New-York tribune., 1874-12-04
DEPARTMENT REPORTS.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ATIohNLi-
GENERAL.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ATIohNEi-
GENERAL.
A DETAILED STATEMENT OF rRoCkhpiN"' iN ''O
Under THE DEPARTMENTAL DECREASE IN 'ooHi
rxprNsrs DURING THE YEAR-ADDiiioNAL
LEGISLATION FOR UTAH RECOMMENDED
w.su,NGroN, Dec. 8.-Attorney- General
wnuams has prepared elaborate report concerning
all the transactions OF his department uurlhS '0 P"'
fiscal year. in which he says;
Civil suits 70 which the United States was parry
were pending July as follows: Gust sults, ',,,1'
interna Revenue suits 2M4 Post once saS sSi civil
suits During the fiscal year hore & wSfC r suits 1e
al which were appealed from District TO the Cromt
Court ana 70 nom the Circuit 10 the supreme NVt 1 s
were Internal Rrvenuc suits Of winch were appea.sd
from the District to the Circuit Court, aud 10 from tne
Circuit TO the Supreme Court; lO9 were foSt r,
OF when was appealed from the Circuit to the snprene
Sonr sSs we're miscellaneous suits. of which were
appealed from the strict 10 the CFcul' Nut, 80, 80 %
"nt % of IN favor OF the United States IN
these s. o2l "a and the a"us'
wns se; 1872 There pending the Isl July astin
the Circu and District Courts OF the Unteu saes V,U
criminal prosecutors; l25 " these were iot Npatuu
n the Customs laws A734 for violations OF the lnernal
Revenue laws E9 for violations OF the lost-omSe aWs.
s66 prosecutions uodcr the Euforcement acts 10 uIC
Tie Naturalization laws, Q5 for cmbt zzlcment ana iot
miscellaneous prosecutions SIX thousand ana @
criminal terminated during tDe n>ca year;
Nv Of these were uudcr the Customs laws III whch
there were l47 CONVICTIONS eieh acQi'ais, anu anu a. u
eonuuances: 1921 under the Internal Revenue laws,
IN which ,C4l convictions, 32 acQmttasi auu
which there were l6S CONVICTIONS % acquits ana 90
iiscontuuauCCS; 90 under t-e Enforcement acts, IN
which there lO2 convictions, % acQutal ana az
dsconnuanoes; OAe under tue Na llaiLdIOn AZ ~,
which there a conviction; 81 FOR em0ezzeneht, IN
which there IL CONVICTIONS acquittais. ana "
ssConuuuances; Lao were miscellaneous proSecutOus
which there $50 CONVICTIONS, IA acqulllas' anu
~ discOntinuances.
The total number OF suits 10 which the United States
was not party Is 1874. These were commenced Gur
me the year OF Mmcn 2s64 were cases IN 4aa' NELL
!aDeOus character. one thousand i've hundred ana
6ftywO cases in Admiralty S7OS IN bankrrptcy, ana
s25 miscellaneous cases. making tOta OF l4'o chses
Vi tus Kind, terminated duIlug tue nStal year
Judgments for plaintiffs in these cases were as IolOWs
i5 judgments IN Admiralty SUITS amounting 10 sso4O4'
s94 bankruptcy suits. &ON3; SS46 III other SUITS,
t95e9i5 nahLS '"iSt 0l SiV1S "a so 5s sI1 in
bankruptcy, S24 1871 IN other suits, SSS3l6 making
tot OF SGl5S in which the United states
was Dot party, reported terminated the result Is hot
stated while from Of the districts no reports or
this have been received and there
fore the aggregate OF cases ana judgments lncuded ID
tins statement Is much less than IL would nave beeh
fu!l reports from all the districts had been oottned
Inc Al'oIhtN-DrhtI"I llites tue Ht,V.''ou VI y Ua %
gTess necessity for additional legislation In and Ior
ertted :. A net in relation 10 Courts and Judicial
Territory Of Utah. is made the duty OF
Out OF the courts. Provision made Tor costs in civil
but the only provision for tue costs and expenses
of making arrests holding ana suDsstlng prisoners ana
tor the prosecution Of crimes committed against the
laws OF the Territory Is that tie costs and expenses OF
all prosecutions for Oenses against any law OF the Ter
rtOrA Legislature shall be paid out OF the treasury OF
the IerrlOry,' but Congress has made no provision
by which the treasury OF the Territory
ran be reached. TIE Attorney-General has
received number OF communications from the VI Ir-
sbal. asking what lie Is 10 do 10 the premises. NO
appropriation was made by the Territorial gislatuIe
at TO meet the expense O large part OF
tuch criminal business. and without funds the Marshal
unable the processes of the courts arrest
and keen IN cotnefnent those nose cases are not bail
able, who unable 10 give the required bail. The
ATTORNEY eDera has no au, hority under the law to
advance funds 10 the Marshal out Of the appropriations
under ms control for deraylng the expenses incurred In
the and keeping OF persons charged with viola
fion OF the Territorial laws OF Utah. In the present
condition Of affairs II i not probable tEat the Lcssla
vii make any provision for such expenses. The
Attcrney tnera invites the carly attention OF Congress
20 this subject, with the request tAd
additional e-isatOu 10 cure tins defect IN the laws he
had at eaIly day. The Attorney General recommends
legislation the subj ect OF mileage 10 the officers Of