Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-01-25

OF interest ON deferred payments Of pur-
chase money b" reduced to not exceeding
seven per cent per aununi, payable annually.
and that the principal h. made p;tyAbl. ut
the option 81 the purchaser at any time with
Ia twenty years, with a strict provision for
forfeiture upon failure to pay Interest within
a reasonable time alter it, maturity.
SCHOOL LANDS.
In pursuance OF the provisions OF section !,
chapter l7t. of the laws .. Kansas of 1877. au-
thoriziug the Governor to appoint an agent
tor the STATE Who's. duty It should be. among
other things, TO prosecute To nna decision
the Claims OF the State tor schoo! land. due
the state from the United States ON nc
count Of Indian reservations, my predecessor
appointed a. such agent Hon. samuel j.
Crawford, who, after being duly qualified,
entered upon the performance OF his duties
which have resulted in securing to the state
about 30 90 acres of choice sands, IN add
tiun to the large body OF school lands al
ready owned by the state appropriation
having been made to- deiraN the necessary
expenses connected with the selections of
:he lands thus secured, and in view al the IA
pidity with which the hov"rnncn; lands IN
our state were being disposed oil, our state
officers, realizing that the best Interests of
the state required that these lands should be
selected at rs early "A day "A, possible, united
IN proceedings that resulted IN the appoint
mcnt OF Hon. q. &. West. j. G. Mctluary, q. T..
Morse. l.. s. Thra-her. l.. u. Snow. and j. T..
~b0s citizens of kansas, as Commissioners
10 >uicc; said lands. These Commissioners
faithfully and promptly performed their uu-
u by selecting the amount OF land due the
state, and making full and complete report
thereof, witch is now ON lille in the Office OF
the Auditor of state, a2id to which you are
respectfully referred.
These lands are among the best in the
state, and AT the average price received for
school lands patented 10 this date Will tie
worth to the state about u ,l2O,000 To meet the
expenses necessarily incurred IN selecting
these lands aud making iuii report thereof,
the State officers, to-~it Geo. T. Anthony,
Thos. H. Cavanaugh. T. l. Bonebrake. John
francis. Willard Davis, and y H. Lennon,
united IN borrowing. On their personal re-
sponsibility, s. ssl.,5. upon winch snn,
they are liable to pay nent Of interest
amounting - slsSl making a total of sSW,s.-
-. 1 therefore Tcconr md that a committee
be appointed 60 investigate the proceedings
relating. 10 the selection OF these lands, to-
..tthcr with the report and vouchers now ON
lille in the auditors Office, and, II found cor
rect, thai an appropriation be made 70 rcim-
bursc tirst, officers for the fail amount sock
pended by them in the interests OF and tor the
state. and for which their personal obligation
j. now outstanding.
FRiCE RAID CLAIMS.
The report of the board organized in pur-
~g;ance OF the provisions of tine acts of febru-
AIRY iith, 1855 and February Goth, 1905. to audit
fne claims oi citizens for services rendered,
material and supplies furnished. transporta-
ton lost. and damage sustained from the
Price ralc and in tine Indian expedition I'M
der General Curtis. in Isl, being unsatisiac-
tory. the Legislature, by AN act oi February
sBth. lss7. provided tor new board, to re
examine these claims. by this act it was
provided that the state should assume the
payment al the amount this commission
should award, by issuing 10 holders oi claims
80 allowed ere-t-bearing union military
scrip. to bc paid out ct any appropriation
TINT might thereafter he made by Congress
IL reimburse the state for Such expenditure.
This commission awarded: For services,
Sis, SOS IS; supplies and transportation, Ssl,
.s!.as. damages. >lSl.Ur's'. property lost,
sg5is.a5-fnaking "A total award OF si6. .s.,i 81.
Ky the act approved February l., 1853. "A
commission consisting OF three disinterested
citizens were created to examine in every
particular into claims rejected by either of
the former commissions for want OF proof.
and not having passed upon their merit and
all claims THAI had not been prior thereto
audited by either of the former commissions.
Ii Is further provided by this act that all
claims audited and allowed by the Commits
sioners appointed under the provisions ot
the acts OF February II, lS5. and February %,
l,'6. together with ali claims Tor services.
transportation, forage. subsistence and prop
erJy los; in action that might thereafter be
audited and allowed by the Commissioners
appointed under this act. should be and were
thereby assumed by the state of Kansas;
provided. that no claims allowed by the COM
missionrr- appointed under the provisions
oi the act of February IL, lsts5, and rejected
by u subsequent commission. should toe as
sumed unless re af5dited and allowed by the
Commissioner. appointed nnder this act;
and provided further. that the amount
suned by the state should not exceed the
sum of s50a.cH0.
The Commissioners appointed under this
act allowed claims To- the amount of s6l ,sslas,
making the aggregate amount OF claims
SOS .5iI.S. being >2>.5l4.S more than was au-
thoriZed Ia lse sIs-tnu Ell under the provision,
of this act. A small amount was also allow
ed by the Auditor ana Treasurer OF state, !
under the act OF March /, ISIS.
Congress. by act of june :, ls7a, appropri |
ated 81, Osi.;ts, which sum was placed ia our
state Treasury to pay the claims allowed for 1
service. transportation and subsistence of |
troops. by commission created under an
act of Congress OF February >. ISL. This 1
money has been PAL out by the IRE. surer, |
but not strictly in accordance with the pur |
poses for which il WAS appropriated n part Of 4
il ri least having been applied in payment of 1
scrip is ed on account of damages and for /
service in the Indian expedition. which scrip 1
was not covered y the award of the Com 4
fniS-ioner- appointed under the said act of /
Congress OF February .. 1871.
Underline act of the Legislature. approved 4
March ), 49,, a state agent has been appoint /
ed whose duty, among other things as de- 4