Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-09-24
CARSON CITY, New,
September %, 1882.

| of Nevada, Carson City-Dear Sir:
have the honor to report to you that
have completed the examination OF all
| the papers now on file in the several
State offices relating to the claims Of the
State of Nevada and as successor to the
Territory Of Nevada, and for which
Congress has made provision to have
examined and audited by the Secretary
of the Treasury, in connection with the
Secretary of War, under the conditions
contained in the Acts Of Congress, ap-
proved July y, 1861, and June 81, 1882,
and the Rules and Regulations Of the
Treasury Department issued in COM
pliance Herewith.
AS result of this examination | fisd
that the money actually paid, and liza
biiities assumed by the State Of Nevada
and as successor to the Territory of
Nevada, oil account Of pay, supplies.
TRANSPORTATION and miscellaneous cxpen-
ditures during the war of the rebellion,
aggregate the sum Of s3fs. 697 4e.
2d-Amc unit actually paid and La
bilities assumed by the State of Ne
vada on account Of pay, supplies, trans
portaton and miscellaneous eXpendi-
lures during the White Pine Indian
disturbance in 1875 aggregates the sum
of sl7,65o.9s.
3d-Amount actually paid and liza
bilities assumed by the State of Nevada
on account of pay, supplies, transporta-
ton and miscellaneous expenditures
during the Elko Indian disturbances in
1878 aggregates the sum of $4,654.64.
4th--The total sum thus paid and
assumed by the State Of Nevada for the
foregoing ags regates the sum of S372,-
O03ll.
5th-I desire to express my oblga- |
tions to the several State officers for |
their courtesies in extending to me |
every facility to make this examin-
alton as complete and as accurate as
possible, especially to the Controller,
Hon. J. F. Hallock, and his Deputy,
Mr.. VIM. B. Daugherty, to the Secre-
tary of State, Hon. Jasper Babcock, and |
his Deputy, Mr.. James G. Chesley, to |
the Treasurer, Hon. l.. l.. Crockett,
and his Deputy, Mr.. R. II. Wright, to
your Private Secretary, Colonel George
G. Lyon, and Captain s. H. Day, A. D.
e. of the Adjutant Generals office.
But to the Controller, Hon. J. F.
and his Deputy, Mr.. VIM. B.
is more especially due the !
credit Of having spent large portion
Of the past year in collecting together
from the various files the great mass of
papers relating to these old claims and |
official infUrmations and evidence re-
ating to same, and arranging, CLASH
tying and putting them into such abb
stracts and statements as will neces-
sariIy facilitate the proper examination
thereon ny tHe OlllceES Oh lno u nlteu
States whenever the same shall he pre-
sented to the Secretary Of the Treasury
for audit and to Congress for reimburse
ment as contemplated by law.
And should the amount of these
claims ever be p id into the State
Treasury of Nevada the credit from the
pc, pie of this State will he due to your
self: who originated over two years ago
The measures and steps taken for this
reimbursement by the United States,
md to Mr.. HalIock for the indeElti-
gable and continuous labor by him be-
slowed in collecting the evidence to
support these claims, and Including, of
course, the labors of the Nevada delega-
ion during the first session of the 47th
Congress. resulting in the leg is!a,ion by
which the State is now authorized to
present these claims for examination,
udit and payment.
In conclusion I b e to inform you
hat in this class of claims the United
states regards the several States as dis
,ursing agents for the Treasury Depart
nent of the United States, and there