The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-16
STATE CLAIMS.

STATE CLAIMS.
knowing that our readers are anxious TO
keep posted on the progress that is being
made with our claims against the General
Government, which are now pending IN
Congress, we give all the facts which can
be ascertained from the State Agent and
our congressional delegation in Washington.
CLAIMS FOR REPELLING INvAsIoNs.
On the 22nd day OF October last, Senator
ingalls, introduced in the Senate, bill ap-
propriating the sum of sac, 726.l5, 40
reimburse the State of Kansas for expenses
incurred by said State for the United States
in repelling invasions and suppressing In
| dian hostilities." The bill was read twice
and referred to the Committee on Claims.
This committee had the bill under consid-
Grafton until April oath, 1873, at which
time they reported an amended bill sub
] s.autially the same as Senat lngalls's bill.
| With this bill the committee submit VOL
luminous report, which reGites the history of
the Indian and rebel raids upon the State
and closes with the following strong in
dorsement Of the business of our claim:
Your committee, after having given the
subject such consideration as time and OPP
portunity would allow, feel bound to Conclude
that the General Government owes TO the
States the duty of protection, especially
| against the incursions Of hostile savages, over
whom the United States authorities have,
| ercised a kind of parental control. And this
| being the case, when, from any cause, the
States are not given such protection, and rea-
sonable and necessary expenses are incurred
| by such States in repelling invasions from
the Indians and suppressing hostliities, REM
| bursement should be made Tor the same by
| the United States.
This claim Of the State Of Kansas coming,
as We believe il does, within the principle
lust stated, should, in the opinion of the COM
| mittee, be paid.
| Your committee are, however, of the opin-
/ oin in view of the fact that there are now so
| many demands upon our National Treasury,
| to meet which an immediate response IN
payment would, II possible, not at least be
| advisable, that, instead OF a direct sppropri-
| ton in satisfaction of this claim, il would he
prudent to provide for the insurance of Uni
/ ted States certificates for such amount as the
| Secretary of the Treasury may, upon investi-
| CATION, find to be due the State, said certifi-
| Gates 10 be Of the denomination of one hum
dred, five hundred, and one thousand dollars
each, as the Secretary may direct, TO run for
ten years from date Of each, with Interest
payable semi annually at the rate of three
and sixty-d hundredths per cenium per
| annum.
Your committee have likewise felt that,
whatever sum may be found due the State
under the provisions of this bill, should.
when paid, be received in full satisfaction OF
the States claim, SO as TO avoid the POSSIBLE.
lily of another demand, which might be made
las is often the case where appropriations are
secured) for DEFICIENCIES in the amount of al.
lowance.
CLAIM FOR FIVE PER CENTUM ON GOVERN
MENT BONDS SOLD FOR CASH.
This claim amounts to $4,000 and is
due the State on account of sales OF lands in
Indian Reservations. The claim has pass
ed the Interior Department, and is now be-
ing examined in the Treasury Department,
with every indication that it will be adjus-
ted and paid at an early day.
FIVE PER cENTUM on LANDS LOCATED By
MILITARY LAND WARRANTS.
The claim is new in u character and was
presented for the first time by this State
A bill was introduced by our delegation for
the payment of this claim. Since the in
PRODUCTION of the bill seventeen other States
have Joined in the claim. The House com,
m;ttee to whom the bill was referred have
reported. A part of their report is given a
follows:
After careful consideration and much
deliberation. your committee have reached
the following conclusions:
First. That the several enabling acts adj.
m lifting the new States into the Union, as il
respects the payment of i've per cenium on
the sales of the public lands, do embody The
elements of a legal and binding contract be-
tween said States and the national govern
ment, which both parties are entitled TO have
carried into effect in the same manner and
on the same principles as contracts are be-
tween individuals.
| Second. That the agree ment TO pay the
five per centum. has a sufficient considera-
ton in the conc. ssions made by these States
| in the acts OF admission into the Union. in
the surrender of revenue and otherwise, and
that it was not within the contem-
plation OF the parties that Congress
| might defeat the right OF the States 10 the
| five per cent. on sales by adopting policy Of
| disposing of the public lands in some other
/ form than for money, snd ms q matter Of fact
/ the government did not reserve the right to
live away the pubic lands for objects and
/ uses outside of the States, or 10 withhold the
payment OF the five per cent. on lands grant.
ed for military purposes; and third, that the
several grants OF lands for military services
rendered la the three 9, eat wars OF this coun-
| try, namely, the Revolutionary war, the war
OF Isle, and the Mexican war. were sales In
the sense OF the Law and the meaning OF the
compact between these States and the ma
| tionsi government. The bill provides that
the Secretary OF the Treasury shall be author
lied 10 issue aud deliver 10 the governors OF
the States named. or their agents, United
States certificates Of Indebtedness Of the de-
nominations OF sloo. sJoo, and siDoO each, as
the Secretary may direct, each of which is to
run twenty years from ills date. TO draw inter-
est, pay able seini-snnusIiy, At the rate of
three and sixty -nye huudredihs per centum
pei annum.
Ii is believed that q sum far in excess OF
| what will be necessary 10 meet the payment
Of these certificates::will be realized by ths
time they mature from the sales ofthe public
lands belonging to the Government yet re-
naming undisposed or Your committee
feel the more saron ely inclined 10 recommend
the passage of this bill from the fact that in
arlv all ha rS~in
nom this source has been set apart for educa-
tionai purposes, In which the Nation and the
States are alike interested.
To rscapitulate: theindennity lad claim
has been allowed: