The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-02
STATES CLAIMS UNPAID
Money Expended by Ohio and Penn
sylyania in the Civil War.
The Bill for Payment Of LOSSES Sus-
tanned by Reason of Indian Depre-
count of the United states by buck
eye nad keystone Commonwealth.

eye nnd keystone CoInmOnu eaIths.
a matter which viii have a potent in
fuenee in restoring the control OF the
House TO the Democratic party is the way
in which all kinds CT claims were side
tracked at the last session." remarked
a political veteran at Democratic Con-
gressional headquarters today.
For instance. there was the bill 70
amend an act TO provide for the adjudi-
cation and payment of all claims arising
from Indian depredations. approved March
3. 1891. which did not pass
The act of March 3. 1891, TO provide for
the adjudication and payment OF all claims
arising from Indian depredations it was
believed by those instrumental in passing
it, would be found ample for the final
adjudication and payment of all just
claims. but the result has proved unsatis-
factory and additional legislation on this
subject is necessary.
After many years litigation, under the
law of March 3. 1891, the amounts of
claims disposed Of is so small that another
generation VIII be required before the
final adjudication OF all claims, while the
decisions Of the courts upon the act have
so far limited its scope az TO render IL
practically nugatory. and TO deny relief
in large number TO the most deserving
claims.
THE act OF March 3. 1891 adopted three
principles in comforting jurisdiction upon
the Court OF Claims. which are fol-
lows:
Il The preservation of the old statu-
tory right of a claimant to be paid for
the depredations committed by tribes in
smity with the United States.
-. The protection of all rights arising
from the treaty stipulations OF the Indians
3. The waiver Of all old statutes OF
limitations whatever and the establishment
Of entirely new rules on this point.
by this II viii be seen that Il
Strengthened a tangle of statute and treaty
by cutting direct path through on these
lines
The expectation in passing this act was
that these rules had been laid down with
sufficient eXPlieitness TO enable the court.
in spite OF the somewhat complicated
nature OF the subject. to grant relief IN
cases where the claim was substantially
proved and 10 make a final disposition OF
all individual claims without coming again
before Congress. Unexpected obstacles.
however, were met in the construction OF
the statute. Instead of realizing the
intention of Congress TO straighten the old
paths and 70 make plain and uniform rules
for the adjudication OF all claims. the
Court of Claims in numerous decisions il
is said. has referred for the construction
OF this act TO the rights granted by earlier
laws, and in so doing has reduced the
measure of relief which the trainers and
promoters Of this act had expected to grant
by its provisions.
Ohio stRte CIaim=.
Another II that made no greater
progress toward final action than the Indian
Claims bill was that authorizing and
directing the Secretary Of the Treasury TO
adjust and pay certain claims OF the State
of Ohio.
The claims of the State of Ohio for re-
endorsement under act OF Congress ap-
proved July q. 1861, ana Joint resolution
approved March s. 1852 are for money paid
by the State as interest on bonds issued
by the State. the proceeds derived there
from having been used by the State for the
purpose of paying the costs charges, and
expenses properly incurred by the State of
Ohio for enrolling. subsisting. clothing
supplying. arming, equipring paying, and
Transporting its troops employed TO sup
press The lnSurrectlon against the United
States. known as the wer OF 1861
1T is shown by the State, in support of
the claims, that in order to enable the
State to respond TO the calls of the Presi-
dent of the United States during the civil
war for troops and to properly raise. or
ganize, arm, equip, subsist, quarter, pay
and transport said troops II was necessary
to borrow money and issue therefor a loan
by bonds based upon the credi. of the
State, as the State was without the requi-
site revenues, not otherwise appropriated
TO meet the calls.
The Legislature. in order that the State
should meet the calls and requirements of
the President. authorized the commission
ers- OF the sinking fund of the State OF
Ohio by an act passed April is. 1861. and
subsequent act passed March 80 1854 to
borrow upon the credit Of the State the
sum OF s., geo 900. or so much thereof as
should be certified TO them by the Governor
Of the State and the Auditor of the State
as might be necessary to accomplish the
purposes OF said act.
Pursuant to the provisions OF the
foregoing authority. the commissioners OF
the sinking fund of the State OF Ohio did
proceed in accordance with the laws of the
State to borrow the sums OF money. as
more fully shown in the claim of the State
filed In the Department OF the Secretary Of
the Treasury. to wit. on the 18th day Of
May. 1881 and did issue therefor the bonds
OF the State OF Ohio and did sell the same