The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-30
.PARKER-GREEN
CLA|nFOR SI78,00D
Representatives in Congress Say
That Work Was Done by
Senators and Congressman.
MANY HEIRS or WASHINGTON
Statue Of Lee Should BE Larger
Than Life-Size-R Roosevelt
Office Pictures.
MANY HEIRS OF WASHINGTON
TImes-Dispateh Bureau,
Munsey Building.

v
Attorney. General Anderson. OF Vir-
glnln. was hero to-day engaged In TAX
Ing the depositlons OF Virginia mem
hcrs OF Congress in the case OF the adj
OF John a. Parker and
Bernard p. Green against the Common
wealth Of Virginia. now pending in the
Circuit Court of the city OF Richmond.
The administrators claim that s1iS.-
coo is due the estates OF Parker and
Green as their fees for the adjust
ment of long-standing claims of the
United States against Virginia, and OF
Virginia against the United States.
These old claims were settled by a
provision OF the omnibus claims bill.
which passed both houses In 1909. This
provision was to the effect that the
claims Of Virginia against the general
government for supplies furnished SOL
diers in the War OF 1912, and the
claims OF the Federal government
against Virginia, represented. by bonds
OF the State. should be settled by OFF,
setting the one against the other.
Senator Daniels Solution.
This had been proposed many times,
Dut Senator Daniel nit upon the plan
OIL providing that the settlement shCLl.l
he OF date when the two claims most
nearly cqualled each other in amount.
Of Congress. the. Hill was passed, and
signed by the President. Expert &C.
coUntants Of the Treasury Department
figured out the date as OF which set
t!ement should be made. The final re;
Governor Montague and Second Aud,
itor Dew came to Washington and
signed the nece ssary papers. closing
up the account forever.
Both Green and Parker We're dead
when the final settlement was made
A1r. Parker. OF Accomnc, having died
In 1895. and alr. Green. OF Warrenton
in 1902. Their administrators. brought
suit against the Commonwealth, claim
strumental in securing the adjustment
OF the claims, working under con.
tract with the State. which provided
| that they should receive n certain per-
centase OF the amount GotIeGted - ,ht
State was only So, but the agents ant
! their representatives set up the clam
that they were entitled to percentae
on s2.ooo.ooo the amounts NJ. the e. st a..
I claim been adjusted. AS stated. tn
| total amount sought to be recovered
| by the heirs Is s17S, 600.
Never Heard OF Claimants.
Senator Daniel and Representative:
Hay and Flood testified that they nat
never hsard of the claimants in connsc
ton with the matter. Senator DAME
said he had introduced the BIZ O.
amendment providing for the basis
settlement. and Mr.. Hay and Mr.; Foo,
| deposed that they had Pre- y, ssed i y ;,
lit on final passa ge. Neither OF the e.
| had ever heard that Mr.. Parker or MT
| Green was connected with the matte
| In any way.
introduced bill providing for the az q
had not been induced by either ~
! Parker or MT. Gren to DO enytnlns n y
was not here to-day. but his deposition
/ will probably be taken morrow. IN =,
| claimants were represented to-day Q.
Attorney Slater. of Warranton..
A Cloud of Washington Heirs.
Some OF the Representatives. in Con
! gress are becoming convinced that 20
] childless man. General Washingto
ever lived. Since the introduction, b
Senator Martin and Representativ
Flood OF the bill providing for tn
appropriation or s305.000 for the REIN
bursement OF the Washington heirs, 70
Washington by Virginia, and the
wron gfully patented to homestead
ers by the Federal government afte
| the Northwest territory was coded
i the United States by Virginia, heir
/ from all sections of the Union hay
| been heard from.
Texas has furnished large number
i Judge Washington. of Speaker Can
mons district, has come on to Wash
| irgton to do what he can in behalf d
| the bill. Judge Washington is said
have more of the Washington blood /
his veins than almost any other mar
J, Uncle Joe's district will not embarras
the passage Of the bill. The measur
on the House side. is pending In tt
i Committee on Public Lands. but II wi
probably be transferred to the Com
mttee on Claims.
j Opposes Lifc-Sizc Lee.
l Strong protest is made 3hv q wns,,