Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-01
,nces, aud has therefore been allowed By

thst "said sccounis for and On bensli Of
Texas Shall be COZ g rcd 70 claims arising
since October 20, 1855, aud shall include
the necessary expenses Of defense against
Mexican raids or inyasions, as well as
those for defense sgaisst Indian hostili-
ties, and no allowance shsll be
made for services of such forces except
for the time during which they were en-
gagged in active service il the fslt."
Act of June %, 1882
For evidence that the above conditions
are fulfilled in the claim of series /, at
tention is respectfully invited to the
vouchers and the certificates they con-
tain, heretofore cited. and to the sworn
statements OF Captains John league and
L. L. Tackett (msrkea l and
SERIES 2
The claim of this series Is for reim-
bursemeut CT expenses for "frontier de-
tense" from August %, 1870, to June ID,
1871.
The Legislature of Texas authorized the
Governor to raise and muster into service
twenty companies OF rangers for frontier
defense, to serve for twelve mouths; pro-
visions, smmunition and arms to be fur
rished By the sister clothing, pistol,
and camp eguipage by the individual;
troops to remain subject to the authority
Of the Governor, ana to be paid by the
state. Use copy of act of Legislature
approved June IS, 1870, marked b.
Uader the authOrlty of this acs the
Governor directed the organization Of A.
teen companies. These companies were
gradually conso idated into seven, which
Man
Is, 1871. See affidavit of Mr.. Newcomb
of December Is, 1886. marked 3
ARMS.
The amount clsimed for expense of
arDing this force is $42.923 Section 4
Of the Ttxas act Of Jupe 10, 1870. reads SIS
follows:
"And each member of the company to
be furnished with the arm to be used by
MIN at the price the same shall cost the
state, which SUI shall be retained out OF
the rst money due him"
Vouchers to Abstract G, this series,
prove tnat S23 $50 was collected from the
men for srms, end no evidence Is sub
mitted to account properly for the bal
ance Of the aims the state purchased.
SUBSISTENCE AND FORAGE.
The amounts allowed as reimburse
ment for expenditures by sTexis on &C.
count of ratiops and forage do not, to the
best of our belief, equal the amounts al
lowed and paid by the United States for
similar supplies for an equal number Of
her soldiers, mounted, serving at the
same time in the same or a6iacen. locali-
| ties of Texas.
In the allowances for reimbursement
| for pay is Included for each man an al
lowance OF 40 cents per day for use OF his
horse and the United States army allow
arce Of that parted for clothing and 1t is
believed that the stipulations as to
pay of the act of Congress, June 81, 1889,
are complied with.
Section sixteen of the get Of 1870
(rsxas) authorizes the Governor to ap
point specisl SCENTS to purchase pack
mules and all necessary supplies.
We have allowed these agents not to ex-
coed the paY of = major in the United
States army.
EVIDENCE AS TO THE NATURE OF sERv-
ICE PERI 1RMED.
Sworn statements from P. Eewcomb,
Secretary Of State, from 1870 to 1874 j;
from Captains Samson, Kelso, Richard,
Won Biberstein, Hsrrell, S Risher, Hun
ter, and Kleide, and from Lieutenant
| Hill, all officers of this force, are sub
mitted SIS evidence of the fact that these
troops were employed solely for the pur-
poses stated in the act of June, 1889, AID
cited In series one of this report. See
copies marked Nos to IS, inclusive
Serbs -1S72, 1873, 1874
The claim of this 8 ries is for expenses
of "minute men" organized for the pro-
lection CT the frontier from the raids q
Indians and other marsudIug parties
nnder acts of tha Legislature, approved
November %, 1871, and April lous74.
ESee copies marked c and II These
sets name twenty-five counties, each OF
which i5 authoriz ID to raise COMPANY
for twelve months service, to conslss- OF
one lieutenant, two sergeants, two cor.
porsls, and fifteen privAtes.
ARMS.
The reason for hot allowing q reim-
bu-sement for expenditure for arms is
the fact that the state does not accoun,
for the final disposition OF this properly
PAY.
Section of the act of November 25,
1871, provides for the daily payment OF 81
to each member of E company "for time
actually taken in the f3ld in guarding
the frontier; but this time shall in nc
case exceed ten days in any one calendar
month"
L: was carefully determined that the
daily cost to the United States Of msin-
tsiping a mounted soldier on the frontier
of Texas dnring the period these minute
companies were in service was 50 OF. In
this calculation the daily expenses for
pay, rstions, clothing, forage and bed
ding, and 40 cents for use of horse, are
| included. II is believed that 90 per day
to minute officer and soldier for time Of
active service In the f I'D, including, IS /,
does, all expense for pay, subsistence,
clothing, forage, and use of s horse, is 9
rate that fulfills beyond all question the
conditions imposed in the act OF June 81
| 1882, and this rate is allowed In settling
the claim of this series where the men
themselves Furnished 1.-THE supplies, fol
which credit is allowed IN their pay.
EVIDENCE AS TO THE NATURE OF SERVICE
PERFORMED.
The sworn statement of J. P. New.
comb, c. M. O'Nesl, r. T. Rieger, G. W
Stevens, F. c. Stewart, George Haley, A
Schwethelm, J. M. Elkins, S. B. Gray,
W. q Ledbe.ter, J. Keith, P. Crider,
l. Gregory, J. F. Lssater, and j. W
Peters see copies marked Nos. 13 to! "a,
| in elusive are submitted to cover service
In the field in defense against invasion OF