The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-04-14

Washington, D. c., April 11.-Thos.
D. Warren. of New Bern, chairman Of
the North Carolina Democratic Ex-
ecutiye Committee, was here today
and spent several hours visiting SEN
atOr Simmons and other members OF
the North Carolina delegation. He
said no politics WAS connected with
his trip, but that he was merely stop
ping over from a business trip to
Philadelphia.
Though Mr.. Warren did not sign
the call for the progressive meeting
in Raleigh Wednesday,, he said TIA
he fayOrS most Of the measure adopt
ed by the meeting. After including
OF them" he added, "in fact,
all Of them"
With ten candidates anxious to rep
resent the third district in Congress,
MI. Warren would not make a pre-
diction as to the winner.
Claims Committee Breaks Record.
The House Committee on Claims, Of
which Representative POT is chair
man, broke a record Thursday night.
In a few hours it secured the passage
through the House Of forty-fye
claims against the government. In
previous years the day set apart for
the passage of claims has been one Of
wrangling but Of mighty little per-
fOrmance. The Committee on Claims
WOE ioChy IL IL put tI1tOuSn DIS IHduy
as half a dozen bills in a day.
The reason was lack Of prepara-
ton on the part of the committee or
SlOyenly preparation at best. The
claimants who talked the loudeSt or
brought forward the strongest pres
sure apparently Jared the best. Meri-
tOrious claims were frequently turned
down in the House because members
Of the committee had not familiar
lied themselves with them OF had not
thought carefully enough over them
to be able to withstand the queries
propounded by the watch-dogs Of the
House.
Mr.. Mann Praises Mr.. Pou.
This year the handling Of the bills
brought forth a tribute from James
r. Mann, Republican leader, who has
been watching claims bills for year.
and who has killed more of then
perhaps than any other man in thu
House. The following, as carried b,
the Congressional Record, shows Mr.
Mann's regard for the committed
work:
Mr.. Mann. If the gentleman will
pardon me for saying it, l would lik,
to say this: I have watched claim
bills in the House for a good man.
years and quite a large number Q
! claims bills have bea- ~Anorted from
the Committee on Claims on the Pri
; vate Calendar, but neye{ in my recol
lection have there been so few ba
number as there are on this calenda
: (~applause), and l compliment tn
committee on its work.
MI. Pou. Mr.. Speaker, [ can as
sure the gentleman that the commit
tee appreciates highly what the gen
tleman has said, because there is n
. man who is SO diligent in preVentin
> ! bo6 c1aiy11 fro" OninD fhr0y1Oh tn
! House as the gentleman from Illinoi
> (Applause.)"
Q Mr.. Pou's Committee Work.
\ During the three years Mr.. Pou ~
y been chairman OF the committed,
members have been able to conyin
| : the membership or the House III;
they have been doing real work {
the committee. Before a claim ca
S be considered by the committee I'll
;. member from whose district ii
claim is presented must say to I'll
IL committee that he believes the clai
+ is just. Then the claim is put in
1 the hands Of a subcommittee. It
scrutiniZed carefully there Il final
ie reported TO the Iull committee. The
= it goes through another grill and
"a finally ready to be presented to I
e House.
x la Confidence Of H0ssc.
Another practice which the COZ
nnittee has lnaugurated has bfoug
confidence to the House. Ia form
years attorneys who brought clail
n before the committee would ask IT
al X the report were lnfaSorab!e
j. mention be made OF tina fact. Tt
Lei when L claim was TUNED dow,
record Of thai action would be ma.
u Hence the same old claim yo,
Do come up year after year Until ina
"a il would slip through.
fo, Nj Pou has changed that.
IN. notified the lawyers that -ha~. -