Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1915-01-29
WOODSTOCK, VIRGINIA.
FRIDAY JANUARY 70. 1915.
WHO IS IT 7

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Why has not a bill ordering
The war claims, of people of the
South, which has passed the
court of claims. to be paid been
taken up in the Senate?
From the Congressional Rec
ord of January 22d. we extract
the following:
Mr.. Townsend, Republican
Senator from Michigan:-I wish
to present another matter to the
Senate. / have been receiving |
letters from the constituents of
certain Democratic Senators.
stating that l am reported asi
standing in the way of the So
called war-claims bill. Nobody
has asked that that bill be con-
sidered. A similar bill was pass.
ed in the last Congress by a Re-
publican Senate, although it was
largely for the benefit of the
South. The House passed diff
ferent measure. A conference
on the two bills was had, but the
Democratic House refused to
agree to the Senate bill and its
death was the result. l have
been receiving letters, as I have
s,id. in which the writer's state
that their Senators and Repre-
sentatives have written them
that that bill could not be con-
ridered because of Republican
opposition, and especially be-
cause of the objection of the
junior Senator from Michigan.
Mr.. President, the war-claims
bill passed the House in De-
cember, 1913. 1t was placed
upon the calendar of the Senate
on the 10th day of March, 1914.
There has been plenty of oppor-
tunity to take up that measure
aud consider it on its merits. but
Nd effort has been made to pass
it. l have not objected to it; l
was one of the conferees on the
bill in the last Congress and
urged its passage. / have not
objected to it since. It is bill
which, like the volunteer officers
bill, to which you have refused
consideration, represents the
honor Of the Government. Both
are eff It's to compel the Nation
to pay its honest debts. Not
gratuity, but justice, is demand
ed. Every claim in the bill which
l shall propose has been favor
ably acted upon by the Court of
Claims. They are just claims,
just accounts against the Gov
eminent, and in order that Sena-
tors may have an opportunity to
vote for this measure, in order
that their contituants may know
that the junior Senator from
Michigan does not stand in the
way of its passage, l am going
to ask for its consideration now.
You can pass it if you wish. We
shall see whe stands in its way,
Mr.. President, l move that the
Senate proceed to the considera-
ton of Hose bill 1916, Calendar
No. 29S, its title being IAN act
making appropriation for pay
ment of certain claims in accor-
dance with findings of the Court
of Claims, reported under the
provisions of the acts approved
March 3, 1888, and March 3.
1887, and commonly known as
the Bowman and the Tucker
Acts, and under the provisions
of section No. Isl of the act sp-
proved March 3, 1911, commonly
known as the Judicial Code"
The PRESIDING OFFICER.
The question is on the motion of
the Senator from Michigan to
proceed to the consideration of
the bill, the title of which he
has just stated"
When the vote was made, the
the names of Senators Martin
and Swanson and other demo.
Gratis are among the NAYS. Many
of their constituents would like
to know why they voted against
the bill to pay the just claims of
people of the South.