The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-10-11

1856, inclusive.
''1rhe said Wales to receive as COM
pensatiOn for performing the above
work, fifteen per cent. Of the sums col
lected from the general government
upon such Indian War Claim, and to
defray all expenses incurred in the
prosecution Of the same.
lin testimony whereof, have here
unto set my hand and caused the great
seal of the State Of Florida TO be at
tached, this 18th day of July, A. d.
GEORGE F. DREW, Governor,
w. d. Bloxham. Sec. of State.
Il will be seenby the above contract
THAT l was to pay every dollar of ex-
pense, which did. The following de-
cision of the supreme court of the
United States will show my rights UNI
der said contract:
In Mo. ex rel, VS.. Walker, I25 u. S.
339, "a contract made under authority
Of the statute by state with an indi-
vidual to procure at his own expense,
before Congress and the departments,
certain specified claims of the state
against the United States, and to re-
ceive as full compensation for his SER
vices certain rate or commission on
the amount collected by him." was
held to constitute an agency to be re-
coverable until consumated by the per-
Torrance of the work. If the appoint.
ment had created an 6fIice. it could not
have been revoked, and the officer
could only have been removed for caus-
es designated by law.
vUau a annfiu11inog rnnfra0f aud II
never was abandoned
The above quoted decision, being
from our highest court, ought to be
better law than an opinion from the
late Attorney GeneSal Whitfield. Had
Mr.. Wilson been hunting for informa-
ton as to my abandoning my contract,
he would have found that at my re-
quest, before l went west, Governor
on the 9th day of June, 1894,
appointed my brother, Major William
h. WALES, of Selma, Ala, la Confed-
ers' soldier during the whole of the
,,-,- civil war and an aide to the late
General Wheelerl to act for me in
pushing for settlement of this claim.
What will be thought of a man WHO,
over his own signature, publishes q
statement which shows his complete ig-
norance of the subject? You ask. who
is this man Answer Mr.. Wilson,
who, in the legislature of 1907,
was chairman of committee who sup
pressed bill that would, had it been
made law, have put this whole matter
into one Of the state courts, where all |
facts could have been brought out in |
with this contract and de-
cided.
He would not have it so. The ques-
tion that at once come TO the thinking |
mind, Why D.? The answer is plain. In |
1903 this whole matter was investigated |
for several weeks in the state senate, |
by committee of which the Hon. VIM. |
A. Blount was chairman, and before it |
rs witnesses were Governor Bloxham, |
Judge Raney, who wrote the contract, |
Senator Pasco, Hon. Charles Dougher- |
,y, General Bullock and others The
asst were the men who were familiar |
with my work before the departments |
1t Washington
After a most thorough investigation |
hat committee reported to the senate
and Mr. Blount, in the course of his
said that in his thirty years
experience in the courts he had never
seen case more thoroughly proved,
and any court in the civilized world
would give judgment upon the facts as
presented.
At the personal solicitation of ex-
Governor Jennings, who hired a room
n Tallahassee opera house, forty mem
1ers of the legislature, of whom Mr..
Wilson was one, went into a so-called
caucus and refused to allow any amount
% be paid more than $l2,5 IL, as
ne, Mr.. Wilson, says they did not owe
ne anything, we're they not recreant TO
heir oaths, as members, in thus voting
away a dollar of the state money ?
Since that day it would seem that each
me of the forty, especially MIR. Wilson,
las been busy in trying 70 hide that
'pera house action by which he made
he State Of Florida repudiate a con-
ract.
If Mr.. Wilson desired information as
o my services In the said Blouut COM
nittee's report he would have found
'opy Of original bill offered in Congress
~ Senator Jones, which had been sent
o the War Department for report.
That department allowed 1924, 648 90
Ind return Of this States bonds. $780,
90, and coupons, but no interest
senator Jones, of Florida, drew a bill
o accept $50, 6lS.09 and bends hs full
settlement, as agent, declined 70 al
Ow such settlement shown by my letter
nd Telegram 20 Governor Bloxhana.
AZ the next session Of the legislature
B87, Governor Perry advised the &C.
,eptance Of 90, es8.O8 and bonds e. .
ull settlement. I protested, bat that
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