The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-11


claimants appear in the nrss instance before the
Court Of Ciaims which shall try the facts, and the
Court is to report 10 Congress- which is to
slider any except favorabIy reported
to /, by the Court. The bill Is in these words:-
SECTION l.--lny person who may have claim
against the United States not founded upon contract
or OF which the Court Of Claims would not now nave
Jurisdiction but founded upon equity and justice may
ne bis bill in the Court Of Claims OF the United
States, setting our the grounds OF his claim and The
rce desired by him. and the Attorney General Of Tho
United States shall appear and plead thereto pro-
skc. Amy issue OF fact joined upon such bill
may be Tried ny NE Court ~ now provided tor cases
from the testimony before them In each and
sha.l report their findings to Congress- with their
OF sucn CLAIM.
sKc A--Congress shall not consider nor allow
authorize The payment Of any private claim not pay
abic under existing laws until the same has been
heard ana reported TO Congress by SAID Court OF
SIC. 5--Ali claims agalnst tho United states pro-
vdcd Tor by this act not brought 10 SUIT within slx
years from tho passage Of TINS act shall be barred
except when the claimants under cgul disability
to take action, and then the action must brought
within three years after such disability shall cease.
Itis understood that the Court OF Claims has
far completed its business nus time attend
that which this bill would throw upon IL The bill
has tho favor oil prominent OF both parties. and
there is reason to hope that It will oocome law at
den and pretty much destroy the lobby.
THE AMOUNT OF RENT PAID BY THE GOVERN
MENr "A PROPOSITION FoR THE IMMEDIATE
CONSTRUCTION OF ALL BUILDINGS REQUIRED
ESTIMATE or TIE RESULTANT SAVING.
Mr.. Schloichcr, Of Texas who has . bill directing
tho Immediate completion OF all tho government
buildings now begun and tho construction OF others
at places where they needed. whore tn, gov
eminent now pays rent, has caused to be prepared
return showing what the government now pays rs
annual rent. The sum amounts 10 about $500, 900 q
year, which he desires shall be capitalized two per
90 work az building great SCALE II doubt
tul whether this plan will succeed but tho figures ne
has obtained have good deal OF interest OF their
own. IL appears that the Post once Department
pays annual rental Of S296, 307: the Treasury,
$373952; the War Department. $231, 900; the Navy,
$la $40; the Interior, $27o and the department OF
Justice, $s6905.
The following the amounts OF rent paid by tho
government the principal oitios taken by sta.es:
Montgomery, $4,0s0; LIttlo Rock, So 800; San
Francisco. So, $40; Denver g. 2l0; Hartford. $4s0;
Jacksonville. 50, 20o; Atlanta, $l5,0sS; Chicago,
$74. 663; Indianapolis. $500; Keokuk, $2l6o; Lea
venworth, $500; Now Orleans, $4,000; Boston,
$42 600; Dsirot, $3.50; ST. Paul, S. 964 vioksburg
pAsooVS AVussv 3~osvvvy 0MSouy prsoSvS OVuOOIus
N. H., 1000; Jersey City, s2,AOO; Brooklyn,
s25, 26O rhe items being-Post olhoe. $500; Treas
ury, $24o0, aud Justice, $l500o); Albany, s., 425;
New York. 100000; Syracuse, $4025; Troy, $1,000
Buffalo, $4,000; Raleigh $3.50; Cincinnati. $7,844;
Dayton, $3.50; Allegheny, 81. 1882; Harrisburg.
81, GOO; Philadelphia, $12.0 200; Charleston, s. c.,
s., o52; Memphis $3.50; Nashville. $5,o75; Austin,
50, TOO; Brownsville. $4,000; Galveston, $4.740; San
Antonio, $4,000.
There are great number Of other places where rent
is paid by the government. Dir. Schlecber takes tho
ground tho annual rental generally high cover
Ing least twelve cont the value OF the
property; that materials and labor very
cheap, aud that II the government can borrow on
bonds at 1--WE pcr cont and erect its buildings
once u win . great doai OF money. II is very
we'll known that rents paid by tho government ran up
very high undor tho last administration Secretary
Sherman, durns The frat six months OF his admins.
tration tho Treasury reduced rents great
ci,ies by about s2oo.0Oo Tho sums named above are
paid ut this time.
PARLIAMENTARY rAcTIcs-soME PECuLrARr-
TIES IN THE RULES OF THE HOUSE HOW
THE SCRUTINY or THE COMMITTEE or TIE
WHOLE rs EvADKD. sA
Tho opponents Of Mr. Woods tari are trying 70 kin
II by parliamentary rules The rules Of tho House OF
Representatives are fearfuliy and wonderfully mado
and are sometimes msde Of to prevent discussion
OF measures disagreeaole to tho minority and almost
as often by ingenious members TO get money out OF
the Treasury, which, tho PLAIN ucton Of
the. rules, they could not get Mr.. Con.
ger, who 10 the leaicr OF tho opposition
10 the tarin, holds that whom tho House goes into
Committee OF tho Whole It must takc up the bills
G,xno Lopy ~ sohi in thn
therefore WHOM tho House voted tho other DAY to
make the Tariff bill a special order IL broke tho
rules and tho vote cannot stand. His object 10 TO
prevent any discussion at ALL but the Speaker holds
that whe tho rule cited by Mr.. Conger lie
good the House, utter u has resolved itself
into Committee OF tho Whole, has tho undoubtcd
power by majority to take up any business prefers
and the majority may therefore. II they choose, 60 to
the tnrin. In different way tho rules are ngeniousiy
evaded in order to run an appropriation through with
proper scrutiny. In this tho cooperation Of
Senators Is required. rule OF the House requires
that all bills requiring tho appropriation OF money
shall DO examined in Committee OF tho Whole,
but . member wants appropriation for
a public building, say 10 city In Mis-.
souri,, and docs not believe no would get Il II IL
were scrutinizcd In Com mittec OF the Whole He
therefore frames bill authorizing tho Secretary OF
ing condition that the State shall ccdc Jurisdiction
TO tho federal government and exempt II from taxa
ton. But tho bill has appropriation OF money.
and II passes accordingly with but little
scrutiny. When rcaches tho Senate . scna-
tor makes interest with the proper committee
and gets that to inscrt an appropriation OF 800 oo0
and thus amended It COOS back 10 tho House. whore
the author OF this trick cites another rule which
nsscrts that bill which has passed. tho House and
boon amended BY the senate needs 80 TO tho Com
mittee Of the WHOLE and under this rulo the bill
sent 20 q committee, and u somo day quietly re-
ported and passed a matter OF course. II Is be-
leved this ingenious trick has bat recently como into
use.
THE NEW FORK CUSTOM HOUSE AGAIN.
It's probable that tho President may presently
send In new nominations for Collector and Surveyor
OF New York. but thcro Is to believe that mono
OF the persons hitherto mentioned publicly In con.
ncction with these places will be nominated. There
have been reports hero for smo that Mr..