The National tribune., 1909-07-29
LooTING THE TREASURY.
Representative HOllingsworth's Atten-
tiOn Directed to the Mississippi Con.
greSSmen's Raids,

greSSmen'S Raids.
Congressman HOllingswOrth, of Ohio
since the recent attack made on him by
Southern newspapers, because of his pro-
| test against placing the portrait of Jeffer-
son Davis on the United States battleship
Mississippi, and in which he was charged
with waving the bloody shirt, has been
somewhat watchful of certain measures
constantly being introduced by Southern
members, and which he claims are worse
reminders of the civil war than his resp
luton was. He insists that the South
alone is responsible for keeping open the
wounds of the war, and points out that, in
one day last week, July 9, member of
the Mississippi delegation introduced in
the House 40 bills directing the Secretary
property and supplies seized by the Union
armies during the civil war, various sums
to as many claimants, aggregating $780,
69O15 without any provision for inyesti-
CATION by the Court of Claims.
One of these bills orders the payment
Of $1,000 for church building at Rienzi,
Miss, taken and used by the United
works" and another for $3.50 damages,
caused by the Government building a
wall against the claimants storeroom."
The member also on the same occasion in
troduced IA other bills. directing the Sec
retary of the Treasury to pay to other
Mississippi claimants of like DANA ges
various sums aggregating S119,717.3O, !or
the claimants by the United States Court
of Claims One of these mentions that
the property was taken. used. and de-
stroycd for the benefit of the United
States Army. under command of Gen.
Lew Wallace. Col Hurst, and Gen.
Grant each of whom has long since gone
to his reward. Four other bills of the
member at the same time directed the
payment of an aggregate of S3.S95. on
four claims said to have passed the Court
of Claims. The same member, during the
day. also found time to introduce other
bills of like nature for his constituents.
one to grant ito the State of Mississippi
the public lands-that is the lands belong
ing tO the United States-in said State
of Mississippi to be disposed Of by sale
under laws TO be enacted by the Legisla-
tnre of said State another directed the
Secretary of the Treasury TO purchase a
site and erect a Government building at
TupelO. Miss. and appropriating S460,O0o
for that purpose; also another apprOpria-
ting S.50000O for the improvement of the
Tombigbee River. and. as if to wind up
the days work in blaze of glory for the
South. he introduced a joint resolution
Proposing to amend the Constitution by
repeating the Fifteenth Amendment" the
one providing for manhood suffrage.
Gen. HOllingsworth suggests that, with
like activity on the part of all Southern
members. it might be necessary for the
Conference Committee, now considering
the Pavne-Aldrich bill. to agree not only
to the high rates of the Aldrich schedules,
including the corporation fax. but also to
add both an income and inheritance tax
to keep these old war claims from bank
rupting the nublic treasury. Like JEFF.
Davis said. when about to take the oath
rs President of the Confederate Govern
ment all these Southern patriots now
want is 10 he ..let Alone. while they
deftly open .ha doors of the United States
Treasury Consistency is a jewel" said
Gen Hollinesv-orth. mot recognized in
the South He will take the part of
when these ancient. moss-grown
bills come M for passage in the House.