Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-01-13
Total receipts for 1889. 90.
Total for the two years.
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STATE CLAIMS.

.r STATE CLAIMS.
BY authority Of an act Of the le2Is.
ture, approved March 10, 1881, Al.
thorizing the fund commissioners, il
they deemed it expedient. to employ
An agent to prosecute the claims of
this state against the government Of
the United States, a contract was
made with Hon. John T. Heard to
prosecute such claims IN behalf Of the
state. and he imme mediatelJ entered up.
on the discharge OF his duties. He has
already collected and accounted to the
state for the sum Of two hundred ana
thirty four thousand five hundred and
dollars and ten cents. and
is now in Washington, laboriug to
procure such legisla G,cu a. will secure
to the state the cialt..s remalniDg un.
settled.
The claims of the state consist Of
two kinds: .... q, s...
First, war claims, or claims arising
out Of the furnishing Of troops and
supplies to the United States govern
meht during the late civil war. and,
second, claiYA arlsing under the en-
abling act of congress aud the ordi-
nance of acceptance by the state, um-
der which the state was admitted into
the Union. This compact guaranteed
to the state, In consideration Of cer-
tain conditions by it'accepted, five
per cent. of the net proceeds arising
from the sale Of all public lands in the
state of Missouri after admission, &c.
The amount due the state on account
of all sales made for cash has been
paid but as large proportion of the
public domain in the state has been
located with the military land wer-
rants of tho government. issued in
payment of services rendered by her
soldiers in various wars, Mr.. Heard
claims that such locations should be
regarded az sales for cash, and that
the state is entitled to five per cent.
thereon. Thess locations cover about
eight millions of acres, and tho five
per cent. of tho proceeds of auch sales
-estimating the land at the price OF
81 rs per acfe-amounts to S426, 900.
The war elaine are Of two classes
First, those belonging to the state, and
second, those belonging to individuals,
| which the state is attempting to col.
lect. u
By an act Of congress Of July, 1861,
tho United States government prom.
ised to reimburse the different states
for amounts expended by them re-
spectively, in the organization, equip.
ment and maintenance of troops " while
acting under competent military au.
thority and in concert with the federal
troops in suppressing the rebellion
&c. Under that law, q settlement be.
tween the state and general govern
ment was effected in 1866, by which
the state received the amount then
shown to have been expended by i,
up to that date; and it was on account
Of similar Disbursements, subsequent.
ly made by the state, that q claim wa,
preferred for the amount not REIN.
bursed by the government. Mr.. Heard
found great deal of the evidence re.
lied upon by the state TO establish the
claims lost or destroyed. aud thus au
infinite amount Of trouble and q large
outlay OF labor and money were en-.
tailed upon him in his attempt to sup.
ply, as far as possible. the Lost evi.
dence and papers.
| Tho other CLASS OF claims, or those be.
longing to individuals, are toose which
were, by authority Of an act OF tho leg.
islature, approved March 10, 1874,
audited by commission created by
said act, and on account OF which audit
and allowance, conditional certificates
of state Indebtedness were issued
These claims have been presented to
the government for payment, but, SO Tar
Lave been refused consideration upon
the ground that, even if they are Just,
the present laws OF congress euly
authorize their examination tor settle.