Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-11-01
REBEL WAR CLAlMSi
zRAND RAID ON THE TREASURY.
Row Loyal Men are to
be TaXed!!!
WHAT DEMOCRATIC RETRENCEMENT
MEANS.


ion, and shows more completely the designs o.
he q Reform Democrats upon the Treasury
# they once obtain the power, than any bun
combe campaign speeches or convention plat
forms could possibly do. These are the legisla-
tive acts of the Democratic members of Con-
Gress. The speeches and platforms are only
professions for electioneering purposes. The
total sum here proposed to be appropriated is
more than our present national debt By Sioo,-
050,O00, being S2.5o3, ,e22.35e. And tbs, !;
must be remembered. : only an earnest of hat
.hese :. Reforners." these Democratic econo-
Enists, would do if once fairly placed in power
. IN the executive department and in both houses
Of Copgress:
Bills OF A GENERAL NATURE
for the adjustment AID payment OF Southern
Claims and tor purposes OF a sectional charsc-
Ter Introduced st the tTst session o: the Forty
iog.,h Consress by Representatives OF the party
Of Econo=ly scd Rei.r I'm:
T. X. No. $3.50. by Hon, E. j. Ellis, Of Lou
isiaua: Approy-iales ss.@02, ,0C0 TO repair and
rebuild the levses CT the Mississippi river.
Ii. Z. No. l,ee5, by hon. r. L. Gibson, Of
Louisiana For rebuilding leYees, &c. on the
Mississippi river. S5,15p.oO0.
H. Z. No. Chs, by Hon. Benjamin Wilson. OF
West Virginia: To indemnity West Virginia Tor
damage 10 reads and bridges IN Marion county
By the Union armies. S-OO,OO0.
H. r. No. ID, by lion. Philip Cook, Of Geor-
gia Proposes to refund the claimants Sos, ,oI2,-
600. collected as the internal revenue tax on
cotton il 1865 aud subsequently.
H r. No. 9S2, Hon. r. Q. Mills, of Texas To
refund the cotton tax to the producers OF the
cotton.
H. r No 553. By Hon. ". ". Wiltshire,
Arkansas: - To facilitate the adjustment and
settlement Of claims OF citizens of the United
States for stores ana supplies taken or furnished
during the rebellion for The use OF the army Of
The United States - including the use ard loss
Of vessels and boats, by authorizing suits T. be
Instituted in the United States coGri il tne dis-
triet wherein the property was taken o. used,
such suits 10 be tried " by said courts IN The
same manner and bv the same rules OF evidence
as that now prescribed by law for the trial
Of civil causes in the Circuit Courts of the
United States - that is, by juTies Of the vicin-
age. Judgments rendered by said courts 10 be
paid out of q general appropriation for such
claims by the Secretary Of the Tressury-;he
Southern Claims Commission 10 be abolished,
and with it all tests OF loyalty.
l. has been estimated that 81 ,aO5, ,l63, ,0cO
would be required to pay such claims. and that
as large an arnour; would oe required for cleiIns
under 4. r. No. 1854, Introduced by Hon. II.
7. Riddle, of Tennessee, directing coznQersa-
tion 20 be allowed 20. the use and occupation %
property by the Cui.ed States army during the
late war, under which the Secretary Of War is
required 20 allow reasonable compensation to
a. citizens Of the United States for tie use and
Occupation Of their prcnerty during the late
c.yil war by the United States army or any
part thereof; and providing that the affidavit Of
the claimant, supported by the testimony Of any
responsible citizen, shall be sufficient proof 20
establish the fact VI sgch use and occupation by
the army.
Il. R. No. 1914, by Hon. W. NJ. Levy, of Lou
isiana, and II. z. No. lSS3, by Hon. :. Il. Hurd,
-f,a G...-
10 claimants for the proceeds of captured AMI
abandoned property, without regard 10 loya.ty:
and the former also provides for a5olishing the
Southern Claims Commission ard referring 10
said court all claims for stores and supplies taken
from citizens OF the .nsurrect!onary States, in
eluding use and loss Of vessels and boats, rent
and occupation OF houses and bui.dii,gs, and
such stores as lumber, tobacco, sugar, &c.,
without respect to Loyalty OF claimant.
