19. Report of the Joint Committee appointed to visit the State Agricultural 20. Report of the Joint Committee appointed to visit the Institution of the 21. Report of the Joint Committee appointed to visit the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, at Iowa City. 22. Report of the Joint Committee appointed to visit the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Council Blutl's. 23. Report of the Joint Committee appointed to visit the Soldiers' Orphans' Home, at Davenport. 24. Report of the Joint Committee appointed to visit the Soldiers' Orphans' Home, at Cedar Falls. 25. Report of the Joint Committee appointed to visit the Soldiers Orphans' Home, at Glenwood. 26. Report of the Joint Committee apppinted to visit the Insane Asylum, located at Independence. 27. Report of the Joint Committee appointed to visit the Insane Hospital, located at Mt. Pleasant. 28. Report of the Joint Committee appointed to visit the State Penitentiary, at Fort Madison. 29. Report of the Joint Committee appointed to visit the State Reforın School. 30. Report of the Census Board on plans for a new Capitol Building. 31. Statement of the Auditor of State in relation to the payment of State Funds through National Banks. 32. Report of the Auditor of State of the losses to the Permanent School Fund. 33. Opinion of the Attorney-General relative to the Des Moines River School Lands. 34. Opinion of the Attorney-General on Interest and Penalty of Railroad Bond Tax. 35. Report of the Secretary of State in relation to the Criminal Returns of the State of Iowa, for the years 1868 and 1869. 36. Rules of Thirteenth General Assembly. OF JOHN N. DEWEY, COMMISSIONER TO ADJUST WITH THE UNITED STATES CERTAIN CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THE REBELLION, THE DEFENSE OF THE BORDER, AND THE FIVE PER CENT, ON THE SALES OF THE PUBLIC LANDS. DECEMBER 15, 1869, DES MOINES: [No 10.) REPORT. WASHINGTON, D. C., DECEMBER 15TH, 1869. To His EXCELLENCY, THE GOVERNOR: In accordance with the provisions of the law providing for the settlement by the undersigned of the claims of the State of Iowa against the General Government, I beg to submit the following statement as my report: ENTIRE AMOUNT CLAIMED. The entire amount of claims assumed and filed against the United States, up to the present time, is as follows, viz. : First Installment :-On account of payments made to the officers and men of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Regi- $30,824.51 Second and Third Installments :-On account of ex penses incurred in raising, &c., of troops for the Federal Government, to aid in suppressing the rebellion, filed March, 1862 616,739.27 Fourth Installment:-On account of expenses incurred on the northern border, in 1857-8, known as the • Ink-pa-du-tah” raid, filed in 1860, subsequently withdrawn, and re-filed November 26th, 1867..... Fifth Installment :-Same character as the second and third, filed January 7th, 1869.... 18,988.84 Sixth Installment:-On account of military expenses 166,574.51 incurred on the northern and southern borders 229,848.23 Seventh Installment :-On account of payments made to the officers and men of the 1st Iowa Volunteer 27,779.42 Total......... $1,090,754.78 AMOUNT COLLECTED. Of this amount there has been collected upon special settlements, made with the treasury department, as follows, viz.: On account of 1st Installment.............. $29,279.72 On account of 2d and 3d Installments... 590,437.52 On account of 4th Installment....... 18,117.00 On account of 6th Installment.............. 229,827.39— $867,661.63 ACCOUNTED FOR AS FOLLOWS, viz. : Amount advanced by the United States to the State of Iowa, Sept. 25th, 1861... $80,000.00 Amount advanced by the United States to the State of Iowa, April 7th, 1862..... 20,000.00 Direct tax (15 per cent. commission off384,274.80 Cash paid to Governor, January, 1868... 135,442.44 Cash paid to Governor, June, 1869........ 18,117.00 Cash paid to Governor, July, 1869........ 229,827.39— $867,661.63 |