Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-07-29

- -. - 49, - *.
- a. .euev ltom ~ We - Dsessscs
Fund Of this Otats, which rsquirsDsat Il 10 |
httsdv lnpsDible lbr u n.y. ~ poupey
ritH = cssbi thsSI srsons bs{ iodbsr
reach. bis who'll matter VI ~ patedly
and ciea| preseukd Il youfpre( csssor,
" AN son, r susAd w. onlbe PIE
bentation Of proper certificates that al the
warrants embraced and numbered in the
stated against the Government "were actu
amount & oach chin Af)86sd b ~ Aaa;k
warrants was paid and redeemed BY the
Treasurer, and no part Of the same has ever
been paid BY any Disturbing officers Of the
Uuted ,StAtes2 h would be = sufficient
compliance with the rule requiring individ.
uals receipts. This certificate was promnt
~ furnished, and in the precise lsn9usss
and form which nr. Atkinson desired
With this WAS Assured BY him ana NJ
Gangewer, chelf clerk, that the 'prominent
objection to this class Of claims would be re-
moved. "''i i1.1 Fi'7 ~ -
Aside from this general and sweeping diff
ficulty, which applies to nearly al Inc nav.
inents and allowances of the Commission-
ers, there ore. under the rules prescribed bv
the Secretary Of the Treasury, objections to
the allowance Of specific claims For in
stance, ~ Accounts for transporting troops
TO rendezvous by so09oA are expresslv es-
Guided. No claim for trsnspor. alton cxcept
~ railroad or steamboat can lie recognized
have endeavSred 70 impress upon the A.
counting officers or the Treasury the noto
rious fact, tn : during these years the rail-.
roads Of Iowa had reached but a abort d;.-
s.nce into tho State, end having no navixa-
ole rivers within her borders the Quartey--
masters Department Was compelled, in or
der 70 tscilltst = the organization Of regiments
| 10 resort to wagon transportation, Nov.
was that neglect Of the simplest rules az
''ps'nsss accuracy which failed TO max
rail Or steamboat transportation out of wav.
pr hire. Or to show that steamboats, could
% nav'gatcd over the prairiss Of Iowal
INTERVIEW WIN president LINCOLN
In December last finding that these I'm
!1st roles were still being applied, Senator
Harlan and myself laid the matter before
President Lincold, who at once saw and &C
knowlctleed their gross injustice, and pro-
''ssed thst ne would cndeavor to procure a
mod hcaticn Of them. At his request I in
vited you 10 an interview with him the next
day, in which he most clearly and earnestly
= ivlscd you that the application of these
rules to the State Of Iowa would work ~
r'ous injustice to her rights, lie also re
minded you that. in these matters, Won
were dealing with Sovereign State which
had promptly, ecOnr nically, and in good
18th paid out her own money in behalf Of
the Federal Goverpment and in accordance
with her laws and modes oftransactine bus.
incss and that recs;pt from the individual
TO whom her officers has paid money was
only question between the State and the
individual. and not one which the United
States Treasury could inquire into; that all
you arc required TO know there was. wheth
er tbe State Of Iowa had actually paid the
money in behalf Of the Federal Govern.
ment a. claimed'
You acknowledged the force and propric.
~ Of these views and promised that Won
would do all you could to have them carried
out; and do not doubt that you have faith
FULLY ehdenvored to DO so The fault is not
with yourself, but the Secretary of the
Treasury who assumed the responsibility Of
interpolating the Act Of Congress rcimburs-
ing States for military expenditures, with a
set Of technical rules, both unjust and IN
reasonable, which could be properly applied
to shoddy contractor, or a suspected
Quarterfnaster, but are in palpable violation
Of that deccncy, courtesy, and amity which
the Federal Government should observe in
its intercourse with sovereign State.
TECHNICAL DIRECTIONS
have repeatedly called attention to the
| injustice Of the many technical and frivolous
| objections noted by the clerks in their OK
| atninations Of these accounts but have been
assured by Mr.. Sherman, the gentlcmanly
chief Of the State Claim Division, and your
self that the Examination then being made
was only preliminary one, that it would in
no manner conclude the State, that when
completed, notice would be given to the
State authorities Of the fact, "a sheet of diff
ierences' forwarded. which would enable us
to furnish additional proof where required
and make all necessary to render the next
and more formal examination satisfactory to
the State
Not satisfied with the progress the exam
ination was making, Senator Harlan and
myself had On interview with Secretary Nc
Cuiloch, in which we directed his attention
TO the rules above referred to, and asked
nm to order their modification. He de
clined to accede to our request at the time.
hut desired me 10 present the points to him
IN writing, and they should receive an early
and favorable consideration immediately
complied with his request, but have not vet
been assured Of his decision.
THE CLOTHING ACCOUNT.
The clothing furnished to the I'd and Sd
Iowa regiments by the State was, at the
January payment. 1862. by order Of the
chief Payn.aster charged to the men upon
Their rolls ana Deducted from their pov-
And, although tue records OF the paw de
partment show this fact, yet payment to
the State has been refused because we did
not produce receipts from these men for the
clothing furnished them. The United States
Government demanded $500 from every
man Of these regiments for clothing furnish
ed them, by the State Of Iowa, and vet re
fuse to pay it back This il a fair speci
men Of the candOr which charactefizts the
Federal Government, through its accounting
officers, in its dealings with this State.
PAYMENTS MADE BY PAYMAsTER GENERAL.
The accounts presented for payments |
made to troops by the Pay master General,
in the aggr, gate to about $274.
200. are all evidenced by the original nav
rolls roll which have been on file in your oiIire
'or nearly three years. Objections have
been made to these rolls, which can and
Will be readily obviatcd whenever they are
made to us in an official manner. Bya law
Of Congress, all the money paid by State |
TO the troops furnished, between The time
o. their acceptance by the Governor. and
their mastering into the United States Ser
wee y required to be refunded Upon this |
law. the entire amount Of the above claim i |
based. and we ask nothing beyond that. Il !
. probable that some of these rolls do NOT |
show the date Of acceptance by the Cover.
nor, but this can easily be supplied, and 50 |
can all other Deficiencies which may BE- NO
ted in these rolls.
When came into office, 10 january 1864,
hpu