The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-15
OMNIBUS CLAIM BILL
SENATOR JOHNSTON URGES PASS
 AGE OF MEASURE.
Denies That 1t Is Designed For The South And Shows Fallacy Of Claima--List Of Alabama
 Items.

l Washington, Jan. 14.--(Special.)- )--
 Senator Johnston addressed the Sen
 ate today on the omnibus bill, H'
 said he was tised of hearing this bill
 called the Southern claims bills.
 The fact was, he said, that the bfl
 carried an appropriation of about $2,- 300, 900, while all the claims allowed
 to citizens of the Southern States
 amounted to less than $640,0O0. Other states of the Union had over $1.600.00C and the citizens Of the States of New
 York, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania | alone were to receive some $977, ,00Qi
 that it had been said that as to these | Southern claims there were no wit nesses to defend the government, that | all were dead The Senator said 1 that there were Senators on both sides of this chamber who partici- pated- in the war between the States l still alive, although they had the best opportunity of any one to be dead, and l that there were over a million pen- sioners> of that war still alive and l ready to testify; that practically all l these claims had been passed upon by the court of claims and in every case the court had pronounced in their favor; that many of these claims were for the use, occupation and destruc- tiOh VA anu AO06So anu tnht the committee had relieved too many claims that this government ought to cheerfully pay.
 It had been said, he continued, that these claims were forty years old and while that is true, there is in this bill over $714,0O0 appropriated to pay French spoilation claims which were about 100 years old.
 The Senator secured amendments to- day putting on the bill: Boliver Lodge, Stevenson, $1,150; Methodist Episcopal Church. Belefonte, s3SO; Baptist Church, Waterloo, $615; Presbyterian Church. Decatur, $3,000.
 The Senate adjourned without con- cluding the omnibus claims bill. It is expected to go through tomorrow.
 The bill contains the following items: William T. Hammer of Tusca- loosa County. $S05; Mary E. Haygood, heir of John M. Lawson, deceased, late of Lauderdale County, $920; Lewis F. Martin, administrator of Francis c. Martin, deceased, of Limestone County, $s25; J. P. McClendon, administrator of Merideth King, late of Jackson County, $700; John c. Mcdaniel, ad- ministrator of John W. McDaniel of Cleburne County, S79O; J. G. Mason, administrator of the estate of Glorvina Mason and John c. Mason of Lime stone county x3,99O; J. w. Mitchell, administrator of the estate of Thomas J. Mitchell of Jackson County, S29O; James A. Paulk of Bullock County, $3,390; J. R. Roberson, administrator Of John P. Roberson of Saint Clair County, $1,230; Charles O. Rolfe, ad- of Oscar A. Rolfe of Morgan County, s2.9sO; James NY. Thomson of Colbert County. $685.; Cecilia R. A. Wheat, executrix of Moses K. Wheat of Macon County, $4.s90; Henry Davis of Madison Coun- ty, $1,35; Belle F. Nell, administratrix of James Watkins Fennell, of Marshall County, $1.330: Margaret J. Parks, of Jackson County, $1.O6s; Primitive Bap- tist Church, of Huntsville $909; Sam uel F. Ryan, of Marshall County, s. TIP; Missionary Baptist Church, of Gravelly Springs, $725; trustees Mis- sionary Baptist Church, Huntsville, Sf,- 760; trustees North Alabama College. Huntsville, 37,60O; trustees Cumberland Presbyterian Church for Negroes. Huntsville, $220; Minnie H. Jones and Mary E. Hereford, Madison County. heirs-at-law of John T. Jones, $500; John D. Hereford, Mrs. Fannie H. Jones and Mrs. Martha J. Ornlon, Madison County, and William F. Hereford of Japan( missionary. heirs of Fannie J. Hereford. daughter of John T. Jones, deceased, $40O.
 Alfred J. Stofer.