The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-08-15
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NUMBER 1888.

any kind. Conviction for such an Of
Tense also disquaiifies from holding
thereafter any place Of honor or trust
under the Governmcnt Of the United
States. In this case IL is possible that
the statute OF limitations may save the
Democratic candidate for the second
place Of honor in tho nation.
The following is the petition as Mr..
Hendricks wrote and signed IL:
To the Senate and House Of Representatives
The petition Of VIM. Henderson, Of
Indianapolis, Indiana, shows that in
the year lo6--one Smith Of Cincinnati,
Ohio, contracted with the proper offi-
Ger OF the quartermaster's service to
furnish about 800 mules for the public
service at q fixed price-that Charles
w. Hall, Of Indianapolis, undertook TO
furnish for said Smith. part OF tho
mules, aud at once proceeded 10 fur
nish the same To the proper officers.
aud did deliver about ninety, worth st
the agreed price about $4,000.
The mules 30 furnished have not
been paid for. because the residue Of
the 500 were not furnished under the
contract. The petitioner shows that
made, the Quartermaster at Indianapo-
lis went into the market for the pur.
chase Of mules at rates which made 1t
impossible for the contractor to comply
with the said contract. This petitioner
further shows that he is the assignee OF
the claim for tho price Of SAID ninety
mules, aud he prays Congress To au-
tnOrize the payment thereof
Wa. HEspERsos.
At the close OF the session at which
this Van Winkle-Hendii.k ks petition
was presented the Indiana Senator was
succeeded by Mr.. Pratt. The latter
took up the case at the next session, as
a member OF the Committee ON Claims.
and Mr.. Hendricks was on hand to
press il, as is shown by the following
letter:
RErmISo PROM THE SENATE HE STICKS
TO THE CLAIM.
wAsuISoTos CITr, July 1, 1870.
Senator Howe:
DEAR notwithstanding that the
assignment of q. w. Hall TO w. Hen
derson of the voucher and claim for
ninety mules, now pending before the
COMMITTEES on Claims Of the Senate.
has been lost, have tho honor to say
that Mr.. Henderson forwarded to me
the assignment tive or three years
since, and filed it In the War Depart
ment. ] recently examined the papera
on the files of that department, and
could not find the assignment, but 1
know such assignment was made and
tiled-that which 1 filed was a letter
press copy. Very respectfully,
r. A HENDRICKS.
HENDRICKS AGAIN At THE WAR oPFrcE.
Failing TO convince the Senate COM
mittee Of its iustness, ex-senator Hem
bricks, on December 9th, 1870, made
formal application at the War Depart
nent to have the case again presented
to the Secretary Of War. This was
granted.
On the 25th of July, 1871, the claim
was paid, Hendricks, Hord Il Hem
dricks appearing ms the attorneys.
The history of this case. as set forth
at length in Gen. Dunn's reviews, is
most appropriately followed in the
books Of the department by the long
review and favorable action upon the
now celebrated Democratic case OF the
Kentucky Central Railroad.
IL Mr.. Hendricks accepts, the Dem.
ocracy will have q former Senatorial
claim agent as its candidate for the
Vice Presidcncy-and one who, il judg-
ed by the spirit of the law, would now
be disqualified from holding any place
| Of honor or trust. II. V. b.