The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-12-17

Virginia war claims reinSerted
in the bill. All but six Of them
were stricken out by the Senate
Committee and rather than open
up the question in the Senate the
leaders agreed to pass the bill as
reported by the Committe aud go
before the Conference Commit
tee in behalf of such items as
they might especially desire TO
retain in the bill.
Congressman Davis, Of West
Virginia. is one of the busiest
men in the House of Representa-
tives. having been chosen as one
of the managers on the part Of
the House to conduct the i'm
peachment trial of Judge r. w.
Archibald. He spends several
hours every day in the Senate
Chamber assisting in the trial
which is in addition to his other
duties as Congressman. His own
office work, his committee work,
and visits from constituents, ad-
ded to his duties in the impeach-
ment case leaves him little time
for anything else.
While it has been seven months
since the Sherwood Pension bill
was passed, the Pension Bureau
has acted upon comparatively
few of the claims filed under this
law. 1t is stated at the present
time that they are tun;~g cut
about 1900 pensions a day lii
that at this rate they have on!
reached those applications Il cd
on May %. Those whose claims
were filed after this date will
have to wait awhile longer be
fore they are reached.
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Judge Maynard F. Stiles, of
Charleston, who took very act
i've part in the National Conven-
ton Of Democratic Clubs he'd in
Washington last week, was Civ
en- something Of boom FIR the
i yssnorship of West Virginia
four years hence By delegates to
this convention. He is probably
the first Democratic candidate
brought cut for the office which
is not to be filed until January a,
1917.
Senator Watson in the Senate
has offered two amendments to
the war claims bill, one propos-
ing to pay 100000 to the County
Court of Randolph County and
the other ID pay 100000 TO the
Methodist Church South, of
Ravenswood.
Senator Watson has been mott
fled by the War Department that
preliminary examinations have
been made with view to the i'm
provement of the New River,
Coal River, Elk River and Hugh
es River in West Virginia. The
finding Of the engineers in each
of these cases has been against
the ACCESSIBILITY Of improving the
streams.
Claims for pensions filed by
Senator Watson have been grant
ed by the Pension Bureau to John
Carr, Keyser; James O. Bartho-
low, Fairmont; Peter N. Harley,
Great Cacapon; William II. Jack
son, Keyser; Henry l.. Barnes,
Fajrmont, Thomas w. Parlett,
Great Cacapon and Daniel G..
Frazier, Ohio County.
Public building bills introduced
by Senator Watson and passed
through the Senate by him are
now before the House Committee
on public buildings and grounds
appropriating the following
amounts: Warrington, SIS, OOC
New Martinsville, $4,000,
Moundsv,l'e, sos, 600; Charles
Town, sos, 90; Keyser, $4,000
Weston, $4,000; Buckhannon,
100000.
The Chief Inspector in the
PostofIice Department has order
ed an immediate inspection oil
the proposed rural delivery rout.
out Of Frametown, for which
Senator Watson has been work
ing for some time.
In the makeup Of the commit
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