The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-01-18

"Thers is due this State, from the
United States, for expenses incurred BY
the State in raising aud equipping
troops, and sending them to the field,
aud for other purposes growing out Of
the rebellion, the estimated smount of
s3O0,O00 There is much difficulty in
procuring an adjustment of this claim At
Washington. When these moneys were
expended by the State, there was no law
Of Congress, Or regulation Of the Federal
Government, prescribing the form in
which proof OF the expenditure should be
taken and the General Assembly of this
State provided, by law, for such proofs
and vouchers as were deemed sufficient,
both for the protection Of the State and
the United States. Upon presentation
Of ,hese PROOFS ana vouchers 10 the psup.
er Department at Washington, they arc
found not to comply, in form. with reeu'
latons since adopted by that Department;
and it is doubtful whether they will be
allowed without some legislation by Con.
gress. Some portions Of these expendi.
lures, thus made, are also objected to rs
not olning within the letter Of existing
laws of the United States. Among these
are the sums paid by the State for the
subsistence aud pay Of the troops that
went from this State to Missouri, at the
request of the United States officers,
under the command of CoIonsls Edwards
and Moreledge.
"There is, also, an unsettled claim
against the United States, for expendi.
lures by the State, for the protection of
our people during the two winters follow.
ing the massacre on our northwestern
frontier, by lnkpadutah and his band
The United States are also, in my judg.
ment. justly liable for the amounts ex.
pended by this State ID protecting our
people on the northwestern frontier and
southern borders since the commence.
ment of the rebellion. recommend the
appointment Of snsagent of the State to
proceed to Washington to press the
adjustment of these claims, and to secure,
if necessary, additional legislation by
Congress for that purpose"
fully concur 10 the opinion that the
United States is under obligation to re-
imhurse this State for money expended
in defending our frontiers from Indian
depreda.ions. The General Government
having assumed exclusive jurisdiction
over the Indian tribes, and, being there
fore responsible for their conduct, should
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borders against their savage iucursious.
The claim for money expended in main
tanning the Northern Border Brigade
rests upon this ground. The organiza-
ton of the Southern Brigade was render
ed unnecessary, in the opinion of the
General Assembly, to protect the border
counties from the depredatons OF gusr-
rilIa bands existing in the adjacent State
of Missouri These expenditures, tho
constituting just claims against the Uni.
ted States, 10 the absence of any general
law covering the case, will not probably
be secured to Us without furthcr legisla-
tion by Congress This matter is re-
>pes.fully referred to your consideration.
| In ompliance with the provisions OF
Chapter 81, Acts Of the last session, l
visited Washington and found the mill
tary claims of the State in very unsat.
isfactory condition. But little progres,
had been made in their examination aud
under the regulations above referred TO-
most of them were necessarily suspended
as the examination advanced. lpointro
out the gross hardship Of these regula
,ions to the Secretary of the Treasury
and repeatedly solicited their modiica
ton, so as to make them conform to th'
laws Of this State, under which oul
claims were allowed and oaid. Failins
in this, l presented the matter to th'
President, who readily perceived thei
J. injustice, and gave his opinion to- tn
Third Auditor Of the Treasury, that
under the circums tances, they should no
be vigorously applied in the examination
!. Of the Iowa claims Although this opin
!. ion was freely expressed by tho Presi
: dent, yet he declined to make any pos
: tive order for the modification of thes
: rules, on the ground that the subject Wa
? within the peculiar province Of the Ses
y retsry of the Treasury. Repeated effort
!, have been made by myself an others 70
a suspension or change Of the regulation
: mentioned, so as to procure favorab
n examination Of our claims, but SO far tn
y labor has beenv unavailing.
!. On the lst of October last I was ad
y vised BY the Third Auditor that the pr
)iminary examination of the Iowa CLAIM
< had been concluded, and Statement
o differences" forwarded, From this stat
. mest, now in the Executive Office,
y appears that the total amount Of Low
.. claims on file in tho Treasury Departmel
70 is about 86l6,738 OF. Of this amour
g. S2O.S25 90 have been allowed; S43C
IS 326 70 suspended, and $l65, 1923 di
" Slowed.
70 To have q full undsrstanding Of Il
.. subject, it will be necessary to bear
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