The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-04-17

| Boston were designated by the court to make
| up schedule from the books, records aud data
| OF the insurancescompanes Of Boston for the
| guidance OF the court, Adjourned until
| Wednesday.
A Railroad Claim Allowed
| ia the Court of Claima today Judgment was
| rendered in favor oil the Chicago, Milwaukee
and ST. Paul Railroad Company for Sl7 ,5S5.
| This was claim against the United States
for balance due on . contract for carrying the
mails
The Alleged Frsuda In the Boston Post
ONCE Building.
Sab-Jreasui or, Mr.. kennard stated to-day
that the "CrookednessV charged 10 the con-
struction of the post office extension in this
city was OF 40 serious importance. There had
been some petty stealing going on. The first
knowledge Of 1t was when they took down the
protecting fence that encirced the new build
ing and noticed load of the lumber being
hauled away. The teanster said hs was taking
IL TO house OF Mr.. Hills, father of the super
vising architect, James g. Hill. Next day
Dennis Horgan came 10 him aud told him all
about the small peeulation, advantage having
been taken OF the sickness OF superintendent
Brown. Fennelly was the middle man aud
should never have besn hired. He received
the Contract to do the plumbing but was not a
practical plumber. His entire bill was only
el4I, SO there was not much margin for fraud
lie was Immediately discharged. Kennard,
VIC oAfJ At0oNt1ihk ~SCAtY otAu tAgh%n no Gu
deavored 10 get l00 cents equivalent Ia each
dollar he could only seem 10 get City cents
worth. The real trouble lies liz the penny
wise" policy OF the government trying TO get a
good superintendent Of public buildings at a
four thousand dollar salary. The arched wall
that feil beneath the weight OF and killed an
Italian was temporary structure TO guard
against tire, aud was never intended TO bear
any weight. While considerable stuff had
been hauled away i vac ot no great value, be-
ing mostly debris Ii should OF course have
been sold for the beueft OF tbs government.
The Count of the Money in the Treasury.
TIE count Of ccln in tito silver vault of the
Treasury Department was finished to-day. The
legal tender notes ia the reserve vanlt are all
that nos remain 10 be examined. The count
OF all the cash viii be completed by the COM
miitee this week. Several days more win he
required 10 verify the books and accounts OF
the office.
The Charges against Architect Hill.
A special committee appointed TO investigate
the charges OF corruption preferred by Con-
gresham Nurch, OF Maine, against Supervis-
Ing Architect Hill, meet a. the Treasury De-
partment tomorrow morning 10 decide upon
the plan Of action.
All Quiet at the San Carlos Agency
Agent Wilcox, of San Carlos Indian ageHcy.
Arizona Territory, writes TO the CoInmIssioner
OF Indian Affairs. under date OF April 7th,
that absolute peace prevails q. all poiuts on
the reservation and not the shadow OF evi-
denee exists Of desire on the part Of the In
dians 10 disturb H."
Emancipation Day.
Despite Tue rain tho colored people here
turned ont In large numbers 10 celebrate the
2lst emancipation day. Work on all private
buildings aud kindred enterprises where col
ored labor is employed wAs suspended from
necessity.
An important Point Raised by Recent
Decision OF Federal Judges.
WASHINGTON, April i6-There Is law
point In the Dakota land scrip fraud cases of
importance everywhere, and sir. w. III. Bliss
Of st. Louis, United States District Attorney.
has arrived here with view OF obtaining a
supreme Court ruling. judges McCrary and
Treat have decided that defendants in erimi-
nal cases can take dispositions. This is an en-
iirely ney rule. and Is radical departure in
criminal practice. In the present case il
would require that Mr.. Bliss should leave ST.
