Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-19
Long Pending Claim in Which
Southeastern Iowans are
Pecuniarily Interested
PASSAGE OF BILL RECOMMENDED
Over $4,000 Claimed, But Recommend
ed Payment is for Only ss,44e.e5,
Representing Amount Lost by B. F..
Moody & co.-The Latters Case
Stated by Oscar kiser.

Washington, Dec ia bill in which
southeastern Iowa people are pecunia-
rily interested, and somewhat famous
| in congress, is scheduled to run the
gauntlet of the house today under the
consideration of war claims"
The claim is one that has been pend
/ ing a favorable opportunity for con-
sideration. Committees in the Fifty
third, Fifty fourth, Fifty-sixth and
Fifty-seventh congresses have recon-
mended the passage Of the bill, but for
various reasons it has been lost in the
shuttle.
The amount claimed is over $4,000,
but the bin only recommends the pay
ment OF $S,44665. This represents the
amount the firm of B. f. Moody Sc Co,
of Keokuk, lost by reason of cut in
their bill for accoutrements supplied
the Third Iowa cavalry in 1851. The
case as stated by Oscar Kiser, for b.. T..
Moody 81 Co., is as follows:
These goods were delivered to the
regiment on the 9th and 10th of No
vemher, 1861. Said goods were to be
paid for IN cash within thirty days,
amounting to $10s,270, but in fact were
not paid for until the following year.
1852, leaving the firm of B. f. Moody &,
Co. to carry this large sum on largely
borrowed money, on which the current
rate at that time was 10 per cent inter-
est, all of which was difficult to do and
had to be done; and when finally we did
get our money our contract was at
tackled and arbitrarily cut down S.
048.S5: besides, we find an error made
against us for $397S0. wherein they
made us deliver 1850 horse blankets
and deducted IS cents on each, when
the facts Were we never agreed to de-
liver more than LAO. and SO did as per
contract. 1t may be asked why this
matter has been let lay so long without
an effort to collect; in answer to which
/ would state that soon after this all oc-
Cured the place where we kept the
papers pertaining to this claim was in
the store room where Mr.. Moody had
left them; the house caught fire and
burned up all the papers we had; there
fore. having nothing to show for the
transaction left, it lay until last year.
Learning that the whole transaction was
of record in the department at Wash
ington, and could get copies, and did so
apply and get copies of the same thru
Hon. Benton J. Hall, congressman from
the First Iowa district, believing in the
business of our claim and our rights
that we should be made whole in the
matter and yet be paid at contract
price, with the addition of error in
horse blankets and damages for delay
for notes payment as agreed within
thirty days after delivery of the goods
and not doing so until in the year 1862.
Claim as now made. viz:
United States of America to 3. f..
Moody & Co., DR..
For arbitrarily cutting down
contract ....................$ S,04S.S5
For error in $40 blankets, at
~ cents ...s................ 59f.oU
For damages, non payment
when due ......... 10000. 90
For damages since 1862 GIVEN
ty-five years., at rer cent. 100000
$5D,446.65
The order of General Fremont was as
follows:
Headquarters Western Department,
st. Louis Sept. IA, 1S61.-Hon. Samuel
j. Kirkwood, Governor of Iowa: You
are hereby authorized to furnish
Colonel Bussey's Third Iowa cavalry
with the cavalry equipment of the Nc
Clellan pattern, regulation style, quail
ity and price.
You are also hereby authorized to
provide the regiment with the clothing
of regulation color (blue) and quality;
all wool; also with regulation quality of
blankets.
These bills for cavalry equipment and
clothing, made under contracts APP
proved by you as governor of the state
OF Iowa, will be paid at these headquar-
tiers. J. C. FREMONT,
Major General Commanding.
The house committee recommends the
allowance of the sum deducted and the
error for $40 blankets. but ignores the
claims for damages And accrued inter-
est.
Captain Rumple introduced the bill
on Dec. 3, 1901. and made every effort
to get the measure on the calendar. On
account of illness he will not be pres
ent to support the measure when it
comes up and is jumped upon by the
However, Judge Smith has
agreed to champion the cause of B. +.
Moody & Co. and has postponed his
trip to Iowa one day that he may render
a service to his colleague, Captain
Rumple. These bills are commonly
called steals" but here is an anthem
ticated case where justice demands an
accounting and the committee unani-
declared that the bill should be
paid.
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