The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-24
STATES WAR CLAIM
Purposes for Which Money
Was Spent,
J0TAL AMOUNT $24,542
SETTLE IT.
UNCLE SAM HAS PAID ONLY s9co OF II
some of the Accounts, Auiitor Aver links,
Will Never be Allowed by The Ueited
States. Ietgfam on Which The
Debt Was Contracted.
Debt Was Contracted.

States claim for money expended i'll or
ganzing. modelling and equIpping its
three regiments of volunteer troops; and
the Legislature will be asked to make n
special appropriation for the settlement
of the debt.
The amount claimed by the State and
due individuals is S24 .542. OF this sum
only a little over 5000 has yet been paid.
And this 5000 is only in part payment of
a number of claims. part of some bills
being approved and part disallowed
Hardly single claim has been settled
in full. any of them, Auditor Aver
thinks, viii never be allowed by the
United tStaes.
The State, however, has approved
every one of the bills, and warrants have
been issued for them under Sections 1921
and 3.273 of the Code 1t is not certain,
though, that these sections confer upon
the Treasurer the power to pay the war
rants, and for this reason he has honor
ed only those that have first been allowed
by the United States government.
Indeed, the authority TO even issue
warrants for this purpose is not clear,
but it is done for the reason that the
United States government refuses to
pay any of the claims until they are al
lowed and paid by the State. Under this
ruling Auditor Aver has issued warrants
for all claims. which technically pays
them; but the Treasurer refuses to hon
or them until he has assurance in the
form of check from the United States
government. that he will be reimbursed
This why the S24,5 appears on the
Auditors books as having been paid, and
in full. Many of them, Auditor Aver
IL, I. 4 ~,
on the State Treasurer shocks as cash.
1t will be remembered that the Gov
ernor at first, refused to allow the State
TO incur a penny's expense in the mobi-
-lizatlon of troops until he was advised
by Adjutant General Corbin that the
State would be quickly reimbursed for
any expenditures made for this purpose.
This telegram. dated April 9th was
on the same day, made a general order.
1t said:
"All absolute, necessary expenses for
the subsistence, transportation, shelter
ing. and generally the maintenance of
volunteers during the interval between
their enrolment enlistment and their
muster for being sworn into. the service
of the United States; also all incidental
expenses connected Herewith, such as
the hire of offices, clerks, messengers,
etc. for mastering officers will be met
by the government of the United States
from the proper appropriation at the dis
posal of the several staff departments
of the army. Certified vouchers for all
expenditures herein authorized will be
forwarded to the War Department for
audit and payment The vouchers should
be certified by officers Of the proper staff
departments and approved by the mus
tering officers"
On the strength of this assurance the
Governor directed the Adjutant General
to proceed with the mobilization Of the
volunteer regiments, not dreaming of the
$4,000 Indian claim charged on the
books in Washington against North Caro-
lima, that has since been brought up as
an offset to the States war claim.
The purposes for which the nearly
$4,000 was spent in the mobilization of
the troops are here published for the
first time:
For part paid Guy V. Barnes for
printing for Adiutant General. 1916.
Paid G. NJ. Busbee, postmaster, for
postage necessary for Adiu;ant Generals
department, $500.
Paid Guy V. Barnes for printing for
Adjutant Generals department. 1881
Paid 4. ID. Cowles, Adjutant General,
for per diem. April 9th to May 18th
inclusive, and expenses. board, lodging
etc. April 9th to June 2nd, 1893, $134.
For part paid Western Union Tee-
graph Comapny for messages for Adju.
tant General $4.93
Paid e. c. Harrel, Quartermaster
General. for special duty in camp from
April 9th to May 18th. 1898. $1,000
Paid Il. S. Royster, Inspector General,
for per diem and expenses from Oxford
to Wilmington, Wrightsville, Southport.
Fort CaswelI and return under special
order. S65.15.
Paid C. T. Bailey. postmaster, for pos
tage for Adjutant Generals department.
$500.
Paid A. d. Cowles, Adjutant General,
for expenses incurred in organizing n.
c. Volunteers, IT, S. A., from June Ind
to August 2nd, 1898. $1.4.0O.
Paid the Morning Post for advertising
for subsistence for y. G. Volunteers, q.
S. A., S14.75.
Paid Miss Lena Vernon Powell fol-
services as stenographer to Adjutant
General, $1,000.
Paid Capt. w. 7. II. Bell, Company B,
Second y. c. Volunteers. for expenses
incurred in recruiting. $251.00.
Paid Capt. II. Percy Gray, Company ID,
Second regiment. y. G. Volunteers, for
expenses incurred i'll recruiting, S230.26.
Paid Capt. John w. Cotton. Company
l, Second regiment, y. c. Volunteers,
for expenses incurred in recruiting,
$324.12.
Paid j. w. Pike for services repair
ing and cleaning arms and clothing for
\. c. Volunteers, u. S. A., $4,000.
Paid Austin Dunston for services as
messenger to Adjutant General, $500.
Paid j. c. l.. Harris for expenses to
and from Washington, ID. c.. and com.
pensation for services, \. c. Volunteers,
| L. S. A., 100000
Paid B. i. Scarborough, Auditor At
lantic and North Carolina Railroad for
| transportation of n. G. Volunteers, U. S.
| A.. $13231.
Paid j. NJ Sherwood, Auditor Sea-
board Air Line Railroad for transporta-
l ton of n c. Volunteers IT, S. A. S., 40