Louis and travel all over tha country or pre-
paro a fun history of the cass Tor the Distrtcs
Attorney 10 every district where depositions
are 10 DO taken Whgt makes the matter
more embarrassing is tho TACT that Judges
McCrary and Treat decided that il was not
necessary Tor the defendants 70 file in advance
list cf iuterrogatories with the court Ii
will be impossible, therefore, gfor the prosecute
ing officer to know beforehand. what direction
the examination will take; and in addition Ia
this there Is a strong feeling among judges aud
attorneys against the employment OF deposit
tions ia criminal cases. Much Is held 10 do.
pend on tbe witness manner, aud unless The
attorney prosecuting the cass can be present
when the deposition Is taken tho cross.exam-
ination cannot always be depended on as thor
ough. AS In tho present case, the Circuit
aud District Judges concur, the District At
torney had no chance 10 take an appeal to the
Supreme Court. Bat the right OF o defendant
in criminal trial to have deposItions taken
has also come D In the United States Court
IN Georgia, and Mr.. Bl SIS came here to consult
with the Department Of Justice In regard to
getting an appeal from Georgia, by which
means the question could bo settled by the
Supreme Court, and settled against Judges
McCrary and Treat as government prosecut-
ing officers hope. The Georgia case Is 10 be
argned in y fow weeks and II tho Circuit and
District Judges will be kind enough to disa.
gree, or can be induced 10 disagree, the desired
appeal can DO taken. The District ATTORNEY
| 10 Georgia has been telegraphed to come here
and consult with Mr. Bliss ard the Department
| OF Justice with view to seeing what can be
| done. Tho question IL one nf very great inter-
est to the counts and the bar, and II Is deemed
Of great importance 10 the government that
/ tho Supreme Court should reverse the decis-
ion 10 ST Louis. While Mr.. Bliss speaks OF
the latter as an entire revolution in the prac-
tce OF the courts OF the country and OF Eng
land the fact is recalled that when Gen. Bab-
cock was on trial in 81. Louis for completely
| Ia the whiskcy ring frauds the deposition Of
| President Grant was taken.
Supreme Court Decision.
The United States Supreme Court to-day,
rendered decision IN the case OF T. b. Wall, a
Florida LAWYER who was disbaFred from prac-
| tce IN the United States Circuit Court be-
cause he had taken part IN the lynching OF a
man for Rape. The Court sustains the lower
/ court Justice Field dissented
| A decision was rendered In the Shreveport,
Ia. bond case The bonds were issued by the
city OF shreveport inand q the Texas Pacific
| railroad Company. This court holds
that the bonds arc void for want OF valid
| legislative authority; that uuless specific au-
| tbority has been given by the legislature TO a
municipal corporation to grant pecuniary aid
to railroad COMPANIES, all bonds OF the muni-
cipality purpCrtipg on their face to be for such
| purpose are null and void, even Ia the hands
Of bona fde hclders, and this whether tho peo-
| pie voted aid or not, Every purchaser OF snch
a bond Is chargable IN law with notice of want
| o. power In the municipal authorities to bind
| the body polite Ia that way.
| Decision was also rendered by the court to-
day ~ tho case OF the Missionary Society OF
| the Ne thedst Episcopal church against Dalles
! CITY, Oregon--iho case which involves the
title to the land on which Dallos City stands.
| Ihe COURT holds tho Missionary Society has
not aid never had any valid title to the land
| in controversy
Inc Potteries ana tho Tariff Bill.
Ex-Confressman Robeson is counsel for the
New jersey potteries, which will try to secure
a reversal VI the recent construction of the
treasury Department. as 10 inland transporta-
tloi' @ chafges, packing, etc. The ruling oil the
| Customs division Is that this provision, which
is contained IN section OF the Tariff act went
into effect March ., on the passage OF the law.
The pottery manufacturers claim that tho law
is TO DO taken as whole and that none OF II is
| to 90 irto operation until July /. That cer-
tainly was the intention OF those who framed
the law. Congressman Brewer OF New Jersey,
who is here, and is himself manufacturer OF
pottery, claims that the Treasury ruling Is hos
able to the foreign importer
Internal ional Police.
The subject OF an international police was
| discussed at tho recent diplomatic dinner at the
British Legation, and the opinion was OK.
pressed that existing United States laws would
not allow such an arrangement.
The New York Stato Senata uaatArday nassed