The balance of proceeds OF captured and
abandoned property il The Treasury Is abou,
nine millions OF dollars. Claims FOR such p-o-
ceels have been FLED il the COur, Of Claims and
Treasury Department and presented 20 Con-
sress ior ever thirty millions. More than two
thirds OF tlese claims are barred hy statutes Of
limitation, ard the above bills are intended 70
reInoTe the Tar
L IS proposed also by Housc bills 20 refund
the amount OF direct tax collected N tie South
ern States, amounting to 3, 2,4e2, ,ilo, and 10
remit the balance OF said tax unsolicited,
amounting TO S2, ,661,7 ,776.
II. Z. No. Ieet, by Hon. Eppa Huntou, OF
Virginia For the relief OF owners and purchasers
Of lands sold Tor direct taxes IN the insurrec-
tiouarv States.
r. R. No. 3537, by Hon. Eppa Hunton. Of
Virginia For payment of rent for lands sold
Cor direct taxes and occupied by the United
States.
II. R. No. aSGS, by Hon. Carey Young, Of
Tennessee TO pay Tor ali cotton seized after
Nh ~ 1866.
Il. f. No. S@l2. by Hon. Philip Cook. Of
Georgia: To authorize the Court OF Clciia> 70
take juTsdict:oI. Of al claims relating 10 cap
ti-TcG and abandoned prore-ty.
H. K. No. SSJ, By Hon L. .. Mills. of Texas : I
Directing the Secretary OF the Treasury 10 pay |
70 owners the value Q! AL cotton seized after I
Nay 20, IsG5.
Il. T.. No. 1872, by. .JIou. G. c. Ca5en. Of Viz !
gina Directing Tho Secretary c.: the Treasury !
- pay Ia the owners r;lc value Of ali cot on ana !
Iol@,,o ,zed after April 10. 1855.
Il. X No. It's, by Hon. !. +. Phillips, Of /
Missouri: provinces that the authority oF the |
QaafierInas- sr General and Commissary General /
TO pass on claims for stores and supplies taken /
and used by the United STATES armies engaged 1
IL ,he Suppression. of the REBELLION aud Tor usa
ana occupation OF properly by said armies shall !
cease, and eoHiers jurisdiction over all such I
claims on the Circuit Courts OF the United States
il the Southern States.
- ~ ~ NJ " liOi. W n -4DEletpl- Cl
Mississippi Proyiles for transferring clair-is for
stores and supplies fIom the Southern Claims
Commission - The Court Of Claims.
H. L. No. S71, by Hon. II. y. Riddle, of Ten
nessee: Provides that the testimony OF ''any
reputable citizen = shall be admitted by the
Court Of Claims and War Department as e.-
iectually establishing the tact OF appropriation
q properly for the use Of the armies of the
| rited States.
II. r. No. 262s, By Hon. q. Y Riddle. of
Tennessee Provides, in eject, that in claims
Before The Southern Claims CouTnl sion and the
executive departments the only evidence OF
loyalty TO be required shall be such as enabled
Gazaway d. Lamar 20 obtain Judgment in the
Court Of CIaiTls fo- $4,000 for cotton captured
At Savannah by General Sherman, and Thomas
ia, 10 obtain 2 ike Judgment for SiS1 ,00c.
II. r No. 457, by Hon. J. T. Harris, OF Viz
yinia; II. r. No. 1880, by Hon. G. C. Cabell,
Il Virginia; II. r. No. 1912, by Hon. J. F.
House, Of Tennessee: II. r. No. 1913, By Hon.
:. Hereford, Of West Virginia: To restore seseg,cl
'dsses Of pensioners s,Tieks. from The rolls for dis
o,Jrlfy.
ii. r. No. 3555, by Hon. D. R. Singleton, OF
Mississippi, for the relief OF dlsloyal mail con-
ractors, whose pay was stopped during the
var.
Il R. No. 1929, b. Hon. W. E. Smith, of
ieorgfa: To pay claims Of mail contractors and
ior services in States in insurrec-
ion IN 1861.
Il. R. No. 223S, by Hon. J. W. Throckroor-
en-, of Texas: Appropriating SS3 .000 for re-
nfra9s -l...-,l