The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-24

war claim This has been pending for
| many years. In its present shape it Is
based upon a report made by the Secre-
taTy of the Treasury during the first ses-
sion of the Fifty-frst Congress in accord
ance with a provision contained in the de-
| iciency appropriation bill approved March
2, 1889.
The provision made at the last session
| is intended to carry out the Recommended
tons of tbs report and to provide for the
balance found to be due the State of Flor
I ida The account originated in a claim
set up by Florida for money expended in
military operations for the defence Of her
people during the Seminole war, IN the
years 1885 and 1857. In the emergency
the Governor appealed to the War De-
paTtment to accept the services OF the
troops thus raised and organized, hut the
secretary consented to receive only five
companies These forces, with the United
States troops then on duty in that section.
! we're inadequate to the protection of the
I people. and the Governor felt constrained
| to retain in the service, besides those re-
ceiyed by the General Government, sew
| eral companies, aggregating about 400
men, These we're added to from time to
! time as the exigency seemed t. require.
These forces were regularly organized
and mustered into the service OF the State
for period Of six months, unless sooner
discharged. They co-opeTated with the
United States troops and rendered eff
ticient service 1t became necessary for
the State to negotiate burdensome loans
TO meet the expenses thus incurred.
The Secretary Of War, in 1857. issued
an order for the mastering in and out of
these troops, but this order was found i'm
possible of execution, because the various
organizations had disbanded Referring
to the, question, Hon john B. Floyd, who
was then Secretary Of War, wrote:
Under the circumstances the only
course left for the department is 10 re-
ceIve as official the State rolls, duly certi-
he'd by the State authorities, and to base
upon them recommendation to Congress
Tor the appropriation necessary to pay off
me troops This course will obviate the
difficulties mentioned by you on account
OF the disbandment OF the volunteers in
question
While Hon. Robert T Lincoln was Sec
rotary of War ne entered upon the exami-
nation or the claims in a very thorough
manner, distributing the different alb
stTacJs OF expenditures submitted By th=
State among the different departments
under his control having charge of the
matters included in them The vouchers
were carefully examined and acted uDCn.
and the work of each sub-departmsnt vas
afterwaTd reviewed by The head OF the
War Department. The result appears IN
the report made to the Congress by the
Secretary May -. 1882
There is still pending the West Virginia
claim OF s.. 01957
Congress, at the first session Of tbs. For
ty-ninth Congress. passed an act. which
was approved June q, 1885, entitled An
act TO reimburse the State of West Vir-
ginia for moneys expended for the United
States in enrolling. equipping. and Fay
ing militia forces to aid N saDpress.ng
the rebellion Under the provisions of /
this act the three commissioners app int .
ed by the President passed rpon the
claims presented by the state Of West
Virginia. and which had b2eH paid II /
that State in accordance With the act
referred to.
There are fifteen other States hav:nz /
pending war claims, the Taymeu5 OF
which was recommended By SecSuI .
Comptroller GiIkerson. November 81 ]
1892. and December 2. 1892 as follows: /
Maine. $3.50 as. New Hampshire. S56-.34: /
Vermont, SI0,453-73 Mas chussz-s. 81 /
1881; Connecticut, S12-9II3s; New Yor!. .
$lI-2S2-9s: New Jersey. SSI3-I9; Pznrsyl- /
vania, $3S.6I5.G2; Kentucky. So. J22 81. {
Ohio, $40, S2s- Il. Michigan, 50. COS 81; Ili:-
nois. Si6-9I6-5f; Wisconsin. 81. s9T 81 IN I
diana. SI-6142S: Iowa, 81. I7012; tel. /
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