The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-01-12

however, will be vigorously pursued
and the result laid before the Legisla.
ture."
Lately public attention has been per.
sistently directed to the subject Of these
claims, and their collection from the
National Government; and in view Of
the action which it may be your duty
to take in reference thereto, the follow.
ing facts, showing what these claims
consisted of, the measures taken by the
state for their recovery, and the success
resulting therefrom, are submitted to
aid you in your deliberations.
BY statute of Congress, approved
July 9th, 1861, entitled "An Act to
indemnify the States for expenses in
cured by them in defense of the Unit.
ed States," it is provided "That the
Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is
hereby directed, out of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise apprOpri-
| ated, to pay to the Governor of any
State, or to his duly authorized agents,
| the costs, charges, and expenses prop
erly incurred by such State for enroll
| ing, suboisting, clothing, supplying,
arming, equipping, paying and trans.
| porting its troops employed in aiding
to suppress the present insurrection
against the United States, to be settled
upon proper vouchers, to be filed and
passed upon by the proper accounting
officers of the Treasury"
By another act of Congress, approved
August 9th, 1861, entitled IAN Act to
provide increased revenue from imports
| to pay interest onthe public debt and for
| other PURPOSES there was levied di-
rect tax upon the several States, Terri
tories and the District of Columbia, of
txyf mil nj
ilege to those States of collecting and
paying the quota of their tax into the
Treasury of the United States, of de-
duction or allowance of fifteen per cent.
as compensation for the expenses at.
tending the collection.
Pennsylvania's portion of this tax
amounted to 1,9l6,7l9 33, the payment
Of which the State assumed.
The iifty-third section of the statute
last referred to provides: "That the
amount Of direct tax apportioned to
any State, Territory or the District of
Columbia, shall be liable to be paid and
satisfied, in whole or in part, by the
release of such State, Territory or Dis
trict, duly executed to the United
. States, of any hquidated and determined
claim of such State, Territory or Dis
trict Of equal amount against the Unit.
ed States Provided, That in case of
9ucii reieaSe, suci 'oIate, territory OF
DlstrlcI siiaii DC alloWeu the same
aoatenieht OF .he amount OF sucn tax
as would be allowed in case of payment
of the same in money"
Under the act of Congress first refer
the part of the State agltust the
ing in the aggregate to..,''.,,'''. s3.l72 2ls 10
These claims We're filed in Six different install.
ments as follow, viz:
I'd June it, 1862 s5IS 20
3D. February 20, lSG}................. Sl,0si OIL
5ih Jnne 30, iS7O...... @ ] 762iT 81
9th May o. lS'l'''''''''''''''''''''''' S8,lS1 q
s3l72,2ls 10
---
1t was in reference to the first and
second instalments of the claims so
filed, that my predecessor, Governor
Curtin, Informed the Legislature, Jan
uary Z, 1868, that on the l4th of June,
1862, the quota of direct tax due by the
State had been paid to the United
States, partly by a REIMBURSEMENT OF a
9torllon ~, OF TIE the sums sums , Glal,ned hn npy MS
,'".u i,o,r e'o J',o,;nn H. % Rft,.aan No,
~ raSn' 't n,uua "Iuuo h,, at sc 20 Tnnnro.s G1 for
oenu. nt ai'Umvu a,9, S y &C. Tho SaitIen,ant
,hu p,u.i'pC c,,t"Sd p"S in 70 have henn affncted
,,d ,,,h;oh o' +ho inf'r,,ation ranortod
a''" W., mr,iIn, Enrnnr Un ,V H,,rt;, snnno5od ~
~ n'iii, fnt ,',,, ~ 10Y 80, ~,
INV .'.,,C,s, nee,. pio'U' ,t"od " ~, H.
atia''Ee,ie,;, a % h hnr,'toou ~, t J,om, e9
D,a'e ;' ''nan au.no i''e'' '"o"N ~ '''0 i'''"
,"E i'b"ie1 .,o,o-,o .,
nehUet Is U per 2o3oo7 %
l6ji,7ll is
Cash raid by the State to the United
s'''e'' 'uHe 'o' i0Ol''''''''' '''''''' ooo!Ovv W
Proportion of war claims set Off by
the State l3Oi,7ll 4}
Ita,h,ooror+,, +r,nS,;rod boyaver
u,at at 81 tho datn ;y,ha, Gnvnrnnr furtin
aYs,,n,eS ans,I ~, Iii the above settlement to have
6nen con,nIetad mo horizon of the
STATES claims had been EIiouidated and
Jetern,ined,j hw the "nroner account.
INC nfiinnrs of the Treasnrv,' of the
United States. as required by the stat.
ntas of Congress onnroved 27th Julv
J uIeS 81 ~ Ooh ~ PPapei ;ndoed n u,a,
1n, n, D.n ,,nt;I ~ No,5a'obor ieG5 tbat onv
iios un'li r ~ Gtntois n,ain's had hoay
M;';hatad pui ',ji y, iAo ,I ' de,orn;nadu hv tho
riItnI Sta. ""o e. amd avon than
Gnioeu p,a.eo ,ii'.oh ui9, ,,n',ntad n"u 70 n,,e
Iyy Ji1y t',ii, I,,,y,.o ,1o;io,.s (,,J 6T,,
e''ta C StiIi H. on e,ant.,nher So 1891 he
Tm;tod Statos r1ode an odvoncn to the
S,nto nteei 80 n'".o9 noc,,nt of ihasa cisin,s nf
ce1e 600 n" o"J f"r III, casL advanca the
SVoV,ooD' ','d dottar t tho irnitad States
D,ai1 t;I 1hooc ,bo c,a;nS a wore % ,ionidated and
unooh onoii oii1 y ''s Hn fbet on tba hnoIs of the
ai,1Meu Nationai Goyernment @ @ m the State an.
roaron ma,.o dohtor fnr ''o
e lst ouotn % of direct tx oio7lo SO
"a. Cash advanced by the United o,oo.o. n,
States to the State Sept 20 iSS2''' O-oOoo ~
s2,552.70 SO
Less cash paid by the state a, to the o,oooo oo
United States June 80 isO'''''''''''' o1o,oOo "
s2.2O2,7lo 80
while the claims on the part o! the
State against the United States were
understood, if properly supported, to
| be considerably in excess of this