Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-02-05
HOUSE PASSES
OLD WAR CLAIMS
MANY ANCIENT MEASURES OF
QUESTIONABLE NATURE.
THE OPPOSITION is DEFlED
Appropriation Made For Carrying
Mails in South During War-Re-
endorsement for Counterfeit
Stamps Purchased-Senate Pays
Tribute to Late Senator Mcmillan.

Washington. Jan. Yesterday was
the last private claims day of this con-
gress in the house and the members
with bills on the calendar carried
everything before them in committee
of the whole Forty-five bills were
acted on favo ably, despite the efforts
OF Mr.. Payne, the republican floor
leader, assisted by Mr., Cannon and
others, to defeat some of them. Many
claims were old, dating back to the
to that time. The latest was TO- bal
ances due for carrying the mails IN
the south when the war broke out.
Mr. Payne was particularly insistent
in his opposition to these bills, call
ing attention TO the exposure of the
fraudulent character Of many. He
expressed the opinion that all these
claims were paid before. The mem
bers interested stood together, how
ever, and voted him down every time
he demanded a division. There we e
several bills to reimburse postmasters
and international revenue collectors
for stamps lost or s olen. One was to
pay the Balance on the contract TO.
ice furnished an army hospital in the
Mississippi valley during the war. The
amount claimed was $4,000 and is
for ice at the rate of so cents per
100 pounds. Among others were bills
to pay George c. Ellison, an enginee.'
at the capitol in the 70's, $4,000 Tor de-
Tending himself against a charge OF
murder; to pay $4,000 to the widow
OF Samuel Muhleman, one of the vic
tins of the old Ford theater disaster,
when that building, in which were
employed government clerks, col
| lapsed, and to refund to the customers
Of w. M. Jacobs CT Lancaster. Pa, the
amount of counterfeit stamps pul-
chased from him. When the commit
of tee whole reported the bills to the
| house, Mr.. Payne, blocked the f1nal
house, Mr.. Payne blocked the finaI
of no quorum. But the friends of the
claims refvced to be baked. A mo.
! ton was made to recess until this
morning at 1880 in order to continue
! the legislative day of yesterday and
! the rgeant-at-arms and his deputies
wee sent out to arrest and bring in
the absent. 1t was O'Clock at night
! before the requisite quorum was Sc
cured to carry the motion and let the
session go over until this forenoon.
Bill for Post Checks.
The house committee on postofices
and postroads authorized a favorable
report On the bill introduced by Mr..
Gardener of Michigan, to ''p1ever t
robbing of the mail and provide a
safer and easier method CT sending
money by mail" 1t provides fer a ays-
TEN of pest check note, made CA
changeable at money crder postofices
and banks.
Tribute to Senator Mcmillan.
The senate chiefly devoted
routine business the senate devoted
the session to eulogies of the late Sen
ato.' Mcmillan of Michigan. The
chaplain, in his prayer referred 10 the
late senator. Tributes were paid by
several members, including Senator
Alger, who delivered his first speech
in the senate. Senator Burrows ad-
dress was the principal one, and was
quite lengthy.
AS fu Their mark of respect the
senate at AIS adjourned.