Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1900-05-30

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where the State had paid interest
that where the State used mon
ey OF herOwn, no interest thereon
could be collected. In settling
the claims for the expenditures
In the Semi, ole War, the govern
m"nt declined to pay any inter
est at all.
1t was to the collection of these
interests claims that Black de
voted his energies in 1858, and
1850, aud upon which he secure /
th9 admission of the United
States treasurer Of an Indebted
ness of $lO1 ,230.90 in 1859 A bill
carrying an Appropriation for
tbs sum twice passed the senate,
but III 1870, when the bill reacht d
thu house, Virginia, Maine and
other states having like claims,
amended the bill by adding an
appropriation TO llquid'te their
claims. The bill finally as load =
ed down with an appropriation
OF 81 500, 900. when the members
OF congress from the sta tes hav.
ina no claims combined, and
owing 70 the strained relation be
tween the United Sta les and
South Carolina, succeeded in de.
feating it. However, since the
wal. the other states having like
claims, who did not labor under
the load OF prejudice hea ped upon
South Carolina, applied to con.
grpss and we're successful in tn cir
efforts to secure the sums due
them, leaving South CareIina the
only unpaid claimant
Senator Tillman has been CIV
Ing TO the promotion OF this claim
earnest work, and Is contide nj
that he will succeed III his fforts.
His personal influence III the SEN
ate Is great, and his position on
the Appropriation committee of
that body enables him to press
Ills measure to advantage. 1t an
appropriation is secured lit Will
be due to his efforts, with the
active cooperation of the other
members Of congress from this
State. He desires no lobbyists or
promoters sent him from South
Carolina, and il an appropriation
Is secured, it will have attached
to 1t clause that no mIssion
or fee shall be paid any one for
services in its collection, but
every cent will go into the State
treasury. where it rightfully be
longs. No evidence Is needed to
establish these claims-everv fact
is clear and distinct-and the
only question at issue is whether
tn" United State will deal with
South Carolina at she has dealt
with the other states.
The other class OF ciaims-for
is raising, su bslsting
and transporting volunteers to
the Mexican war, aggregated, &C
co:dlng to a computation of the
third auditor of the treasury IN
1888, $50, 1852 Al. The general gov
erhment settled with Gov. John
son for a part Of the expenditures
OF the State In 1913. Mr.. Black.
az shown by his report to Gov.
Aston in 1858, discovered that
MaJ. Eaves, the paymaster of the
Palmetto regiment, after settling
with the State authorities, car
ried his vouchers to kis home,
and that there had been no effort
to collect them from the general
government. Mr.. Black found
these vouchers in the possession
Of Maj. Eaves, and with the con
srrt Of Gov. AlstOn, deposited
them with the third auditor Of
the treasury, who was authorized
by an act of congress to audit
and pay them. However, it was
found that there was no aDpro
pr,otiOn available, and Mr.. Black
wfs informed by the treasury de
partment that they were approx
ed and would be paid as soon as
congress could be ind uced to ap
propriate the money. Senator
Tl,lman tells me that the seCre-
tary Of the treasury claims that
he holds Blacks receipts for SIS,
900 paid thereon in January,
1853. II this amount was even
maid by the government to Mr..
Black it was never turned over
to the State authorities, az the
treasury reports fail 10 record ITS
receipt, and in 1860. Gov. Gist
appeal led TO the legislature To paw
NJ. Black an additional $500 for