Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-12-09
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OFFICE OF SPECIAL CLAIMS CoM,R,,

10 IudJ NVAOSAH'
OFFICE OF SPECIAL CLAIMS CONF,
Knoxville, Tenn, Nov. %, 1871.
AS Special Commissioner to take testl- |
mony in the case of claims pending before
or hereafter to be presented to the Com
missioners of Claims at Washington, ID. o., |
I find it impossible now, as heretofore,
to answer each separate inquiry constantly
being propounded by letter and otherwise,
and therefore once more announce
I. That claims not exceeding Three Thou
sand Dollars should be presented directly
Drovided the lcaimant shall have first filed
his petition with the Clerk of the Com
nissioners of Claims at Washington, ID. Z.
II. That no claim in excess of Three
Thousand Dollars can be entertained or
acted upon by me, unless it shall have first
been presented to the Commissioners OF
Claims at Washington, d. g, and by them
specially referred. 1t will therefore, De
seen that all claims of greater amount than
Three Thousand Dollars must be presented
directly to the Commissioners of Claims
of Washington, D. c.. To address such
claims to me is to throw them away.
can do nothing with them.
TIT. That it is useless for claimants to
apply to me with their claims without
| having first had them made out IN proper
| form, to do which it will be found both
necessary and profitable for claimants 70
secure the services of some Intelligent al
| tornev. or other business man, who IS ca
nabIe of presenting claims in such form
| % ic reouired by law Claimants and their
| attorneys NAV be supplied with suitable
| hanks by application to Powell, G1nck d
| Co. 632 F Street, Washington, ID. Z.
These blanks are not prescribed by any
authority, but are well prepared ana sulteu
| to the purpose. They will serve as in
structions and answer the many questions
! as to forms with which | am daily per-
". That the Rules and Regulations
require the Special Commissioner to visit
such localities as have a sufficient number
of claims to justify the trouble and eX-
pense of going there to take testimony.
| In other cases he is authorized to nego-
tiate with claimants for the payment OF
his expenses by them.
| Y. That. as the Special Commissioner
will have to visit perhaps each of the
thirty-four counties of East Tennessee in
the discharge of his duties, it is desirable
that persons intending to present claims
for his action should file their applica-
tions at once in order to enable the taking
of testimony to proceed with system and
dispatch. 81.
which these claims are presented, limits
the Commissioners, in taking testimony
to "stores and supplies taken or furnishes
for the use OF the oTn1y.n 1t does not in
clude such as damages to real estate, DC.
Int confines the testimony and limits the
claim to actual supplies. Pasturage, grow.
ing crops, and the like, when consumed
Iby being furnished to or taken by the
army for its actual present supply, ant
timber. either taken from the forest, or IL
the shape of rails, or of building material
when used for fuel, have been adjudgee
to come within the meaning of sup
! plies.n Whatever was an actual necessl
f ty to sustain the army, such as corn
Wheat, oats, hay, bacon, beet, hogs, horses
cattle, and the like. These are included
in " supplies" and form the legal basi
of an application. But tobacco, cigars am
whisky-unless the latter when used TO
hospital purposes-do not come e., Wl 1a1Ll
the spurview and meaning of the law
While the United States provides necessa
ries for its soldiers, it does not supply then
with Injuries of the kind just named.
VII. That it is not the duty of the Spe
ciaI Commissioner to act as an ddCtser 10
claimants, but simply to dispose of sucl
). cases as are presented before him, 1t is
therefore, time thrown away, and an an
noyance for nothing, to be hdTTGSSlng tn
h Special Commissioner for odUtce. It'll no
q his place to give it, and claimants shout
know that they are inflicting an unpleas
ant duty upon the Special COMMISSIONS
to be constantly requiring him to intorr
them that they must seek advice fror
Q their attorneys.
/! VIII. That the whole proceeding by tn
Special Commissioner is at the eXpens
of the claimant, and the money must
paid achen the aUork is done, and claim
J ants and their attorneys are reminde
that it involves large expense, as well
time, to attend in the various localities
take testimony, and they should see tha
the Special Commissioner is not put
\ the trouble and expense Of visiting sp
cific place for their especial accommod
ton, and then offered remuneration, K
his services when the claim is paid,
I by due-bill written on clever piece
% paper. The expense to which the takin
of testimony subjects each claimant ca
n not be definitely stated; it ranges fro
or sir to eighteen dollars, depending alt
gether on the number and length OF I'll
dispositions pertaining to the claim.
7 TO avoid any misunderstanding rel
Is tive to this matter Of costs, Claim Alto
neys are requested to properly advise the
70 clients in the premises. That is to sa.
&c. that no claim will be forwarded to Was
inoton until the fees for taking the test
mony, and the necessary postage~t to tran
nit it with, are fully paid. -
INV ~ = l.. C. HOUK,
Special Commissioner.