The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-09-28
HORSE
CLAIMS
Mr.. Slemp Aids Confederate
Veterans.

Public Resolution No. -,
passed at the last session of
Congress and approved on June
25, 1910, is of general interest
throughout this section. as well
as in many parts of the South.
The full text Of this joint reso-
luton is as follows:
Resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the
time for filing claims under the
provisions Of the Act of Febru-
airy twenty-seventh, nineteen
hundred and two. and amend
ments thereto, for horses, sad
dies and brides taken from
Confederate soldiers in viola
tion of terms Of surrender and
for the payment thereof, is ex-
tended for two years from the
passage of this joint resolution,
and all claims not presented
within this time shall be for
ever barred "
Thousands of these claims,
which Confederate soldiers
have against the Federal Gov
eminent for property taken
from them after the Surrender
at Appomattox, have already
been paid by the Government.
but a great many more were
not prepared and submitted to
the War Department within
the time limit prescribed by the
original law authorizing the
payment of such claims and
making appropriations therefor.
For this reason, Congressman
Slemp interested himself active
~ on hehalf OF those old sold
iers who are entitled 20 reim-
bursement for their losses. and
worked constantly for an ex-
tension Of the time 10 those who
had not learned II the Oppor
tunity open 90 them in time TO
take advantage OF 10 within the
prescribed limit. Being him
self the son of a gallant Confed-
crate leader and a true and low
al Southerner. he persistently
followed up this Joint resolu-
tion after IL was introduced. /
and did not stop until il had
been carried through the sue
cessive steps. which all legisla-
tion must follow. and finally |
enacted into law.
This is one of the items Of
Legislation which sOloist wy
sor and chorus of Democratic /
newspapers have been assert
ing that Mr.. Slemp failed TO SEE |
cure. The Joint resolution quo
ted above Is itself the refuta-
ton of their statements.
Since Mr.. Slemp has been in !
Congress he has been very ac-
tive in aiding old Confederate
soldiers 60 get their claims i'm |
proper shape for approval and |
dozens Of them have passed
through his office and been ar
ranged for payment by his as
sIStance
There are probably great |
many more deserving claimants
along this line, or, in case the
old veteran has passed To his
award ere this, his heirs are en-
titled % submit the claim, and |
1t is probable that a great mahy |
people in the Ninth District !
wi ! have the opportunity tol
benefit materially from Mr..
Slemp's unvarying and willing
assistance in this way.
This situation affords a strik- |
ing contrast with the Demo
cratic State officials, who are
greatly behind in the payment
of pensions to the old Confed- |
crate veterans or their widows.
although they are never behind |
IN paying salaries 60 them
selves, and the machine politi-
cal pensioners" in general.
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