The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-23

Relations TO whom was committed resolution NO
appointment Of special agent TO collect disallowed
and suspended claims against the United STATES"
reported the same as committee.
The resolution was before the Legislature for
period OF twenty-one DAYS and II received fuil anu
careful consideration. Through all tine stages OF us
m aSy as only oppos aaVsea r0o
Washington was from Mr.. William ii. Kemble
then state Treasurer. He frequently ana persist
having been dissiIowed and suspended. and not
having been insisted upon for 80 long q period,
value. ana the only result therefore, OF the re-
newed agitation would be q speedy demand upon
which was then stated 10 be upwards or two NH
hons OF dollars. with i've years. interest tneTeon.n
that In the interest or the state settlement OF these
financial differences was imperatively demanded
justice so required, to pay in money the 1.-TWO mil.
lions ana upwards OF dollars"
Drso hf n S sS mr.
duced to me, and represented as a person IN
every way qualified TO perform the services dc;
for by many highly Respectable citizens and mem-
beers Of the senate and House OF Representatives.
Evans experience as to the
WORKINGS OF THE DEPARTMENTS AT WASHINGTON
various Treasury onicers on the subject Of
war claims, and his general intelligence and
were represented In such . manner as could not
faN 10 SATISFY any one. When the Joint resola-
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commissioned him accordingly. He received
his appointment and commission ON the UNDER
less he succeeded In his undertaking. but that upon
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A. the time tnere was not to my knowledge
Of e the s0 was
inen on nIe were suspended and dsaiIowed,"
and their settlement and collection was quite as
and determnatlOn" OF the amount OF sus-
pended ana outstanding claims, amounting to
s3el.749 os, now on hle at Washington, yet to be
He then quotes at length the resolution appointing
Evans as the collector OF the claims. lie says,
ExACrRD FROM EVANS AN AGREEMENT AND BOND.
botn q which were entered into ny the latter
self to forthwith pay over TO the STATE Treas
urer all monies which he might be able
semtannuAl reports to the State Treasurer, and
annual reports 10 the Governor under oath and TO
Evans was signed by himself and Thomas Woods
and John T. Graf. and witnessed by M. J. Evans
II is easy Tor parties actuated by motives very
cnesent lrom w VIVA appears on their ,M to
and surrounding circumstances at the time,
endeavor to mlsead the public IN reference to
ments Tnese claims had been filed in Washington
IN March ana June, 1852 They mad been carefully
Third AUDITORS ana Second comptroIIer's depart i
ments, where they n were entirely disalIowed aud
Inc report OF the Tnird Auditor Was made on No
vember l. 1866, and that OF the Second Comptroller
on February q 1865 The sheets Of difference show
| ing the items suspended and dlsall0wed were re-.
celved ny Governor Curtin, May rs, 1856 but ac-
ton was taken thereon by any OF the State auhorl
| ties before entered on nv Official duties.
Whatever any one may now soy In the light
Of the present result Of the agents labor as to
the supposed value OF these claims wnen they
were placed In his hands for COLLECTION. 1 then
feared that no considerable amounts could be
realized therefrom.. I considered the question
at the time with all the information could obtain,
and do not hesitate to say was mucn impressed
Mr. Kembie; ana every member Of the Lecislaiurce
! with whom conversed expressed the opinion that
no large 9st ever oe sa
| sion; but as to this know nothing. Those act
ing on behalf OF the STATE proceeded on the best
Information they could obtain and they considered
sense beneficial TO the State
| f-i IT WAS PURELY A BUSINESS TRANSACTION
between the stS ;n and private individual ne
no collection was made the agent was
to receive no remuneration, and had per.
he to as reces the
percentage allowed under the Joint resolution
the amount collected TO cover all his expenses and
rec0mpense him for his labor.
II the result ras turned out well for the agent, II
in my Judgment. is matter for congratuiaiion and
not for complaint. The contract with the agent,
enacted ns
MI; Evans reported to me in May, 1857. The
| can now express. Claims which were looked
| on In all sincerity as comparatively worthless
proved In his hands TO pc possessed or great
value At last the large debt OF the Common wealth
to the national goye ll was PAID In lula re-
| credllable to the special agent.
lie had succeeded at that time IN obtaining
Liquidation and determination by the accounting
the State to the extent OF 115 g. as certified
BY the second Comptroller OF the Treasury In the
1TxAsgnY p Ig SECOND coxrrnoLLKn,s
tic No. 81 !. ss
ia the month Of April 1857 the sarn OF Sl,sssll5 s.
passed credit explanations made and
nsd s usorse Evans E;g p:c agent appointed for
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THE CLAIMS THUS LIoUIDATRD
and determined to the amount certified by the
Comptroller secured TO the State the replacement OF
nesn per cent o on ~ the quota Of the direct tax
The amount so liquIdated was collected nv Mr..
Evans, and disposed OF BY him as follows:--
ssS paid quota tax 81 10 %
Less 10 per cent secured a. go.
Less I sum also paid BY State ~
to United States, June IA,
l6|z'..s.,...... ........... 3o0,O'w O0
'' Ssasss i Y, State on sspte%,s sos ~, ~
Less ss' AMOUNT an SS, iiaaida,ed and d'''''''
1 nsanSeq l, u 1885, s,1 ana az applied he'd
towards the payment Of this
---6o5,ss7 80
Rs eoans Of S p. sssns 10 .s ss
rotal..................."". si,ass,II5 s.
the following account shows clearly the debt of