Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-14
THE WHITE PINE INDIAN WAR
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THE WHIT PINE INDIAN WA
CLAIMS.
As has been announced by telegraph,
Senator Baker, on Monday, introduced
a bill for the payment by the State OF
the White Pine Indian War claims.
We understand that there will be con-
siderable opposition male to the bill,
but the Eureka members in both
Houses are sanguine Of its passage.
Our delegation has met with many
obstacles in presenting this eminently
Just measure. To begin with, the
Board of State Examiners, consisting
Of the Governor, Attorney General
and Secretary of State, was extremely
tardy In passing upon the claims; and
after all. only two of the Board, Gov
ernor Bradley and Secretary Minor,
recommended their payment in full.
General Kittrell made an adverse re-
port to the Legislature, OF what
amounted to the same thing. He
stated that many of the charges were
exorbitant; others had not been prop
erly authenticated, and pretty much
all ought to be cut down. This caused
tho whole batch of tie claims to be
reported to the Committee on Claims
in the Senate; which Committee. after
wrestling with them for weeks, finally
recommended their payment, on the
basis, approximately, fixed by Lieu
tenant Governor Adams, IS Acting
Adjutant General. Some immaterial
reductions were made, but the largest
share of the accounts stood the test
and will he paid. if at all, in full.
Members of our delegation appeared
frequently before the Senate Commit
tee and argued strenuously that the
claims were all just and should be
liquidated to the last cent. Major Dem
mis- also took ar active part in demand
ing their favorable consideration. Re-
garding the payment Of the men who
participated in that eve memorable
and bloody struggle, we have from
Carson the folio wing facts: Captain
Hubbard's muster roll, carrying fifty
six names, officers and ~privates, is
perfect, but nothing has been heard at
the Capitol of Captain Kelley's COM
mand. He has been repeatedly i'm
portuned by Adjutant General Adams
and Major Dennis to forward a list OF
his men, but for reasons planned
and unknown to us he had, up to
latest advices, neglected to comply
1t is now too late, and the result will be
that the members of Captain Kelley's
Company must go unpaid. There
il q possibility also, it may be
stated in this connection, that the
Legislature will not allow Cap
tain Hubbard's men anything for
their services. The Committee on
Claims refused 60 allow hem, save
on the basis of sixteen dollars per
month, which would amount to a
mere trifie per man, say from three to
ten dollars, according to the service
performed. Senators Baker aud Gas
sidy, however, considering these sums
wholly inadequate, have incorporated
in the bill a provision allowing the
men regularly returned on Captain
Hubbard's muster roll three dollars
per day, and they each express a de-
termination to fight it out on that line.
II they can not get at least three dol
lars per day for the men, many of
whom left four dollars a day to go to
the front, they will permit the whole
question of wages to 60 by the board.
Three dollars or nothing is what they
will contend for. 1t Is to be regretted
that Captain Kelly failed to make the
proper return Of his men, as all or the
boys who turned out deserve to be
compensated for their time. Under
the circumstances, however, they have
NO one to blame but their command.
ing officer, whose singular conduct in
the premises seems to demand an
carly explanation.
As regards the justice Of all the
claims presented, there can be no
question. The merchants and bust
ness men Of this, and other towns in
Eastern Nevada, gave up their goods
and supplies at the point of the bayo-
net, backed by the official order of the
Governor of the Common wealth, and
1t is but right and just that they should
be paid without further delay. All
bills were carefully scrutinized by the
Adjutant General, and, II w mistake
not, every claimant was placed under
path to answer to the correctness of his
account. The people have been with
out their money for nearly two years
now, and the Legislature, if guided by
. desire to do what is right, will
speedily authorize the payment Of
avery dollar of these claims.
ST. VALENTINE suffered a martyrs
ieath ct heather hands, first being