The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-29

In the House of Representatives
on the llth, Mr.. Phillips introduced
the following bill to reimburse the
States of Kansas and Nebraska for
expenses incurred by said States for
the United States in repelling inva-
sion and suppressiDg Indian hostil-
tiles. 1t was read twice, referred
to the committee on military affIirs.
and ordered to be printed:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives. OF the United States OF
America in Congress assembled,
SEC. l. That the Secretary of the
Treasury be, and is hereby authoriz-
ed and directed to cause to be ex-
amined, settled, and paid any and
all proper claims of the State Of
Kansas and Nebraska for moneys
expended by said States in organic
ing, arming, equipping, supplying,
clothing, subsisting, Transporting,
aud paying the volunteer and mill
tia forces of said States called into
active service by the governors
thereof after the first day of July,
eighteen hundred and sixty-one, to
aid in repelling invasion and sup
pressing Indian hostiiities in said
States, and upon their borders.
SEC 2. That the Secretary of the
Treasury shall cause the proper &C
counting officer to examine, audit,
and settle all claims for moneys ex-
pended and Indebtedness assumed
by said States for the purposes here
in named, including the claims as
sumed aud paid by said States for
horses and other property lost whils
in the line of duty by said forces
Provided, That in order to enable
the accounting officers to determine
the amounts to be allowed and paid
under this act, there shall be filed Ia
the Treasury Department, by the
proper officers of each State, q GER
titled abstract, accompanied with
proper vouchers, showing the exact
amount Of money paid out by Their
respective States, and for what pur-
pose, and to whom the several
amounts were paid: Ind Provided,
That no greater pay and allowances
shall be made in the settlement o.
said accounts than were at the TIM
customary in the settlement of sim
liar accounts for troops regularly
mustered into the United States SER
vice.
SEC. 3. That the Secretary shall
cause to be deducted, out of the sg-
gregate amount allowed to each
State under this act, the amount OF
direct tax due the United States
from said States under the act 10
provide increased revenue, aud for
fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty
one.
SEC. 4. That the Secretary of the
Treasury be, and he is hereby au.
thorized and directed to pay the
amounts allowed as herein provid-
ed, by issuing and delivering to
the governors of the States named
or their duly authorized agents
United States certificates of ind ebt.
edness, said certificates to be of the
denomination of one hundred, five
hundred, and one thousand dollars
each, a. the Secretary may direct
to be made and Issued by the said
Secretary, in such form, and signed
attested, and registered as he shall
direct, each certificate to run ter
years from its date, to draw interest
payable semi-annnally, at the rate Of
three and sixty-nve hundreths pei
centum per annum, and to be paya.
BILE, both principal and interest
when due, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriate
ed, on the presentation of the same
Provided, That the aggregate
= amount of United States certificates
of indebtedness Issued under thu
provisions of this act shall not ex
coed the sum of four hundred anC
ninety-five thousand seven hundred
and tWenty-six dollars.