Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1846-01-21
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
Ioua Cify, January 18th 1916.

Samuel Z. Keel being OF snct a cHas-
acter as to compel me to withhold my APP
proyal, ! herewith return the same to
the House Of Representatives, where it
originated, with these, my objections:
| The claim of Mr. Reed, amounting to
one hundred and eighty-three dollars and
fiile' n cents, is for provisions furnished
the militia called into service by the U.
5. Marshal in the Writer Ct lS39-I0, TO
support the civil authorities OF the Terri
tory in maintaining Jurisdiction over a
certain portion Of Van Bur,n county,
HE bill herewith returned provides for
the payment of Tie claim out ofthe Terri
tori,d Treasury, with six per cent inter-
est thereon, from 3h December, 1899;
the whole when taken together, exceed
ing two hundred and fifty dollars.
However just and equitable may be
! the claim, should regard its payment
cut oil our local Treasury as virtual as
/ sumption OF the while debt aceruing oat
Of our difficulties with Missouri, viii, a
SUN Of interest exc edipg one third o. The
original amount added thereto. Tie Ter.
riicry caInot, without justly sabjectiug
itself 10 the charge Of partially in the dis
tribution ofitstavors, select out one par
ticular 81 INFANT for relief, and reject s,ini-
lar accounts brought forward by others.
Those who furnished arms, clothing, and
other munitions Of war, as well as The
| militia who turned out oil the occasion in
question rests upon usmorally, if not le-
fratjv To "a 4 ,,1th 4
The recognition Of the account Of Mr..
Reed as legitimaciy chargeabIe to the
Territory, viewed in this light, assumes
an importance that otherwise could no. at
tach 70 il; i'r instead of merely aut!lori-
zing the liquid tioa If d m4nd of me
iHo huidled and ify dellrs, as provided
i,lr N this bill, lis inevitable effect would
&c 70 entail upan tie Treasury a deol d
tHcn'y 80 thirty thousand dollars. Leu.
Nng4!as, ol he Z. 5. Army. under in
sirnctions from tie VA. Department.,
which prevented lin from embracing a
large nnnber Of sell founded 81 inns in
his estimate, feporis, according TO my re-
collection, The amount properly payable
out Of lie Territorial Treasury, in conse-
qnence If the boundary dispute, 10 be
SOMETHING upwards Of thirteen thousand
dollars al. ,.motlat which colli scarcciy
il TO be augmented 70 twenty thousand,
by lie admission If tie rejected items =
10 this heavy sum carrying out The prin-
ciPlfs O the Bill returned, interest would
have to be added at tie rate OF six per
cent per annum for six years, amounting
ie seven th0usan. two faa,lrei dollars.
winch would swell The pnbi. liabilities
irom this one cause 10 the alarming aggre-
gate 81 twenty seven III usand two hun
dfed dollars. Sympathis:ng, as d.,
vi h those who are sufferers on accoui.;
Of the all rtniered by them in assisting
the Governor and Marshal 10 maintain
jurisdiction. | cannot consistent with nv
sense Of duty, consent 10 e instrumental
III imposing uPoutie people Of ioWa such
/ ,nomca.cus !oa. o: d,o,.
Although OH: repeated application for
compensation !rem the genera govern-
merit have thus far been iaeiTr etual, do
not despair OF ultimate success before
Congress. Tlef4ct Of bill authorizing
payment having passed the House OF Rep
resentatives upon one or Two occasions,
taken iii connexiol with The course pur
sued by the Var Department in exam in
Ing into and ascertaining The amount of
the claims, affords sirot grounds for The
relief, thai with he increased weight and
influence which our admission into the
oni9i. as Slate will give Us at Wash |
ington, some relief measure can be carri- |
ell through. TIE payment or assump- |
ton u these EXPENSES Or any ppriion OF
i!iem, BY the Territorial Legislature, il
must be apparen, would materially les
sen, II, indeed, It dill rot wholly destroy, |
all hope Of this kind
Were the Claim Tor which The bill pro-
vites payment an isolated one, nay desire !
to cooperate wishthe Legislative Assem-,
by in al lis ac's nigh, have prevented
me from intcrposing any objecticn 10 It's
payment ort oithe Territorial Treasury,
notwithstanding The improperly AMI in
policy of SLOWING interest upon such ac-
counts; but satisfied, as | am, hat should
the bill once become law, j, will open
the door 10 numberless other claims Of
similar character, aud finally lead TO the
assumption Of all the expenses attending
the Missouri difficulty, / .eel reluctant
y constrained 10 withhold my assent To
The bill.
JAMES CLARKE.