Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-21
WASHINGTOS, March 20.
THE COTTRT OF CLAIMS

ASHlNGTOSy Marcn ~
THE COURT OF CLAIMS
The President has approved the act in rel alton to
the Court OF Claims. 1T repeats the l4th section of
the act establishing that tribunal which section pro-
vdes that money shall be paid out of the Treasury
for any claim passed upon by the court until after
appropriation therefor shall be estimated by the
Secretary of the Treasury.
The present allows either party to appeal to the
Supreme Court Of the United States for any final
Judgment or decree which may hereafter be rendered
case the a@oERt in s9ntFogSFSy
any time within ninety days. excepting in such cases
where the amounts found due by the court have been
ID at the Treasury.
pa OBLIGATION FOR INCREASE OF SALARY
Al all. United States Minister at Madrid,
1onn +. L. -"veral prominent member of Con-
mas written to :. -Se of his salary which is now
twelve tbousa nd dollars in did This gentleman i
will be recollected. when Senate. O'po''N
the slightest increase of salaries.
ESTABLISHMENT OF A NAVY YARD.
Representative Brandagee last night made an ar
gument before the Committee on Naval Affairs, in
London when Representative Kelly replied in favor
of League Island. The committee will take a vote
upon the subject on Friday. The friends Of League
Island say that the selection of this site does not in
crease the number of navy yards. as that at Phila
deRhia will ultimately be removed to that locality,
while the establishment of one at New London would
have the effect Of lessening the business at both the
New York and Boston yards.
APPLICATION FOR INDEMNITY.
Some time ago citizen of West Virginia petitionod
the Senate to indemnify him for the loss of his print
ing office at RavenswoQd valued at $780, destroyed
the petitioner did his duty manfuy and assisted in
the defence of his country.
In this the Committee of Claims say he did no
more than his duty citizen and patriot, and
that the Government has never recognized liability
for claims of this character, considered citizen to
be entitled to reward for doing q service which his
duty and loyalty compelled him to perform. His
liabilities and risks the same that pertain to
every who loves his country and is loyal to her
His place and situation demanded sacrifice and he
performed the duty, and met his losses at the hands
Of a lawless horde Of rebels; The Committee add
I'VE commend his fidelity, but can never recognize
the liability OF Government for his losses"
THE MONITOR MoNADNoCK.
.Advices have been received that the monitor
Monadnock was at Monteyideo on the 18th January,
bound for Valparaiso, which port she is supposed
have reached about the last OF February. This yes
Se the Letter mas excited the Won
better idea OF american skill than anything they
had previously seen.
THE FENIAK MOVEMENT
The Government does not seem TO be apprehenSive
that the fenians will attempt invasion of the
British Provinces, nor is the British Minister seri-
ousiy alarmed on the subject.
Nothing is known here to justify the belief that the
Fenians have as yet gone beyond holding meetings
and making COLLECTIONS ef money in aid of their
Nothing of beligcrent character has been done thus
far TO authorize direct Governmental interference
INSTRUCTIONS TO REVENUE OFFICERS.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has issued
circular calling the attention of assessors, assistant
assessogz and of all other internal revenue officers.
to the act oee4ly passed declaring the ,eaning OF
section of which requires all persons making returns
to declare in such returns whether the rates and
amounts therein contained are stated according to
their values in legal tender currency. If the rates
and amounts stated in correct money the asses
sors receiving the returns must reduce then their
equivalent in currency at the time when and the
place where tie returns are receivable.
TIE MEXICAN QUESTION.
Friends of the Mexican Republic have printed and
are circulating statement Of the aspect Of the ques
ton, and of the comparative financial condition of
the country under republican and monarrhical rule.
1t shows the total foreign debt recognized in 1862
to be nearly $4,000 600, less than 900 of which
is due to French nearly $9,5OO,0OO to Spanish. and
the remainder 70 English subjects. While all the ex
by Congress in 1861, amount to S11 100000, those of
the soeaed Empire are SAID TO be nearly $500 000
Its further asserted that in addition to the $780,
Maxmilisn in France and taken by French subjects,
and for which Louis Napoleon is morally resEa2si-
enues of France up to tLe end Of the year 1862 in
this attempt to propagate a9narchlcal institutions
on the American continent $l5D.b9y,2W more.