The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-10-16
EXTRA SOLDIERS, BOUNTY.
Letter from Gen. Paine.

3HsNsf1 Letter from Gem Fafn0s s'9B y
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Aug. 10.
His Excellency, Luclus Fairchild, Governor /
0f Wisconsin -
DEAR SRLI have received numerous let
ters from soldiers of our State entitled to ex-.
ira bounties under the act Of July 20, 1865,
which disclose the existence Of serious dis
satisfaction with the progress made in the
settlement of these bonnties, and anxiety to
ascertain who IS responsible for the delay;
whether. it is unavoidable, and whether amy
remedy Of the evil is to be expected. Find
ing it difficult to answer at length all m /.
quiries on this subject I take the liberty
of addressing you public letter for the in
formation of all concerned
At the commencement of the last sessionof
Congress the House of Representatives adop-
ted resolution directing the Secretaries Of
the Treasury and of War to inform that
body whether additional legislation was nc
cessary to expedite the payment of the cx-
ira bounties. The substance of the inform
alton conveyed by their replies and by tile
verbal statements Of the Second Auditor to
members of the House, was that, in cases of
claims made by living soldiers, the Paymas.
ter General makes the payment upon certifi-
Gates furnished on his application by the
Sccnnd Auditor, who has the custody of the
muster out rolls Of the army, anil, upon ex-
animation of these rolls, certi6es the facts in
eacll case; that forty five clerks we're em-
ployed in the examination Of the rolls and
preparation Of the certificates for the Pay
master General and for the Commissioner of
Pensions, who settles certain claims for pen
o,.rr. 1r I.o.. .,..,, ,s, na,a,J 1
he he sss.iv e. s'S an5 SsattatIw' cm,,,ore,l. & tSat
tbere Ind already acc,,n,;,t, te,1 in itha office
Of nc Secondi iutlitor 40 1f,f, Unanswered
annl;ca t;ousS If the Pavmaster General far
ernl, finn onrl n tba pavma cter Can
craps hfI,ce about 5fl lflf, CAGES in which an.
nlications lad not hem fnrwarded to the
Second Auditor. that dnr;ng the last three,
months tho second Anditor badl answered
flo paviuoaster General,s annlicat t;ons at tbe
RATE II 10 8S3 ner month and honcd event.
uallv tn reach liz 0Of) ner month. that the
settlement Of ali the honnt;es dne nnder
tbe act could not be effected in less than
veara 80 -
q Tb;o information II corract ebowed that
tba delav would he reme,1;less nnless some
nlan co,;ld he devised bv which mare clerks
Gould be ass;oned ~ th;s dntv 4 io;nt roo.
olntion nrenarcd NV an officer IF the Pav
Denartment was nassed Iv the House Of
Represcntatives nrovidino fiat nhotoyranh-
ic Comics of the muster ont rolls shonld he
takcn for the ,,se of the Pavmaster General.
which would furnish hin, = ~ ls;m;ls of
everv roll and so renfe- IA noss;b.e to- in.
crease the clerical force 7emnloyed ON extra
bonntv claims We were assured Nv pho-
tooranber who had been emploved MANY
vesrs in The Treasnrv Denartment and had
con;ed raners mncb Iaroer than Tho largest
of these rdlIs flat the nrnv;s;ons of the
Joint resolution were entirelv nracticable,-
Rnt the resolution was defeated in the Sen.
ate }-ITs : NJ . 1s7 ~
Tho nbotooranber rofarrod IN tbouoht
tbase d;frcnties couid he esa;Iv sn,n,onnfed
hnt tbs ;o;nt resoIption yas indef;n;telv most
nnned Nv ths Sena,s On 'mnt;on lf Ssnstor r
W;lso,,G ~ ~ s;d t,ot e sSoJ tio
n .;,l auG I. 'a 'u ".Saa "sn W. pss .ho arls
an,ia I" I'm ,Is...,l ~ W. ~ .,.sa, ~ tonr
, Soo - 80 po'e ue' 40 ~ 'n''' : A"-
y'1 On b;s n,,t;on tho senote ,,;s nosed Of tho
H., rosnl,,t;o ,,,,o,,
ths sesrnt ~ ar;ss Of 3he Treas,,rv smd ef War
for the same information which thew had
% aIraoJv I fnrn;shed % ned IL % nbadience To ths order
ss ~ IT, as sa,,...;.,so Tho ,,ss.