The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-02-17
LARGE CLAIM OF THE STATE.
What Is Asked on Old Accounts
from the Federal Government.

A statement of Indiana's claims against
the U. S. government is to be sent to
Acknowledgement Miller in day or two.
John w. Coons, who has been appointed
state agent in this and all other matters
involving Indiana's claims, has completed
his investigation, and upon the facts OBJ
tanned presents q case which, If successful,
will make the state many hundred
thousand dollars richer. From the direct
war tax refunded to the state the federal
government held back $4,000, because of
an alleged overpayment of SIG, l23.01 to
Indiana in settling war claims. Now
the state makes a demand for S751 ,272.24
from the government on account of un-
settled claims, as appears on the books of
the third auditor of the treasury. There is
q bill pending in the the U. s. senate to
pay S7I4,4 1862 OF this amount for inter-
est, discount and expenses in effecting q
s. 600, 600 loan to assist the government.
The rest of the great amount includes state
and individual claims of various kinds,
and from it all it is urged the govern
ment, ifthat is to be done, shall retain
the $40, l230l. and not from the direct
war tax. But the state does not admit
the justice or right of this retention under
any circumstances.
In the aggregate claimed by Indiana
are items not passed upon by the treasury
department because additional evidence
was required. These items, it is insisted,
are lawful charges against the federal gov
eminent. Again, In the list submitted
with the request for an opinion from At
torney-General Miller are items of pay
ment made to men in the military service
OF the United States, but which were not
paid by the government because it was
not shown that the men had been regu-
larry mustered into the army. There
are claims also set forth as not allowed
because proper vouchers were not fur
nished, or were lost or misplaced in the
auditors office. Claims are made, TOO, Ter
damages to property in this state that was
occupied by u. s. troops. The rent there
for was paid by the state and allowed by
the government, but the damages, also
paid by Indiana, were not allowed. 1t is
urged that congress has recognized the
justice of claims for such damages by
passing laws providing for their payment.
An item of considerable amount is that
for expenses incurred in arming, equip
ping and subsisting troops of the United
States under the act of July q, 1861,
promising Reimbursement to states paying
such expense.
But the big amount involved is that of
discount, interest and expense on the
loan of s., 100000 ordered by the Indiana
legislature of 1852. 1t is set forth that the
state thus went to the assistance of the
general government, because the latter's
financial condition was poor. Because of
the states credit being impaired on &C
| count of the war the bonds for this loan
| could not be sold under a less discount
than $4,000. A large amount of in
terest was also paid as well as ex-
| penses in floating the bonds. The
government paid the principal, but re-
! fused to pay discount, interest and ex-
penses, because there was no law authOriz-
ing that to be done. But congress, the
encouragement is told. has often passed
laws providing for the payment of inter
est on claims The governments dis
allowance on the vouchers of Adjt.-
Gems. Terrell and Noble and of Col.
Schlater is also put in the list. The
disallowance was made because these
GLAZING were considered exorbitant, but il
is urged that Governor Morton approved
them. and no one had better knowledge
Of the services rendered than he. A sum-
mary OF what the state demands is:
| State and individual caims........S 36.795 62
Interest on war bonds....$ 46g. 683 u
| Discount on war bonds. 243. 107 81
Expenses on war bonds. 1,6S6 S9-714,476 62
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Many of the individuals to whom claims
are due are dead, and il is impossible to
procure the. additional proof required.
The attorney-genera's opinion, however,
is asked upon the equity of these cases.
1t is not what its preprietors say, but
what Hoods Sarsaparilla does, that makes
it sell, and WINS the confidence of the peo-