The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-12
GIVES IN DETAIL THE OBJECTS OF
HIS BILL TO SECURE WHAT
IS DUE IKE STATE.
Claim Amounts TO Approximately Fif-
teen Milnons-urges State 20
Take Hold and Help.
CBy Charles Brooks smith-)

WASHINGTON. D. G. July IL mad
an interview to-day. before hts depar-
lure Tor Charleston. with senator Chill
ton. lie ts intensely Observation-Disclosures
enthusiastic-oVer the plan he has to
have a claim OF West Virginia against
the Federal government settled This
plan Il embodied iu a hill he introduced
a considerable while back In the United
states senate, and with which West Nir-
ginlans are not as familiar AZ they
success Of the Chiffon bill would. Il Is
declared by those convcrsant with IT,
pave the pay for IA settlement OF the
virginia debt Judgmcnt-if there Is
nothing lett 20 do but TO pay jt-without
the necessity OF levying additional taxes
on the people Of the state.
II was Of this bill that asked sena-
tor chiffon. after he had agreed TO be
interviewed
4 came over 70 Washington" he said.
"on some pressing departmental matters
and 10 satisfy myself upon a legal point
arising In my effort TO have settle
mcnt OF the claim % the state Of West
virginia against the government. con-
corning ~ hich have. as you already
know. a bill pending in congress.
The object Of my hill Is TO give the
consent OF the government TO being
preme court 90 settle the controversy.
have had some doubts a. TO whether or
not there Il already Jurisdiction vested
IN the court Of claims. The great trOu-
bic IL the statute Of Limitations Of six
years contained In section No. 156 Of the
Judicial Code. aud my uncertainty as 60
when the last Of the trust property was
sold by the government. ON this fact
might depend the decision OF the qucs-
tion when the clrim first sccrued' from
which time tn, statutes begins TO ruin.
owes State Millions.
1t would BE- well for our lawyers to
look into this matter az once. ! do not
want 90 cmharrsss the state authorities
IN any position which may he taken ln
the court contest over the Virginia deb
and my proposition has nothing TO do
10 Ia 81
owes West Virginia ten or fifteen mil
lions ut dollars end all that We ask Is a
i.ruui in which We can litiEatc the quos-
TOW does this claim arise. Senator
simple enough. Virginia granted tho
northwest Territory Co the old confed-
ration. In that grant was this trust
hat all land within the territory
sp coded To- the United states and not
reserved or appropriated 60 any ~ tho
lh'forc-mcntio purposes. or disposed
Iuf 200 huuntiss 20 the officers and sol
dirr- oi the American Army. shall De-
considered a. common fund for the
us" and benefit of such Of the United
states as have become or shall become
memhers Of the sonfcredatiou. or Fed
l'fHl Alliance. Of the said States. Ntr-
Eiuia inclusive. according Co their usual
respective proportions in the general
charge and expenditure. and shall be
faithfully and bona nde disposed of FOR
I inIt purpg-e aud Tor DO other use or
purpose Whatsoever.
must De RENE mherei that the cunfedsrH-
ton vas composed 81 only twelve
states Mari land having declined 10
sign up ON tho ground that Virginia
had too much western land and there
fore bad o. greater stake boo the Wevolu.
tynnN war urI &c contemplated 90.
the other colonies. IN 1TN1 after tho
continental Congress had appealed Co
Virginia to DO sonnet hing o. uhtiate
lions Boz her ierielativs assembly setting
forth flr terms upon which she wrufn
runtcy this Northwest territory aud the
'rnsuIuftuua contained THE clause which
Q hae. just read q. you Co. be- Inserted
u fr. deed OF rcsaIur TnfrsuIUr.
nI'r' band came into frs Federation and
tha circle became complete. Nfferuurd
tnr grant was made containing this pare
No Room FOR Doubt.
mauIre of tbIs clause The proceeds
of Coo 500, nf those lands wac to hc
To- common lgrI f'r DO. thirteen 1rlr.
inai ,.a'g. chat Be-. for tg' twelve that
tuition. Hf 1851 were rH.aei and Mary.
.i'' ..M ..ln.IE o. .m. o.. hui
.s.HII become because uu other HfHfra
a.r. Ir existence. THH frirfr.frp states
admitted .'f.r fH. adoption. ". lns ,Hu-
ir .aH'.mnaunr u..are. nom. of theu
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