The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-11
w WASHINGTON.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, April 10, 1875.
THE POST OFFICE FRAUDS.

WASHINGTON, ApIH W. 1910.
THE POST OFFICE FRAUDS.
The hearing in the case OF Kinds. arrested for
Post once frauds, has been postponed until Tues
day, he giving bail for his appearance at that time
in the sum OF $4,000. He is charged with Offering
a bride TO public o1icer in connection with mail
lettings.
warrants have been issued this afternoon for
the arrest OF James Van Week. late a clerk in the
Sixth Auditors ONCE, and OF L. L. Channel
clerk In the Contract ONCE, both implicated In the
postal frauds recently discovered. Van Week
was yesterday removed by order OF the Secretary
OF the Treasury. An order for Channels remova,
has not yet been issued by the Post once Depart
ment. Colt and Floyd, who confessed their
participation In the frauds. are being used
as States evidence against the parties
who persisted In denying their guilt.
The warrants Tor the arrest or Van Week and
Channel are based on aaidavits OF Special Agent
Woodward, charging them. under sections 5,451
and 550l of the Revised Statutes with conspiracy,
bribery and accepting brides. The penalty pre-
scrlbed il fine and Imprisonment not exceeding
three years.
Postmaster General Jewell has issued the fol-
lowing;-
orcered-That no employe OF this department.
shail exhibit any OF the records or papers OF the
department. TO- or hold any communication during
ONCE hours with any contractor. or the agent or
attorney OF any contractor. except upon the
order OF the Postmaster General his chief clerk or
one OF the Assistant POstmasters General or his
chief clerk, or one OF the chiefs Of division OF this
department..
THE COURT OF CLAIMS.
In connection with the reported resignation OF
Judges Peck and Loring paragraphs have recently
appeared In the newspapers to the effect that no
judge OF the Court OF Claims can reNgn his office
and retire on full pay under section TIA OF the
Revised Statutes, authorizing the retirement OF
any judge OF any court or the United States after
having held his commission for at least
ten years and attained the age OF seventy years,
the reason assigned for such construction being
that the Court OF Claims is but the creature OF
Congress, under its entire control, and which 1t
may abolish at any time. But lawyers OF eminence
do not so regard such a conclusion. The Court OF
Claims is q OF the United States created IN
der the clause OF the constitution which defines to
what cases the judicial power shall extend. and
these include "controversIes to which the United
States shall be party" The Court or Claims
was established Tor the adjudication or cases.
States 1t is included in the statute. providing
that any Judge OF any court OF the United States
may resign and receive full pay under the condi-
tons above stated" The judicial power
OF the United States is, in the language
or the constitution, .'vested in Supreme
Court and in such inferior courts as Congress
may rom time to time ordain and establish
The Court OF claims is or such inferior courts
contemplated by the constitution, from the de-
cision of which appeals can be taken to the SUI
preme Court as from oil other courts created
under the same authority.