The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-09
OF INTEREST TO THE SOUTH
Is The Bill Which Has Been lntrO'
duced by Mr.. Cooper.
IT PROVIDES FOR PAYMENT OF CLAIMS
Held Against the Federal Government by
Large Number OF People IN
Various States.

Washington. December The bin intro
dnced by Congress iuan Cooper "to revive
aud amend an act to provide FOR the colico-
uon Of abandoned property AMI the pro.
ycntion of frauds IN iusurrcciionary dis
irirtS Of the United States brings mp a
oaesiion which has frequently been oo-
fore congress in the past but which, never
theless. Is still OF great interest to The
South. The amount Of money involved l.
between $40. 2Jo.C0o 1nd i05o0.Coo. pro-
pcrtlouatr part OF which is claimed by
residents of Texas The purpose of the
bin in short is to provide for the payment
out of funds now he'd In the treasury az
claims for cotton and other property be-
longing to SoutacrnrrS which was sliced
by Federal troops during the civil war
Public aud private bills bearing on the
same subject have been numerous In tho
past Measures similar 90 that Of Mr.
Cooper's In all Of their Important features
were before the Fiftv-Grst. Fifty-second.
Fiftythrd, Fifty fourth Finy-ffth aad
Fifty sixth congresses and 10 practically
an cases we're fay orahlg reported Most
OF the private bills were passed. but the
general bills seem to have hccu allowed
to relapse into a stntc II drsuctuIc even
after having received favorable goA-ilela.
tion AZ the hands 81 tine committees. Mr.
Cooper proposes TO SEQ to II that such win
not he the cnse this iimo and he viii do
all 10 his power TO push tho bin through.
As showing tho manner iu which the
matter is generally regarded o. mny be
stated that the committee on claims OF
tho senate at the hrs; session of the last
congress adopted and submitted the fayora
Die report Of the same committee al ;he
preceding congress and. n discussing the
bill and It's merits said that the factS and
the law hearing on the subject matter Of
the bin We're such as 20 make the earnest
language used Ia the favorable rcpor $
none too strong ana imperative aud that.
iu an reason and justice, the bin should
receive carly attention,
~
The reasons for the need OF legislation
I'm tho nr.nisas will lao mad, ,r,,rs,, ,,.
''t"' ''
u Pr'uSai "i the following facts: During
the civil war and the period immediately
'o'lo,yIno tb, ,..y..tt,, 20 t..t,t.t
iov,- -. - 81
'N'Sr "lHo"n1 oil property m the southern
States was seized by tho Northern tronU.
without rcgard "a tb. 1,.,,...s.t.. l,,,
49, , '' ''"'f '"'t' '''
''' p"hl'ai status OF IT'S owners or the
I''.NNSFipl OF iEc property ut the time OF
ITS seizure Those .,iz,,,s ,rI ,t. .-,.
. ""' inv N~"
7'V"'"' sue oi 'he property IN question
We're made under the acts Of March H.
lSCg ana July - 1861 Those orts ,,,r,
,,,..,u -. we
N'"''""' h"""h as the captured ana
abandoned property nets. They required
that the nrorecds ,r th, saIe ~ rho n-o-,
,r. ~ -, F'
wy We P'a'eu III IN" treasury 10 the
credit Of the property Recovery was pro-
vIdcd for i'm ttc ee.tlo, ~ a..
,,,., - -. VI NV avs Iedu'
'"N ~ i'"oNNN
Any person claiming to have been fbe
owner of any such abandoned or cnpturrl
property may al nny time within two
wears after tie suppression II the rebellion
prefer his lam 90 the proceeds thereof I'm
. me court Of claims. and on proof Ia tho
Satisfaction ~ sNid court ~ his OWNERSHIP
of Sald property, NJ tho right TO fho rro
r'o'S thereof and that no his never given
any Uil or comfort to- the present rrN.I
h"n. 80 receive tho residue Of such pra
'ycds. after the deduction Of any pprc,i9 go
money which may have leen pail TO-
Gcth"r with tho expenses Of trausportotian
and sale Of said rrN0ertv. and any othr.
lawful expenses attaching 70 tho dlsposf
ton thereof. This was mcoruor9fei i'm
the earlier n the two ncts. th1t nn~sed
IN 1853
Under this provis,or Of 81. -..,...
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