The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-06
SENATOR SCOTT'S GREAT
RECORD ONE TO be PROUD 0F


come A tactot "a tlie 81 lstsssi
iatfons either matt onal suf special.
Your cnrrespo nde nt desires to cal
attention 10 the tact that had q new
man 5suct eeded Senator Scott at the
election two years ago Fairmont,
Grafton and Hinton would not have
received their appropriation and
many Of the special bills spoken Of
after this would not have passed.
4 In the matter OF special measure ne
introduced nInety-nfne bills for the
beneht OF West Virginians; large
number Of these were for pensions
and war claims or churches and In
dividuals. OF the pension bills he
was able to secure the passage Of
seventeen, which have now become
law and are as follows: John D.
McFadden, Wheeling, $24: John M.
Buckley, Parkersburg. $685.; John
Cook, Milton, 500; Michael Stump,
Centersyille, $50; Curtis B. McIntqsh,
Charleston, $50; John p. Hadsall,
Moundsvtlle, $50: William ]. Street
Row1esburg, $24; Anthony ii. Craw-
ford, Patrick, $24; Charles S. NJ.
Hooton, Rowlesburg. s24: Henry T.
AnshutE, Moundsyllle, $50: Michael
Matheney, Charleston, $40; David
Rankin, Wheeling, $24; Noah G..
Fowler, Grafton. $50; Thos. a..
.Maulsby. Fairmont, s55; George H.
Rodeheaver, cuzzart, 1874; William
Wright. Failing Waters. $50; and
Thomas NJ. Harris, Harrisville, S72;
aggregating 1881 per month. In adj
dition to this he secured the passage
in the Senate of seventeen pension
bills which had been introduced by
House and had come to the Senate
for action. At the Pension Bureau
new claims and at that Bureau Sc
cured favorable action on thirteen
claims as follows: jackson l.. Bar
ger, Moundsvflle. increase to $50;
emes X. Barnett, Flatwoods, So,
James H. Crippen, Parkersburg, IS;
William j. Cooper. Charleston. $50;
Robert Hnzlett. Wheeling. $40: Chas.
p Hayes, Elizabeth, sac; Josiah B.
Springston, Cairo, SIT; John Wis.
man, St. Adams, $14; John l.. stamm,
Wheeling. $40; Benjamin F. West
lake. Elm Grove, SIT; Louisa J. Will
liams, Swamp Run, IS: Arthur D..
Pierce, Guardian, SIG; and Jennie
Miller. Hinkle. $40: aggregating s22S
per month.
In the mater of war claims he
was able to have referred to the Court
of Claims the following church meas
ures with the amounts ttoched:
Methodist Episcopal Church OF web
ster, $500; Methodist Episcopal
Church South of st. Albans, $4,000;
Presbyterian church at Frenchcreek,
$1,000: Baptist Church Of Fayette
county. $500; Methodist Episcopal
Church South OF Barboursville, $780,
Methodist Episcopal Church South of
Charleston. $1,000; Methodist Episco-
pal Church South of Boothsvil1e.
$500; Zion Protestant Episcopal
Church of Charlestown, $1,000; Meth.
odfst Episcopal Church of Bunker
Hill, $99S; Presbyterian Church OF
oQT4u6uSluI 41souuSH MtIuuuIsI Ep4SCOs
pal Church South of Petersburg,
$4,000: Methodist Episcopal Church
OF Flatwoods. $1,000; and st. JOINS
Episcopal Church OF Charleston,
$3.552.5O; but in the matter Of prf-
vate claims was able to have the
committee on claims act favorably
only on two. There were such num-
her of these claims before that COM
mittee that It finally found it impos-
slbIe to grant greater number than
these, which amounted to $1G.3O6.6O.
making total aggregate Of s3S, 697.-
10.
The session commenced the first
Monday in December and closed the
SOth day of June virtually the Sem
ate was in session six months for the
month Of December scarcely count
ed. Senator Scott feels that this rec,
ord for that period is one that he can
be proud of.