New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-08
WASHINGTON.

THE ALABAMA CLAIMS COMMloSioN'
,NRKREsrING POINTS DISCUSSED REGARDING THE
ADMISSION OF ChAIMs-ADJOURNMRNT OF THE
COURT TO NOV. 8.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.-In the Alabama CLAIMS
Commission yesterday, the Hon. r. M. Corwine OF s'S
city offered new rule, to the eneot tnat .noIo ~
are numerous claimants for the amount OF damages TO
emitting from the destruction of particular vessel on
one pet,tion should be required. which wouio ON
brace all such claimants, Remaining tna" AZ
many instances, there were very many cia"s"'s'
sailors and others, whose claims were 700
small b be asserted by separate peutions' anu 'ha'
large number Of officers and sailors who have claims
were now cruising in foreign waters and might not
return In three or years. and whose claims wouid
be excluded without this rule Judges Porter and Kay
nor st once approved of the rule but the remainder OIL
the Court were inclined to oppose It, to-day e1ros|
master- General Creswel who ls the United STATES
Attorney before this tribunal and Mr. Cor iurtner
discussed this subject the latter cOntendng thas inc
construction Of the Of the eleventh section
OF the act of Congress OF 1874 creating this court ap
piled to claims and not to petitions and that these
proceedings were like those Of proceeding IN chan
cery where the bill is required to bring In all parties
interested the fund.- There being but three Judges
present Porter and Rayn0r being abseno the Court H.
mated its dissent from this construction and left the
matter open to DO determined hereafter upon case
made.
c. c. Duncan Shipping Commissioner OF New-YorR,
with the permission Of the Court made statement In
behalf Of sailors His object II possible to secure
to them the indemnity for and effects to wncn
they we're entitled Many Of these sailors were now
and would be- absent from the country for long fime
and therefore could take no measures In their own
behalf. The Shipping Commissioners were under the
direction of the United states Circuit Courts Wncn
coud act "a the custoGans of moneys awarded ana
nay the same to the interested parties on the presonta
ton of the proper proofs Such sums as should not %
maid ont would of course returned to the Treasury
The Court while approaching the suggestion and e1-
pressing its sympathy for that class OF men, said u
could not authorize such arrangement, as the law
was specific its provisions Mr. CresweIl thought the
remedy in the presented would properly be with
Congress as the law under which the court organ
lied provided that the awards should be certed 70 py
the Secretary of State, and by him sent to
the Secretary Of the Treasury, with whom
rested the duty and responsibility OF pay
ing the awards to the parties respectively desig-
mated. Mr. Duncan remarked that he did not expect
the Court TO make such an arrangement he had sug
eested but brought the subject to Its attention In the
hope that provision to meet the would hereafter
be made by Congress.
The court has been in every day since Thurs
day last No cases being ready for hearing, the Court
has occupied It's time in revising its rules and adding
new ones growing ont Of the suggestions made by the
counsel of the Government and by the counsel Of the
claimants who have appeared before the Court After
careful inquiry Court satisfied that no cases
would be ready hearing less than from four 10 six
weeks and therefore to-day adjourned till Nov. The
Judges are very anxious that parties will diligently use
the interval that when the court again meets t may
the rules can be obtained by addressing John Davis
Clerk Of the Court.