Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-09-09
What SIemp Did For His People

Congressional activities, IL cannot be
fairly claimed that he has been a
"howling success in taking care OF
the interests of his constituents. /,
Here is the record Of the bills intro /
pened to them, in the Goth and 81 /
congresses in which the people OF the 1
Ninth District have had the watch /
/ full care of this aspirant for a contin- !.
uance OF their voting confidence
In the Goth congress.
To authorize the President TO APP |
point shorthand reporters fol- the |
courts of the United States. FALL !
ED.
+ To improve the Clinch River, Va. !
FAILED.
To erect monument TO VIM. /.
Campbells. -EAILED.
4 To provide for the use OF a portion /
of the reclamation fund for the
drainage of certain lands in Virgini-
! la. -FAILED.
To establish sanatorium for dis
abled volunteer soldiers at New
River, Va FAILED.
To improve Powell River
FAILED.
To divide the State of Virginia
into three judicial districts. --
FAILED.
To erect a public building at Nor
ton. II ALLIED.
To erect public building at
Abingdon. FAILED.
TO erect n public budding at
Pulaski. FAILED.
To incorporate the Mutual Savings
Company of Washington, ID. c.
FAIL ED.
To extend the time for filing war
claims. FAILED.
In the 6lsL Cong ress:
To enlarge public buildings
/ Abingdon. FAIL ED.
| To amend the act to pay war
claims. -FAILED.
} To mp. .oint ihorthand reporters for
= United States courts. - FAILED.
, To divide the State of Virginia
: into three judicial districts. FAIL
I ED.
4 To establish sanatorium for dis
s abled volunteer soldiers at New Riv-
e er, White Sulphur Springs. -
II FAILED.
9 To improve Powell River. FAIL
y ED.
o To MAKE appropriation for drain
d age OF land in Virginia. FAILED.
= To erect..a public building Mt Nor
= ton. FAILED.
$ To establish an experiment sta
10 ton at Norton. -FAI LED.
N To construct lock and dam in New
s. River.
E. Donating cannon to Wise. FAIL
d ED.
ST To establish mine rescue station
and mineral experiment station a
{, Norton. -FAILED.
re To allow Ivanhoe Furnace Corpo
u ration To dam New River-FAlLEI
s. To erect monument to commem
crate the battle of Cloyd's Farm i
Y, Pulaski county, Va.-FAILED
m In the Goth Congress, Mr.. Stem
.ir secured the passage of Il bill for til
appointment of deputy clerk 4
IS Big Stone Gap. His bill to erect
sss public building at Wythevill WI
i'd incorporated in the General Publ
ST. Buildings bill, which passed, au
carried with il $50, 600 for Unite
zen States postoflice at WythevilIe. II
"a bill for a public building at PuIas
nd took the same course. 1t carries &
ect appropriation of So, 900 for the pu
no. chase of a site for postoflice bull
ELL ing at Pulaski. His bill for the il
provement of the Big Sandy riv
Inv Virginia, fail led; but an appropri
,ict ton Of $2S, 600 was made for {
an building of steel bridge, locks a
,ev dams in West Virginia and Ke
re- lucky. His bill for the impIoveme
nv of Clinch river, Virginia, was {
feated, but an appropriation
ST., 600 was w0sked into the Ri'
'"e and Harbor bill, provided that !
a' more than 81, 900 of is amount sh
mas be expended on the Clinch River
VI Virginia.
,;o 1t is said that some of SlemI
a. bills may get through Congress
49, the next session; but it will be 81
- that precious few of them have g
ten through so far. HenIy Stus
70, surely, could have done better tt
ho;. Slemp has succeeded in doing;
,hn most any body could have done
49,, well or better. Moral: Vote
ona Henry Stuart vote against Basco
a+ Slemp.
Iiza-