West Virginia Congressman
Flooded With Petitions ON the
Roberts Case.

WASHINGTON, January 3.-Senatoi
Elkins to-day introduced in the Senate
a number of bills of special interest
to West Virginians. These were refer
red to appropriate committees. Alto
gether, the bills introduced by the
senior Senator provide for the appro-
priation Of a considerable amount of
money.
One of the bills provides for the
payment to William l. White, of Poole.
w. Va, for horses, cattle and other !,
stocks destroyed during the civil war.
another for the payment to the estate
Of Samuel Knott, OF $500 for canal
boats and other property destroyed
during the war, and a third for the re-
lief of the Guyandotte Baptist church.
which was destroyed. by fire during the
war. Another war claim appears in
bill for the payment to the heirs at
law of John w. Warwick, of Pocahon-
tas county, of $4,000 for stock taken
from the. farm of the deceased and
FUSED by the soldiers of Gen. Averills
command without compensation.
Bills granting pensions of SIP per
month to Isaac H. Winters and of SIS
per month to /. w. Allen, captain Of the
Independent company of scouts Of
Pocahontas county, were also intro
duced.
A bill was introduced providing for
the payment Of s72 ia John Burns. OF
Wheeling, for work on the custom
house and for materials furnished for
the same.
Senator Elkins also introduced bill
providing for the purchase of site
for a public federal building to be-
erected at Hinton, w. Va. The bill
provides for the appropriation Of $751;
GOO for the building
Many of the older residents of
Wheeling and vicinity will remember
Dr..Samuel A. Muhleman, who former
ly resided in the neighbcrhood Of Mid
dlebourne. Dr. Muhleman years ago
obtained a position in the government
service and for long time was en-
ployed in the records and pension di-
vision of the War Department.
DR.. Muhleman was one of the sur
vivors of the Ford's Theatre disaster
in 1893. The Doctors injuries were
slight, but the shock attendant upon
the catastrophe affected his heart, and
was instrumental in a great degree in
causing his death from heart disease a
year ago.
DR.. Muhleman was one Of the few
survivors who failed to file claims
against the government. At his death
he left wife, daughter and two lit
tie boys. These members OF his family
are now in need Senator Elkins has
interested himself in obtaining the pas
sage of bill which he introduced to-
day providing for the appropriation of
$4,000 for the relief of DR.. Muhleman's
family. Captain Dovener will look af-
ter the bill in the House.
Since the Roberts case has been I'M
der consideration in the House the peo-
pie Of West Virginia have been fairly
flooding their Representatives in Con-
gress with petitions asking for the ex-
clusion OF the Utah member. Many
Of the petitions urge the early enact
ment Of an amendment to the constitu-
ton forbidding the practice Of polyg-
amy in the United States. AS these
petitions have been sent in they have
been presented by the members from
West Virginia. During the Christmas
recess petitions bearing upwards OF
twenty-five thousand names have ac- .
cumulated in Senator Elkins' ofice
alone. These were presented by the
Senator to-day to the Senate.
Among the towns and cities Of West
Virginia from which anti-poly gamy
petitions were presented were Newberg,
Fairview, New Cumberland, Lockert,
West Union, Greenwood, Middlebourne,
Mt. Storm, Bruceton, Ophelia, Evans
vile, S. Parkersburg, Wellsburg, Elk
Knob, Judson, Petroleum. Albion, Zela.
Kenova. GAINESVILLE, Hazeltcn, Terra
Alta, Sistersville, Harrisville, Pullmas,
Baden, Huntington, Hodges. Reid,
Elmwood, Waterloo, Pennsboro, Great
er Fairmont, French Creek and YER