Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 February 1898 — MILLIONS TO PAY OLD CLAIMS. [ARTICLE]

MILLIONS TO PAY OLD CLAIMS.

Bills Reported to the Senate for Appropriation of $0,705,253. Senator Teller, chairman of the Senate Committee on Claims, introduced two bills in the Senate embodying the results of the committee’s investigation under the provision of the general deficiency act of last session authorizing that committee to investigate and report upon meritorious claims against the Government which are before the committee. One of the bills refers numerous claims to the Court of Claims, and the other is an omnibus measure providing appro priutious under general lieuds, as follows: Court of claims cases (mostly under the Bowman act) $1,840,063 French spoliation claims 1,043,117 Under naval contracts 702,600 On account of churches and schools 366,074 Claims of state 4,603,128 Miscellaneous claims 807,201 For adjustment and settlement (In part) 130,360 Total $0,765,253 All but about $2,000 of the claims of States allowed are for the refunding of moneys udvnnced for raising troops during the war of the rebellion by California, Oregon and Nevada. Provision is made for the investigation bv competent tribunals of the claims of Florida and Tennessee ngainst the United States and the counter claims of the general Government against those States. Both these contentions are of long standing. Provision is also made for the adjustment of claims of fifteen other States amounting in the aggregate to $195,250, which are the results of expenditure* made by the various States in equipping troops during the wur of the rebellion.