McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-15
to the general recommendations therein
contained.
NArIoNAL LINCOLN MONUMENT.

NATIONAL LINCOLN MONUMENT.
BY an act Of the legislature approved
February 23d, A. ID. 1888, there was ap-
propriated the sum offive hundred (S50O)
dollars to aid In the completion OF the
national Lincoln monument, ut Spring
field, in the state of Illinois.
would hereby report that In conform
ity with said act warrant was drawn on
the treasury for the amount named, pay
able to the governor, and that draft for
the amount so appropriated was for
warded to the chairman of the executive
committee OF the Monument association,
and the receipt of same by him acknOwl-
edged.
MONEY RECEIVED FROM THE GENERAL
GOVERNMENT.
The governor Is by law made the agent
to receive from the United States all
moneys that may be due the state, and as
such agent have received drafts for the
following named sums, which have been
placed in the treasury to the credit of the
permanent school fund as required by
law, and for which hold the receipts Of
the state treasurer. In the month of
September, 1888, 81 1861, being for
ment lands in Nebraska. In the month
of June, 1884. Sl7 .495. 95, being five per
cent upon the net proceeds of the sales Of
lands within the limits of the state Of
Nebraska heretofore embraced in the
Pawnee Indian reservation. In the
month of November, 1884, S4S5 upon
claim of the state for expenses incurred
in suppressing Indian hostilities.
CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE REPORTED
TO THIS DEPARTMENT.
Of the amount by me reported as re-
ceived from the United States for ex-
penses incurred by the state in suppress
ing Indian hOstilities, twenty five per
cent is claimed by Patrick D. HAYES for
services as agent of the state, said service
being rendered, as he sets forth, by viz
tue of a contract entered into between
Mr.. Halves and Acting Governor w. III.
James i'm 1872. which contract he insists
is still in force. The last legislature
would seem to have so regarded it, as
claim by him made for similar services
was included i'm the act making appro-
priations for the payment of mIscellan-
eous items of indebtedness owing by the
state. This case is referred to you for
such disposition as may seem proper
Filed in this office and addressed to
me as governor is a report entitled. Gre
port OF Il. p. Kennard, state agent for
the prosecution and collection of claims
of the State OF Nebraska against the
United States,' said report being in
tended as an argument in support of Sir.
Kennard's claim against the state, as
will more fully appear. From the state
ments therein contained and the report
of the state treasurer, find that in Sep
TENDER, 1882, there was in the state
6,275.S9, being the 5 per cent
upon the net proceeds of the sales of land
within the Pawnee reservation.
against which Mr.. Kennard filed his
claim for 80 per cent of that amount.
The records IF the proceedings of the
legislature of 1883 show that bill was
making an appropriation of the
sum claimed, the bill passing both house
and senate, but through neglect did not
receive the signatures of the officers of
the house and senate, and thus failed to-
become law. Since that time there
has been received $17 ,495. %, making
total amount of S23 ,770.42, against
which Mr.. Kennard files his claim for
S11 ,SS5.2l, being the amount due him
by the terms of the contract under which
the services were performed, as set forth
in the report. The legislature of 1873 by
Joint resolution authorized the governor
to appoint an agent or agents to prose-
cute to final decision certain claims of
this state, the compensation to be agreed
upon between the governor and agents so
appointed, payable after the collection of
said claims in whole or in part. The
governor, by virtue of the power con-
hv infn
contract for the state with Mr.. Kennard,
Mr.. Kennard, as provided by
he contract, agreed to prosecute these
claims, and was to receive for his ser
vices 50per cent of the amount collected.
La view of the entire record in this mat
er, and without discussing the question
Is to whether the contract was or was not
| provident one upon the part of the
state, L venture to suggest that it would
De in furtherance of the idea that the
obligation of the state is no less sacred
han that of an individual, as we'll as be-
ng in the line of economy to cancel this
lain in full, STIMULATING, however, for
ull aud absolute release from further
obligation under said contract, and all
contracts with collection, agents, as it
would seem. that the time had been
cached when Nebraska, through her
enatOrs and representatives in congress,
ould be fully protected in her interests
n this regard.
NEW COUNTIES ORGANIZED.
Since the last session of the legislature,
he necessary papers have been filed in
he executive office, asking for the
organization of the counties of Loup,
lherry,, Brown, Dundy, Sioux and
Iayes.
Proclamations in form required by the
tatutes have been issued, providing for
he organization of the counties named
bove. Organization has been perfected
n is now progressing in all save and ex-
epting the county of Sioux. in which
county the parties commissioned as tenn
,orary officers having refused to serve as
UGH, and no further action having been
AIKEN by this department, the county of
sioux remains unorganized.
FORMATION OF NEW COUNTIES OUT OF
EXISTING COUNTIES.
Pursuant to the provisions of chapter
8, sections 10 and IL of the compiled
tatutes. relating to the formation of a
lew county out of one or more of the
hen existing counties, it has been GER
;fiad to mo h1- tho honorable