The Kanzas news., 1859-05-28
were the most considerable in amount, viz:

The balance is made up of small claims
varying in amount from twenty dollars up
ward. Strickler's report was made at the
last session of the Legislature, laid upon the
table and ordered to be printed, and no fur
ther action was had upon it. It seemed to
command but little consideration from any
quarter, from the fact that the claims al
lowed were to great extent for the expen-
ses incurred in the abortive attempts to en-
force the Infamous Border Ruffian Code,
for sustenance of Bufor6's Militia, &c,
and also from the facts that while extrava-
CANT amounts were allowed to some few in
fluential Free State men, large number of
other claims at least equal in point of merit,
were wholly ignored But the Legislature
of last winter passed new bill ''entitled an
act to provide for the adjustment and pay
ment of claims" s"-providing for three new
Commissioners, one of whom was to be
chosen by the Council, one by the House,
and one by the Governor, whose duty it
should be
ITO audit and certify all claims for the
loss of property taken or destroyed, and
damages resulting therefrom during the dis
order which prevailed in this Territory
from November first, 1855, to December
first 1867 -G
It was further provided that said Com
missioners should deliver to each claimant
certificate of their decision or award in
relation to his claim, and that the auditor
of the Territory upon delivery to him of
the Treasurer of the Territory for the
amounts allowed to each.
Such warrants were TO draw interest
at the rate Of six per cent. per snnum. and
were not to be paid until January 1st, 1865,
"unless provision shall be made for fund
ing these acarrants scith tie other indebted
ness of the Territory, or unless Congress
should sooner make provisions for their pay
msnt' This bill which by its provisions
saddled this large and indefinite amount of
indebtedness upon the Territory. was
brought forward under such auspices, and
urged upon members by such specious ar
guments that it passed the House under
the operation of the previous question. |"
which cut off all amendments and all debate,
on the same day it was presented. by ayote
of e9 to 5. Messrs. Bailey, Dickerson, Gra-
ham. of Doniphan, Points and silvers. alone
voting in the negative.
Some few days after the passage of this
act an attempt was made to procure the
passage of another bin to provide for fund
ing these warrants with the other indebt-
edness of the Territory. increasing the in
terest from six per cent. to ten per cent per
annum, and Incorporating it thoroughly
with the bona ride debts of Kansas This
attempt was promptly met and defeated.
and soon afterwards a supplemental act was
passed. which provided that the Commits
sioners should give bonds for the faithful
discharge of their duties-that an attorney
should be elected by the Legislature 70 look
out for the interests of the Territory. contest
fraudulent or extrsvagsnt claims, ETC.. pro-.
hibiting said Commissioners from issuing
ans Territorial scrip or bonds. and provi-
ding finally that the certificate issued by the
Commissioners in pursuance of the 10Th
section of the original bin 'should not be
construed as binding the Territory for the