New-York tribune., 1871-08-23
THE PENNSYLVANIA WAR CLAIMS.
rHE OTHER SIDE OF THE sTORY-A DEFENSE OF
MR.. EVANS.

TIE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY-A DLFENsL oI
Mr.. EVANS.
HAErIsBURG, Aug. 21.-To put the war claims
matter in the light It may be stated that the state
Agent Is charged first, with retaining 10 per cent COM
mission Oh amounts collected by him, instead OF turning
The sums over to the State intact and collecting hs com
pensaton from the State second that he charged ana
aiped commissions on paid to the state, previous
10 his sppontnent on Of these claims; the spe
eifc sum on which this charge is made being stOoVo
paid 10 Frank II D. Moore Sept 10, lS6l Inc iacs oi
lAe case az follows:
The war claims Of Pennsylvania, as fled by Major Nc
Michael amounted to $2Sh9 49, In the Fall Of 1865 Nc
Michael had succeeded IN verifying these claims 10 the
amount Of SIP TO- the balance S21sS06 49, having been
i,owed by the War Department-the state Treasurer
being held by the United states Treasury for the 100000
advanced Oh account Of these claims pending examna
lion a. the warrout for the money shows on its face
he sll2 80 being every the state ever
would be allowed McNichaels showing. For his serv
ces i'm securing this allowance Of $l12 5O McMchal re-
,eiyod S. $50 from the State, something more than
Jc0plr cent. The proof that the claims were thrown
put on which the SCCcOOO advanced is found in the
Controllers certificate here given: -.
TREASURY DEPARrnEsT, SECOND CoSTRoIIEEs OFFICE
IN special settlement of the state OF Pennsylvania
I1T,sJoe sisqioed has been allowed credited
ea"ao"' mad and ~ & 8go5uS;g 81 o. hSs cos,,S SHa'
Farther proof. and perhaps more important STILL is the
following crt.ncatc Of the Third Auditor:
Treasury DEPARTMENT.
THIRD AUDITORS OFFICE, Aug. l4 lf7ly
sS accordance win verbal request taaye Tie bono 70 &
aoals 10 ~ se 5 Which was returned from TIE oad Con
aa4 s g 6 on R.Sa.tos No. sos The whole account
& a. e.af5 & T i u, 5 I'fPa & a 9 Of 81 Ssg us y allowed
hel advance O S6GOOO aud ihe further sum
M n so5 of The bsins Of quota Of direct tax The balance,
Fe,tuIv, ALLAN RUTEEHFoRD, Auditor
Ths settlement was fully referred TO by Gov.
Geary nlis annual message TO the Legislature IN Jan
nary s which fact is persstently ignored in the par
usau QUERY for information on this subject
Discouraged by McMchaels's report and by the hope
less appearance Of the claims, careful investigation
iAe legislature were unwilling TO appropriate dollar TO
attempt their collections many competent judges, in
cadiug Representatives and Senators both parties
being Of opuion that, though the claims Just the
proofs imperfect that the probabilities Of coec
zion would the of trying. The fact that
the General Government made 70 the States debenture
o - per cent the special tax 10 cover the cost Of
collecting such tax, and in view of the further fact that
these rejected claims against The Government had
J'tn counted Offset against this special tax due
% tAe Government, the Legislature passed JOINT Resou
Ion No. u, which reads as follows;
Eh,gs There sIosef ODE BY the United sates % TIE
t oeon but as00oea bg ne eoothtg CD Of 'le uenela.
y & q a. % s1.l5. IT. SsI.d bel, (. cc S o1'Iy .o % a '''
h7t4 ~ ne saeS 0nd Hoese Of pr Of ne Common.
= 'l e ierby authsrzi sppoa; special 60 collect the
s ana susDended CLAIMS against the Uoed states CON
s1hof u st ~ Rot ten q the
hIs collected, tnd ssI be paid of suen collections
O. lhis resolution approved by Gov. Gcary
'dfch r. 1867. The resolution not providing for the
Dayment OF collections if made, GOV Geary. IN appoint,
.uS Nf. George o. Evans 10 De special Agea entered
LJo agreement with him 20 pay 30 the STATE Treasurer
such Sums might DC collected, the maximum
pesatlOh allowed bv the Act OF the legislature al of
when was In accordance with the rcsOluO IL should
s ~ remembered that tins 10 per cent corcd not only
i agents compensation, Int all the cSpcDscs Heccs-
~ iig attending the collecting Of these abandoned
@lhhi lt per cent beng the total 20 the state,
Nnch u fuzzy per cent less than the average Of
A collections % the other State MIR Evans gained the
knowledge aud experience which enabled him 10 supply
We 0chcencies m evidence whlescrin, The Quarter
Iehera Stan ana bu for HIS iaih in tht justice
oi ih7 debt, and persistent energy iu procuug ptto-
hrh uere s no shadow O doubt thai every dollar Of %
M"ulI nave been lost 10 the State wiz, Ie.arI 20 lI,
JDlsN..ng tu.S ICreAta"C, SO need on.. Dol. .li. t..
J. Is-eatuir a.d tAC Governor distinctly uu. 0. iyg ifI
4" 40 idt t.a Ihccc s no U'urr VgoN lYa for s com.
0ensA'Hu and lad Ae pdG over Lla collections intact