The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-02-04
The Indian War Claims.

Special to the TimesUniOn.l
WASHINGTON, January Ex-senator Call in
troduced in the Senate to day the bill prepared
by Governor Perry to settle the Indian war
claims of the Stale, being the same bill intro
duced in the House by Mr.. Dougherty some days
since The following is the bill referred to:
A BILL to authorize The Secretary of the Treas
ury to settle and pay The claim of the Stale OF
Florida on account of expenditures made in
suppressing Indian hostllties, and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS, under the Joint Resolution Of Con-
gress, approved March 3, 1881, directing the
Secretary Of War 10 investigate the claim OF the
State of Florida against the United States for
the suppression of Indian hos,ities, between
the years 1856 and 1860 the said Secretary of
War did investigate said claim and ascertained
the amount due to the said State TO be 1924 ,618,
o. as returned to Congress in the letter of the
Secretary OF War dated May %, 1882, in Elk.
Doc No. 203; and whereas, there were certain
items in said State claim which The Judge AdvO-
cate OF the u s. A. deemed best to " be passed
upon by the accounting officers of the Treasury
under proper equitable rules, provided by legis-
lation in that behalf and whereas, there Is now
held by the Treasury of the United States, in
trust for the Indian Trust Fund, certain bonds
of the State OF Florida aggregatng the sum OF
1882 600; and whereas, there as been credited
upon the account of said bonds of the State of
Florida certain moneys due said State under the
act approved March 3, 1045 entitled An Act
supplemental to the act for the admission of
Florida and Iowa into the Union, aud tor other
purposes {" and whereas, certain other moneys
are due said State under the act approved March
g. 1856 entitled An Act for the relief OF pur-
chasers of swamp and overlooked lands" Now,
therefore,
Be it enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatoes Of the United States Of America in Con-
gress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas
ury be and he is hereby authorized and directed
to settle and adjust the claim of the said State of
Florida as found aud reported in said letter oil
the Secretary of War, dated March %, 1882, and
under the acts above cited, and to pay to the said
State such SUM vi money as he may md to be due
the said State, (uDder the aforesaid letter and
acts and also all further sums that may be found
to be due The said State on any other acc0unt,)
and in making such settl ment he shall retain the
whole, or much thereof as may be necessary,
of said allowance or settlement and apply the
same to the payment OF The principal and inter-
est or either OF said bonds oil the State of Flor
ida, held as aforesaid, or 10 the reimbursement
OF the United States OF moneys advanced by the
United States on account OF interest due on such
bonds, and shall demand of said State, and al
low to it. Tor the purpose OF such settlement the
rate of interest stipulated N said bonds.
Second. That the Secretary of the Treasury
shall allow said State to file such further evil
dence as the State may have, to establish the
right of the State to demand of the United States
the payment of The items oil said claim disallowed
or suspended by the Secretary OF War in the said
report OF the Judge Advocate of the U. S. A, and
to include in such evidence all other payments
made by said State Tor services, and to pay such
sum so ascertained due the said State.
And there is hereby appropriated, out of any
money ia the Treasury OF the United States not
otherwise appropriated, sum sufficient to en-
able the Secretary of the Treasury to carry out
The provisions OF this act.
Third. This act shall take effect Immediately
uDOn its Dassuye