The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-02
THE WASHINGTON UNION.
UNITED STATES COURT OF CLAIMS.

The court opened yesterday at present all the
Judges
Judge Backford delivered the opinion Of the court ia
the case Of Thomas Allen The United States. The
petitioner claims S27 1850 03 the balance due him for
printing ia 1912. twenty thousand copies OF tho Com
pendulum OF the sixth Census, and furnishing materials
for The same aud he also claims interest on that sum
from March g. lS43 The facts in the that the
twenty thousand copies of the above work printed
under order from Daniel Webster then Secretary Of
State and the work, according to the prices then al
lowed by law, amounted 10 s43,579 g. Congress sub
sequeny appropriated SIS $40 GA towards the payment
OF Mr. Aliens claim with the express understanding that
his acceptance OF that amount should not bar any further
claim his part Under these circumstances the court
report bill in favor of Mr. Allen to the amount claimed
szl 730 03, being the balance due him after deducting
the amount he has already received The claim for in
terest is rejected
Judge Scarburgh delivered tho opinion of the court in
the case OF Mary e. d. Blaney The United States
The petitioner claims extra compensation for the services
OF her late husband Major George Blaney, assistant
commssary in the army The court decided that the claim
was not sustained by the evidence and therefore report
adversely upon IT,
Judge Lorng delivered the opinion of the court in the
of The State of Alabama The United States The
State OF Alabama entitled by law to five per cent of
the proceeds of the lands lying within her territory end
sold by the United States from and after September
1919 From 1921 1876 the accounts of the proceeds
of the lands sold adjusted and settled between the
United States and the State of Alabama according to the
construction of the law then held by the Treasury De-
portion Of the proceeds of the sales begun entered
upon after the first day of September 1919, but
not upon the sales begun before but completed
after that day In 1916 different construction
Of the law adopted by the department. and IL was
held that the State of Alabama entitled TO her por
ton of the proceeds of the sales collected after the LIST
day of September 1919, although begun and entered
upon before that day Under this construction the
accounts between the parties revised and it was as
certned that under such construction Alabama should
have received Sl03 99l 20 than had been paid to
her and this amount paid by the United States to
Alabama the 10th of February, 1850. Although rec
ognsng the justice OF the general principle that the gov
eminent will not pay interest upon claims against It, 1t
is claimed that this should be made an exception,
and interest to the amount of Sl6l 500 % is demanded
The decided that the facts of the furnished no
for allowing interest for it not case of wul
denial neglect upon the part of the United States but
a mistake into which both parties fell, and which was
rectied il discovered and the money was
paid by the United States rs il was demanded
Under all these circumstances the court report adversely
ON the claim.
Judge Blackford delivered the opinion Of the court in
the case of Alexander Nj. Cumming u.s. The United
States The claim for damages in consequence OF the
annunent of contract entered into by the petitioner
in 1885 for carrying the United States mail from New
York to Philadelphia and back daily, in four horse
coaches and railroad cars route 95. The court re-
port adversely ON the claim.
Judge Scarburgh delivered the opinion of The court in
the of Theodore Adams The United States. The
claim is for damages consequence OF the ulment
of contract entered into by the government to hire
building in San Francisco appraiser store The
court report adversely on the claim.
On motion by John A. Rockwell, esq, VIM. Hudson
Wigg, ESQ., OF Beaufort, South Carolina was sworn an
attorney Of this court
The court then adjourned until tomorrow at IL
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