Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-10-12
SOUTHERN CLAIMS.


ern claims, and for purposes of Sec
tional character, introduced at the
first session of the Forty>fourlh Con-
gress By representatives of the party
of economy and reform
II. r. No. 1880, by Hon. E. j. Ellis,
of Louisiana; Appropriates 81, 202,-
600 to repair and rebuild the levees
on the Mississippi river.
HI. r. No. 1893, By Hon. L. r.
Gibson, of Louisiana For rebuilding
levees, g., on Mississippi river, S.
! $50. 600.
III. r. No. GAS, by Hon. Benjamin
Wilson, Of West Virginia: To in
demnify West Virginia for damage
to roads and bridges in Marion coun-
ty by the Union armies, 100000.
III K. No. 232. by Hon. Phillip
Cook, of Gre ,rgis: Proposes to re-
fund to claimants (s68 072,000) six
ty eight million, seventy-two thou
sand dollars, collected az the inter-
nal revenue tax an cotton in 1868
and subsequently.
H. r. No. 992, by Hon. r. Q. Mills,
of Texas: To refund the cotton tax
to the producers of the cotton.
H. II. No 553, by Hon. w. W.
Wiltshire, of Arkansas: "To facilitate
the adjustment and settlement of
claims of citizens of the United
States for stores and supplies takon
or furnished during the rebellion for
the use of the army of the United
States - including the use and loss
of vessels and boats, by authorizing
suits to be instituted in the United
States court in the district wherein
the property was taken or used, such
suits to be tried shy said courts in
he same manner and by the same
rules of evidence as that now pre-
| scribed by law for tho trial of civil
causes in the circuit courts of the
United States;" that is, BY jurieS Of
vicinag8 Judgments rendered by
said courts to be paid out Of gene
raj appropriation for such claims by
the Secretary of the Treasu y-the
Southern Claims Commission TO be
abolished, and with it all tests of
loyalty.
1t has been estimated that (S1 ,205
163, 000) one thousand two hundred
and FIVE millions Que hundred and
sixty three thousand dollars would
be required to pay such claims, and
that as largo en- amount would be
required for claims under H. r No.
1884, introduced by lion. III. Riddle,
of Tennessee, directing compensation
to be allowed for the use and occu-
patton Of property by the United
States army during the late war,
under which the Secretary of Var is
required to allow reasonable CON-
psnsation to all citizens of the United
States for the use and occupation Of
their property during the late civil
war by the United States army or
any part thereof; and providing that
| the affidavit Of the claimant, support
ed by the testimony of any RESPONSE
bic citizen shall be sufficient proof to
establioh the fact Of such use and oc-
bupaiion By the army.
H. r. No. 1914, by H}n. W. w.
Levy, Of Louisiana, and FL. r. No.
1888, by Hon. f. II. Hurd, of Ohio,
proposes to reopen the Court of
Claims to claimants for the proceeds
Of captured and abandoned property,
without regard to loyaly and the
former also provides for aboiishing
the Southern Claims Commission,
and referring to said court all claims
for stores and supplies taken from
citizens of the insurrectionary states,
including use and loss of vessels and
boats, rent and occupation of houses
and buildings, and such stores as
Ium Der, tobacco, sugar, &c, without
respect to loyalty CT claimant.
The balance of proceeds of captur-
ed and abandoned propeety in the
Treasury is about nine millions of
dollars. Claims for such proceeds
have been fled in the Court Of
Claims and Treasury Department
and resented to Congress for over
| thirty millions. More than two
thirds of these claims sre barred by
statutes of limitation, and the above
bills are intended to remove the bar.
1t is proposed also by House bills
to refund the amount of direct tax
collected in Southern States, amount
ing to S2,492 10, and TO remit the
balance of said tax uncollected,
amounting to So. 661,776.
H. r No. 1904, by Hon Eppa
Hunton, of Virginia For the relief
of owners and purchasers of lands
sold for direct taxes in the insurrec>
tionary States.
81. r No. 1887. by Hon. Eppa
Hunton, of Virginia For payment
of rent for lands sold for direct taxes
and occupied by the United States.
Fl. R. No. 1868, by Hon. Casey
Young, of Tennessee To pay for oil
cotton siezed after May 20, 1865.
H r. No. 1912, by Hon. Philip
Cook, of Georgia To authorize tho
Court of Claims to take jurisdiction
of all claims relating to captured and
abandoned property.
III. r. No. $50, by Hon. r. @. Mills,
of Texas Directing the Secretary OF
the Treasury TO pay to the owners
the value of all cotton seized after
Nav 80, 1865.
HI. r. No! 1871, oy the Hon. G. G.
Cabell, ::ot Virginia: Directing the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to pay to the
| owners the Ualue of all cotton and
tobacco seized after April 10, 1865.
II. r. No. 1928, by Hon. j. f.
Phillips, of Missouri j: Provides that
the authority of the Quartermaster
General and Commissary General to
pass on claims for stores and supplies
taxed and used by the Unitce States
army Engaged in the suppression of
the rebellion and for use and occups-
ton of property by said armies shall
ceasd, aud confers jurisdiction over
all such clrims on the Circuit courts of
the United States in the Southern
States.