Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-04
"EvERYTHING COMES
TO HIM VINO WATTS"

The historic omnibus bill, which
hts been before Congress during the
past twenty five years, has at las;
passed both Houses of Congress, and
President Wilson signed it today
Virginia will receive half million
dollars by the bill The Virginia Mill
tary Institute is the largest bench
ciary. That institution will get Sloo-
COO, and Alexandria SlS,fao.
Churches in our city arc mainly Dene-
fitted, these cdiliccs having hceu used
as barracks during the civil war by
federal soldiers. All the buildings
were more or less damaged and lett
III an unsightly condition at the close
CT hostilitics.
The omnibus bill has been the
heritage of every Congressman who
has represented the Alexandria dis
trict during the past quarter OF Il
century. The Court Of Claims long
ago adiudgcd the claims valid bun
when they were brought before Con
gross The respective bodies at times
adjourned leaving the bill upon inc
calendar. Sometimes the measure
would get through one house but iaii
10, be brought up in the other. IhlS
scasaw has been going on so long
that the claimants had become pes
s;mistic and wondered il Congress
had any serious intention Of passing
the bill :.
CONGRESSMAN Carlin is largely II
It entirely responsible for the pas
20 Of the bill through the mouse.
nen he entered the house seven
,ars ago there were three matters
f local importance which ne de-
Jared he hoped to accomplish during
his congressional life. One was inc
massage of the omnibus bill paying
the people Of his district for the
damage caused to their property ny
the federal soldiers during the clNl'
var. Another was the passage OF
,hc bill returning TO Virginia about
sI25 600 advanced by this state to the
Ir,itcd Safes government during the
erection of the capitol ami which
claim has been assigned by the state
80 the Mt. Vernon Avenue AsSoe'a
;iou. the proceeds, when collected U"
l,,. used for the construction OF INC
highway between Washington al"
,h, home Of the first president. INC
third was the building OF the Memo
rial bridge across the Potomac
There we're three big projects t''
any man to undertake but we nave
,c,t from the beginning that MI
C,rI;n would accomplish them all.
The most difficult of the three the
,,ssa,.c of the omnibus bill. has been
l,rou.ht ia successful completion.
Almost alone in his fight in the mousse
bc refused to lie discouraged an" timc
after tine when victory was almost
IN sight it faded away like Il ram
how His present victory. coming al
most unheraldcd and Il surprise 10
his grateful continents is inc ~
yul, of wears of arduouS labor
Mr. Martin. of Virginia who Is
chairman of the finance co"h''''c'
- 1.-Two Senate has worked III season
,,J out, of season in efforts to hr''%
fr,,ition to the hopes of those interest,"
Cd He has been ably assIste" b!
Senator Swanson. :, 80
II was a principle. we are 'oto' -,
Hnp,lcon and Frederick the urea
80 rcpudiate all claims for damages
,,,,r;,. wars on general principles
,rh. Wheels of legislation looking 70
tho relief of persons who nave SUI
f.rcd from hostilities in the un'te'
S,,,.s have always rcvo!ved S'o".'
and most of the people Directly i"
,srcs,ed in the omnibus bill have "Ie'
without realizing any benefits Oh 'Ae''
labors They can be lkGled TO ''e'
who plant trees. but never i've ~
enjoy the fruit The @randtathe'S
and fathers of the present genera
zion nur,ured the omnibus bill II
,heir day and their descendants are
70 gather the fruit.
Speaking Of: the Snai'S pace OF
claims for damages in war times. a
Frcuch spoliation claim was aliowe,!
,his week which had been urged 1:
d;,Feren, times during the past con,