The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-05-04

bnng TO Austin all the funds he might re-
cover, so that that the State authorities
might make such a settlement with the at
tcroeeys as would be deemed Just, and no.
have another settlement dictated to them.
dIscEsim ary imputstioo upon you, gentle
men, and 'nean simply t. say that l in
tended It should NOT be in the power of
any one 10 do the STATE an injustice IN the
settlement of this m irter.
lou claim IN the letter written 10 Col.
GiddiRgs, copy of which you enclose me.
mat you are entitled under the contract
with Ex-Governor DAVIS To twenty per cent.
OF the money collected or $67. 500. This,
IN addition to the $l4. .674. 9S. mentioned
above as paid your Mr. Merrick's firm by
Judge Paschal would make SS2. 4749s.
nave examined that contract carefully
anu cannot admit the justice of the claim :;
not one dollar has been realized or collected
unner Or'in virtue of any judgment render
! ed In any, judicial proceeding ever instituted
for the bonds or the mOuey claimed by the
state, except that mentioned above as
having been received by Judge Paschal- AT
The last session of Congress you attempted
to get passed a bill authorizing the payment
bY the United States Treasurer of the
to the Governor of Texas. but
Failed. The truth is, all the bonds and
money recovered and collected in Europe
! by Col. Giddings were beyond the juris-
! diction OF the courts in which your pro
| ceedings were being conducted, as were
the parties holding them, and conseq quenty
unaffected by the judgment, if an such
were rendered, and your attempt to get the
bill alluded to through Congress shows
very clearly that all the judicial proceedings
had failed TO realize anything for the State,
and there can be no doubt that had no
other steps been taken the State, from lapse
! of time, death or bankruptcy of the adverse
holders, would have lost her rights did
not feel that the State was required to
await the result of judicial and olher pro-
ceedings which seemed interminable. and
take the hazard of these results, and ac-
cordingly pursued the course already
stated, which has settled the III utter and
placed the money in the Treasury. ..
| Your contract with Ex-Governor Davis
entities you to twenty per cent. of all
money realized aud collected by judicial
process. Not one dollar as before stated
has been collected in that way, or as l be-
| heve ever would have been, but as you have
| labored for the State, and being satisfied
that the Judicial proceedings conducted bv
you exerted moral influence In aid of
Col. Giddings's direct efforts upon the
holders of the bonds and money in Europe,
| believe that you should be fairly paid the
value of your services, and in determining
what should be paid you now, l take into
! the estimate what you have already
received from the State on the same
general acc unit, because all the
suits grow out of the same cause.
I find from the records of this office
that there was paid to Mr.. Merrick's firm by
| Ind nhol
In the White & Chiles case $3.50, and
that Judge Paschal paid to the same firm
$lt 224. 90, in December following, in the
Hardenburg case, these sums being twenty
five per cent. on the amounts recovered in
accordance with the contract made and ap-
proved by Governor Throckmorton with
Hon. B. Fl. Epperson. In addition find
that S1954 was paid principally in advance
by Ex-Governor Davis, In and about the
same matters, to Mr.. Durant
These amounts, aggregating SIG, 62S. 9S,
you have already received. l propose TO pay
you now, out of the money collected by Col.
Giddings, $4,000, which, with that hereto
fore paid you, will make rotal of $24, 62S.
SO. l have pal to Col. Giddines $31, 2l6.-
40. He reports to me his expenses at $4,000,
which. when deducted from the amount,
leaves Se7, ,216.42.
- ~ sno p'iNI'o oei sN'hiiO-
~ fS,S royy y yUG !" oAiSI oet"een your. (.
tSo CO a 10, u.uu,' as 70 uivls''h ol
tbo+ ~ a,oh "c,.oo,, ~ Inn,..; ms lio
haa a1-or aS;staS Thia .l"t.s ~ ~
settled between yourselves, in which the
State has no interest. After the perform
ance of valuable services for the State, Col.
Giddings demanded that his compensation
be fixed and paid, which has been done.
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in full for all services rendered the State in
and about ne - recovery OF ta the texas 10
demnlty p2nds' OF their proceeds, or any
thng connec'ei win or growing out Oh
that suoJec'; II you shan decline, as your