Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1872-12-14
Border Claims.

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Border Claims.
Our Representative in Congress,
Hon. John Richie, has again intro
duced the subject Of Border Claims in
Congress:
Mr.. RlTCIIIE. desire to have
incorporated in the resolutions the
following
THAT so much Of said message and
documents rs relates to the allowance
py the Quartermaster General OF
claims for quartermaster S stores ia
ken during the war be referred to a
special committee Of five members
We are all aware that in the Dor
der States during the war there was
great loss and damage inflicted by the
taking Of quartermaSter $ stores in an
informal manner. The law upon that
subject now is entirely Inadequate. !
had the honor to introduce bill in re-
gard to it. on which this House has
not yet taken action. That bill has
for its object the relief of a large mum
Der OF our citizens. In consequence
of the cX!gcncics OF the war, quarter
masters stores were Ia ken. Damage
was inflicted on citizens for the bene-
fit Of the Army, the Army ENJOYED the
benefit Of it, and yet there is no ale-
quatc provision for the relief Of those
on WHOM that damage was inflicted.
While claims amount to several
million dollars, the Quartermaster
General has up to this date allowed
but the amount of %}67 900. The
articles taken We're necessary for the
comfort oF the Army, and one can
readily realize what must have been
the necessities of the armies for IN
stance lri hv General Meade and
General Me- Clellan in their hurried
campaigns through the western por-
,ions Of the State of Maryland
Those armies We're in want of many
supplies. and the camringot the Army
for a hlght devastated and destroyed
farms which the day before were pic
lures Of plenty,
! ask that this committee shall take
| this subject into consideration. This
; Congress has already made provision
look NJ to the adlustneny of claim,
similar in their character in the States
that seeded. | do not know why a
discrimination for such it practically
Is, should be made against those State;
that did not Withdraw from the Mon
This whole subject Dug lit to be consII-
cred. Justice should be done, espcci-
ally as the Secretary Of War has re
commented that Congress shall limit
the time witlinwhich these claims shall
be presented. ask, then, Mr.. Chair
man, that the gentleman from Mass;-
chusetts will include in his resolutions
a reference Of this subject to select
committee of five to ia he the whole
matter into consideration; otherwise
shall press my amendment,
Mr.. DAWES. This whole matter is
now before the Committee Of Claims,
and it seems to that that is the legiti-
mate committee to consider the queS-
ton. | hope the gentleman from
MARYLAND will consent to let it remain
with that committee. They are al
ready considering the question: The
proposition to raise a southern claims
commission came from that committee,
and they are considering the whole
matter at the present time. 1t seems
hardly proper to create special com
mittee to take this branch of the sub
ject from them.
Mr.. RITCHlE. will accept the
suggestion of the gentleman from Mas
sacausetts if he will specially include
in his resolution of reference to the
Committee of Claims this topic.
Mr.. DANES. have no objection
to modifying that resolution in the
manner suggested.
The resolutions. as modified, were
then agreed to.
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