Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1902 — Convex May Pay Illinois Claim. [ARTICLE]

Convex May Pay Illinois Claim.

Indications are that the present Congress will pay the claim of Illinois for >433,122, money expended in raising, and maintaining troops during the civil war. Settlement of this claim would open the way for similar claims by other states.