Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-16
IOWA SOON MAY Be REPAID
Auditor Rittmann Checks Up War Claims
for Shaw's Action.
WELLS TO Be REAPPoNTED At CRETE
Hot Springs ~sanitRrium Bill Being
FOsteFed by south Dakota Dele
EatiOn-PensiOn Measures
of state Interest.
rrom a staff correspondent.l

From a STAFF Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 15.-(speciAl Tel
egram.)-F. q Rittmann, auditor of the
Treasury department for the War depart
ment. is now engaged In checking up the
accounts In his once. comparing them with
the figures which appear on the books In
the state auditors office at Des Moines, as
given to Special Agent siSer during his
recent visit to Iowa. During the civil war;
many states promptly responded to the call
to arms and furnished men and munitions
Of war, and Iowa was notably to the front
In this particular. The money necessary
to arm and equip the regiments from Iowa
was entirely secured by the issuance OF
interest bearing bonds. The state stead
lastly paid the interest on these state
bonds, amounting In the aggregate to $685.
916, and It now seeks 70 recover the prin-
cipal and interest.
Auditor Rittmann said today that the gov
eminent had uniformly held that It could
not pay the interest charged In these cases,
The state OF New York. which, with patriotic
fervor. went into the open market and
raised money TO carry out the obligations
placed upon II. sought to recover the
amount expended, but was overruled by the
government and thereupon took an appea'
TO the supreme court Of the United States
which rendered a decision favorable to tn,
state. The supreme court held that wher'
the state had borrowed the money and paid
interest thereon. the United States shoult
pay the principal as well as the interest.
IOwa's Bond Burden.
In the case OF Iowa. when the genera
government called upon the state to suppl.
fits quota OF men and munitions Of war
bonds we're issued TO carry out the demand
The state now seeks reimbursement. Til
accounts OF the state have been examine
and are now being compared with those o.
record In the once of Auditor RittmAnn.
cit will be several weeks before we ca
be prepared TO submit the Iowa case I
the secretary OF the treasury for trans
mission to congress-" said Auditor Ritz
mann. Il have q corps OF clerks now g
work checking up the accounts. but It wi
be some time before the task is com
pleted and In shape to transmit to tn
secretary OF the treasury"
Secretary shaw, speaking OF the claim
that Iowa has on the general governmen
for the premium Il was compelled to pa
On Its bonds issued for the purpose Of carry
ing on the war. said today tina he had re
called the case from the court Of claimI
where It had been pending. in view OF tn
paragraph which appears In the urgenc
deficiency bill In refundiRg to Maine. Penn
sylvania. New Hampshire and Rhode IslAn
the expenses incurred In raising volunteer
He said that just as soon as the auditC
for the Wal department would certify Il
amount due to Iowa 10 him he would az
congress to a an appropriation for n
state.
Wells "a BE ReRppOinted ~ Crete.
Senator Dietrich today recommended Il
reappointmsnt Of II. NJ. Wells for pos
master at Crete. He also made the folio,
ing recommendations in the fourth-elai
OnAcesI Mead. orland Adams. vice w.