The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-09

of the United States, . contract was
made with Hon. John T. Heard to
prosecute such claims in behalf Of the
State, and he Immediately entered up
on the discharge of bis duties. He
has already collected and accounted
to the State for the sum of two hun.
dred and thirty four thousand Eve
hundred and ninety-four dollars and
ten cents (s234. 594 100, and is now
in Washington, laborlng to procure
such legislation as will secure to the
State the claims remaining unsettled.
The claims of the State consist of
two kinds:
LIST. War claims, or claims arising
out of the furnishing Of troops and
supplies to the United States Govern
ment during The late civil wal. and I'd.
claims arising under the enabling act
of Congress and the ordinance of ac-
ceptance by the State. under which
the State was admitted into the Union.
This compact guaranteed to the State,
in consideration of certain conditions
by it accepted, five per cent. Of the
net proceeds arising from the sale fall
public lands in the State Of Missouri
after admission, etc. The amount due
the State on account of all sales made
for cash has been paid but as q large
proportion of the public domain in the
in the State has been located with the
military land warrants of the Govern
ment, issued in payment of services
rendered by her soldiers in various
wars. Mr.. Heard claims that such
locations should be regarded as sales
for cash, and that the State is entitled
to five per cent. thereon. These loca-
tons cover about eight millions of
acres, and the five per cent. of the pro-
eeeds of such sales-estimating the
land at the price of S1.25 per acre
amounts to 1926. 900.
The war claims are of two classes
LIST. Those belonging to the State, and.
ID. those belonging to individuals,
which the State is attempting to col
lect.
BY an act of Congress Of July, 1861,
the United States Government promis-
ed to reimburse the different States
for amounts expended by them res.
pectively. in the orgaization, equip
ment and maintenance oftroops while
acting under competent military au-
thority aud in concert with the Fed
eral troops in suppressing the REBEL
ION. &c. Under that law, q settle
ment between the State and General
Government was effected in 1866. by
which the State received the amount
then shown to have been expended
by it up to that date and it was on
account Of similar disbursements,
subsequently made by the State. that
. claim was preferred for the amount
net reimbursed by the Government.
Mr.. Heard found q grest deal of the
evidence relied upon BY the State to
establish the claims, lost or destroyed,
and thus IN infinite amount of trOu-
bic and q large outlay of labor and
money were entailed upon him in his
attempt to supply, as far as possible,
the lost evidence and papers.
The other class Of claims. or these
belonging to individuals, arc those
which were, by authority Of an act Of
the Legislature, approved March IS,
1874. audited BY a commission ere.
ated by said act, and on account Of
which audit and allowance, condition
al certificates of State Indebtedness
were issued. These claims have been
presented to the Government for pay
ment but, 50 far, have been refused
consideration upon the ground that
even il they are just, the present laws
Of Congress only authorize their ex-
animation for settlement after they
shall have been paid BY the State, and
that the issuance Of conditional GER
ti6cates Of State Indebtedness il not
payment, IS contemplated BY the
law.
Mr.. Heard has, through our Sena-
tors and Representatives in Congress
procured the introduction of bills
looking to the recognition Of this
class of claims, As well rs the settle
nent Of the five per cent. claims,
which bills are now pending in the
respective houses Of Congress. and
Mr. Heard is now in Washington
City, giving the matter his earnest
personal attention.
The contract made with Mr.. Heard
provided for q commission of FIVE per
cent. on the amount collected on the
war claims due the State and fifteen
per cent. OF, the other CLASSES of claims.