Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-01
TEXAS INDIAN CLAIMS
gou. ]. ID. Ssysrs' Speech sad Lsbars
10 Behalf Of the Texas
Claimants.
CONGREGATIONAL Jastios at Last 20 Re xas TO,
E,prniDE lnhisn Invasionr and sap.
ptessKE Inoisn Hostiaties

WASHINGTON, Msrch 16 in the House
to-day the clerk read as follows from the
report of the committee on appropria-
t,ons accompanying the bill:
They recommended concurrence in the
amendment numbered So with an amend
luert IS follow:
Insert as section 8 of the bill the fol-
lowing:
"For reimbursement TO the state OF
Texas, ex oenses incurred in repelling in
yasions aod suppressing Indian hostili-
ties, found due under the act OF June 81,
1882, end certified TO Congress by the
Secretary of the Treasury in letter to
the Speaker of the House of Represents
tiyes March IA, 1888, 1927, III 10"
The Chairman-T The question is on con-
earring in the six.y-third amendment'of
the Senate with the amendment recon-
meuded by the committee on sppropria-
tons.
Mr.. C1nuon-I desire to be heard on
this proposition. al 1882 IN act of Con-
gress was passed providing that certain
states therein named, amongst them Tex
s,. should be reimbursed for money ex-
states and territories in repellIpg invasion
and suppressing Indian hostiiities. That
act provided as 10 Texas that for the Pc
Rod between date nsmsd in 1865 snd
the passage Of the act that ate should be
reimbursed for repslling Indian hostll-
tiles and invAsions from Mexico.
Under inst act, by the fading OF the
Secretary of War and the Treasury De-
psrtment, the state Of Nebraska receiv d
also. 900, Kansas 1882 900, sud the DILL
carries also S23 600 Ia round numbers for
the state of Nevada. This is an amend
ment recommended By the committee ON
appropriations TO insert nearly 81 ,000, 900
for the state Of Texas.
Mr.. Rysn-Au amendment to Senate
amendment
Mr.. Cannon-Yes; an amendment to
np amendment inserted BY the Senate.
kr. Ryau-It 10 an amendment to O
Senate amendment.
Mr.. CAunon-Yes, Ii Is an amendment
to Senate amendment, and presume
the claim is all right Under this act, but
do mot know that 1t is. The fact Is, IN.
aer.tand, that letter was transmitted by
the Secretary OF the Treasury to the
House recommending the insertion Of
this item. 1t had not reached the com
nlttee-room this morning wher
the committee met. II may
have been referred from the Speak
er's table to the committee, at least
could not get access to 1t to examine it
How much OF this million OF dollars is
for lepelling Ia6ian hostDities and how
much for repsIling invasion from Mexico,
know not. tho ght in committee, and
thiak now, ii might well have examips-
tion from the sub committee and the full
committee in the general deficiency bill
rather than il the urgent deficiency bill.
The ms ority of the committee thought
differently, and although we had not
opportunity to examine The letter from
the Secretary CT the Treasury, or make
any other examination, the committee
authorized the insertion Of this amend
nent. Having said this much, Mr. Chair
man, which believe 30 be due to myself
WiiI,uot longer occupy the time Of the
comm tee.
Mr. Sayers-M-. Chairman, have nc
hesisSncy IN saying that Il was at my in
stance thst the proposition covered by
the pending amendment csme before the
committee On appropriations, and that
msiority Of the committee recommended
It TO the House. 1 belieFe the amend
ment to be honest In every particular.
In 1882, as stated By the gentleman
from Illinois (Mr. Cannon, Congress:
passed an act in which 1t WAS provided
that the claims OF certain states and ter,
ritorles, including Texas, for moneys ex-
pended Ia repellieg IadiSn incursions and
Mexican invasions should be examined
and audited in the War and Treasury
Departments, and, after being so exam
ineG aud sudited, be trans mitted to Con-
gress for payment. This act is probably
familiar to every member OF this commit.
tee. In pursuance OF it the state of Ksn-
SIS has been SLOWED and paid the sum Of
s5S2, 5CS l3; the sts'e Of Neorasks has
been SLOWED and paid the sum of $751;
oSl. 20; and il the very bill now under
consideration there ia an item, which hiss
passed both houses Of Congress at Its
present session and without question
which authorizes the payment 10 the state
OF Nevada of the sum Of S23 $50 90.
Now, Mr.. Cnsirmsp, for more than 6
year four officsIs Of the srroy, selected
and detsileGlby the Secretary Of War, have
been engaged in examining and auditing
the Claims Of Texas. They have and caG
have no interest, direct or otherwise, II
these claims They are not Texans by
blAkug dAu 81 lAk as L huUH have 40 AM
alton with Texas, they have csrefullS
examined more than 5000 separate vDuch
ers, coming trom the arch YES of Texas,
and here Is their report. It is conclusive
not only because Ct the direct and en-
phstic Language used, bat also because Of
the facts detailed, which show thorough
knowledge Of the work in hand. The re-
port is as follows:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. /, 1857.
SIR-The examiners OF state and terri
torial war claims detailed by special Or
ders No. 232. Adjutsnt Generals office
October s, 1885, nave the honor TO sub
NIT the following report upon the claims
Of the state of Texas, presented for set
Element under the acts Of Congress sp-
proved June 81, 1882 T22 Stat, I'LL, and
August 1, 1885 l24 STAT, 2l7
The stste's arrangement OF her claims
Is in the order Of chronological series, If
teen in number. In this report the exam
liners have followed this order of classic
cation, and examined and considered frs
the claims presented under
Serbs /.
The claim of this series is for REIN.
oursenent Of amounts expended in pay
msnt OF services OF two companies o.
"minute men," organized October Is and
70, 1855, under authority Of an act of the