, 1877-10-27

Government has boon the corFuFtln4 pre-
sentation of claims, and their allowance md
payment, not only by Congress, but by tho
several departments Of tllo Government.
After tho Mexican Wnr thore was small del
ugo Of claims, Of which many wcre fraudu"
lent. The Wing Administration Of hfr. Fill
MonE WAS nearly wrecked by the allowance
of two Of these claims,-oue known NJ tito
"GALru1H" case and the other the "GAnp-
NEn claim. 4 resolution was passed by
Congress authorizing The Secretary Of War
to settle the claim Of tho heirs Of GA1ru1N
upon principles Of "justice aud equity"
The Secretary construed this in tho most lib
eral why, md not only allowed tho clnim but
allowed interest thereon, ,-somothing 1nhearu
Of in that day. For years that payment was
regarded as national reproach.. About the
Same time man named GARDNER
worked through the Department
CHIN for property lost In Mexico, amounting
to $500. 900, which claim soon after was dis
covered to bo fraudulent. Two such Cases
happening within abort time Of each other
vns considered most alarming circumstance.
We havo progressed much during the inter-
voning thirty years. Nothing indicating
official dishonesty startlcs the public now
on tho contrary, such things seem to 10 cx-
a.. ~ ntra,s. i'm. hoor 1.nt n foyr vcnra aincc
a. a.,a,r.t boil C,,onnr,rr.,o c1o;,n for ,,alf n
rs,,,,a,, I '1o1ors t,,onn1, n rotorion. frana. wns
actually 10 far pushed through tho depart
1nents THAI tho warrant for the payment
vas was s,cncd vhen n mamber of Congress-
,.,.. I .'s;vs.a,s ~ al renorto7 t,o fart tn
.ha S T1anso ana navuont waa forhiddor liz
,.m. r,,o ao,aao,ora a,,ovan,ea modo
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W 7atious uspai1'nv""' Nv e4'14e
arising under tho military aha naval
seryicc. and for other claims Of various
1,;rdo .1 NJ tho+r fra1,,1u1enk havn l,econa
s.1,,,,.- - 49, ao,.t-v rha.a o,o,r,. ,,.vs
iatn4"s " Sno e'" .'." -. .@'o
oil boon OF character not prohibited by
law; but thcro ara other claims Of many
kinds which the 1av excludes. and these por-
,..-.. .'-..,.,. .ov,-,i ,n,,,t,,, ~ ,3,1ia,s
nnl'' asb''sa'' 1
Evor s1nco tho Has tnofo nRSe oeon caof3s
made to removo these legal obst1uctions, mud
| IN onan thu foors of tho Treasury to oyorY-
| tl.. n,o,., ,f f,o,,,,,;ea;ora-a b.. hocp
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IN Beasion over TWO yoass Aeh1lnR e anu 1afes-
tigating ulHss Of Southern elatmst thou
sauls Of which have been rejected na fraudu-
liant M veil ~ illegal.
r1,d,r thesa circumstances Il will ho n
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SURPRISE y" @-4e eoa! ~ 's3N ..."s sSA@s. -,
CHR1sTIASoYt OF aAchagan, mas onefea a pln
which enlargcs tho jurisdiction of the Court
of Claims nnt1 nlacca IT within Tho mower
-. ~. - ,,.,2.. ~. .,ov,r,o,t fron, ~,
y. tns's Soa.' " o'40s ~ r. - eas -. '"s
1rensury OF pethapa eo,oov,VVo'ooV "atnoat
appeal or investigation. Hero arc somo OF
thu proyiaions Of the bill. The Court il to
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AH a." ss. s,..s =. assa.ns. y, ~, .,.,
NJ laouos sa, ~ +. saa ,.sa "as ~ss r ~
w." npss.t',.nt ~ nuronu - anv Arai,o- 1on,r.
..rl,ar p cammiss,nna, or oti,sr o;lrsr q. nv Tho
Sa'.hn,, ci,in,. romm,sston. ,xhIrh accrurd .,nco
~, 15th d.v of Anil 1B,t1. excepting c,a!,ns erow.
iMo out at the internal. tuysauc, customs and psn.
slou law, for which special remedies ars or Inay Do
provided by law: fTooldea, Tint no claims pre-.
scented under th!s pfosAIoa shan 10 baFfoa "
iapss @ .. ..a." ~. .r.. tnH 1ro,,t.a ~.
1a.r. That II anY claim which ,,a. bycn presented
to tl.o Southern Claims Commission shall 10 prs.
aentsd to tho Court Of Claim. under TIL. act. th'
~ oan NV n."ns ~ w.
con,s sS of clam. be- ,rsn,miltea to aid Court and.
Il material and relevant, ahal bs admitted on ,hs
trial Of said causs.
This scheme goes furthef aud pfoSlde7-
That tae ptoh'osoa o. ~ no",e.eseoatso ~. e 'a~
sn', w. s,n,rnnn, snch ~,, aen,4e IN ron, f.t,
under q permit ftou, tho Prs.id.n. Of tns un,tot
Btates. tho commanding officer Of q military III
pastment Of a!strict' Or whore such property va
,s %.n a.os'' s'sn ,nc
tltory hsfore intercourse thcFcwlsh becau,o aalaw
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