Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-01

SO, 50, 80, 80 and 81, abstract /, series 10.
are conclusive evidence that COMPANY
Was employed subsequently to December
10, 1876, in assisting the sheriff in ceptur.
ing ana escortIng civilian prisoners.
In view OF the above facts your exam
liners are Of the opinion that the entire
claims for thsse three companies a, C,
and e. from December l, 1876, should
be disailoWed for the reason that, upon
sll the evidence, they believe that the
conditions ss to service prescribed by the
set OF June 27, 1892, sre not fulfilled; I.
6, that "no allowance shall be made FOR
services of such forces except for the
Time during which they were engaged in
active service In ths field in
defense against Mexican raids or inva-
sions, IS we'll IS those for defense against
Indian hostilities"
Your examiners beirg unable to flud
any evidence to the contrary, adopt the
presumption supported by the evidence
previously referred to, that the remainder
OF this force Compares B, D and Z, J
wss employed solely for the duty re-
qulred In the act Of 1882
SERIES 1l-lS77-TS.
The claim Of this series is for reim-
bursement OF expenditures on account of
six companies OF the Frontier bsttslion,
in service from September /, 1877, to
August 81, 1873, under the Texas act of
1874.
Reimbursement IS allowed for expenses
incurred by 8 detachment of company C,
Frontier battalion, consisting of one
lieutenant and about twenty men, en-
gsged from November 10 to December IS,
1877, in defense against an invasion from
Mexico. which resulted In the killing of
Judge Howard snd others at San Elizario
on the 18th of December, 1877. TSee, for
evidence of the service Of this detsch-
ment, Executive Document No. %, Forty
fifth Congress, second session, House Of
Representatives.
The allowances for forsge and subsist-
ence are based upon their cost to the
United S,stes for her army at Frrt Bliss
in the yesr 1877, as follows: Ga s cents
for rstion of forage and 424 cents for q
ration OF subsistence.
The pay allowed is the United States
Army pay OF that period.
While the statement that "state police
service" was Incidental and subordinate
to that OF protecting the frontier is not
questioned [see fiiavit of L. P. SEEKER,
captain and qusrtermaster, Frontier bat.
TALON, marked No. s5] it is held by your
examiners that the act OF 1882 requires
that the expenses to be reimbursed must
be solely for the necessary expenses oil
defense against Mexican raids or inva-
sions, as well as those for defense against
Indian hostilities."
For lack Of evidence to enable the sep
arstion Of the expenses incident to estate
police service" from those incurred In
defense against Mexican raids aud IndisI
hostilities, the balance Of the claim o.
this series Is disallowed.
SERIES l2-1S7S-'S0.
The claim of this series is for reim-
bursement OF expenses on account of si1
companies of the Frontier Battalion, ser
vice from September l, 1873, to February
90, 1880 eighteen months).
Allowance is made in this series for ex
pense Of two scouts in pursuit of depre,
dating Indians, namely, one by Cspusil
Peak and fourteen men of Company B
Frontier BattslioD, OF twenty-eight days
duration, and by Sergeant Hsgeman ane
six men, OF seven days duration.
Allowances for forage and subsistence,
are based upon their cost for the United
States army in January AID February
1880, at Fort Concho, namely, corn, 81 0!
per oushel, and ration 20 81 cents.
The allowance for pay is ths. of the
United States army in the year 1880.
The evidence OF the nature OF service
performed by these attachments is con
t.ined iu the following reports: Adju
tont Generals report {Texas) December
81, 1880, psge 80, and special report, 1884
page 40. While it appears from these re
ports that there was con- ideTsble scout.
ing against Indians By detschments from
the Frontier Battalion, the number O.
men engaged and the time they were IL
sctiye service in the field Is not in al
cases definitely stated. For this reason
consideration can be given to and allow
snces made for the two scouts only abov,
referred to, and the remainder of tn,
claim is disallowed.
SERIES 1880 ISL.
] The claim Of this series is for REIN
f bursemert Of expenses of five companies
of the Frontier Battalion, the sarvic,
from March l, 1880, to February 2S, 1881
Gone year,
The allowances of this series are OF
account of expenses of small detachment
! scouting against Indians: One officer ant
detacoments; companies A and c
twenty-five days scouting with Genera
| Grierson, United States Army, in Angus
) and September, 1880, sgainst Victoris
and twenty days in October, came year
assisting General Terrssses against Vic
toris; two scouts, of twenty-five dsys il
January and February, 1881, by Baylo
. snd NeVill. See report Of Adjutsnt
,, General (rexas) dated December 81
1880, pages % and 80, and special repor
Of same officer, dated September, 1884
page so
The allowances for forage and ration
, are based upon the cost to the Unitet
States of these supplies ct Forts Bliss an.
Davis, namely: Forsge, 81 "a cents a
Bliss pc: ration, aud corn 81 cents q
Davis; subsistence at Bliss AZ 04 cents, an.
at Davis "a so cents, per rate on
SERIES II AND I5.-ls81, 1882.
The claims Of these series for REIN
J bursements of expenses Of six companies
of the Frontier Battalion, their servic
J from March 1, 1881, to June 81, 1888.
(sbout sixteen months under the Texa
e act Of April 10, 1874, are disalloHed, TO
the reason that satisfactory evidence o
service in defense against Mexican raid
3 or Indian hostilities is not furnished Il
e enable the separation of this kind Of ser
vice from that OF state police.
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