The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-22
ESTABLISHED. 1881.

while any suit or claim is pending be-
Iore or on appeal from said court, or
within two years next after the final
disposition Of any such sniff or claim
may, on motion on behalf of the United
States, grant new trial in anv such
suit or claim and stay the navmeDt of
any judgment therein, upon snch evi.
dence (although the same NAV be an
muletlve or other) as shall reasona hIv
satisfy said court that any froud
wrong, or Injustice In the premises
has been done to the United States
but until an order Is made STAYING the
payment of a judgment, the same shall
be payable and paid as now provided
by law. I.,--4
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted.
That whenever it shall be material in
any suit or claim before any court to
ascertain whether any person did or
did not give any aid or comfort to the
late rebellion, the claimant or party
asserting the loyalty of any such per-
son to the United States during such
rebellion, shall be required to
person did, during said rebel
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United States, and give no aid or COM
fort to persons engaged in said rebel
lion; and the voluntary residence Of
any such person In any place where, at
any time during such residence, the
rebel force or organization held sway,
shall be prima faeie evidence that
such person did give aid and comfort
to said rebellion and to the persons
engaged therein. e.k 4fn
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted,
That no plaintiff or claimant, or any
person from or through whom any
such plaintiff or claimant derives his
alleged title, claim or right against the
United States, or any person interested
Ia any such title, claim or right, shall
be competent witness in the Court
of Claims in supporting any such title,
claim or right, aud no testimony given
by such plaintiff, claimant or person,
shall be used: Provided, that the
United States shall, if they see cause,
have the rightto examine such plain
tlH, claimant or person, as witness
under the regulations, and with the
privileges provided in section eight Of
the act passed March third, eighteen
hundred and sixty three, entitled IAN
act to amend an act to establish a
court for the investigation of claims
against the United States" approved
February twenty fourth, eighteen
hundred and fifty five. ( 91L ;z1f9-I
: Sec. D.. rAndfbe 1t further enacted. !
That from and after the first day of
July, eighteen hundred and sixty
eight, Tho Attorney General of the |
United States for the time be-
ing shall, with lo} his assistants,
attend to the prosecution and
defence of all matters and suits in the
Court of Claims on behalf of the
United States. There shall be ap-
pointed by the President, By and
with the advice aud consent of the
Senate. two Assistant Attorneys Gen
eraI, who shall hold their offices for
four years respectively, unless sooner
lawfully removed, and whose salaries
shall be four thousand dollars, each,
per year, payable Quarterly. and who
shall be In lieu of the Solicitor, As
sistant Solicitor, and Deputy Solicitor
OF the Court of Claims, aud Of the
Assistant Attorney General now pro
vided for by law; aud the existing
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and Deputy Solicitor OF the Court of
Claims, andmof fAssistunt Attorney
General, area hereby abolished from
and after the first day of July,
eighteen hundred and sixty-eight.
The Attorney-General shall have
power to appoint two additional
clerks of the fourth class, and one
clerk at a salary not exceeding two
thousand dollars, in his office
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted.
That it shall also be the duty of
the said Attorney General aud his
ssistants, in all cases brought against
the Bnited, States in said Court of
Claims founded upon any contract,
agreement or transaction with any ex-
ecutive department, or any bureau,
officer, or agent of such department,
or where the matter or thing on
which the claim is based shall have
been passed upon and decided by any
department, bureau or officer in
trusted by law or department regula-
tions with the settlement and adjust
ment OF such claims, demands, or ae-
counts, to transmit TO said depart
ment, bureau, or officer, as aforesaid,
| a printed copy of the petition filed
by the claimant In such case, with
request that the said department,
bureau, or officer TO whom the same
| shall be so transmitted as aforesaid,
will furnish to said Attorney General
/ all facts, circumstances and evidence
| touching said claim as is or may be in
the possession or knowledge of the
said department, bureau, or officer;
and7it shall be the duty Of the said de-
/ partmenG, bureau, or officer to whom
such petition may be transmitted and
such request preferred as aforesaid,
without delay, and within a reason
able time, to furnish said Attorney
General with a fall statement Of all
the facts, information, and proofs
which are or may be within the knoWl-
| edge or In the possession of SAID de-
partment, bureau, or officer, relating
to the1o claim aforesaid. Such
statement shall i1alsO contain
1 reference TO Or1a description OF
all official documents or papers II
any, as may, or do furnish proof OF
facts referred to in said statement, CIR
that may be necessary and proper for
the defence Of the URited States
4 against the said claim, together with
ffi1e department, Office, or place where
the same is Kept or maybe procured.
4 And If the said claim shall have been
passed upon and decided BY the said
department, bureau, or officer, the
4 statementior answer to be transmitted
TO said Attorney General, as herein
before provided. shall sueeiently state
the reasons and principles upon which
such decision shall have been based.
In all cases where such decisions shall
have been made upon any act of Com
gFes, or upon any section or clause
of such act, the same shall be
cited specifically. And if any previous