The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-19
The Claim Of %. O.. Siler D..
the senate.
EXTRACT FROM C0NarE--IDNar t.
JUNE 1874.

The next billion thr Calendar
bill 6. No. I2j) for tan ro.elo.U...
Sizrr.
Mr.. Sargent, ,ErpubdcUo. Gallon
! | object.
Mr.. Matthews. hope Hlr ~.r.,..
California VIII Withdraw tun o......
Mr.. Sargent, ! Withdraw M. ..
/ TO hear an explanation.
Mr.. Matthews, .EupuhIip4H oIu...
! Is a very merituriIU- claim
Mr.. Sargent / suppose "a brcfg.
| ton can bc made.
The President pro tDmporr. TInrr
| meutwill be read, a- thp senator nl-.
| ifornia withdraws the objection III.
Is before the Senate as Boo Committee.
! Whole.
The Committee ou Claims rruun. .
bill with an amendment u Imrs ...
out $50 lOl So and inserting NRllH
Mr.. Sargent. Lei thc report hu r..
The President pro trmuNr. Tp...
viii be read.
The Secretary read tbo following
su omitted by Mr.. Morgan ou ny d.
May:
The Committee on Claims. 20 whanm
referred q bill for the relief 0f Un-
Sizer, have had the same under wn
ton, and report d. follows:
The claimant resided in jackson %
sippi, and had plantation ur M.
Creek, in that State, during Urn.r 4.
loyalty TO the United States Hmu. u.r..
is fully established. It's plantation
the line OF harch o. l!ie United ...' Ar
~ Il9 app '"t,'h TO ''N-u.I4
com hu uI Nthcial 'I'I'. 900 I'N'
occuPl99u oy inc Army p" '.-
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WIZ s."IN anu ll'' l'''u' .., ~.
Su,s'D'o ~ ','I,..'.' ' '.
foJlor a,,I 4, ,'',,li,j.-r.i.l ...... ,.,. ....
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81 ,l., ,.r,. .,.. r.-...
l'le reSIuencS ON Ihe arm W.. Il..
III " oo'l,I"I l'o'I l'l.'''',,I' .'''H W. '.|.
go, 'it, ,, ''s u" l..
=, ',.,',,,.' ~ t,,
~ ~ ~ , 49, o.
VIII, Li, ,Dti,;g,, i,.. ',..f,. ,,.,..... .
o,,'t ~ ~ ~ 49,, ,.,,,.,.., lf .
he iost d,,,.,,,,, H.. i,iI.f.,r,, .r.nOauey 0.
farm and also Bv me frc.Yl-.e. of die ..
lierv when Jackson. N-.I..Iuui. pg.r..
no.,p..fou of bv tbr ruit.I -rr. tHf
These accounts amount fp 15U1W 81 M.
the greater part o.: lhi- loss .Ifr.. N..
zer. In tact. tusf,iuad ,.,. f.HI. rI....
the mere trcspls.e- Of the soIIIur- wI...
the o' der- OF the officer, I'm command
The mules, cattle. corn. ami fodder p.
were taken from the plantation ar D. .-
Creek were used by the ARMY. huf. H.r.
appears. were NOT horne un.n IN, ...
OF the quartcrma,rcrs.
The Prices claimed for tho r..Yarr
pear to be reasonable end are l.-.'f..r.
considerably stated. bur tle eErf....
value since 1865 would reduce rU,.r VI
mates about Is per cent, aha fHu,r,un
tel, these items amount tU S2IOLG 5l
This sum would be. i'm tie ouIrIUuu fu
the minimum chin would M
been allowed by the Court OF Caiu.. .tn
claim had been adiudicatrd by iLlt r.
nal.
Mr.. Sizer made some Intellectual pnuHt
bring his claim before that court. bul Tn
are satisfied that ...Yus ma.
and ab.rrYti,,,I. g.u..I u....
by his losses and sulIerings dur.ng rIrr
nave disqualified the claimant from fN,.
of his demand. Do .....t.
he should be compensated fo ..Suu..M
he Government derived actual hmcf. n-
.he taking Of his property and I- Ha
he l. rmy. and under the Circumstance.
ais condition lacheg shouIJ uuf b. jm.us
% him.
Your committee report fn. IuI with .
amendment and reco1,t,ppI 3. uY...g..
The amendment wa. a,,r.rI ID,
The bin Wss reunrf.I 3, ..a senate g.
,mended a.6 "a. .,,,,.I,,.,.t ,,.. .I.
cured I'm.
Mr.. Howe. CRepubIicau of Nfnrp0m
want to say inst ono word .,b.uf rUf. H.
Of course 1 should have mo- obi..rj1u % A.
claimant being paid wb1t.yer am0mtu
profitpd bv taking M, prur