Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-04-20

of the expenses incurred by the Ter
ritorics of Oregon and Washington
in the suppression of Indian hos.
tilities therein, in the years 1856 and
1856.
Be 1t enacted ty the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the United States
Of America IN Congress assembled, That
the following sums or as much thereof
as may be necessary, be and they are
hereby appropriated out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priatcd, to dcfray the expenses incurred
in the Territories of Washington and
Oregon in the suppression Of Indian
hostilities therein, in the years 1856 and
1856.
For the payment Of volunteers enl-
bracing the first, second and ninth Or
cgon regiments, and the three compa-
nics of minute men, numbered sixty,
sixty-onc and sixty-two, and the first
and second Washington regiments and
promiscuous companies, including the
companies of Captain Strong and Cap
tain Hays, 100000, after deducting
stoppagcs as asccrtaincd by the Third
Auditor of the Treasury in his report
of the 7th of February, 1860, made in
pursuance of a Resolution of the House
of Representatives, passed the Sth Of
February, 1859; said claims to be OK
amined and audited by the Third Au-
ditor of the Treasury, who shall allow
to said volunteers the same pay and
allowances as were paid officers and sol
diers of equal grade at that period in
the United States army serving in that
country; provided that payment shall
only be made to such of the above COM
panics as shall be shown by satisfactory
proof to have been engaged i'll actual
service in the field for the period and
in the manner claimed.
For the payment of claims for SER
vices, supplies, transportation, and SO
forth, incurred in the maintenance of
said volunteers, s., 4OO, 900, to be paid
upon the principle, and agreeably to
the rates for services, supplies, trans
portation, and so forth, allowed and re-
ported by the Third Auditor of the
Treasury in his aforesaid report of the
9th February, 1860: Prorulcd, That
said Auditor be and he hereby is au-
tllorizcd and directed to receive addi-
tional evidence us to the amount or
value of supplies, transportation, and
personal services, and to correct errors
in his former report touching the same !;
whose supplies were furnished at points
in either of said Territories, where sim
liar supplies were not furnished for the
regular army during the hostilitics in
which said volunteers were engaged,
he shall allow for such supplies the
price paid for similar supplies for the
regular army at the most convenient
point where army supplies were fur
,ishcd during said time, adding thereto
the cost of transportation to the place
where such supplies were furnished to
said volunteers And proriied further,
That no compensation shall be made
for the services of any person in more
than one capacity for the same time;
and all payments made in pursuance of
this Act shall be received in full satis-
faction and discharge of the claims
upon which they arc made.
SEC. 2. And be II further enacted, That
all claims for horses or other property
lost or destroyed in said service shall
be settled accordingto the Act approved
the 3d of March, 1859, providing for
payment for horses or other property
lost or destroyed in the military service
Of the United States.
SEC. 3. And be 1t further enacted, That
there be paid to Robert j. Atkinson,
Third Auditor of the Treasury, for the
duties heretofore performed by him in
the investigation of said claims, the
sum of 81, 900 out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 4. AmdbcU further enacted, That,
for the payment OF claims provided tor
in this Act, the Secretary Of the Treas
ury may if he deem it expedient, issue
to the claimants or their legal reprcsen-
tatives bonds of the United States of a
denomination not less than $50, redeem
able in twenty years, and bearing inter
est at the rate Of six per cent. per an
mum, with coupons attached, and paya-
bic annually or semi-annually at the dis
cretion of the Secretary OF the Treasury.
Approved March 2, 1861.
AN HISTORICAL FAcr.-The first de-
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