Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-11
WASHINGTON


claims for damages arising from the
use, confscation or damages to prop
erty by Union troops during the civil
war. Year after year the House has
passed bills for these claimants but
the Senate has rejected them regu-
larly In order to have the bill this
time the house had to concur in all
the Senate amendments to the bill ex-
cept those granting pay to officers
for their travel from the place of dis
charge to their homes at the close of
the war. Some of the West Virginia
claims which were included in the bill
which was passed and is now law
are as follows: Sarah A. Bodkin,
widow of William H. Bodkin, $278.50;
Mary E. Buckley, Beverly, Sis; Ad-
ministrator of William Corrick, late
of Tucker-co., $3,710; administrator
of George Fout, late of Grant-co.,
$3.50; administrator of John McH.
Kelly, late. of Braxton-co., $485; adj
ministrator of Allie v. Kelly, late of
Braxton-co., $50; Presbyterian church
Beverly, $500; M. E. Church, South,
Clarksburg, 5 1,40O; Presbyterian
church, Clarksburg, $525; Presbyter-l
ian church of French Creek, $1,100;i
West Main Street Episcopal church,
Grafton, $3.50; Presbyterian church,
Huttonsville, 1871; M. z. church. Phil
ippi, 5000; Mount Olivet Primitive
Baptist church, Philippi, $3.50; county
court of Randolph-co,, $4,000: Bap-
fist church, Sutton, SITS; M. E.
church, Webster, $3.50; 7. j. Cougar,
Webster-co., $105; administrators of
Sampson Snyder, late of Randclph-co.,
$1s5; administrator of Elan D.. Tai
bott, late Of Barbour-co., $3,025.
Senator w. E. Chiffon. who left for
his home in Charleston Immediately
otter the adjournment of Congress,
twill be compelled to return here for a
few days at least. He has been made
chairman of commission, appointed
from the Senate and House to in
vestlgate and report to Congress upon
the. financial relations of the District
OF Columbia to the United States
government. The other members from
the Senate are Senators Works, of
California, and Salisbury, of Della
ware. Considerable difficulty was ex-a
perlenced in getting any one from the
House to agree to serve. A meeting
will be held next Monday at which
a time for starting an investigation
will be made, which probably will be
about the first of September. Should
an extra session of Congress be called
for the first of October, as has been
suggested in many quarters, the com
mittee would hope to have its work
out of the way by the time of the
converting of Congress.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has fixed Thursday, March II for
the final hearing in the investigation
of the ownership and control of the
Little Kanawha Railroad. Col. j. M
Schoonmaker, of Pittsburgh, is under
stood to be the only witness.
George C. Cole, of Weston. who
mas been United States Consul at
Dawson, Yukon Territory, has been
transferred to Prince Rupert, British
Columbia. Mr.. Cole recently spent
some time In Washington going over
official matters with the State De-
partment officials.
A final opinion in the Virginia debt
case may be expected before the adj
Journment of the Supreme Court of
the United States in June for the
summer. The court has fixed March
20 as the date for the filing of the
bills of exception to the report of
Master Charles E. Littlefeld. and
April II for final arguments on The
exceptions. This will be the final ar
gument in the case and while no one
knows how long it may take the court
to prepare its opinion after the final
arguments are made, still it has given
every evidence of a desire to be rid
OF the case at the earliest possible
date, so that it may be that an opin-
ion, which will be final in the case.
nIsy he hanaed down Before The ev-
p1lat'9a Of three months, or very soon
thereafter. Attorney General Lilly
had the exceptions of West Virgini.
ready 70 file but decided not to do SO |
until Virginia did so, and the date !
for the fling of Virginia's exceptions |
was fixed for March 20. /
With the adjournment of Congress,
Representative w. G. Brown, of West +
Virginia, remained here for short
time to close up the work of his office.
Abe ftha first Of next week his office
L Vii be closed for the
summet aail will be forward
ed to hi. t gwood, w. Va, where
his head Iuarters will be until the next
sessicn conyenes. Within few days,
". and Mrs. Brown expect to start