The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-09-01

KANSAS WAR CLAIMS.
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Representative Clsrke's OAelal Record
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IN the iftef rdrt Or Sgflki66ef, 1864, the'
rebel General Price invaded the State of
Missouri with considerable force, and was
reported % be marching towards Kansas.
Major General Curtis, comnanl1ing depart
ment, ealSs&-upsa- Governor Carney IN
writing, to order out the State militia 10
repel the invaders. The Governor immedi-
atcly issued his proclamation calling upon
the militia to turn out a MaSe. The proc
lamation WAS promptly responded to; and
the entire able-bodied male population Of
the numbering over Il, 600 men
marched to meet Prices force, Engaging
in several heavy battles, and losing many
in killed and wounded. Tovards the close
Of October, the enemy having hgkn driven
beyond the limits Of the State, this militia
was mustered out upon proper m,lster-rOlis
showing the nature and extent Of service rem
dered by each man. r .-.
During the same year, small militia
force was called out to suppress an Indian
invasion in the southwestern portion OF the
State-said call being made as in the other
case, on the demand Of General Curtis.
Out of the services of this militia, the
subsistence, transportation, etc, furnished
them, and the Losses Of property sustained
on account of these troubles, arose the 'war
claims" Of Kansas against the general Gov
eminent. The purpose OF this article is to
show rs clearly, and yet succinctly, As pos
sible, what legislation has been had for the
payment Of said claims; and to point out
particularly the course pursued in the mat
ter by Hon. Sidney Clarke. arir'iF F
On the 10th of February, 1864, the Legis-
lature of Kansas passed Law authorizing
the appointment Of commission to adjust
and audit these claims Said commission
audited and allowed claims for services OF
militia, transportation, forage and subsist-
encc furnished, and property lost in action,
amounting in the aggregate to S563 932.6l.
Ofthis amount, the State, by its Legislature,
partially assumed $500, OO0-scrip being
Issued therefor, payable when aPpropria-
ton should lie made by Congress"
About the beginning Of the year 1866
after the war had clOsed-the State authOri-
ties of Kansas applied to the War Depart.
ment for payment Of the claims, as allowed
by the commission and virtually endorsed by
the Legislature. Upon consideration of the
matter, the Department ruled, through As
sistant Inspector General Ketchum, Febra-
airy 8, 1866, that TIE rlrsE
THE expenditures having been incurred fol
troops not mustered into the service Of the Unilc'
States, they cannot he adjusted at the Treasury
without the action Of Congress s.F.,
Thcreupon, on the 23d Of February, 1856
only seventeen days after this decision was
nade-Mr. POmeroy asked, and, by un:,ni
nous consent, obtained leave, in the Senate
to introduce bin Senate bill No 1911
TO indemnify the State Of Kansas for exIrn
ses incurred in enrolling, eIuipping subsstin,
and Transporting the militia forCes of the State il
rcIeIling rebel invasion and Indian invasion in tn
year 1s6F'-l. 500 N| FfHtt. GF''t
which was read twice by its title, referred I,
Committee OH Military Affairs, and ordered
to Ike printed.
On the 9th of April following, Mr.. boo
little, from the Committee on .Niilitar,
Affairs, reported tothe Senate on the matte
in thcsha,e of substitute (Sena,e bill No
800
at, ,,,bor;., tn. S.c,c,,rv or War IN se,,,
the claims of the State Of Kansas for services Of tn
militia called out by the Governor OF SalI STATE
n nm" " Inc intel nj Staies mress in ,ha
state.'' 'I'..- ~. NJ.
which was read and pasaf,l to second read
;n,, and the p,p,rs accompanyine II ordere,
| tn he nr;ntet - ,
On the 10th Of ApriI-the next day-Sen
! ator Lane, of Kansas, moved to take up fo
consideration the hill inst referred to: hut ;
motion nv Mr.. Trumbmll 10 90 into exec,,
five session. took pret..lence and the bill
won't over - :. - ~ - "
On the following dav-Apr;lll IL. 1885,
Mr. Pon,eroy rose in his place in the Senat
and said. s. .rlIs
or .h,uId like the s-n,,. 10 ucee,d to the con
si.leration Of uniinished business Of yesterday vi
were about taking vote upon = when ne , Sen!
h Mes ~, nv" v,s tare,, ~ "Uc, ''
SNIao. 800. aiscr,s;,,, bo,v.., NJ, >
n Nal. ELS Ecsssnden and pnmerox the h;I
~. - !. ,L;rd time c,J ,,nsscd
TIC iii, re,chel tho Unnse nc1t day
All 70 1sSSw,nJ wa, road . 6nst an,
s.snnd time and referred To the Comm;,te,
"n W;i;t,rv AfE,;rs -
a., tho .s,th of A,r;l the Committee q,
ag;,;,,rv Afi:,;rs ON mo,;on of Mr. Scbneck
w,. J;.:,,.rocJ from further cons;dera,;on q
tho b;li and The some WIS referred IN IN,
scIec, Comm;,,eo ON the war debts az m.
lovai States. - -
I'm the .(nb of N,v follow;po the hi,
was re,mrted hack To- the Hm,se Inv Mr.
pI,;n,. from tho seic,t COMMITTEE afcreu,cn
tened and referred To- the Committee ON an
nro,,r;,,;ons -" '-
On the 9TH If June following. Mr.. Kas
son by Unanimous consent. moved that III,
Cnn,n;;,,..c nm .,n,,r,,nr;at;ons be d;scbarre,
from f,,r,her cn,,s;Jera,;on of the bill and
,h,, r. hc referred 10 the Commit,ee or
ega;ms-wb;cL motion vas agreed To- Tb;,
was Of co,,rse n virtual defsst Of the bill
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,,,;on And '.Sanate Xiii 81. oS9n has neye,
I".u I,o,rJ Of S;mcs
NJ G"r,,'.r nsn,;o, If "K,,s,s v,,
src.,s until January & 1865 WHEN M
Pomerov ;r,rmlucef a new hin. lSen.te biI
No aIil SUBSTANTIALLY arreeinr in its pro.
visions with the first hill The second hill
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WaS l'fo"pt,s fe1e'rr ~ ."e Co.'n"~ee !"
becn read twicr by its title. -. .r.-
On the 18th Of January, 1865 jus, a
week afterwarls-Mr. Wilson reported the
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