The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-04-09

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llian assanla ~ basis e the indian
hish hafs been pressed - ite date ere the
- = hagng been rejected b tie State.
k been a1taiue6 gls varEauts issued By
iiane a1ad tae Em os ei6s006 which,
would amount g about solgi0Oo0o
4s - 6 February s 1854, undar which the 3 @
ans Warrants were issued, Which are the basis 81
"a .ms which have survived up to this time, was ex
t repealed end payments Hereunder expressly sus
6ea - tie Ordinance No. 60 Of the Constitutional
Conversion a. 1862 and repeal emphasized BY Ordinance
40 fs & TIE Constitutional Convention Of 1865.
since lbe adoption Of Ordinance No. 60, on July ~
there haa never been any validity whatever to any
antr Issued under the above mentioned Act Of 1851
Under Chap $685. Acts Of 1903 SOS 20IS3 was paid to
holders Of certain warrants issued under Act Of February
1891 Not 8 cent Of this amount was received By the
Stats from tie United States, from any other source
& s. safe to say that not cent Of 1t viii be refunded
b the state
At the time Of the Indian War, BY means Of Home
Guatd organizations otherwise, men protected their
Aomea ust as men protect their homes from fire In
towns 81 which there are no companies There s not
81 mich reason Tor paying them there would be for
paying Confederate soldiers who paid of in worth
e Confederate money. The Confederate soldiers were
mastered into service and recognized SUCH Had
these men been mustered into service and had been recOg
z as soldiers they would have been paid with those
Who were 30 recognized The Commission appointed under
the Act Of 1905 had the following information:
eTreasury Department, State Of Florida.
s1aa,
Tallahassee Fla, May IL, 1905.
Hon A. w Gilchrist, Speaker Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives, Capitol
esir;In response to your inquiry beg to say that
tie money paid to the State Of Florida by the General
government under Public Act No 12l to reimburse
State Of Florida for money actually paid out by said
state to indviduals who served in the Indian Wars, or
o Furnished supplies, transportation, ETC., for the
1oldier1, during such wars
he elaine nled in Washington by the State Of Florida
supported IN every By the actual receipt Of the
person to whom the amount had been paid by the State
81 Florida IN cash. and no claim would have been eOnsid
er o. allowed By the United States government which
basad on anything but actual payment Of cash BY
lhe State Of Florida.
e state Of Florida received from the United States
government only such money as was actually paid out BY
e State and there is therefore, basis for any claim
whatsoever against the State Of Florida for account
m any part Of the money received by the State of Florida
fon Che United States Of America under Public Act
no. l2A Every respectfully,
"a @. GROOM,
Pages $50 and ssl, 3. j. 1905. Comptroller"
Il vim be observed that the Commission appointed under
Act o. 1907 after having Of their number examine
TIE records at Washington arrived at the same conclusion
Is Il stated IN the foregoing BY the Comptroller.
These claims were presented after the settlement Of
lhe mutual claims between the State and the United
States growing out Of the Indian Wars The evident pre-
sumption Il that there claimants thought the State had