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

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81 every individuai vbe h6s 1rowa DOL
- Of 4euey 6o0 The was - Dseeacs
Fund ofthis Stats, which rsquirsosst e is
bttsev pppibls p ~ ~ tof eo.psy
reach. bic who'll matter VI ~ patedly
Ind clea| preserkd q youfpre( csseor,
" AN Rson, - sgrsod W. Qnahe pre-
bentation Of proper certificates that oil the
warrants embraced and numbered in the
list which contains the asgrssate account
stated against the Government "were actu
lily issued upon the State Treasury for the
amount q Sach Chin Af,84sd b. Shs AaaiN
Ing Commissioners, and that each Of said
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 ,StAtesT II would be ! sufficient
compliance with the rule requiring individ.
uals receipts. This certificate Was prompt
~ furnished, and in the prscise lsnensas
and form which NJ. Atkinson desired
With this vas assured by him ana "
Gangewer, cheif clerk, that the 'prom;nen,
objection to this class Of claims would be re
moved '@ '.''@ 8's'i 20 = ~
CERTAIN sPscIvIc OBJECTIONS.
Aside f.om this general and sweeping diff
hcuity, which applies TO nearly I'll the uay
ments and allowances Of the Commissiof,-
ers, there ore, under the rules prescribed by
the Secretary Of the Treasury. objections to
the allowance Of specific claims For in
stance, I'll ACCOUNTS for TRANSPORTING troons
70 rerdexvous ~ scoeoa are expressly e1-
cluoeo. NO claim for transpor alton except
~ railroad orstesnaboat can lie recognized.
I have endeAvSred 70 impress upon the Ac-
counting oficers Of the Treasury the noto-.
r'ous tact, thl : during these years the mil
roads Of Iowa had reached but q short dis
tance into the State, and having no nayip.--
DIE rivers within her borders The Quarter
masters Departmedt WAS compelled, in or
isr 70 cilitsts the organization Of regiments
. 70 resort to wagon TRANSPORT alton. Nor.
was that neglect Of the simplest rules OF
''vssnsss accuracy" which failed to max
rall Or steamboat transportation out Of wsp.
pn hlrc. " to show that steamboats, could
ps nav'gatcd over the prairiss Of Iowsl
lErERvIsw WITH PRESIDENT LINCOLN
In December laat finding that these I'm
Just roles were stiil being applied, Senator
Harlan and myself laid the matter before
President Lihcold, who at once saw and AZ
knowi,ived their gross injustice, and pro-
siised that he would cndeavor to procure a
mod hcAtion Of them At his request I in
sited you 10 an interview With him the next
tiay IN which he most clearly and earnestly
ivscd 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. ecohr nically, and in good
mn paid out her own money in behalf Of
the ederal G0verpment and in accordance
with her laws and modes Of transacting bus
incss and that receipt 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 are 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 proprie-
" OF these views and promised that yon
would DO all you could to have them carried
out, and do not doubt that you have faith
fully efdeavored TO do so The fault is moi
with yourself, but the Secretary OF the
Treasury who assumed the responsibility OF
interpolating the Act Of Congress rcmbnrs-
ing States for military expenditures, with a
set Of technical rules, both unjust and IN
reasonable, which could be properly applied
to q shoddy contractor or a suspected
Quartermaster. but are in palpable violation
Of that deccncy, courtesy, and amity which
the Federal Government should observe in
its intercourse with 4 sovereign State.
TECHNICAL DIRECTIONS
have repeatedly called attention to the
injustice Of the many technical and frivolous
| objections noted by the clerks in their cx-
| aninations of these accounts; but have been
assured by Dir. Sherman, the gentlcmanly
chief Of the State Claim Division, and your
self that the Examination then being made
was only preliminary one, that j, would in
no manner conclude the State, that when
completed, notice would be given to the
State authorities Of the fact, "a sheet of dif-
ierences' forwarded, which v ould 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
lnation was making, Senator Harlan and
myself had en- interview with Secretary Nc
Cu'loch, in which we directed his attention
to the rules above referred to, and asked
Inn to order their modification. He dc
rined to accede to our request at the time
hut desired me TO present the points TO him
IN writing, and they should receive All early
and favorable consideration. immediately
complied with his request, but have not vet
been assured oc HE ,ar;sinp
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 mn
And, although tue records of the nav 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 1890 froA every
man Of these regiments for clothing furnish |
ed them. by the ST; Of Iowa, and vet re
fuse to pay it back This is a fair speci |
men OF the candOr which charactesizcs the |
Federal Government, through its accounting |
officers. in its dealings with this State.
MhDE III fA1 MASTER GENERAL.
The accounts presented for payments
made to troops by the Pay master General.
amounting in the aggrs gate to about $274.
200, are all evidenced by the original paw
rolls, which have been on file in your office
Tor nearly three years. Objections have
been made to these rolls, which can and
Will be readily obviated whenever they are
made to us in an official manner. Bya law
Of Congress, all the money paid by n Sat.
10 the troops furnished, between the time
OF their acceptance by the Governor. and
their mastering into the United States SER
wee V required TO be refunded. Upon this
law, the entire amount Of the above claim is
passed; and We ask nothing beyond that. 1t
Is probable that some of these rolls do M,
show the date Of acceptance BY the Cover.
nor, but this can easily be supplied. and so
can all other deficiencies which may b. no
ted in these rolls
When came into office, 10 January 1861,
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