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9,7f4 90

cents per mile travelled by him. as per
same document, pages III aud IL, 9,7f&
o. For attending at Washington city, TO
settle his own accounts for extra pay,
&c, POS days, to wit from the 2lst Of
October, 1921, to the 29th May, 1929,
Tor mileage, ten rations per day, &c,
same document. page III, i,54S
U. r or alleged services whilst Governor
ana superintendent of Indian affairs, Gin
/ preparing a code for the regulation OF
Indian affairs" Ill days, to wit. from
! the I'D October, 1928, to the 10th Feb
ruary, 1879, as per same document,
page IL, $50
7. For extra pay whilst Governor, &c,
| as aforesaid, ''as deputy quartarmaster
| general in the army, for ono year, as
per document IS, LIST session, 18th Con
gress, page %, I Oni
8. For extra pay and allowances as can
tain in the regular army, whilst Gov
crnor, as aforesaid, to wit from the 10Th
May, 1917, TO the 2Sth Of June, 1921
as per same document, same page, $3.50
6a,e4o
y. Letters and vouchers filed in support CT
the following items i'm the account
dcrcu by Governor Cass against the u
nited States, the 2lst of July, 1882, "a
bout one year after his appointment
secretary Of War; and said not to be
embraced in any of the previous quar-.
tcrly settlements of his accounts with
Government, TO wit For alleged bal
ances and over payments By him
Pcrintcndcnt OF Indian affairs, per
document No. ll2, Sd session. 25th Con
gress, page 10, on tho following ac
counts, TO wit:
Il or overpay mcnts account
OF contingencies for Indian
department. S3,39s IS
For oyerpayments to Indian
sub agents, AGA Is
For overpay ments on account
oil presents to Indians, 4l6 so
For oycrpaymcnts on account
OF annuities under the ap.
preparation act of May 10,
1920. 37O
For ovcrpay mcnts on account
OF annuitics under act Of I'd
March, 1929, 245 80
For ovcrpayments on account
oil annuitics under the ap-
preparation act Of March 3d.
1880, 32,7II 81
For alleged balance on account
OF the treaty at Prairie dc
Clitn, 44O 90
For alleged ovcrpayments &
balances due him on account
OF Indian department prior
10 1929, IO,Is3 81
Amounting in all to ss,I2s 81
TO- The requistion drawn the Trca-
sury IN favor Of Governor Cass, (No.
$4,000 dated the 2Ist of July, 1882, a.
bout one year after his appointment as
Secretary of War, TO settle alleged bal
ancc due him on account of the oycrpay-
mcnts, &c, as aforesaid, S35,O15 u
IL. The cndorscmcn ts ON the said account bv
Cass, then Secretary of War, after the and pay
ment OF all the said rcquston Of 35,075 90, for tn
Element Of the said account suspended, owing th
peculiar position in which Che, Governor Cass) stan
IN lation to the Department and whereby the fna
settlement was suspended until the 9th day of Decem
Der, 1897, when it was finally closed, as appears b.
the letter OF William b. Lewis the Second Auditor Q
hc treasury at that date as per Document No. lI2
81 session. 10th Congress, page 10.
ISummary of tho above account added for the con
venience of the rcader:J
Extra charges on his private account, 500 $40 4,
Charges on his public account, SO l2S ~
Total, $ll7,O69 4
Salary for IL years, at So 900 per annum, $4,000 o.
Received in Is years. 1853 ,O6e 4:
Entitled to receive, per year. . 600 on
Those who voted against the foregoing resolution call
ing Tor the vouchers, are A. Atkinson, Va, r. L. +
ard Broadhead, Pa, William G. Brown, va, Charlie
Brown, Pa, Chas w. Cathcart, Ind, Lucen b. Chase
Hanson r. w. Cobb, Ala, William Collins, N York
Mason c: Darling, Wis, Rudolphns Dickinson, Ohio
Joseph E. Edsal, N. j., Orlando b. Ficklin, H., Rich
Mo. Willard p Hall, Mo-, Sampson w. Harris, Ala
Hugh l.. w. Hill, Tenn, Geo. s. Houston, Ala, Chas
ing Sns i pa kSGsTt w Johnson Ark, George
lex w Lord, n. Y. John II. Lumpkin, Ga, William
Pit Pitt Lynde, Wis, William B. larcI.y. N. Y, Rober
Moan P dSn cR , HIhn a. MGclernand n Joi
Ohio, Henry Nco, N. Y, Charles ii. Peaslee, N. II.
haens b. Peek VT George Pctris. N. Y, John Pet
Texas, William 4: Richardson, ILL.,, Thomas Richey
Ohio' John L. Robinson, Ind, Ephraim X. Smart, Me.
Frederick p Stanton, Tenn, Charles E. Stuart Mich
James II. Thomas, Tenn, Jacob Thompson, Miss.
Robert A. Thompson, Va, William Thompson, Iowa
BENJAMIN Is. IburSton, r. l., Thomas J. Turner, III
John Wentworth, H., William w. Wick Ind, and
Hczekiah Williams, Me.-6. Ayes 81, noes 81 tw o.
thirds not voting in the Affirmative the rules were not
suspended The 81 against tho motion were all Loco
focos "
August 8, 1915.
certify, that, upon examination of House Documents
NO. o. 80 session, 9th Congress, and No 49, 2Sth Cen
officers OF the Army and Governors of Territories from
the organization of the Department of War to the 2sth
81 or io12, and the name ofZachary Taylor is not
to be found in either of said reports.
j. w. MOORHEAD,
Assistant CHI III II TT