The New York herald., 1868-03-13
UNITED STATES DISTRICT couaT+-lx BANKRUPTCY
Importrzaf Question t0a t&e Fees Of Wit
nesse',, Travelling Expenses, Sec.-Dccision
of Judge UlafchfOrd.

1mpOrtrxaf Question aOa tee Fees Of Wit.
nessets, Travelling Expenses, &sc.-Dccision
of Judge Ulatchford.
In the Ncttsr or william 6rtoTn.-This case Is be-
fore Register Charles L. Beale, OF Poughkeepsie.
The following questions before him in the course
OF the proceedings, and were certified to Judge
Blatchford Cor his dccision:-
Whether the wife OF the bankrupt, although ap-
pelriUg in obedience to sor.er'' instead of n
..sumInonsr still being examined az n witness ia
entitled 10 fees the same as any other witness.
The register Is OF opinion that such fees should be
nj the following rates:-Trayeing fees, fve cents
per mile from her residence to the place where
the examination was conducted, and 81 80 per
die N for each days actual attendance such wit
ness until such examination shall have been COM
pleted. The register = also OF opinion that che pay
ment ei sucn fees Is 20 be enforced as In ordinary
sSa s to tie aete q ne court
the wife Of the bankrupt y entitled to witness fees
for attendance ard travel the same rs other wit
nesses. Such fees are 10 be those prescribed for
witnesses by the third sestion OF the Fee Bill act OF
1853. General Order No. 70 provides that the fees OF
witnesses shall include their travelling expenses to
to attend This means 40 more than the travelling
fees allowed oy the act OF 1853. But II the
nation obliged to attend at intervals, and II
was reasonable for ber during the intervals
to return to her residence shc Il entitled To travel
ling fees at five cents per mile for 20 ng and resirn
ing as often as she went and returned and to al so
for each days attendance before the Register. BY
General Order No. 20 tlfe fees Of witness must he
rendered paid to hlm at the time CT the summons
or subpoena. The fces 40 to be rendered or paid Mt
the time OF such service the fees for going and
turning once and FIR one days attendance. hthcre
be another adjournment the witness must be paid
for another days attendance before ne IL bound to
attend On the adjourned day; and II IL IL reasonable
to return tn his residence TO be judged by the regis
ter he entited to be paid his travelling fees for go
ing ana returning second time before he IL bound to
come second lime. II the fees not paid, and
the witness nevertheless attends the payment Of the
fees " TO be enforced as In ordinary actions and ac
cording TO thgpractice Of the court therein.
petitious FILED vcsters1nv.
The following voluntary petitions have been filed
in the bankrupt Court from the 81 TO the 18th Of
March, incfusivc:-william N. Magic, New York city;
referred to Register Dwight Louis Barnstorf, New
York city. referred to Register KetchuIn. Edgar
Hudles Rondout Ulster county; referred to Register
Gates. Henry II. Winter, New York city; referred TO
Registey Williams. Solomon II. Miulin, New York
city; rgferred to Register Fitch Ambrose Stsvens
New NfJrk city: referred TO Register Dayton jacob
New York city; referred to Register Allen.
Jchp'D. Leebeck, New York city; referred 10 Regis
ter Eetchun. Samnel X. Burrill New York city;
reftgred 70 Register Williams. Harry Conrad. New
York city; referred to Register Dayton Simon stern
New York city; referred TO Register Allen. Charles
McBricn, New York city, referred to Register Dwight
Charles Bates, Athens, Greene county; referred to
DRegiscr Gates During the above period there were
also bled ten petitions In involuntary bankruptcy.