Morning journal and courier., 1882-08-19
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tions with it except such as he had as CO con
 spirator. Yet Brady took his oath as to tn
 number of men and horses necessaryto carr
 the mail. In reference to the Pueblo Rosit
 route, J. w. Dorsey made two conflicting af
 fidavits upon the same day; in one swearing
 that two men and six animals were necessa
 ry; in the other that three men and twelve
 animals were needed That, gentlemen, was | the person who has been pictured by Mr.
 Carpenter as true Christian gentleman, who 1 sat here with his countenance beaming with
 forgiveness. The newspapers frequently l headed items with 'another good man gone | wrong" He thought that this ''true Christian 1 gentleman" had gone little wrong when he 1 made two inconsistent affidavits on the same day. In the face of similar oaths made by J. R. Miner, could any honest and decent man, as second postmaster general. from that time on have paid any attention to the affidavits made by any contractor, for they were notice to him that there might be any amount of fraud perpetrated upon the government if the oaths were accepted as conclusive? Mr. Bliss went into the history of the expedition of the routes with great particularly, pointing out in each case the large discrepancy between the stock actually employed upon the route and the number
 set out in the contractors affidavit. He
 showed how this discrepancy had invariably
 resulted in benefit to the contractor and great
 loss to the department. The ratio between the number of stock employed under the
 original schedule, and the number used un
 der the expedited schedule. formed the basis
 Of the allowance for expedition, and by un-
 derestlmating the number in the first in-
 stance, and grossly overestimating it in the
 second instance, this ratio was greatly in
 creased. What pretence was offered for all
 this expedition :? The defence said that it
 was called for by petitions and letters; and
 that therefore Brady was perfectly justified
 In Issuing the orders. It was held that, even
 1T the result were great extravaganza, Brady
 was not subject to any censure, and that the contractors were not subject to any criticism.
 It vas Justltlable for contractor to get up
 petition, but he submitted that it was not
 permissible for 8 contractor to accompany it
 with any deceitful matter tending to cover
 up the fact that 1t was not the voluntary and
 unsought for request of the persons signing
 1t. The evidence was full of the fact that
 the contractors got up petitions and accompa-
 nled them with deceitful information as to
 the way in which they had been drawn up
 The solicitor of the Treasury, Judge Ray
 ner, has given legal opinion upon 8 case
 from Louisiana, viz that no United States
 district attorney can rightfully claim from
 the government any extra compensation for
 professional services unless the same comes
 within the provisions of sections S25, 927
 and S38 of tho revised statutes. Section 825
 provides for paying district attorneys two per cent. on moneys collected or realized in suits arising under the revenue laws in lieu of all other fees. Section 827 provides for such compensation to district attorneys as may be certified by the court to be proper when such district attorney appears for the government in behalf of any revenue officer in
 any suit against such officer when acting in
 the discharge of his official duty. Section S3S provides for paying district attorneys for services rendered in prosecuting suits for fines, penalties and forfeitures for violation of the revenue laws such sum as the Secretary of the Treasury shall deem just and proper upon the judge's certificate. In this case extra compensation is claimed by the district attorney on the ground that he had been di- rected by the Secretary of the Treasury to resist any attempt to annul a judgment that had been rendered in favor of the United States on certain warehouse bond by serv ing citation first on the collector of customs and afterwards on the United States District attorney. This was under the law of Lou ! isiana according to the peculiar practice of that State. The solicitor decided that this claim for extra compensation not coming within the provisions of the sections referred to, viz, numbers S25, S27 and S38, therefore the District attorney had no legal claim for payment on account of his extra services further than his regular tax fee in each case and that the Secretary could not rightfully pay his claim.
 While removing brick sewer underneath the White House to day the workmen found large cistern, and near it we'll hitherto unknown. Both were filled with debris. Three hundred and sixty promotions in various grades were made in the Pension office to day.
 Secretary Lincoln, in reply to several dele gates who called on him to urge the speedy repairing of the Mississippi levees, assured them that the work will be prosecuted with all possible diligence.
 The process of articulating Guiteau s { skeleton is nearly completed at the Army Museum. Some doubt is expressed as to 1 whether Guiteaus bones will make first | class skeleton, as many of them found to be porous, and will require more than ordi- l nary care to mount them.
 The land office officials expect under the ! restrictions upon the deposit system enacted ! by the last Congress large reductions in all the Western States and Territories except Dakota, where increased deposits are looked for. Last year the amount of deposits was $1,9O0,O0O, while this year it is estimated at ! $500, ,OOO. circular letter has been sent to | all receivers and registers of the land office | containing the official construction of the ' changed law.