The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-02-23
SEVENTH DIS IRICT
ALLOWANCES IN THE
APPROPRIATION BILL
FAR ABOVE THE AVERAGE WITH
THE FIFTH A CLOSE
SECOND.
NAMES GIVEN BY COUNTIES
Many of the Claims Have Been on
the Files for a Number of Years
and Were Allowed After a Hard
Fight.

THE act making the appropriations
for the payment Of claims in accord
ance with the findings of the court OF
claims, commonly known as the Bow
man and Tucker acts, was passed by
the lower house Of congress last Sat
urdey, shows very much to the ad-
vantage of tie able representative of
the seventh congressional district.
Some of the claims for which appro-
priation was made in this act have
been on file for number of years
and have failed to get on the appro-
p-;ation list on account Of first one
technically end then another. But
through the untiring labor of Mr.. Pad
gett these technicalities have been re-
moved and their appearance In the
list is his reward.
The sum total for the State of Ten
nessee in this bill amounts to $685.
1859, and of this amount almost half,
or to be exact, $1S2,71S goes to the
tenth district, and to the city of Mem
phis, where vast damage was done
from the gun boats on the Mississippi
and other causes not applicable to
any of the other districts.
Tho average of the appropriations
with the. tenth district included is
$37,876: with the tenth excluded, the
average is $21,774. The amount Of
the appropriations in Mr.. Padgett's
district as made by this bill is $751;
S37. So it will be seen that he is far
above the average in either case.
The next nearest district to Mr..
Padgett's is the fifth, Congressman
Houston's with $39,975.
Following is the list of appropria-
tons by counties, together with the
names of the heneficiaries:
Giles county-Woodson H. Webb,
$31O; Maria Lester, 1925; George W.
McGrew estate, $7,315; C. N. Ordway
estate, s3,O25; John B. and Clifford
r. Atchison, $2,140; Lynn Creek
Baptist church. $500; Lynnville Pres
byterian church, $4,000; Prospect M.
Il. church, South, $500; Pulaski p.
church, $7OC.
Humphreys county-Waverly c. p.
church. $1,O40.
Maury county-John G. Brooks,
5000; John Brown, $3.50; M. H. Butt,
$465; Nelson M. Buyers estate, $425;
James M. Campbell, 5000; Lydia Dill
lard, 800; Joseph Ewing, 500; Rial
Foster. S1s5; Nathaniel w. Jones.
$3.50; James p. Moore estate, $1,000;
Henley Patton, 5000; Nimrod Porter
estate, 1916. John M. Speed, $40;
William Stone, $110; George Todd,
$110; st. Peters church, Columbia,
1920.
Wayne county-Julia Galley, 1892;
Clifton c. P. church, $3.50; Clifton Ma
sonic Academy, $1,000.
Williamson county-Edward W..
Eggleston,$590; Lemuel Farmer es-
tate, $40; 2. H. German, $500; Brice
n. Hughes estate, 5000; Elizabeth
Lewis, 1920; William Mayfield es-
tate. $3.50; Alpheus Truett, $3.50;
Heirs of Mary e. Walters, $500; Geo.
T. Wilson, $50; Christian church,
Franklin, $780, Franklin Masonic
Ledge $2,12O; M. E. church, South,
franklin, $S75; Missionary Baptist
church. Franklin, $500; Presbyterian
church, Franklin, $500; Odd Fellows
lodge, Franklin, $1,000; Harpetn
Academy, Franklin, $4,000; st. Paul's
Episcopal church, Franklin, s2,450;
Nolensville M. E. church, South,
$3.50; Triune M. E.. church, South,
$3,S0U. Mt. Zion church, $1,000.