, 1875-12-06

appropriated in payment Of claims on ts"se
anldaytla md that. until recently. there rn4 IL"
Law by wI!ttl, IL rEn l'e ina'le lr"n perjury 70
kwoay fatBoy In any such af]Is'aytA; It ii eyer
nhubted wliuthor 1t Ia tegal porjusv 10 swear
falsely in any affidavit mtdo In .,pport Of cfa,n1
f,rcsentod 10 ConRteAn In Ibis mode. It happons,
ion. that, under existing lasn, the Qnartar1nas.er
and Conm!asaty Departments bnsh claim that
they have Jurisdiction. within cartah lnitt.
uvor the sa1no class Ut clsEs ~ arc a1ju1cato'l
by the Ronthern Clas1nH t;omntsai'n and 1t
llAs Homnttrlss happened tilal .4sna havo been
eoncnrfrntlr examined In each OF these thteo
Departments ard. In SONS instances being do
fsatod In ono. havs been paid III aruther.
oTHEA OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Au examination o9 solna OF tlio minor claims
pteaunta nomo astonishing facts aul flgurns.
Ona Of t1,s claims il = proitokiton 10 anthorza
repayment Of tile GanAi.-Inkcra ut 1SGD. Hills
osory Congress hinco the War; nul shoy all pio.
v,do. in substance that tho Heere,asy Of the
Tteneur.' bo directed To pav to the tensut-Thk-
erntf 1sC0. or their nssgnees tho hnm rot T.,
ssa.ea, all premiums Of existing lava to tho
hecn u;sel in behalf Il thi, cl.,n, that
great tiovorumont al'ou!d mt he oscus.'i
Thls Is M a,o gener.! srsnons OF III the cl.m: a
grabhera; but tho point las meyer yet tocn All.
swnsed. that. coi!cod;ng tho existence at ono
lin" Of d dsbt. tho light 70 paymont WAS ior-
practically pa4sed. without onn.daEatsou, into
tito l,anlA Of speculative lnbbcrs. IAla Is Al
true Of the clanA for the CrnAus.T*kera A. 1t IL
Of tho cotton.tax refuudnz scheme, of the
u1al-contracsors' Hchome, xthl OF tho cltlns Of
nj the nob!e army OF tnartGfa.
OPENING THE LUuHB,
A moro formidable Rcrios uf claims 10 Intro
duced by JOINT resolution with htump-spscch
In ita preamble. Tic atumi,-Sroech runs in tbs
wiae:
Ju1sr Es1lrrIoN 10 a,uei Jc!u. Resolution entitled
Joint Resolution proh.bt.ng payulen: by my on-
havs been op,sned 10 The I,eiolilon sp In favor u
~ srrrE. ss,on, p approved March ., ist'.
t,on prohitt.ius payment ~ auy Ulcer of ,Ls U"S.
etl1sn: y ssy psfson vt y knoSn to hayo M lstn o,
Of largo nuut~r u clAins Ut inlytduas sud
cosnpanic. against Tho Government Of tho United
terlA's fn5,trhed. and work and abot Performed
der contratts herewith rnd
e'atrna In the Post -0ar department han tren rarra
larry hAra nn'f Oppressive m 1nae"ntractor" ami
iacnt p.,or to Tic is say of A,r,i Anno Do,nn ao,
In the Southern Hate.. whose further sersI,e IN
aud
warrxAH. Tho result Of tho prov,o tu ssia seso'u-
lion 10 open he door to fud, Hna ihs Illicit tszns-
fur Of eslua by thu selfish aud vnnat who, hy erao.
chne tho forro nf the law willis the mont homes:
creditors, who respected and ob*ytd the Law, arc nov
Wusnx1s. Tho further denial Of rr'nsdy 10 .hts
rl4s ot creditors for TIC collection ot htlf saima vii
snt :" .hn ,tnr.r.nS Of ts Obligation os sh' co'.-
wurns.s, II II the solemn md rchtsd auty of Al.
sir:liaea GoseT7ne:H md especially q The uorern-
at Of the United Staths to .hnts And lfrecse the
lssi!aton Of h del IT,, and faithfully ahcr" t., sna
Ennct1ialy carry uu VI VALID eonrAts WITH IT, wu
f.aes ~ "sl1 as "''h s rest OF n'snaad shofs
! This joint resolution Ia tho bul"ask bctwoon
the National Treasury aud rnvratis Of claims. 1t
sppAes 70 ~ .s.auh' !asu!s' IT, ~ ~
toatlnastslH; 10 postarnsanp c1ai.ns' ~ " ~
! !nahtftf OF chlms lnf sleReu iorHaa ooloso ssle
var ue l4oo! " "u'e1' mA"' toH ~ ,noe. VI
WIZ hhc" a., ueetIu. w. 1ne nIsuus y ,tII ~"
HTos.so - sne asH:saneas u aie ou..e ,'o"tn' ~,
iLt:g "ans lug t.earnts-aoos7 mte.ieu .''s ~ .',s
:,ousn .ney nnht coanco ~ pn1 t.'es1 AIM
IN; hey wans to saik about the 9Ia M nag, ana 10
r. sns ~ .nstIn.;r.' ~ III, KY
s1e aaop.ou " rs .esu'on .i.m ~ -. ". .n's' W nah -
1no oossInent aI. u sno n..t osatos pr aos ~
s1I,;ci, nre allo. I'd 10 aro Insn duo m tho f,t
Ho'In NJ a;'oHn. ~. ~ nn'e os ~ W ~ suo Auts'
asY q april taol'-c'oee ~ luo outtes M u'euots
And they want to DO this III spite OK that resolu-
ttut3 Of March 2, 1857, which Gail
rbst up,t, othcr,dto or,l,r,1, n ,h.,l bo uu,,xfn
fur apy officer Of tn U,fte .ates Government to ,ay
rch accriod Or stts"l nr1Sr 10 Arril II. is,;i. Ia
f,y'r Of INV pcrsnu who nromocl. enrourarei or In
n'nnsF ] a qa IT, u,s ~, ." " a S
knowa 10 10 onr,se Thereto and distinctly iu fsynr
Of Il. surr tssn nnI no PARTON hrreutote Kyautet
or hereafter u he granted Gha authorfzc tie lHy-
n,ont u puch account. claim. demand, uttn .tl.
| rtosution IS modified 1r REPEALED: Frar'dn! TINT
tns u shs" nor e ~ 'e
,t ~ VI o, sc ct.i,ns unrn ~: -
W. 5 " @ ~ T., la .s.,vnsr ,,ri"r In AnriI
iti 10 cresitors of sai cotracturs, oyal citizens Of
loyal Seara. III rafment Ut debts incurred prior 70
March /. lB'l.
This resolution mnant in 1867 what 1t naoaun
now, Its repeal or mobilization 10 tho initlll
step toxa,ds national bankruptcy.
/ HEHr CLAIMS. . ...
They also want pay for rent. The loyal citt-