The daily gazette., 1878-01-22

| WAR CLA1Ms.-Oh tne luerutty tio i"sn
instant, in the q. s. Senate, a resolution |
was under consideration, when MT.
Dawes, of Mass, asked for the reading Of
the last clause of 1t, which the CHIEF |
Clerk read az follows
| "And that said committee make the i,
same inquiry respecting the other states
of the Union that furnished troops In
aid of the Government during the late re-
bellion."
Mr.. Conkling had it amended as fol-
lows:
"The same inqniry respecting the war
claims and credits Of the other States OF
the Union, &c"
Mr. Thurman. accept that.
4 Mr.. Dawes. That will answer.
The Vice President. The resolution
| Mr.. Salisbury. Mr.. President, I do
not understand exactly what Is included
under the term Of "war claims" and
these general provisions TO provide for
settlement of fwar claims" without any
definition az to what those claims may
be, may open a very wide door. / think
therefore that there should be some dec
, laration of what class of claims are In
cluded under this general term "war
claims" Otherwise you may have appii-
cations for the allowence Of every charac-
war. In my opinion we ought to guard
by some declaration what shall be in
; cfuded under that general term which
, should guard against the introduction Of
| q vast array of claims which ought not to
!, be paid.
+; Senator from Delaware TO the fact that 1t
| Is State claims and not individual claims,
: which are referred to. viii not that re-
/. Ieye IL of the Just and proper apprehen-
], sion which is IN the mind OF the Senator
: from Delaware
Mr.. salisbury. There were great
!: many expenditures incurred by the
|; State during the war The State in which
have the honor to reside, and in part TO
= represent, incurred n very heavy State
Idebt because of the existence OF the war,
land II other States are to be indemnified
A. for their outlay for the purpose OF arming
troops or clothing military companies,
20 then apprehend that the state which H.
" have the honor in part to represent has
4 as Just claim In equity and In law. IL is
:. only to guard against the presentation
', under this general term, of claims which
Is ought not TO be paid, that ] have made
these suggestions. "War claims" is q
very general term and without any
- definition as to what Is included undel
y that term, we may have here yas
IN amount of Indebtedness presented agains
the Government.
Mr., Dawes. concur with the appre
e. hension of the Senator from Delawar,
mi very much indeed, but / do not thinl
al. there can be any. danger in the use 0
o. these terms. To begin with, the tern
les "war claims by the States" Is term re
,ry cognized In the statutes of the Unite'
A.. States, and cannot cover any such broaa
'"' idea as the Senator from Delaware has II
D. his mind They are claims upon tn
i'd, United States recognized, about whic
there is no dispute. 1t Is only the dela
in ascertaining what they are and Il
making appropriations to pay them, tina
Is the cause of such resolution, and
isuppose these are the claims that the SeT
hi- ator from Ohio had in his mind in refer
,ar ence to the State of Ohio.
he Mr., Thurman. The Government ha
"a; paid nineteen installments, and here
lr- the twentieth.
Mr.. Burnside. The expenditures tina
were made by the States prior to tn
en- time that their troops entered the servic
We OF the United States in the field have a
lal ready been adjusted by the Government
an of the United States, and as rule, pay
ne ments have been made to the states 0
all claims which should properly De a
lowed. After the troops came into tn
n N service of, the United States, of cours
4, they were supported, clothed, paid, an
" armed by the Government take !
''i- that the object of this resolution Is mainl
on to adjust the accounts touching the arm,
nd in other words, to adjust the account
en- with the Ordnance Department. Ther
are claims that the Senator from Ma
+, sachusetts now speaks Of which have nc
no been covered by any appropriauon, nc
ell been recognized by any law, and thes
ng claims are such as the expenses OF Tn
me State in military work for the protecuo
cir of New York Harbor, Boston Harpo
O. sc. Up to this time these things hav
y never been allowed, but take 1t ever
State in the Union has already had Il
he settlement with the United States, an
es- had its accounts paid, so far as relates
of the expenses of the State in organizin
TX and equipping troops. l THINK am co
inc rect in saying that has been done alread
s am quite sure 1t is so in reference TO a
say the Eastern States, and l think 1t is s
eht in reference to all the Western States
well. Therefore 1t seems to me there ai
ass no accounts properly speaking to be 4
IN quired into except the accounts OF I'll
S. Ordnance Department, such as those r
ay' ferred to by the Senator from Massach
'u- sets, and should very much object
ess, any resolution which would give al
on authority for the settlement of those a
900 counts myself without further investing
op- ton, with the present knowledge l hay
ON the subject. take 1t the accounts a
adjusted, and if we can settle the matt
with the Ordnance Department, whit
Is contemplated by the Senator fro
Ohio, that think will probably wind |
lrg the subject.
That is the first time the expenditur
NY which Delaware incurred of a million
II dollars to furnish soldiers, has ever y
been alluded to in Congress. 1t will N
lty, be the last time we hope. The State has
ogs claim. and If all the other States has bee
paid, as Senator Burnside intimates, De
& en- aware ought to be paid also.
ay.